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Dr Who At The Radiophonic Workshop Vol. 1: The Early Years 1963-1969 [Soundtrack]

~ BBC Radiophonic Workshop
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (29 May 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: BBC
  • ASIN: B00004TFMK
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 212,347 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Doctor Who (Original Theme)
2. Original TARDIS Effects
3. Doctor Who (Original Titles Music)
4. TARDIS Takeoff
5. The DALEKSThe Edge of Destruction
6. The Edge of Destruction
7. The Keys Of Marinus
8. The Sensorites
9. The Chase
10. Galaxy Four
11. The Daleks 'Masterplan'
12. The Savages
13. The Tenth Planet
14. The Power Of The Daleks
15. The Underwater Menace
16. The Macra Terror
17. Doctor Who (New Opening Theme, 1967)
18. The Web of Fear
19. Fury From The Deep
20. The Wheel In Space
See all 76 tracks on this disc

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Amazon.co.uk Review

It's been so easy to sympathetically think back on the series as budget-challenged chintz. Contemporary technology is like a comfort zone of superiority against TV of the past; what really mustn't be forgotten is how appreciated Dr. Who was in its day for technical innovation. And that's where this first volume comes in: the Hartnell and Troughton years-apart from being blessed with Ron Grainer's immortal theme--were often tracked with sourced library cues. The majority of playtime is thereby made up by the unique sound designers then resident at the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop (principally Brian Hodgson, Delia Derbyshire, and Dick Mills). While this hardly makes for any sort of light musical experience, it is nonetheless a fascinating record of electronic sound at its genesis. Twenty-two episodes are covered in various fashions, there's the old-piano-and-a-key "Original TARDIS Effect", but most importantly a chronicling of each stage of the Grainer theme. Preparing for the continuation on Volume Two is a final, unused rendition. --Paul Tonks

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hold on for an Audio Adventure in Space and Time!, 20 Jul 2002
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This is a brilliant selection of many of the unearthly sound effects which were so essential to the success of the 60s Doctor Who adventures.

Highlights must be the superb swirling Dalek City sounds, the full TARDIS take-off and the various versions of the original "Who" theme tune, but there are countless other atmospheric tracks. Radiophonic Workshop "guardian" Mark Ayres has done a fantastic job in finding and restoring these cues to their present quality. There are also a few tantalizing segments of Dudley Simpson's early incidental music using the BBC's electronic organ and synthesizers.

Forget the repetitive and unimaginative sounds of Star Trek: The Next Money Grabbing Franchise, these are truly the most original and otherworldly special sounds you are likey to hear.

I highly recommend this release, and also its sequel, volume 2!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars sound effects and theme music, 13 Jun 2000
Musician Mark Ayres has been working with the BBC on remastering a number of audio releases, as well as researching and cataloguing the output of the Radiophonic Workshop. There's little in the way of actual music by the Workshop from this time though Ayres has unearthered different and unreleased, albeit similar, variants on the theme music and a large number of background sound effects - some familiar, others less so. How about recreating a Dalek control room in your own bedroom - or perhaps a very unusual dinner party ambience!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The real deal, 26 April 2008
By C. Copp (Exeter, Devonshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dr Who At The Radiophonic Workshop Vol. 1: The Early Years 1963-1969 (Audio CD)
Listening to the original Dr Who theme on this compilation as originally intended by Delia Derbyshire et al made me realise why I do not like the present version of Who. New iWho s facile and flashy...too smooth and mechanical, whereas old Who was very organic....it was genuinely scarey & Delia's theme reflects this, the new synthed up theme is just plain awful. Buying this CD lead me further down the rabbit hole that is Delia's life...fascinating!
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