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The Power Pack
Orchestra 'A is for Action' (MFP 5705)
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No
Pain, No Gain
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The
Principle Pleasures
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Yee-ha! The 'Dukes
of Hazzard' theme is dreadful!! Wasn't one of Roscoe P Coltraine's
deputies called Anus??? How did they get away with that? Is
it a genuine name for a fella in the Deep South? Shudder to
think!
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Considering this
album was released in the mid 80's, the version of 'The Professionals'
is not so bad-if dodgy synths are your cup of tea...at least
there is a bit of wah-wah action.
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The Power Pack
Orchestra 'Crimebusters' (MFP 5768)
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No
Pain, No Gain
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The
Principle Pleasures
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The cheap-synth
horror show continues! 'The Bill' must be one of the very
worst cop show themes there has ever been...amply illustrating
the quality of the show itself...
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Now, this is
more like it...'The Sweeney'. Even with an 80's makeover,
its still got the right stuff.
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The Power Pack
Orchestra 'Favourite Sports Themes' (MFP 5818)
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No
Pain, No Gain
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The
Principle Pleasures
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As if to illustrate
why ITV should never be allowed the rights to league footie,
'The Saint & Greavsie Theme' rears its ugly head-its low-rent
rubbish, just like the oafs it's named after...and a Standard
library tune too...Christ!
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More 80's synth
decimation of a classic in the shape of Brian Bennett's 'Chase
Side Shoot Up'. Not as bad as you might imagine, but bad enough.
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Sounds Superb
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Jack Parnell
& His Orchestra 'The TV Times Record Of Your Top TV Themes'
(SPR 90035)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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Oh my God...where
do we start ! So much of this LP is awful. The closing 'Galloping
Home' from 70's kiddies horsy drama 'Black Beauty' just
about puts the lid on it good and proper. Totally repellent.
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Possibly the
worst version of John Barry's 'Theme From The Persuaders'
we have heard just about raises its head out of the mire.
Recently spotted for an amazing, ridiculous sum on a dealer
list on the strength of this. Some people eh? Get one for
50p somewhere instead and you will still feel robbed.
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Helmut Zacharias
& His Orchestra 'Light My Fire' (SPR 90038)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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'Step Inside
Love' ??? No way !...Bugger off !!!
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A big, beaty groover
to be had in 'The House That Jack Built', that bowls along nicely
with plenty of cool brass, and not overdone with the maestro's'
own scraping violin. |
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Francis Lai 'The
Man & His Music' (SPR 90042)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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The Lai penned
'Theme From Love Story' is a very heinous thing indeed, sending
us blubbing from the room, and not because Ali McGraw snuffed
it. Served her right.
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The only reason
to bother with this album-the killer lounge cut 'African Summer'.
Slinky piano, parping brass and some deft organ touches make
for an essential club tune.
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Rostal &
Schaefer 'The Two Pianos of...' (SPR 90047)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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Even the arrangements
of Alyn Ainsworth cannot salvage anything from these two
old duffers and their piano-tinkering. The worst? Where
to start?? 'Imagine' is even more heinous than you would
expect, and that's saying something!
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"For All We Know'
at least has a semblence of a back-beat, but is still twin piano
kak of the highest order...DON'T!!!! |
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Assagai 'Afrorock'
(SPR 90054)
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Laxative
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Superlative
Sounds
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The interestingly
titled 'Wanga' contains some terrible stubbed-toe style
wailing that its almost impossible to endure...oooowww!
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The big and brassy
groover 'Kinzambi' sounds a lot like an Afro-Rock take on 'whole
Lotta Love'. Just about the pick of several nice 'uns to be had
here. |
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Jr Walker &
the All Stars 'Shotgun' (SPR 90055)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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Although generally
top-notch gear, Jr falls flat on his arse on a couple of
blues numbers, especially 'Good Rockin'. Stick to the funk
dude!
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Tight funk workout
sir? Then give 'Do the Boomerang' a try. Very nice indeed! |
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Jack Parnell
& His Orchestra 'Great Film Scores Of The '70's'
(SPR 90056)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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NOOOOOOO !
Not that, not 'The Entertainer'. Christ on a bike, turn
it off. I recall some utterly crap sad clown puppet routine
from an act on The Tom O'Connor Show using this tune to
hypnotise the elderly. Evil ! Evil !
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What we have
here is just about the best version of 'Enter The Dragon'
committed to wax, and not a word of a lie. Bloody great
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Kenny Clare &
Ronnie Stephenson 'Drum Spectacular' (SPR 90057)
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Laxative
Sounds
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Superlative
Sounds
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Hmmm...'old'
jazz...not good! The slow number 'Just You! Just Me!' is
especially lame...snore...
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The only reason why
folk might be interested in this is for tracks like 'Talkin' About
Drums'-essentially a 3 minute drum solo... |
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Jack Parnell &
His Orchestra 'More TV Times Top TV Themes' (SPR
90061)
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Laxative
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Superlative
Sounds
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Heck ! Spoilt
for choice again.. An utterly awful rendition of Charles Aznavour's
bile-summoning show tune 'She' kicks us off and makes you
want to throw the record away instantly.
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Dig out you "bra
& pants apron" because it's 'Up To Date', the theme
to the ITV sitcom 'Man About The House'. Not beard -strokingly
cool by any means, but a whole damn lotta fun.
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