LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Mexican Flyer Ken Woodman The Main Chance John Schroeder Yes & No Des Champ The Party Nicos Mamanqakis Fly By Night Brian Marshall Orchestra Ghost Squad Tony Hatch Orchestra The Silencers Patti Seymour Fade Out John Shakespeare Orchestra Le Train Fou Jaques Denjean Live & Let Die David Lloyd & His London Orchestra Kissy Suzuki Sounds Orchstral Twelve By Two Ken Woodman A Night With Nuki Brian Marshall Orchestra The Saint Edwin Astley Sharp Sharks Ingfried Hoffman Mission Impossible Mike Hurst Orchestra Adventure Mark Wirtz Orchestra & Chorus Wednesdays Child Mike Hurst Orchestra The Hustle Basil Kirchen Big M Des Champ Interception David Whittaker Orchestra Penthouse (Main Title) Johnny Hawksworth Danger Man Edwin Astley Man In A Suitcase Alexander Stone This release takes its name from the classic thriller movie "The Quiller Memorandum", a title which quickly evokes the music that makes up this unique collection. Using a clever selection of Bond influenced themes, mixed in with a great collection of action music, the CD immediately conjures up visions of suspense, high drama, car chases and all the other musical elements present in many of the great thriller movies of the time. The music has been compiled from rare collectable singles and album tracks, with original recordings (no soulless '90s remakes here!) made by famous writers, producers (and in their day highly respected and in demand) composers, such as John Schroeder, Tony Hatch and Mark Wirtz, Basil Kirchen (a composer/arranger for the De Wolfe music library), Ken Woodman (who also wrote and recorded the music used by Jimmy Young as his radio signature tune for thirty years), and Mike Hurst. Mike Hurst is the ex-Springfield turned producer (he worked with Cat Stevens) who in 1969 recorded a Decca Phase 4 album that was never released. Thus the two Hurst tracks here have never been issued before, and what belters they are too. An up front cut of the now famous "Mission Impossible" theme that is much brassier and fuller than the Lalo Schiffrin TV version, and "Wednesdays Child", written by John Barry for "The Quiller Memorandum". The Hurst Orchestra version is wholly instrumental (Matt Monro did vocals for the film versions) and includes all the European cold war nuances incorporated into the music by Barry to great effect. With a typically groovy divers watch and open-backed glove wearing, automatic-pistol toting, sunglasses-clad blonde decorating the sleeve, these 23 leather armchair mood swingers fully evoke the world of international espionage.