BBC Test Card music from the middle years of the 1960s. Some of the most famous and memorable Test Card miniatures are here, including Roger Roger’s dramatic ‘Asia Minor’ and ‘Alaska’, Cliff Hammer’s madly ‘Swinging Spinet’ and the lovely ‘Jaunting Car’, the opening movement of Peter Hope’s ‘Ring Of Kerry’ suite. There's also a trio of short pieces by guitar virtuoso Freddie Phillips, remembered now for his music for BBC children's programmes 'Trumpton' and Camberwick Green', but who was renowned at the time for his plectrum-plus-fingers technique playing a unique guitar with two additional bass strings. Elsewhere, pop grooves, twangy electric guitars and other exotica gradually emerge, reflecting the times as the decade moved on.
0:00:02 - El Pizzicatango · Armand Bernard And His Orchestra
0:03:31 - Souvenir In 3/4 Time · Alfredo Antonini And His Orchestra
0:06:38 - Evening In The Country · Alfredo Antonini And His Orchestra
0:09:19 - The Whistler’s Mambo · Bill Snyder And The Sonic Seven
0:11:52 - Canzonetta · The Symphonic ‘Pops’ Orchestra
0:13:58 - Easy Walker · Mat Mathews And His Orchestra
0:16:54 - Canto De Cuna | Gallegan Dance | Inca Legend · Freddie Phillips
0:22:33 - On Two Chords · Armand Bernard And His Orchestra
0:24:54 - Reveil · Roger Roger And His Orchestra
0:27:41 - Going Up · L’Orchestre Moderne
0:30:21 - Asia Minor · Roger Roger And His Orchestra
0:33:01 - Alaska (Greenland Sleigh Dogs) · Roger Roger And His Orchestra
0:36:06 - New York (Coach Tour) · Roger Roger And His Orchestra
0:38:20 - High Stepper · George Hermann And His Orchestra
0:41:08 - Swinging Spinet · Cliff Hammer And His Golden Spinet
0:43:23 - African Dawn · Orchestra Tropicana
0:45:41 - Off The Cuff · Walt Peters And His Orchestra
0:48:17 - Serenade For Lovers · Detlef Rath And His Orchestra
0:50:32 - Fake Three · Walt Peters And His Orchestra
0:52:35 - Soho Swing · Walt Peters And His Orchestra
0:55:15 - Highland Holiday · Antony Wood And His Orchestra
0:57:48 - Jaunting Car · Orchestra Raphaele
1:00:24 - Chelsea Chick · Mr Popcorn’s Band
1:03:09 - College Girl · The Westway Novelty Ensemble
1:05:03 - Firecracker · Fernand Terby And His Orchestra
1:07:42 - Sweet Dolly · Paul Bonneau And His Grand Orchestra
1:09:58 - Long Hot Summer · The Roger Roger Ensemble
1:12:09 - Stac Flat · Paul Bonneau And Orchestre Symphonique Léger De Paris
1:15:48 - Town Terminal · Fernand Terby And His Orchestra
78 minutes
The music was used in the following BBC TV Trade Test tapes:
El Pizzicatango (broadcast on BBC1 1964-1966) ~ track 1
Souvenir In 3/4 Time (BBC1 1964-1965) ~ 2
La Gran Via - Mazurka (BBC2 1964-1965) ~ 3
Come With Me (BBC2 1964-1965) ~ 4
Canzonetta (BBC2 1965-1967) ~ 5
Yankee Doodle Rag (BBC2 1965-1968) ~ 6
Going Up (BBC2 1965-1968) ~ 7, 8, 9, 10
Asia Minor (BBC1 1966-1969; 1971-1972) ~ 11, 12, 13
High Stepper (BBC1 1966-1968) ~ 14, 15, 16, 18
Nostalgia (BBC2 1966-1970) ~ 17, 18, 19 20
Highland Holiday (BBC2 1966-1969) ~ 21, 22
Chelsea Chick (BBC2 1967-1972) ~ 23, 24, 25, 27, 29
Nightride (BBC2 1973-1976) ~ 24, 25, 29
Golondrina (BBC1 1967-1969) ~ 26, 28
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23 авг 2024
