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50 Popular TV Themes by The Bruce Baxter Orchestra

 

Originally Released: Pickwick Records, 1977

Cat No: Pickwick 50DA 315

Stereo

Side One
Theme from 'Ironside', Theme from 'Kojak', Theme from 'Columbo', Theme from 'The Onedin Line', The Poldark Theme, Theme from 'The Pallisers', No Honestly, On The Mountain Stands A Lady ('The Liver Birds'), Whatever Happened To You ('The Likely Lad's), The Brothers, She ('The Seven Faces of Woman'), Avenues And Alleyways ('The Protectors')

Side Two
Colditz March, Warship, Who Do You Think You're Kidding Mr. Hitler(Dad's Army), Bonanza, Wagon Train, Theme from 'Alias Smith & Jones', 'Mission Impossible' Theme, 'Johnny Staccato' Theme, Theme From 'Emergency Ward 10', Theme From 'Angels', Theme From 'The Persuaders', Department S

Side Three
Theme From 'The Virginian', 'The Deputy' Theme, Rawhide, Hawaii Five-0, Theme From 'McCloud', Coronation Street, Crossroads, Sleepy Shores ('Owen M.D.'), Three Stars will Shine Tonight ('Dr. Kildare'), A Little Suite No.2 ('Dr. Finlay's Casebook'), Windy ('Today'), On The Move, The Good Word (Nationwide')

Side Four
Thunderbirds, Theme From 'Star Trek', 'Softly Softly' Theme, The Sweeney, An Ordinary Copper ('Dixon of Dock Green'), Theme from 'Z Cars', The Edwardians ('Upstairs Downstairs'), The Duchess of Duke Street, Dance To Your Daddy ('When The Boat Comes In'), Theme from 'The Avengers', The 'Callan' Theme, Eye Level ('Van der Valk')

By 1977, the Dad's Army theme tune had done the rounds on a few TV Compilation albums.

Pickwick opted for this low budget, value for money cover version recording containing no less than 50 themes from programme's as diverse as Coronation Street to Nationwide.

Dad's Army is represented here by a pleasant orchestral version of the theme tune, owing more tempo to the opening credits of the programme than the closing.

In all fairness, some of the recordings aren't bad, but it looks like the designer of the LP cover ran out of photographs after starting his collage.

 

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