The Great British Experience

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Tracklist

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1Top of the Form: Marching Strings
performer:
Ray Martin and His Orchestra
recording of:
Marching Strings (BBC Top of the Form theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Marshall Ross (orchestra leader, music director, composer, arranger)
Ray Martin2:41
2Paul Temple: Coronation Scot
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Coronation Scot (BBC Paul Temple theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Vivian Ellis (composer)
Vivian Ellis2:49
3Send for Shiner: Jumping Bean
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Jumping Bean (BBC Send for Shiner theme) (in 1949)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon2:10
4Associated TeleVision Opening March: Sound and Vision
orchestra:
Eric Coates Orchestra
conductor:
Eric Coates (composer)
recording of:
Sound and Vision (ATV opening theme) (in 1955)
composer:
Eric Coates (composer)
Eric Coates3:00
5The Potter’s Wheel Interlude: The Young Ballerina
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
David King (Prof. David King, British light music conductor)
recording of:
The Young Ballerina (BBC The Potter's Wheel interlude theme) (in 1951)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:35
6What’s My Line?: Parisian Mode
conductor:
Woolf Phillips
recording of:
Parisian Mode (BBC Whats My Line theme) (in 1951)
composer:
Woolf Phillips
Woolf Phillips2:23
7Meet the Huggets: Horse Feathers
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Horse Feathers (BBC Meet the Huggets theme) (in 1947)
composer:
Philip Green (British conductor, composer and instrumentalist)
Philip Green2:39
8In Town Tonight: Portrait of a Flirt
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Portrait of a Flirt (BBC In Town Tonight theme) (in 1948)
composer:
Robert Farnon (composer, conductor, trumpet player)
Robert Farnon2:45
9The Barlows of Beddington: Cavalcade of Youth
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
David King (Prof. David King, British light music conductor)
recording of:
Cavalcade of Youth (BBC The Barlows of Beddington theme) (in 1950)
composer:
Jack Beaver
Jack Beaver2:57
10Running off the Rails
orchestra:
Columbia Orchestra (early 20th century orchestra)
recording of:
Running off the Rails (in 1949)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson3:08
11Shipping Forecast: Sailing By
performer:
Alan Perry/William Gardner Orchestra
recording of:
Sailing By (BBC Shipping Forecast theme) (in 1963)
composer:
Ronald Binge (British composer and arranger of light music)
Ronald Binge2:38
12Winter Sunshine
performer:
George Melachrino and His Orchestra
recording of:
Winter Sunshine (in 1947)
composer:
George Melachrino (in 1947)
George Melachrino2:53
13Parakeets and Peacocks
performer:
Jack Coles and His Orchestre Moderne
recording of:
Parakeets and Peacocks (in 1966)
composer:
Jack Coles
Jack Coles2:18
14Melody on the Move
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
recording of:
Melody on the Move (in 1946)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson2:45
15High Heels
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
High Heels (in 1950)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
Trevor Duncan3:12
16The Haunted Ballroom
orchestra:
Light Music Society Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Vivian Dunn
recording of:
The Haunted Ballroom (in 1970)
composer:
Geoffrey Toye (in 1934)
Geoffrey Toye5:18
17All Strings and Fancy Free
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
All Strings and Fancy Free (in 1947)
composer:
Sidney Torch
Sidney Torch2:57
18Sapphires and Sables
conductor:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
recording of:
Sapphires and Sables (in 1947)
composer:
Peter Yorke (UK brass band composer)
Peter Yorke2:36
19Dance of an Ostracised Imp
orchestra:
Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra
conductor:
Sidney Torch
recording of:
Dance of an Ostracised Imp (in 1948)
composer:
Frederic Curzon
Frederic Curzon2:36
20Smile of a Latin
orchestra:
Symphonia Orchestra
conductor:
Curt Andersen
recording of:
Smile of a Latin (in 1959)
composer:
Trevor Duncan
Trevor Duncan3:02
21Beachcomber
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Beachcomber (in 1949)
composer:
Clive Richardson
Clive Richardson2:44
22Dreaming
performer:
Sidney Torch & His Orchestra
recording of:
Dreaming (Waltz) (in 1950)
composer:
Archibald Joyce (English light music composer) (in 1911)
Archibald Joyce3:34
23Concert Jig
performer:
Jack Coles and His Orchestre Moderne
recording of:
Silverthorn Suite: III. Concert Jig (in 1966)
composer:
Ernest Tomlinson (composer)
part of:
Silverthorn Suite
Ernest Tomlinson3:22
24Farming: A Quiet Stroll
performer:
Charles Williams and His Concert Orchestra
recording of:
A Quiet Stroll (BBC Farming theme) (in 1952)
composer:
Charles Williams (UK film music composer & conductor)
Charles Williams2:55
25March from Little Suite
orchestra:
Pro Arte Orchestra (UK orchestra 1955–1970: do not use for anonymous budget compilations)
conductor:
Gilbert Vinter (English conductor and composer)
recording of:
Little Suite no. 1, op. 53: III. March. Allegro con brio (in 1965)
composer:
Malcolm Arnold (composer) (in 1955)
part of:
Little Suite no. 1, op. 53
Malcolm Arnold2:41