Swing to Freedomland

Freedomland was a theme park, and this is its soundtrack. Read more in the 2011 post.

Freedomland, USA!

01 - Overture to "Freedomland"

02 - Little Old New York

03 - Satellite City

04 - Danny the Dragon

05 - The Jalopy Song

06 - Pine Country

07 - Johnny Freedom

08 - On the Showboat

09 - San Francisco Fran

10 - So Long, Ma

11 - The Chicago Fire

Bob Wills Anthology

01. Osage Stomp (3:05)

02. Spanish Two Step (2:57)

03. A Maiden's Prayer (3:08)

04. Mexicali Rose (3:18)

05. Old Fashioned Love (3:22)

06. Sittin' on Top of the World (3:23)

07. Steel Guitar Rag (2:49)

08. Blue Yodel #1 (2:23)

09. Silver Bell (2:40)

10. That's What I Like 'bout the South (2:39)

11. I'll See You in My Dreams (2:25)

12. The Waltz You Saved Me (2:32)

13. Corrine Corrina (3:04)

14. Time Changes Everything (2:53)

15. Big Beaver (2:50)

16. Honey What You Gonna Do? (2:57)

17. I Found a Dream (2:43)

18. Take Me Back to Tulsa (2:55)

19. New San Antonio Rose (2:48)

20. I Knew the Moment I Lost You (2:58)

21. Twin Guitar Special (2:50)

22. Mississippi Delta Blues (3:00)

23. Roly Poly (2:52)

24. Brain Cloudy Blues (3:01)

This is a 1973 cassette, possibly of transcription discs.

Enjoy more of your all-American July, campers!  See you Thursday.

  

File Under Spy!

Here are a couple of olde tyme albums of covers of spy tunes.  They be lotsa fun.

You can thank Columbia Special Products for this one.

Swingin' Sounds for Secret Agents:

1)  Percy Faith - Thunderball    

2)  Mel Tormé - Secret Agent Man    

3)  Village Stompers - From Russia With Love    

4)  John Barry - The James Bond Theme    

5)  David Lloyd - 007    

6)  Bobby Vinton - Goldfinger    

7)  John Barry - Ipcress File    

8)  Ray Conniff - Third Man Theme    

9)  David Lloyd - On Her Majesty's Secret Service    

10)  Orchestra U.S.A. - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 

According to contemporary photos, the guitar of Billy Strange was no larger than normal.

Secret Agent File:

1 Thunderball

2 A Man Alone

3 9th Man Theme

4 I Spy

5 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme

6 The James Bond Theme

7 Our Man Flint

8 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

9 Run Spy Run

10 Get Smart

11 007 Theme

12 Goldfinger

If you're like me, you can still get some big thrills from these ole platters.

PS see you Thursday, when we'll begin this year's JULY SPOCKEBRATION, celebrating our country's birthday!

  

I'll Space Out If You Will

 

This 1978 cover album is credited to "The Galactic Force Band."  This is the only release from "The galactic Force Band," so I suspect this was a studio group, perhaps assembled by a producer/arranger at the label.

1. The Conversation (Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind)

2. Theme From 2001

3. Cantina Band from Star Wars

4. Space Dust

5. Main Title from Star Wars

6. Main Title Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7. Theme from Star Trek

8. Galactic Go Go

Spaced Out Disco

But it's lotsa fun, campers!

See you Monday.

  

Be a Good Spy

This here 1965 gem is by a guitar wizard who was hampered by 1960s musical trends.  But it's a lot of fun.

Sounds For Spies And Private Eyes

1. Theme From The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

2. The Fugitive Theme

3. Secret Agent Man

4. Underwater Chase

5. The Third Man Theme

6. Slaughter On Tenth Avenue

7. Man Of Mystery

8. The Bronze Doll

9. Goldfinger

10. The Eye In Flat Five

11. A Quiet Thing

But as with many cover albums there are some filler "originals."

See you Thursday!

  

Still as Much Fun as 1966!

This here is one of my personal old-time favorites, bought by Mom for her youngest because she knew I loved ole Supes, and because she knew the musical from having read the text as published in an annual “best of” volume from the library.

According to Discogs, this “cover” record is a 1966 release.

01. It's Superman (1:56)
02. You've Got Possibilities (1:51)
03. Man of Steel (2:08)
04. Kryptonite (2:44)
05. Fortress of Solitude (2:21)
06. Mr. Mxyzptlk (2:04)
07. Bizarro Boogie (2:39)
08. Curse of the Double L (2:24)
09. Clark Kent's Secret Identity (3:04)
10. Metropolis by Night (2:37)

It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman

Only the first two tracks are from the musical. The rest are fillers, in a style well known to fans of 1960s “cover” records. I was able to recognize most of them:

03 - Man of Steel -- “Streets of Laredo”
04 - Kryptonite - “Sweet Betsy from Pike”
06 - Mr. Mxyzptlk -- unidentified, but I like the guitar “booinnng!” sound in a track named for a trickster.
07 - Bizarro Boogie -- similar to “Blue-Tailed Fly” and even Monty Python’s “Lumberjack Song”!
08 - Curse of the Double L -- This one riffs on the song of the Volga Boatmen.
09 - Clark Kent’s Secret Identity -- This one’s a version of “the worms crawl in, the worms crawl out.”
10 - Metropolis by Night -- It’s a hep version of the folk song “Cindy.”

You have to admit that the titles of these fillers are pretty exemplary of Super topics!

Have fun, my friends!  I know I did when re-listening a few minutes ago.  See you on Monday!

  

Tracking Some Sounds

Here are three collections.

MA-02 - TREKonometry: Good, Bad, & Silly Versions of Star Trek Themes

1 The Galactic Force Band Star Trek TV Theme

2 Gene Page Star Trek TV Theme

3 Gotham’s Greatest Star Trek TV Theme

4 Gotham’s Greatest STAR TREK: The Motion Picture Theme

5 Chris Holland Star Trek TV Theme

6 Nichelle Nichols Theme from Star Trek

7 Now Sound Orchestra Ilia’s Theme from ST:TMP

8 Now Sound Orchestra Star Trek II Theme

9 Now Sound Orchestra ST:TMP Theme

10 Schnauzer Radio Orchestra Star Trek TV Theme

11 The Charles Randolph Grean Sounde Star Trek TV Theme

12 Orion Star Trek Tekkno

13 The Secret Agents Star Trek TV Theme

14 Phil Reavis Star Trek TV Theme

15 Super Hero Orchestra Star Trek TV Theme

16 Ettore Strata Star Trek Suite

17 Ed Willett Star Trek TV Theme

18 Wonderland Space Shuttle Star Trek TV Theme

19 Laserlight Label Star Trek TV Theme

20 Phil Woods Quintet Star Trek TV Theme

21 London Philharmonic Star Trek TV Theme

22 James Horner The Search for Spock

23 Opie & Anthony Star Trek Rhapsody

24 The Firm Star Trekkin’

Track 22 was a maxi-single included with the vinyl STAR TREK III album in its original release.

MA-04 - 2001:  A  Musical  Odyssey: Thirteen Versions of "Also Sprach Zarathustra"

1)  As heard in the film

2)  From the Telarc album “Time Warp”

3)  By the Now Sound Orchestra (1)

4)  From the Columbia album “Selections from 2001”

5)  From the Stage & Screen album “Space Movies”

6)  By the Doctor Exx Band

7)  By the Now Sound Orchestra (2)

8)  From the Laserlight album “Science Fiction Movie Themes”

9)  By the Wonderland Space Shuttle

10)  By Neil Norman

11)  From the soundtrack album “2010: The Year We Make Contact”

12) By the Ventures

13) From the soundtrack album “2001: A Space Odyssey” (but not heard in the film)

MA-129 - WATCHNOTES

01 - The Times They Are A-Changin' (Film Edit) - Bob Dylan - 1964  (3:49)

02 - Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne - 1981  (6:15)

03 - Neighborhood Threat - Iggy Pop - 1977  (3:23)

04 - The Comedians - Elvis Costello - 1984  (2:30)

05 - The Black Freighter (Live) - Steeleye Span - 1978  (6:15)

06 - Heroes (Album Version) - David Bowie - 1977  (6:06)

07 - Walking On The Moon - The Police - 1979  (4:59)

08 - If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day - Robert Johnson - 1961  (2:35)

09 - Life On Mars - David Bowie - 1971  (3:51)

10 - We Will Become Silhouettes - The Postal Service - 2005  (3:43)

11 - Outside Of A Small Circle Of Friends - Phil Ochs - 1967  (3:41)

12 - Jocko Homo - Devo - 1977  (3:37)

13 - Eve Of Destruction - Barry Mcguire - 1965  (3:33)

14 - Nightshift Watchman - David Wilcox - 1987  (3:15)

15 - Two - R D Laing, Alan Blakley, Ken Howard - 1978  (1:42)

16 - Requiem Aeternam - W A Mozart - 1791  (6:51)

17 - Santies - John Cale - 1982  (5:55)

18 - The Smiley Face Song - Charles Ball - 1998  (3:08)

19 - Def Con One - Pop Will Eat Itself - 1988  (4:01)

The post concerning MA-129 is here, with more info.  I was pretty satisfied at how I made the characters look like they were musical.

Hope you find some fun in here.  See you Wednesday with somethin I assembled.

  

Other U.N.C.L.E.s

 Here are my other three comps of music from and about The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

MA-67 - U.N.C.L.E. Themes A-Go-Go

01. Man from U.N.C.L.E. Promo - NBC, 1965 (0:14)  

02. Harlem Shuffle (live) - Open Channel D (5:25)    1983

03. Twiggy Twiggy - Pizzicato Five (4:08)  1991

04. Lucid Dream - Meat Beat Manifesto (2:12)  1996

05. Une Very Stylish Fille - Dimitri from Paris (3:17)  1996

06. Dirty Larry - Dimitri from Paris (7:25)  1996

07. The Legend of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Paula and the Jetliners (2:14)  1966

08. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Ventures (1:46)  1966

09. Illya Kuryakin - Bobby Ellis & The Crystalites (3:20)  1967

10. Napoleon Solo - The Jokers (2:40)  1967

11. The Man from Thrush - Parris Mitchell Strings with Brass (2:36)  1967

12. Illya's Walk - Wyncote Records (1:59)  1967

13. The Thrush Tune - Wyncote Records (2:26)  1967

14. Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Promo - CBS, 1983 (0:29)

15. April Dancer - Birdmen of Alkatraz (2:59)  1989

16. The Rock from U.N.C.L.E. - Doctor QE (2:48)  1994

17. My Friend Illya - The Ulterior Motive Orchestra (2:53)  1996

18. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Santiago Tamura (2:53)  1998

19. The April Dancer Affair - The Monochrome Set (4:23)  1999

20. Napoleon Solo - The Specials (3:07)  2000

21. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - The Illuminoids (2:53)  2007

22. A Martini Built For Two (live) - Robert Bruce and the Mellowtones (3:41)  2008

23. Meet Mr. Solo (live) - Robert Bruce and the Mellowtones (2:14)  2008

24. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Revolution for Dogs (2:38)  2008

25. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (live) - Tokyo Sexwhale (1:38)  2009

26. The Case of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Vulcans (1:43)  2011

27. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Robert Short (2:07)  2012

MA-69 - Final Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

01. The Man from Thrush - The Clee-Shays (2:00)   1965

02. The Spy - The Guys from U.N.C.L.E. (2:31)   1966

03. Man from America (Medley: Theme from Man from U.N.C.L.E. - America) - The Ring (7:03)   1980

04. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Times (5:14)   1985

05. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me - Cleaners from Venus (2:58)   1987

06. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - London Theatre Orchestra (2:36)   1996

07. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - TV21 (3:24)   1998

08. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Johnny Pearson and His London Orchestra (2:04)   1999

09. Agent for Love - Girls from U.N.C.L.E. (2:20)   2000

10. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Ray Fischer (2:10)   2001

11. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. - The Four Corners (1:41)   2001

12. Lament for a Trapped Spy - The Moon-Rays (2:14)   2002

13. Run Spy Run - The Moon-Rays (2:03)   2002

14. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Spy-Fi (2:05)   2003

15. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me (Slow Version) - Cleaners from Venus (2:52)   2004

16. The Man from Thrush - Jet Set Sweden (3:54)   2005

17. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Los Tortures (1:40)   2005

18. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Paul Brooks (2:44)   2005

19. Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me - The Jennifers (3:02)   2006

20. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Warren Barker Orchestra (2:44)   2006

21. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Countdown (2:31)   2007

22. The Man from Thrush - Movie Sounds Unlimited (2:37)   2008

23. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Chris Rime (featuring Lionel Fortin) (4:56)   2011

24. Napoleon Solo - George Zhen (4:44)   2011

25. Season 1 Theme - Dominik Hauser (1:07)   2012

26. Season 3 Theme - Dominik Hauser (0:41)   2012

27. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Grave (2:59)   2012

28. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - West Hell 5 (2:40)   2012

MA-131 - The Post-Terminal Affair

01. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jerry Goldsmith and the London Symphony Orchestra (1:15)

02. McCallum Guest Appearance - The Andy Williams Show (3:48)

03. McCallum Guest Appearance - Hullabaloo (0:59)

04. Robert Vaughn Cameo - The Glass Bottom Boat (0:19)

05. No Tricks - Director-Writer-Producer - Jerry Goldsmith (2:13)

06. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:33)

07. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:35)

08. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - The Ventures (1:41)

09. Meet Mr Solo (edit) - Goldsmith arr Fried (2:05)

10. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Rancho Alamitos High School Concert Band Dance Band Orchestra (0:53)

11. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jet Set Unlimited (2:13)

12. Meet Mr Solo - Goldsmith arr Schifrin (0:58)

13. McCallum-Vaughn Cameos - Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1:13)

14. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Ensemble Petit & Screenland Orchestra (2:36)

15. Do the Kuryakin - Ann Boleyn (2:01)

16. She's a Notary - Writer-Director Card - Jerry Goldsmith (0:40)

17. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Los Angeles Radio TV Symphony Orchestra (1:19)

18. Powers Cameo - Please Don't Eat the Daisies (0:24)

19. The Spy in the Green Hat - End Title - Goldsmith arr Fried-Armbruster (0:33)

20. The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Jerry Goldsmith (0:37)

21. As Long as I Live - The George Shearing Quintet (1:20)

22. Lips that Glow - Gerald Fried (2:38)

23. The Karate Killers - End Cast - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:26)

24. Escape Route - Sweet Smell of Success - Jerry Goldsmith (2:20)

25. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - Naked City (2:14)

26. Meet Mr Solo (edit) - Goldsmith arr Fried (1:34)

27. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Music Factory (1:18)

28. Meet Mr Solo - Goldsmith arr Shores (0:33)

29. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Michigan State U Marching Band (1:02)

30. Night People - Morton Stevens (2:26)

31. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 01 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:39)

32. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 02 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:39)

33. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 03 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:28)

34. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 04 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:31)

35. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 05 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:34)

36. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - 4th Season Alternate 06 - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:36)

37. Man from Uncle - Prophet (3:23)

38. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Miami Pearls Orchestra (2:37)

39. Napoleon's Solo - The Marketts (2:24)

40. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme (live) - Reverb Syndicate (2:08)

41. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Crazy Beatles (1:39)

42. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (1:16)

43. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Goldsmith arr Fried (0:36)

44. The Napoleon Solo - The Meteors (1:56)

45. The Helicopter Spies - End Title - Goldsmith arr Shores (0:27)

46. The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - Tony Freeman (3:19)

47. Dr Goldfoot (and His Bikini Machine) - The Gamblers (1:54)

48. Lament for a Trapped Spy - Gerald Fried (3:11)

49. Main Title - Gina, the Foxy Chick (1:49)

50. Meet Mr Solo - The U.N.C.L.E. Theme - The Summit Six Sextet (3:30)

I thought the cover art for these came out good.  I've only come across a few snippets of U.N.C.L.E.-related music since MA-131.  See you Wednesday!

  

It's the Maxi Musical Month of May 2026!

Yup, due to my previous file host castrating itself, all my comps (and all files) are migrating to Drime. All this month, every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, we'll spotlight some comps from earlier years, which some of you kind readers might not have encountered.

Today the topic is spies.

MA-01 - The Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

1 First Season Main Title revised Original television score 0:55

2 First Season End Title Original television score 1:14

3 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Roland Shaw and His Orchestra 2:36

4 “The Deadly Decoy Affair” Main Title Original television score 1:13

5 The Man from Thrush Lalo Schifrin 2:55

6 Roulette Rhumba Lalo Schifrin 2:06

7 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Dick Hyman 2:29

8 To Trap a Spy -  Meet Mr. Solo-End Title Original film score 1:54

9 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 1:43

10 Illya The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:30

11 Night People The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and Other TV Themes 2:37

12 Second Season Main Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:36

13 Second Season End Title (arr Lalo Schifrin) Original television score 0:48

14 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme New Original TV Themes 3:09

15 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Hugo Montenegro 1:59

16 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Al Caiola 2:00

17 One of Our Spies Is Missing Main Title Original film score 3:07

18 Third Season Main Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:30

19 Third Season End Title (arr Gerald Fried) Original television score 0:38

20 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Teddy Randazzo 1:33

21 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Challengers 1:38

22 One Spy Too Many  Main Title Original film score 2:49

23 “The Candidate’s Wife Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:28

24 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Jazz All-Stars 2:07

25 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original television score 0:33

26 The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. End Title Original television score 0:39

27 The Spy in the Green Hat Main Title Original film score 2:08

28 “The Five Daughters Affair” Main Title Original television score 0:41

29 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Billy Strange 2:28

30 Fourth Season Main Title Original television score 0:31

31 Fourth Season End Title Original television score 0:36

32 The Karate Killers Main Title Original film score 0:29

33 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Swingin' Themes for Secret Agents 2:21

34 The Helicopter Spies Main Title Original film score 2:02

35 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme The Man from UNCLE Cult TV Classics 2:41

36 Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Main Title Original film score 1:17

37 Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme Man or Astro-Man? 1:31

38 Love Ya Illya Alma Cogan 2:27

39 Man from Uncle Moskow 3:30

MA-53 - More Themes from U.N.C.L.E.

01. TV Classic Themes 25th Anniversary - The Men from U.N.C.L.E. Speak (0:17)

02. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - The U.N.C.L.E. Theme from "Solo" (1:19)

03. Brian Fahey Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:40)

04. Television's Greatest Hits (Tee Vee Toons) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:24)

05. Cult TV Themes (Hallmark Collection) - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:38)

06. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Nat-King-Cole Style) from "Solo" (3:06)

07. The Film Studio Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

08. The Revengers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:08)

09. The Clee-Shays - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:54)

10. David Lloyd & His London Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

11. Hugo Montenegro - Meet Mr Solo (2:24)

12. Newton Wayland & Houston Symphony - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

13. Groove Machine - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:33)

14. The Montague Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

15. The Revengers - Meet Mr Solo (2:13)

16. Ulterior Motive Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

17. Frank Chacksfield & Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:41)

18. Dick Dia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:10)

19. Tilsley Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:24)

20. The Agents - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (3:13)

21. The Reg Guest Syndicate - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

22. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo (Samba Style) from "Solo" (2:06)

23. Arthur Fiedler & Boston Pops - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:18)

24. Parris Mitchell Strings with Brass - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:32)

25. Wade Denning & The Port Washingtons - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:46)

26. Ray Martin & His Orchestra - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:36)

27. American TV Dramas - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:05)

28. The Kaos Killers - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:51)

29. The Gallants - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:57)

30. Daniel Caine - Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (2:45)

31. The Revengers - The Man from THRUSH (2:44)

32. Jerry Goldsmith & Philharmonia - Man from U.N.C.L.E. Theme (1:16)

33. Jerry Goldsmith & Studio Orchestra - Meet Mr Solo and End Credits from "Solo" (2:23)

34. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. Pen sound (0:14)

35. Original TV Soundtrack - U.N.C.L.E. HQ alarm (0:16)

MA-66 - Spy Craze

01. Special Agent - The Eagles (2:20)

02. The Spy - The Original Checkmates (1:59)

03. Agent Double-O-Soul - Edwin Starr (2:45)

04. Would You Believe - George Kent (2:34)

05. 007 - Stan Kenton (2:26)

06. 99 - Barbara Feldon (2:50)

07. Max - Barbara Feldon (2:23)

08. I Spy for the FBI - Jamo Thomas (2:34)

09. The Last of the Secret Agents - Nancy Sinatra (2:46)

10. L'agent Secret - Petula Clark (2:14)

11. Secret Agents - The Olympics (2:26)

12. The Silencers - Vikki Carr (2:59)

13. Come Spy with Me - Smokey Robinson (2:58)

14. Undercover Man - The Edgar Winter Group (3:50)

15. Secret Agent Man - DEVO (3:36)

16. Love Secret Agent - Lew Kirton (4:19)

17. I Spy - The Dooleys (3:08)

18. Spies in the Night - The Manhattan Transfer (4:03)

19. Goodbye, Mr. Bond - Blotto (5:43)

20. Spy vs Spy - Toto Coelo (3:26)

21. Secret Agent - Robin Gibbs (4:54)

22. Hombre Secreto (Secret Agent Man) - The Plugz (1:48)

23. Get Smart - The Kaos Killers (0:58)

24. Secret Agent - Letters to Cleo (2:54)

25. My Baby Loves the Secret Agent - The Detroit Cobras (2:00)

26. Undercover Agent - The Caroloregians (2:43)

27. I Wish I Was a Spy - Peter Bjorn & John (1:51)

Of course, each comes with liner notes with info about each track.

Tell all your friends, it's a MAXI Musical Month of May on both the Record Round-Up and the super Blog!

  

It's a GOOD Middle!

I first heard this album in the mid-Seventies.

Tolkien at least heard these songs.

01 - The Adventures of Tom Bombadil - JRR Tolkien (6:54)

02 - The Mewlips - JRR Tolkien (1:27)

03 - The Hoard - JRR Tolkien (3:36)

04 - Perry-the-Winkle - JRR Tolkien (4:28)

05 - The Man in the Moon Came Down Too Soon - JRR Tolkien (3:43)

06 - The Sea-Bell - JRR Tolkien (5:19)

07 - A Elbereth Gilthoniel - JRR Tolkien (0:16)

08 - The Road Goes Ever On - William Elvin (1:03)

09 - Upon the Hearth the Fire Is Red - William Elvin (1:37)

10 - In the willow-Meads of Tasarinan - William Elvin (2:36)

11 - In Western Lands - William Elvin (1:38)

12 - Namárië - William Elvin (2:04)

13 - I Sit Beside the Fire - Refrain A Elbereth Gilthoniel - William Elvin (2:44)

14 - Errantry - William Elvin (4:44)

For me, they sound a little antique.  Perhaps hobbits are fuddy-duddies who are charmed.  But it's still fun to hear once-subversive stuff like LOTR being treated seriously.

FILEFACTORY LINK.

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See you Monday, fellow frolickers!

  

Have an Ultimate New Year!

I bought this 1999 release soon after it hit the shelves.

01. The Adventures of Superman (1:23)

02. Superman: The Movie - Main Title (4:34)

03. The Trip To Earth (2:45)

04. Leaving Home (3:57)

05. Superfeats (3:21)

06. Love Theme From Superman (5:37)

07. Superman: The Columbia Serial (1:01)

08. It's Superman (3:03)

09. Fanfare/Clark Kent Screws Up (3:36)

10. Love Theme From Superman II/Flying (3:28)

11. Phantasmagoria On Themes from It's a Bird ... (5:38)

12. Honeymoon Hotel (3:30)

13. March of the Villains (3:42)

14. Supergirl - Main Title (2:46)

15. Main Title - Superman III (The Streets of Metropolis) (5:23)

16. Superman: The Max Fleischer Cartoon (1:37)

Why o why?  “Money, my dear boy.”  You could argue that this is a handy compendium for those who are fans, but not fans enough to have rounded up the original recordings.

At least they admit these aren’t the originals.  And here’s the rub, unless you’re one of those lazy semi-fans:  To the extent that these performances deviate from the original recordings, they’re worthless.  And to the extent that they replicate the original recordings (nowhere, in fact), they’re unnecessary!

Well, now you may grouse for yourself.  What do you think?

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You May Wax Rhapsodic!

Yup, this collection of film music by horror maestro Hans Salter might fix you right up!

01. Maya Theme (0:54)

02. Maya Goes on an Expedition (2:23)

03. Terry in Jeopardy (2:02)

04. Terry's Escape (1:33)

05. Jungle (1:41)

06. Maya to the Rescue (1:49)

07. Crowded City Bazaar (1:12)

08. Tiger Hunt (1:33)

09. Bombay (1:42)

10. Gateway to India (2:13)

11. Tea and Crumpets (2:08)

12. Night in Calcutta (1:42)

13. Ferocious Animals (1:14)

14. Sounds of Bengal (1:36)

15. Star of India (1:09)

16. Maya's Mud Bath (1:55)

17. Kashmir Dancers (1:07)

18. Warm Friendship (2:16)

19. Title Music; End Title (1:45)

20. Horror Rhapsody Suite: Son of Frankenstein / The Mummy's Hand / Black Friday / Man Made Monster (24:42)

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That's all until FRIDAY, HALLOWEEN, when we'll have another NEW HALLOWEEN MUSIC COMP, kiddies!

  

You Too May Be Remarkable

And then I can meet ya!

Until then, listen to this introspective, interesting music.

01. Thomas de Hartmann - Main Title - Father & Son (3:21)

02. Thomas de Hartmann and Laurence Rosenthal - Boyhood in Kars (3:56)

03. Thomas de Hartmann and Laurence Rosenthal - The Duel (The Artillery Range - The Question) (3:03)

04. Thomas de Hartmann - 'American Canary' (1:25)

05. Thomas de Hartmann and Laurence Rosenthal - At the Ruins of Ani (3:08)

06. Thomas de Hartmann - Prince Lubovedsky (3:59)

07. Thomas de Hartmann and Laurence Rosenthal - The Gobi Desert (4:01)

08. Thomas de Hartmann and Laurence Rosenthal - The Expedition Fails (The Stilts - Death of Soloviev - Departure) (5:26)

09. Laurence Rosenthal - The Journey (5:09)

10. Thomas de Hartmann - The Great Prayer (5:18)

11. traditional - The Contest of the Ashokhs (3:43)

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I trust you too may be fascinated.

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See you Monday.

  

Biddy-Biddy, BUCK!

While the show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century had a lot of silly aspects, Stu Phillips's music was pretty boffo.

01. Cosmic Forces (0:37)

02. Song from Buck Rogers (Suspension) (3:01)

03. The Draconia / Buck Awakens (2:07)

04. Princess Ardala / Seduction (2:47)

05. Buck's Heroics (1:46)

06. Introducing: Twiki & Dr. Theo (1:07)

07. Pirate Attack (2:25)

08. Buck Returns to Earth (2:41)

09. Dead City/Attack of the Mutants (3:55)

10. Something Kinda Funky (3:09)

11. Buck Vs. Tigerman (2:47)

12. Fanfare & Appearance of Draco (2:12)

13. Tailpipe Torpedo (2:12)

14. Wilma Saves Buck / What An Ending (2:45)

15. Song from Buck Rogers (Suspension) reprise (2:22)

16. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV Theme (0:52)

17. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century TV Theme (Narrated) (1:10)

18. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century End Credits (0:30)

19. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (Neil Norman) (1:32)

20. Buck Rogers Extended Theme (2:26)

21. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (edit) (1:12)

This contains a lot of "official" tracks plus some "bonus tracks" from somebody at the Final Fantasy Shrine Forum (now defunct).  The last track is an edit I attempted in the 1980s using two cassette decks and a PAUSE button.

Another edit (a mite better) of the Buck theme is found in my Thanksgiving 2024 comp, MA-204 - The Sound of Adventure!

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See you on Thursday for the commencement of 2025's July SPOCKebration!

  

Be Cool, Goolies!

This file was assembled by one or more folks from the good ole Final Fantasy Shrine Forums.

I cleaned it all up a bit and regularized things.

01. Sabrina and the Groovie Goolies TV Theme (1:15)

02. Goolie Get-Together TV Theme (1:03)

03. Monster Cookbook (2:53)

04. When I Grow Up (3:08)

05. Lights Out (3:10)

06. Monsters on Parade (3:07)

07. The Monster Trio (2:53)

08. Super Ghoul (3:08)

09. Feed the Ghost Some Garlic (2:53)

10. Midnight (3:08)

11. Darlin' Darlin' (2:52)

12. Kings and Queens (3:07)

13. Shadows (2:53)

14. A Lovely Night for Scaring (3:08)

15. Witches Brew (2:53)

16. Creeper Crawler (3:07)

17. The Goolie Swing (2:53)

18. Listen for the Bells (3:07)

19. Be Kind to Monsters Week (3:07)

20. What's in the Bag? (2:50)

21. When the Moon Is full (3:08)

22. Goolie Picnic (2:52)

23. Little Texas Goolie (2:52)

24. Noises (2:53)

25. Where You Going, Little Ghoul? (3:08)

26. Ghoul School (2:53)

27. Chick-a-Boom (3:08)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See ya Thursday, if ya don't chicken out!

  

Don't Keep THIS Secret!

This 1984 cassette is technically "various artists," but most of the performances are by guitarist Billy Strange.  The other couple are by Neil Norman.

01 - Octopussy - Neil Norman

02 - I Spy - Billy Strange

03 - Reilly, Ace of spies - The Olympic Orchestra

04 - Casino Royale - Billy Strange

05 - Ipcress File (A Man Alone) - Billy Strange

06 - Thunderball - Billy Strange

07 - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Billy Strange

08 - The Prisoner - Neil Norman

09 - The James Bond Theme - Billy Strange

10 - Our Man Flint - Billy Strange

11 - Moonraker - Neil Norman

12 - The Spy Who Came in from the Cold - Billy Strange

13 - Run Spy Run - Billy Strange

14 - Get Smart - Billy Strange

15 - You Only Live Twice - Billy Strange

16 - 007 - Billy Strange

17 - Goldfinger - Billy Strange

18 - The Rockford Flies - Billy Strange

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

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See ya Monday, fellow followers of fun!

Three Exclamation Points !!!

It's a 1966 album of James Bond themes.

01. Goldfinger Theme (2:28)

02. Violence! (3:08)

03. From Russia with Love (3:22)

04. Blues for Dr. No (3:04)

05. Pussy Galore Meets Bond (2:57)

06. James Bond Theme (2:57)

07. "M" Joins the Hunt (4:09)

08. A Gilded Corpse (3:15)

09. Warm and Deadly (3:46)

10. Death of Goldfinger (2:35)

Doubtless the "Zero Zero Seven" moniker is a group of studio performers.

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But you can still have fun!  See you Monday.

  

Classic Thrillers

I was a thrilled kid of 15 or 16 when I watched the TV movies The Night Stalker and its follow-up The Night Strangler.

Part of the fun and thrill was the music of Robert Cobert.  But as you will hear, he wrote other music for eerie things!

01. Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Suite (1968) - Robert Cobert (11:40)

02. Dead of Night - A Darkness at Blaseidon Suite (1969) - Robert Cobert (3:00)

03. The Night Stalker Suite (1972) - Robert Cobert (4:00)

04. The Night Strangler Suite (1973) - Robert Cobert (5:33)

05. Dracula Suite (1974) - Robert Cobert (8:10)

06. Trilogy of Terror Suite (1975) - Robert Cobert (6:10)

07. Burnt Offerings Suite (1976) - Robert Cobert (8:40)

08. Dead of Night Suite (1977) - Robert Cobert (13:33)

09. Curse of the Black Widow Suite (1977) - Robert Cobert (7:10)

10. Dark Shadows Suite (1991) - Robert Cobert (8:44)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

Happy hauntings, fellow fearmongers!  Hope you fall in love too!  See you Thursday.

  

Give 'em the Finger!

... Because a deformed ring finger was one of the ways to detect AN INVADER.

This is a bootleg from who knows where.

Disc 1 - 38 Tracks, 40 minutes

Disc 2 - 56 Tracks, 52 minutes

The 1967-68 was instrumental in making a bunch of us Sixties kids distrustful of the Space Brother scenarios promulgated by the likes of George Adamski or Truman Bethurum.  What if the aliens weren't here to help ... they were just HUNGRY!?!?!?

This 2-disc file of Dominic Frontiere's atmospheric music is in one big file.

THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

See ya Monday!

  

I Love 'em!

... That's how I picked the topics to share in February, the month of love as they say.

A few years ago I went through all available releases of this great score to assemble my own.  None of the commercial releases has "everything," as evidenced by the ten-second segment I pulled from the film, "Superspeed Letter."

DISC ONE:

01. Main Title and Argo City (3:20)

02. Argo City Mall (1:01)

03. The Butterfly (1:41)

04. The Journey Begins (1:17)

05. Arrival on Earth / Flying Ballet (5:42)

06. Chicago Lights / Street Attack (2:28)

07. A New School (2:18)

08. Superspeed Letter (0:10)

09. The Superman Poster (Goldsmith / Williams) (0:56)

10. The Map (1:15)

11.  Ethan Spellbound (2:18)

12. The Monster Tractor (7:39)

13. First Kiss / The Monster Storm (4:35)

14. The Bracelet (2:02)

15. Where Is She? / The Monster Bumper Cars (3:02)

16. The Flying Bumper Car (1:31)

17. Where's Linda? (1:26)

18. Black Magic (4:13)

19. The Phantom Zone (3:47)

20. The Vortex / The End of Zaltar (5:55)

21. Final Showdown and Victory / End Title (short version) (12:12)

DISC TWO:

01. Overture (6:14)

02. Main Title and Argo City (Alternate) (3:16)

03. Flying Ballet (Alternate) (2:18)

04. The Map (Alternate) (1:18)

05. The Monster Bumper Cars (Film Version) (1:47)

06. First Kiss / The Monster Storm (4:40)

07. Final Showdown and Victory / End Title (long version) (Alternate) (13:33)

08. What Is Love? (Howard Jones) (6:35)

09. New Song (Howard Jones) (4:20)

10. Final Showdown and Victory / End Title (long version) (13:44)

(Both discs): THIS LINK GOOD FOR SEVEN DAYS.

Disc One PERMANENT LINK.

Disc Two PERMANENT LINK.

See you on Thursday!

  

Twenty Minutes of DYNAMITE!

Dare you remember when what adults called "camp," we called adventure?

Then you're in luck now, baby!

When I received this album I had to play it on big brother's record player, but he put up with it once in awhile.

01. Batman Theme (2:32)

02. Batman Riddles the Riddler - Or - (Hi Diddle Riddle) (1:36)

03. Batusi A-Go! Go! (I Shouldn't Wish To Attract Attention) (1:32)

04. Two Perfectly Ordinary People - Or - (!!!) (0:41)

05. Holy Hole-in-the-Doughnut! - Or - (Robin, You've Done It Again) (1:53)

06. Batman Pows the Penguin - Or - (Aha, My Fine-Feathered Finks!) (1:46)

07. To the Batmobile (2:13)

08. Batman Blues (1:42)

09. Holy Flypaper! (2:57)

10. Batman Thaws Mr Freeze - Or - (That's The Way The Ice-Cube Crumbles!) (2:01)

11. Gotham City (1:59)

12. Zelda Tempts Batman - Or - (Must He Go It Alone????) (2:29)

THIS LINK GOOD FOR THREE DAYS.

PERMANENT LINK.

Your adult mind will call it cheesy, but your eight-year-old self will smell the cheese and live the thrill at the same time.

See you on Thursday, if you don't pass out from nostalgia first!