GOLDEN AGE OF LIGHT MUSIC: A Return Trip To The Library

01 With Pomp And Pride - King Palmer LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 2:36

02 Happidrome - Paul Fenoulhet GROUP-FORTY ORCHESTRA 2:21

03 Lovely Day - Tom Wyler THE HARMONIC STRINGS Conducted by TOM WYLER 2:32

04 Rue De La Paix - Laurie Johnson GROUP-FORTY ORCHESTRA 3:02

05 Looking Around - Colin Smith QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 2:31

06 Making Merry - Cyril Watters DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA (as 'Paul Franklin' on disc label) 2:37

07 Wide Horizon - Cecil Milner THE SYMPHONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by CURT ANDERSEN 2:51

08 Dog Gone - George French GROUP-FORTY ORCHESTRA Conducted by ERIC COOK 2:40

09 Little Debbie - Trevor Duncan NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by DOLF VAN DER LINDEN (as 'Nat Nyll') 2:05

10 Secret Serenade - Reg Owen THE CLUB QUINTET 1:42

11 Dixielander Robert Farnon THE DANCE ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 1:51

12 Transcontinental - Anthony Mawer THE CONNAUGHT LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2:33

13 Holiday Excursion - Peter Yorke TELECAST ORCHESTRA Conducted by PETER YORKE 2:39

14 This Old Man Came Rolling Home (Knick, Knack, Paddy Whack) Traditional, arr. Clive Richardson GROUP-FORTY ORCHESTRA 3:31

15 Rickshaw Ride - Jos Cleber THE GROSVENOR STUDIO ORCHESTRA 3:09

16 Le Cabaret - French Overture - John Foulds LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 2:46

17 Sea Piece - Jack Beaver QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 3:13

18 Ascot Parade - Jack Strachey LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 3:14

19 Buffoonery - Van Phillips THE CONNAUGHT LIGHT ORCHESTRA 2:37

20 Man From Mars - Dolf van der Linden DOLF VAN DER LINDEN AND HIS METROPOLE ORCHESTRA 3:05

21 The Watermill - Ronald Binge THE LANSDOWNE LIGHT ORCHESTRA (probably STUTTGART RADIO ORCHESTRA Conducted by KURT REHFELD) 2:56

22 Luccombe Common - Trevor Duncan THE SYMPHONIA ORCHESTRA Conducted by CURT ANDERSEN 2:31

23 The First Waltz - Robert Farnon QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 3:01

24 Quality Street - Fredric Bayco GROUP-FORTY ORCHESTRA 2:15

25 Stratosphere - Eric Spear THE NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH 3:08

26 Shades Of Destiny - Wilfred Burns REGENT CLASSIC ORCHESTRA 2:39

27 Blood And Sand March - Ronald Hanmer NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH 3:08

28 A Machine Ballet - Charles Williams QUEEN'S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS 3:16

The positive response to the earlier Guild collection "A Trip To The Library" (GLCD5164) has prompted this sequel, which plunders more of the riches to be found in the recorded music libraries (now usually called production music) operated by leading London publishers. The opportunity has also been taken to widen the scope of music covered, because the talented composers who produced this specialised music catered for every kind of mood. The catalogues issued by the publishers often included sections identifying different styles of music. This assisted professional users to find exactly what they wanted without having to check through long numerical lists. For this collection this practice has been revived, with short sections each containing contrasting areas of production music. It is hoped that this will not prevent an enjoyable flow from one mood to another, but the advantage is that it will permit the inclusion of a greater variety of music reflecting the vast repertoire that was available.

Guild GLCD5183