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Release Date: 27 March 2026
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929435636
Description
SEQUEL OF SORTS TO THE COMPILATION ‘YOU CAN WALK ACROSS IT ON THE GRASS’ (Grapefruit, 2024).
96 TRACKS OF FILM & TV MUSIC CAPTURING THE MOOD AND JOIE DE VIVRE OF THE SWINGING 60S.
UNLIKE PREVIOUS SUCH COMPILATIONS, ‘WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT’ IS UNIQUE IN COMBINING POPULAR AND HARD-TO-FIND MUSIC FROM TV PROGRAMMES AND FILMS, FEATURING NOT ONLY THEIR THEMES BUT TRACKS BY SOME OF THE COOLEST BANDS, WHO OFTEN PERFORMED AND STARRED IN THEM.
Boasts classic staples from legendary composers John Barry (James Bond), Laurie Johnson (The Avengers) and Sir John Dankworth (Accident), sundry ITC favourites (The Champions, Man In A Suitcase, The Saint) and the superb sounds of Supermarionation from Barry Gray & His Orchestra (Thunderbirds, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, etc.).
This 3CD box set is also packed to the rafters with popular R&B beat combos and psychedelic bands such as The Yardbirds, The Spencer Davis Group, Herman’s Hermits, Small Faces, Arthur Brown and Traffic. All of whom either performed in, or provided music for, various films such as Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush, Blow Up, Dateline Diamonds, To Sir With Love et al.
Into that mix we’ve added key Library music themes courtesy of DeWolfe, featuring The Noveltones (Vision On), Lemon Dips (The Haunted House Of Horror) and The Electric Banana alias The Pretty Things (What’s Good For The Goose).
All this plus some rare 45’s including Laurie Steele’s ‘Joe’s Theme’ (making its debut on CD) and Mike Vickers’ collectable Mod/Northern Soul side ‘On The Brink’, completes a package that hopefully provides plenty for the discerning Sixties music aficionado to enjoy.
An aural soundtrack for a generation who grew up listening, not only to great pop music, but a feast of TV and Film themes that in turn introduced them to music that would stay in their memory, long after they’d switched off the box or walked out of the cinema.
Tracklisting
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DISC ONE1. THE LAURIE JOHNSON ORCHESTRA - Theme from the TV Series The Avengers2. SMALL FACES - I’ve Got Mine (from the film Dateline Diamonds) 3. MIKE VICKERS - On The Brink (theme from Wednesday Night Play)4. LULU AND THE LUVERS - Choc Ice (from the film Gonks Go Beat) 5. BARRY GRAY AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Title Theme From Joe 906. THE WALKER BROTHERS Deadlier Than The Male (from the film)7. CYRIL STAPLETON & HIS ORCHESTRA - Theme From Department S 8. VASHTI - Winter Is Blue (from the film Tonite, Let’s All Make Love In London)9. SONNY ROLLINS - Alfie’s Theme Differently (from the film Alfie)10. CHRIS FARLOWE - Paint It Black (from the film Tonite, Let’s All Make Love In London)11. PARIS STUDIO GROUP (CLAUDE VASORI) - Accroche Toi, Caroline (theme from Vision On) 12. DAVID AND JONATHAN - Modesty (Modesty Blaise Theme) (from the film)13. THE TONY HATCH SOUND - Man Alive (TV theme)14. THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - When I Come Home (from the film The Ghost Goes Gear)15. THE JOHN BARRY SEVEN AND ORCHESTRA - 007 (from the film From Russia With Love)16. THE BOB LEAPER ORCHESTRA - High Wire (Theme from Danger Man)
17. TWICE AS MUCH - Night Time Girl (from the film Tonite, Let’s All Make Love In London)
18. THE TONY HATCH ORCHESTRA - The Champions (TV theme)
19. THE LONG AND THE SHORT - Take This Train (from the film Gonks Go Beat)
20. JOHN DANKWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA - The Frost Report (TV theme)
21. THE SEEKERS - Georgy Girl (from the film)
22. THE LAURIE JOHNSON ORCHESTRA - West End (Theme to Whicker’s World)
23. THE MINDBENDERS - Off And Running (from the film To Sir, With Love)
24. CYRIL STAPLETON - The Spies Theme
25. THE SCAFFOLD - Liver Birds (TV theme)
26. JOHN BARRY - The Ipcress File (Main title theme)
27. THE NEWS - This Is The Moment (from the TV series Adam Adamant)
28. CILLA BLACK - Alfie
29. JOHN DANKWORTH & HIS ORCHESTRA Accident (from the film Accident)
30. THE SPECTRUM - Let’s Live For Love (from the film The Bliss Of Mrs. Blossom)
31. THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA - Thunderbirds (Theme music from The TV show)
DISC TWO1. JOHN BARRY ORCHESTRA - The James Bond Theme 2. THE IN CROWD - Blow Up3. WYNDER K. FROG - Dancing Frog (from the film The Touchables) 4. THE YARDBIRDS - Stroll On (from the film Blow Up) 5. RON GRAINER - A Man In A Suitcase (TV theme)6. TOM JONES - Thunderball (from the film)7. CYRIL STAPLETON - The Theme From The Power Game8. MARQUIS OF KENSINGTON - Changing Of The Guard (from the film Tonite, Let’s All Make Love In London)9. LAURIE STEELE - Joe's Theme (from TV series Joe)10. PAUL JONES - Free Me (from the film Privilege)11. THE TORNADOS - The Ice Cream Man (Original Speed – from the film Farewell Performance)12. GARY MILLER with THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA - Stingray (TV theme)13. THE LONDON WAITS - Softly Softly (The Theme From The BBC-TV Series) 14. HERMAN'S HERMITS - Mrs Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter (from the film)15. TED HEATH AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Hit And Miss (Theme from Juke Box Jury) 16. THE MINDBENDERS - It's Getting Harder All The Time (from the film To Sir, With Love)17. THE TONY HATCH ORCHESTRA - Birds (from TV show Eurofashion ‘68)18. CHRIS FARLOWE - The Last Goodbye 19. THE ELIMINATORS - The Saint (TV theme)20. KATHY KIRBY - The Adam Adamant Theme 21. HEINZ - Live It Up (from the film Live It Up!)22. THE EAGLES - John Peel (from the film Nothing But The Best) 23. ANGELIQUE - Mio Amore Sta Lontano (featured in the TV series Danger Man) 24. JOHN DANKWORTH AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Beefeaters (Theme from TV Series Search For A Star)25. THE BARRY GRAY ORCHESTRA - Captain Scarlet (TV theme)26. THE TONY HATCH ORCHESTRA - The Doctors’ Theme 27. THE NEWS - Ya Ya Da Da (featured in the TV Series Adam Adamant)28. THE COUNTDOWNS - Mouse On The Moon (from the film)29. MILLICENT MARTIN - That Was The Week That Was (TV theme)30. TONY HATCH & HIS ORCHESTRA - (Theme) Who-Dun-It (TV theme)31. MIKE SARNE - A Place To Go (from the film A Place To Go)32. ARMANDO SCIASCIA AND HIS ORCHESTRA - La Vetrina Delle Bambole (from the TV series The Liars)33. JACKIE LEE Born To Lose (from the film ‘Robbery’)34. MALCOLM LOCKYER and STUDIO ORCHESTRA Doctor Who & The Daleks (Fanfare & Opening Titles) (from the film)DISC THREE1. LULU - To Sir With Love (from the film)2. HERBIE’S PEOPLE - Residential Area (from the film Poor Cow)3. THE BRITISH LION ORCHESTRA (Les Reed) - Girl On A Motorcycle (from the film)4. EPISODE SIX - Gentlemen Of The Park (from the film Les Bicyclettes de Belsize)5. SMALL FACES - Here Come The Nice (from the film Tonite, Let’s All Make Love In London)6. JOHN BARRY - The Knack (Main Theme) (from the film)7. KATCH 22 - Out Of My Life (from the film Baby Love)8. THE PENTANGLE - Light Flight (from TV series Take Three Girls) 9. THE JOHN DANKWORTH ORCHESTRA - Return From The Ashes (from the film)10. RODNEY BEWES - Dear Mother Love Albert (TV Theme) 11. BLOSSOM TOES - Look At Me, I’m You (from the film La Collectionneuse)12. BILL McGUFFIE and STUDIO ORCHESTRA - Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 (Opening Titles) (from the film)13. TUESDAY'S CHILDREN - She (from the film 29)14. AMEN CORNER - Scream And Scream Again (from the film)15. BILL LE SAGE - So Evil So Young (from the TV series The Cheaters)16. THE ALAN BOWN SET - Jeu De Massacre (from the film)17. THE LEMON DIPS - Who's Gonna Buy? (from the film Haunted House Of Horror)18. THE NOVELTONES - Left Bank Two (Gallery Theme to Vision On) 19. ELECTRIC BANANA AKA THE PRETTY THINGS - It'll Never Be Me (from the film What’s Good For The Goose)20. ANDY ELLISON - It’s Been A Long Time (from the film Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush)21. THE SPENCER DAVIS GROUP - Virginals Dream (from the film Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush)22. TRAFFIC - Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush (from the film)23. ELMER GANTRY’S VELVET OPERA - Talk Of The Devil (from the film)24. JASMIN-T (JAZZMIN-T) - The Dark Theme (from the film Haunted House Of Horror)25. (CRAZY WORLD OF) ARTHUR BROWN - Nightmare (from the film The Committee) 26. THE REGIMENTAL BAND OF THE SCOTS GUARDS - Liberty Bell (Theme to TV series Monty Python’s Flying Circus)
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