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Barry Gray The Secret Service - Grass Green Coloured Vinyl + Obi UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
The origins of the series The Secret Service began in 1968 whilst working at Pinewood Studios, Gerry Anderson bumped into a familiar face of stage and screen: comic actor Stanley Unwin. With his whimsical charm and hilarious gibberish double talk (playfully christened ‘Unwinese’) Unwin had earned great popularity throughout the 50s and 60s and the Anderson's immediately knew that they had found someone to base their next puppet series on. For several years, the Century 21 team had toyed with directly basing a puppet character on a real-life actor, now the time had come to make it a reality. Duly, the Andersons developed a premise around Unwin, returning to their ‘unlikely spy’ scenario which had worked so well with Joe 90, they created ‘Father’ Unwin, a kindly priest who, despite outwardly disappearing into whimsy, doubles as a determined agent for British Intelligence. In the series the lines would be blurred even further between the miniature Supermarionation world and reality, as live action footage of Stanley Unwin would also be used in the series.
To appropriately reflect the The Secret Service’s premise and compliment the gentle title sequence created to introduce the series, Barry Gray decided step completely away from his usual attention-grabbing themes and write a three-part fugue in the style of the Baroque composer Bach. To perform the vocals, the Mike Sammes Singers were hired, the vocal group who Gray had used on the Supercar theme back in 1961. Once coupled with soft organ and minimalist percussion, a truly unique piece of inventive music was born to bookend Father Unwin's adventures, which perfectly captured the off-beat nature of the series.
A Case For The Bishop
A1 Century 21 Logo 0:10
A2 Robbery At Healey Automation 1:31
A3 The Secret Service Main Titles 1:15
A4 Calling Father Unwin 4:16
A5 Operation Intercept 3:27
A Question Of Miracles
A6 250 Hours 3:11
A7 Sabotage 5:38
The Feathered Spies
B1 Aerial Spies 0:51
B2 The Unwilling Accomplice 3:31
B3 Feathered Bombers 4:06
Last Train To Bufflers Halt
B4 Ambush 2:47
B5 Bufflers Halt Reopens 4:20
B6 The Train Hijack 4:57
B7 The Secret Service End Titles 1:29
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| Condition : |
This item is in Excellent condition or better (unless it says otherwise in the above description). We buy items as close to Mint condition as possible and many will be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Irrespective of the source, all of our collectables meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Friday 30th May
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| Year of Release: |
2022 |
| Artist: |
Barry Gray (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
The Secret Service (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 19.99, US$ 26.99
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Silva Screen Records |
| Catalogue No: |
SILLP1681 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| EIL.COM Ref No |
BZYLPTH824262 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
738572168179 |
| Genres: |
POP, UK TV
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| Related Artists: |
Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, Gerry & Sylvia Anderson, Shane Rimmer, Stingray, Supercar, The Spectrum (60s), Thunderbirds |
| Complete Stock List: |
Barry Gray |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number BZYLPTH824262 |
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14-track LP pressed on <B><FONT COLOR ="#008000">Grass
Green Coloured Vinyl</B></FONT>, the original television
soundtrack to the 1969 Gerry Anderson production, with
music by Barry Gray.Gatefold picture sleeve with images
from the TV series and track notes inside, rice paper obi &
hype sticker) )
