ghost of miles Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) I got one for ya! ...as I recall, they used this for the whole rotation ("Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMillan and Wife," correct? My mom and dad watched these pretty religiously and got me hooked as a kid. Edited July 31, 2009 by ghost of miles Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Anyone who went to UK cinemas in the 70s will recognise this one immediately. The 'Pearl and Dean' advertising trailer. Usually followed by cheapo adverts for flock wall-papered Indian tandoori restaurants and dodgy 2nd hand car dealers... One of the UK Maynard LPs has an arrangement by Mansfield that lifts very heavily from this theme. Quote
Free For All Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 I got one for ya! ...as I recall, they used this for the whole rotation ("Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMillan and Wife," correct? My mom and dad watched these pretty religiously and got me hooked as a kid. Henry Mancini wrote that, right? Anyone who went to UK cinemas in the 70s will recognise this one immediately. The 'Pearl and Dean' advertising trailer. Usually followed by cheapo adverts for flock wall-papered Indian tandoori restaurants and dodgy 2nd hand car dealers... One of the UK Maynard LPs has an arrangement by Mansfield that lifts very heavily from this theme. Sounds like Macarthur Park! Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Another version of Pearl and Dean with the flashy visuals. Pete Moore 'Asteroid'. Pearl and Dean V2 Quote
ghost of miles Posted July 31, 2009 Author Report Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) I got one for ya! ...as I recall, they used this for the whole rotation ("Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMillan and Wife," correct? My mom and dad watched these pretty religiously and got me hooked as a kid. Henry Mancini wrote that, right? That's what the Internets say! Here's a version of it with all of the rotating shows/characters featured: 1976 version with "Quincy" in the rotation (before being spun off): Edited July 31, 2009 by ghost of miles Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Sounds like Macarthur Park! Yeah, exactly. I was listening to the never ending single of that one on the radio last week and noticed the similarity - also with the track on the Maynard LP too. Quote
JSngry Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Keith Mansfield has apparently become a hero among crate-diggers. I never made the association w/Maynard until a few days ago... http://slice-of-spice.blogspot.com/2009/07...-mf-horn-2.html Yes, that's the MF record where I first heard of him, way back when. Didn't he also do that one that nobody paid attention to, the one that came between MF Horn & MF Horn 2, the one that was all top 40 hits? This one? Yeah, that's the one. Sidewinder is that the US version of the one you're talking about? Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Sidewinder is that the US version of the one you're talking about? No - that's 'Alive And Well In London' (MF Horn 3?). I was thinking of the UK CBS LP called just 'Maynard Ferguson' that I think was just 'MF Horn 1' in the US. The track I'm thinking of was indeed a version of MacArthur Park by Keith Mansfield - which in turn lifts heavily from the Jim Webb original. Certainly, this one is the best 'MacArthur Park' I ever heard (and no soggy cakes either). Quote
Free For All Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 (edited) The above MF record (AKA "Alive and Well in London") contained: Move Over, Fire & Rain, Aquarius, The Serpent, My Sweet Lord, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Your Song & Stoney End. Ballad Stylings includes Born Free, Girl Talk, If He Walked into My Life, Impossible Dream, Fool on the Hill, Somewhere, Maria, As Long as He Needs Me etc. Music of its time! EDIT: MF Horn 1 was a different one, the one with Mac Park (like SW is talking about) & Eli's Coming, among others. Danny Moss on tenor! Edited July 31, 2009 by Free For All Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 & Eli's Coming, among others. Yeah, a nice arrangement. Very similar to the one on Don Ellis's 'Underground' LP from the same vintage. Wonder if Ellis contributed that chart? Quote
JSngry Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 & Eli's Coming, among others. Yeah, a nice arrangement. Very similar to the one on Don Ellis's 'Underground' LP from the same vintage. Wonder if Ellis contributed that chart? Nope, Adrian Drover did, per my LP, which claims that Drover also did "MacArthur Park". Mansfield only arranged Side II ("L-DOPA!"), but is listed as the album's producer. Quote
sidewinder Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Ah - interesting. Not sure it mentions that on the UK LP, will have to check. We've been duped ! Quote
Free For All Posted July 31, 2009 Report Posted July 31, 2009 Ah - interesting. Not sure it mentions that on the UK LP, will have to check. We've been duped ! L-Duped! Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 Remember the Candy Band? Sure ya' do! They're pretty good. Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaNVI8C6cA0&NR=1 The color Dragnet show used to have this logo. Quote
BruceH Posted August 1, 2009 Report Posted August 1, 2009 I guess this was for the "LSD-generation." Quote
vajerzy Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 I got one for ya! ...as I recall, they used this for the whole rotation ("Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMillan and Wife," correct? My mom and dad watched these pretty religiously and got me hooked as a kid. Correct!!! I always loved McCloud riding a horse down a busy street..... I haven't enjoyed a thread like this in a LONG time!! My wife and I are playing these clips and reminiscing! Quote
JSngry Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnWOd-mAINU Not my favorite, but god was it prevalent... Quote
Patrick Posted August 2, 2009 Report Posted August 2, 2009 No such discussion would be complete without reference to the only movie theater jingle that still gets sung out loud in my home (from time to time): Quote
BruceH Posted August 3, 2009 Report Posted August 3, 2009 No such discussion would be complete without reference to the only movie theater jingle that still gets sung out loud in my home (from time to time): Yes, I remember upon moving to Boston there must have been a lot of Loews theaters in the city because I started seeing intro all the time, and audiences would actually sing along with it sometimes, which was actually kind of hilarious if you were there. It's like people were making fun of it and enjoying it at the same time. Quote
BruceH Posted August 3, 2009 Report Posted August 3, 2009 I got one for ya! ...as I recall, they used this for the whole rotation ("Columbo," "McCloud," and "McMillan and Wife," correct? My mom and dad watched these pretty religiously and got me hooked as a kid. Oh, God, that theme is burned into my brain! Oddly, though, I don't remember ever seeing "Hec Ramsey"---frankly, I'd be curious about it now, since getting into Boone's earlier show, "Have Gun, Will Travel." One thing that always puzzled me: Why did they call it the Sunday mystery "movie"? It wasn't a movie at all, it was a rotating roster of mystery TV shows, fer godsake! Looking back, "Columbo" was clearly the class act of the bunch. When I was a kid I also loved "McCloud" but years later I saw an episode and realized it wasn't really all that great. Quote
JSngry Posted August 6, 2009 Report Posted August 6, 2009 How 'bout some NBC peacocks? The one I remember from the 60s....wonderful underscore by Jack Easton: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_quer..._type=&aq=f An earlier version, of which I have no memory, but DAMN that's some bold music (by Louis A. Garisto) just to introduce a TV show: Learn all about it here: http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/t...ivingColor.html and here: http://www.big13.net/NBC%20Peacock/NBCPeacock1.htm Quote
ghost of miles Posted August 6, 2009 Author Report Posted August 6, 2009 Not a "snipe," but one of the most beloved TV openings from my childhood--I mean, sometimes the show just went downhill from here, y'know? Six Million Dollar Man intro ...and then years later, well into adulthood and jazz fever, I find out that it was written by Mr. Blues and the Abstract Truth! Quote
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