Album Review
Baker, John – “John Baker Tapes, The Volume 1 ” – [Trunk Records]
humana 10/2/2008 A Library, CD
These 49 short tracks cover John Baker???s tenure at the BBC Radiophonics Workshop between 1963 and 1974. Alan Gubby and others salvaged these gems from over 30 reels of tape created before synths, digital, sampling, and multitrack recordings evolved (22 has an interview on technique). Each and every one is a tribute to an artist whose creativity and vision graced the soundtrack world with upbeat, jazzy, whimsical, sometimes eerie themes for TV (15 is ???Dial M for Murder???), news bulletins, plays, game shows, dramas, documentaries, and children???s programs. I???ve circled my favorites. Great liner notes and back CD cover. PGM: Most tracks are under a minute so don???t get caught.
you heard it 27 times on kfjc! most recently:
- 2247 days ago, Fox Populi played Woman's Hour (reading your letters)
- 4326 days ago, Sir Cumference played Diary Of A Madman
- 4512 days ago, Pax Humana played Vendetta: The Ice Cream Man
- 4524 days ago, Sir Cumference played Diary Of A Madman
- 4553 days ago, Zoltan played COI Technology Pavilion
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