GLCD 5220 - Grandstand: Production Music Of The 1940s

What is ‘Production Music’? In simple terms it is music provided by publishers for use by professionals mainly in the entertainment business. Most of it is specially composed for the purpose, and some pieces may last only a few seconds. But there are many examples of light music cameos which have become popular with the public through their familiarity as signature tunes and in similar situations where they have been regularly heard. By the end of the 1940s the production music scene (in those days more commonly called ‘mood music’) was well established in Britain, and this collection contains examples by many of the finest composers working in this little-known corner of the music business.

Tr. Title Composer Artist Label Time ISRC 1 Grandstand Robert QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 344 2:18 CH6631452 Farnon LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1948 001 Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 2 Radio Theatre Jack Beaver NEW CENTURY Francis, Day & 2:59 CH6631452 ORCHESTRA Hunter FDH 002 Conducted by 040 1947 SIDNEY TORCH 3 Caprice For Edward LONDON Paxton PR 423 2:54 CH6631452 Strings White PROMENADE 1947 003 ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 4 Horse Feathers Philip Green QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 322 2:37 CH6631452 LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1947 004 Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH 5 Tricksy Frederick WEST END Bosworth BC 3:01 CH6631452 George CELEBRITY 1149 1942 005 Charrosin ORCHESTRA 6 Eunice Charles QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 245 2:24 CH6631452 Williams LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1946 006 Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS 7 Phantom Piper Montague LOUIS VOSS Bosworth BC 2:52 CH6631452 Ewing GRAND 1184 1944 007 ORCHESTRA 8 A Refrain Robert Busby QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 318 2:41 CH6631452 From Spain LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1947 008 Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 9 Pink Jack WEST END Bosworth BC 2:53 CH6631452 Champagne Strachey CELEBRITY 1199 1947 009 ORCHESTRA 10 Shock-Headed Ronald HARMONIC Harmonic 3:03 CH6631452 Peter Hanmer ORCHESTRA HMP 273 1949 010 Conducted by HANS MAY 11 Mannequin Jack Beaver NEW CENTURY Francis, Day & 2:59 CH6631452 ORCHESTRA Hunter FDH 011 Conducted by 005 1947 SIDNEY TORCH 12 New Highway Graeme REGENT CLASSIC Bosworth BC 3:06 CH6631452 Stuart, real ORCHESTRA 1204 1947 012 name Frank Tapp 13 Capricante Frederic NEW CONCERT Boosey & 3:28 CH6631452 Curzon ORCHESTRA Hawkes O 013 Conducted by JACK 2180 1948 LEON 14 News Reel Len Stevens NEW CENTURY Francis, Day & 2:36 CH6631452 ORCHESTRA Hunter FDH 014 Conducted by 027 1947 SIDNEY TORCH 15 Voodoo Philip Green LOUIS VOSS AND Bosworth BC 3:11 CH6631452 HIS ORCHESTRA 1201 1947 015 16 Holiday Walter LONDON Paxton PR 413 2:41 CH6631452 Parade Collins PROMENADE 1946 016 ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 17 Tinkerbell King Palmer LONDON Paxton PR 401 2:44 CH6631452 PROMENADE 1946 017 ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 18 Charmeuse Geoffrey QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 248 2:33 CH6631452 Henman LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1946 018 Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS 19 Coliseum Michael QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 253 2:14 CH6631452 March North LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1946 019 Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS 20 Valse D’Amour Tony Lowry QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 273 3:17 CH6631452 LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1946 020 Conducted by PHILIP GREEN 21 Chinchilla Eric NEW CENTURY Francis, Day & 3:08 CH6631452 Winstone ORCHESTRA Hunter FDH 021 Conducted by 015 1947 SIDNEY TORCH 22 Parade Of The Alfred LONDON Paxton PR 428 3:08 CH6631452 Chessmen Merlin, real PROMENADE 1947 022 name Alfred ORCHESTRA Nieman Conducted by WALTER COLLINS 23 Theme For Clive QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 315 3:09 CH6631452 Romance Richardson; LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1947 023 Adrian Foley Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 24 Fiesta Mark QUEEN’S HALL Chappell C 311 2:37 CH6631452 Lubbock LIGHT ORCHESTRA 1947 024 Conducted by ROBERT FARNON 25 Golden Arrow Jack Beaver NEW CENTURY Francis, Day & 2:43 CH6631452 ORCHESTRA Hunter FDH 025 Conducted by 045 1948 SIDNEY TORCH

Bar Code: 795754522020 - Total Time:72:37 – All mono

Composer: Robert Farnon, Jack Beaver, Edward White, Philip Green, Frederick George Charrosin, Charles Williams, Montague Ewing, Robert Busby, Jack Strachey, Ronald Hanmer, Graeme Stuart, Frederic Curzon, Len Stevens, Philip Green, Walter Collins, King Palmer, Geoffrey Henman, Michael North, Tony Lowry, Eric Winstone, Alfred Merlin, real name Alfred Nieman, Clive Richardson, Adrian Foley, Mark Lubbock

Composer & Tracklist: Robert Farnon - Grandstand; Jack Beaver - Radio Theatre; Edward White - Caprice For Strings; Philip Green - Horse Feathers; Frederick George Charrosin - Tricksy; Charles Williams - Eunice; Montague Ewing - Phantom Piper; Robert Busby - A Refrain From Spain; Jack Strachey - Pink Champagne; Ronald Hanmer - Shock-Headed Peter; Jack Beaver - Mannequin; Graeme Stuart, real name Frank Tapp - New Highway; Frederic Curzon - Capricante; Len Stevens - News Reel; Philip Green - Voodoo; Walter Collins - Holiday Parade; King Palmer - Tinkerbell; Geoffrey Henman - Charmeuse; Michael North - Coliseum March; Tony Lowry - Valse D’Amour; Eric Winstone - Chinchilla; Alfred Merlin, real name Alfred Nieman - Parade Of The Chessmen; Clive Richardson; Adrian Foley - Theme For Romance; Mark Lubbock - Fiesta; Jack Beaver - Golden Arrow;

Tracklist with Composer and Artists: Grandstand - Robert Farnon, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Radio Theatre - Jack Beaver, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Caprice For Strings - Edward White, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Horse Feathers - Philip Green, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Tricksy - Frederick George Charrosin, WEST END CELEBRITY ORCHESTRA; Eunice - Charles Williams, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS; Phantom Piper - Montague Ewing, LOUIS VOSS GRAND ORCHESTRA; A Refrain From Spain - Robert Busby, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Pink Champagne - Jack Strachey, WEST END CELEBRITY ORCHESTRA; Shock-Headed Peter - Ronald Hanmer, HARMONIC ORCHESTRA Conducted by HANS MAY; Mannequin - Jack Beaver, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; New Highway - Graeme Stuart, real name Frank Tapp, REGENT CLASSIC ORCHESTRA; Capricante - Frederic Curzon, NEW CONCERT ORCHESTRA Conducted by JACK LEON; News Reel - Len Stevens, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Voodoo - Philip Green, LOUIS VOSS AND HIS ORCHESTRA; Holiday Parade - Walter Collins, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Tinkerbell - King Palmer, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Charmeuse - Geoffrey Henman, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS; Coliseum March - Michael North, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by CHARLES WILLIAMS; Valse D’Amour - Tony Lowry, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by PHILIP GREEN; Chinchilla - Eric Winstone, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH; Parade Of The Chessmen - Alfred Merlin, real name Alfred Nieman, LONDON PROMENADE ORCHESTRA Conducted by WALTER COLLINS; Theme For Romance - Clive Richardson; Adrian Foley, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Fiesta - Mark Lubbock, QUEEN’S HALL LIGHT ORCHESTRA Conducted by ROBERT FARNON; Golden Arrow - Jack Beaver, NEW CENTURY ORCHESTRA Conducted by SIDNEY TORCH;