The Hospital

Utterly superb cult classic black comedy (similar in tone and style to Britannia Hospital - a film I thought I had already posted on CosmoBells but it seems it was on the previous 55 Bells instead) starring the always exceptional George C Scott - absolutely excellent performance here I might add - as a suicidal doctor struggling to find meaning in his life whilst a murderer stalks the halls of his hospital. Look out for the supremely gorgeous Emma Peel herself - Diana Rigg - in one of her salivatingly sexiest roles as - it possibly rivals her infamously raunchy image where she joins the Hellfire Club in that episode of The Avengers - "A Touch of Brimstone". Diana, of course, also starred in my all-time fave Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service where, this may be a spoiler here for anyone who hasn't seen it(!), she ended up marriying Bond and then immediately met a memorably tragic end - cue Louie Armstrong and that song from Rutger Hauer's final Guiness tv ad... Anyway, sorry - I actually thought I was writing for a post on On Her Majesty's Secret Service when I suddenly just remembered! So anyway, back to The Hospital. This great movie is directed by Arthur Hiller, director of many cult classics, who also directed the Don Quixote musical Man of La Mancha starring Peter O'Toole and Sophia Loren, the classic Wilder-Pryor movie Silver Streak and the Steve Martin 1984 comedy The Lonely Guy, amongst many others. Paddy Chayefsky (esteemed writer of such classics as Altered States and Network) not only wrote the The Hospital but also is the (uncredited) opening narrator (incidentally, his opening narration sets the tone perfectly for the rest of the movie). Also starring, amongst others, the brilliant actress Frances Sternhagen and the always excellent Richard Dysart (he was the doctor in Being There - one of my all-time favourite movies).


The plot: Herbert Block is chief of medicine in a major teaching hospital. His wife has left him, he is impotent and his children have both disowned him. He is toying with the idea of suicide when patients begin dying, not from complications, but from the erroneous treatments the Hospital is giving them. People in the wrong beds are given wrong medicines, sent to operating theaters for incorrect surgery, and found in waiting rooms dead of natural causes. Barbara Drummond has come to take her comatose father back to the Sioux reservation where he operates a clinic and they each reach out to each other for emotional support, as a shadowy figure stalks the patients and staff of the hospital.

This movie has it all: A marvelously black script with an exceptional cast, George C Scott at his finest and Diana Rigg at her horniest - it doesn't get much better than this in my opinion!

The Hospital
1971
XVID
Approx. 103 mins
785 mb

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Various Test Card Music Collections

Here we have a batch of superb, rare and obscure collections of testcard/library music from the Bliss and Recur labels. Most or, indeed, possibly all of these tracks have been used on British and European test transmissions way back when the testcard, closedown and pages from Ceefax were a normal part of everyday television life (oooooh the good old days, eh?). If you're into this stuff - as I am - then these are an absolute must-own. Featuring sublime music from the legendary likes of the Heinz Kiessling Orchestra, Werner Tautz, Frank Valdor and many others, if you've been getting the Test Card Music and Test Card Classics series then these have just got to be in the collection too! Muchas enjoyus! ;)

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Tarte Maison
Bliss Records/Brilliant Musik
71 mb

Encoded @ 192 kbps.

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Sweets (...Making Merry)
Bliss Records/Brilliant Musik
127 mb
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Encoded @ 320 kbps.

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Between Day And Dream
Bliss Records/Brilliant Musik
78 mb

Encoded @ 192 kbps.

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Musik Music Musique
Recur Records
2001
102 mb

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Encoded @ 192 kbps.

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Scotch Blend
Recur Records
2001
82 mb

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The Late Shift

As you probably know, there's been more than a bit of a stink recently regarding a certain US tv network and certain US talk show hosts - with most, including David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel, coming out for Conan O'Brien. I'm not gonna go in to the fascinating - if a little longwinded - details, but it's all over the net from IMDB to Wikipedia for you to find out for yourself (if you have no idea what I'm talking about). But the recent ruckus made me dig this curiosity out for an unfashionably topical CosmoBells posting...

The Late Shift is an enjoyable tv movie from 1996 based on events surrounding Jay Leno and David Letterman similar in tone to what's been happening recently between "Big Jaw" and "Coco". The excellent cast includes John Michael Higgins as David Letterman, Daniel Roebuck as Jay Leno, Kathy Bates (who, in my opinion, steals the show with yet another in a long line of superb peformances), Bob Balaban (one of the many great actors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind), Ed Begley Jr., the always superb and immensely good-looking Treat Williams, Jon Getz, Peter Jurasik, amongst others. Rich Little also stars as Johnny Carson and Sandra Bernhard plays herself.

The plot: Based on the true events concerning the selection of a late night TV talk-show host. Johnny Carson was nearing the end of his 30 year role as host of The Tonight Show and TV executives were desperate to sign the best replacement host. The choice was between Jay Leno and David Letterman. The choice was not simple or straightforward because other TV networks were also interested in both contenders. What went on behind the scenes defies belief.

The Late Shift
1996
XVID
Approx. 95 mins
700 mb

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Light My Fire (Bruton Library BRH5)

For those that enjoyed Bruton's Disco Happening, here we have the following release Light My Fire featuring more superb funk and disco. Features top tracks from library legends such as Keith Mansfield, Brian Bennett, Steve Gray, Alan Hawkshaw and Francis Monkman, amongst others. Personal faves on here are Manfield's "Disco Dynamite" and Monkman's "Superdude" but it's all superb stuff.

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Light My Fire
Bruton Music
1978

1. Alan Hawkshaw - Hawkwind And Fire
2. Alan Hawkshaw - Hawkwind And Fire
3. L. Hurdle/F. Ricotti - Stateside
4. Francis Monkman - Superdude
5. Steve Gray - Wonder Groove
6. Francis Monkman - Hard Sell
7. L. Hurdle/F. Ricotti - Move On
8. Alan Hawkshaw - Fuel Injection
9. Steve Gray - Light My Fire
10. Steve Gray - Sunshine Shuffle
11. Brian Bennett - Disco Fever
12. Keith Mansfield - Blockbuster
13. Keith Mansfield - Disco Dynamite
14. Steve Gray - Discolypso
15. Steve Gray - Reach Out

70 mb
Encoded @ 256 kbps.

KPM 325 - Sounds Of The Sixties & Seventies - Part 1

Here's Volume 1 of KPM's excellent Sounds of the Sixties & Seventies series. Volume 2 is over at Easy Listening World. As with the KPM 194 - The Sixties, a lot of these tracks will be very well known to regular collectors of cult-tv-easy-funk-library music.

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Sounds Of The Sixties & Seventies - Part 1
KPM
1997
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SPORT
1 Sporting Highlights Keith Mansfield
2 Kick Off Keith Mansfield
3 Pop March Johnny Pearson
4 World Cup Keith Mansfield
5 Match Play Keith Mansfield
6 Saturday Sport Keith Mansfield
7 Pop Package Keith Mansfield
8 Where the Action Is Keith Mansfield
9 The Beat Moves On Keith Mansfield
DRAMA
10 Gunning for Danger Syd Dale
11 Mission Just Possible! David Lindup
12 Flashback Alan Hawkshaw
13 Dangerous Assignment Alan Hawkshaw
14 Thunderbird Johnny Pearson
15 49th Street Shakedown John Cameron
16 Secret Service Syd Dale
17 Magnum Force John Cameron
18 Ill Wind Clive Hicks
19 Crime Squad John Cameron
SHOWBIZ/GLAMOUR
20 The Hollywood Scene Syd Dale
21 Rio Magic Neil Richardson
22 Club 69 Alan Hawkshaw
23 Celebrity Showtime Syd Dale
24 The Big Time Syd Dale
25 Green Room Keith Mansfield
26 Hollywood Stars John Shakespeare
27 The Jet Setters Syd Dale
28 Beauty Parade Syd Dale
29 Trombones in the Night Keith Mansfield
30 A Kiss in the Moonlight Johnny Pearson
31 Glamorous Nights Don Jackson
32 Pacific Playground Syd Dale
33 Je Reviens Keith Mansfield
34 The Riviera Set Syd Dale
35 Sandals in the Sand John Shakespeare

130 mb
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Mike Anthony & Barry Blue - Disco Happening (Bruton Library BRH4)

For library/funk fans, this one is a cool, funky disco groover featuring tracks which have been used in classic 70s Brit shows such as The Sweeney and The Benny Hill Show besides countless others. The brilliant track "Northern Soul", for instance, is none-other than the old theme tune to the BBC's Points Of View! Other tracks on here include, amongst others, include "Funky Moog", "Dawn Motown", "Soul Stomp" and "Funky Feeling" - the cool titles speak for themselves! Enjoy! A tiny note in case someone mentions it: I've seen this library classic listed under "Mike Anthony" and "Miki Antony" by various sellers around the net - I don't know what the reasons are for the different names.

Mike Anthony & Barry Blue
Disco Happening
Bruton Music
1978

1. Funky Feeling
2. Disco Partners
3. Funky Moog
4. Dance, Dance, Dance
5. Disco Stepping
6. Costa del Soul
7. Unlimited Love
8. Itchy Funk
9. Dawn Motown
10. French Rock
11. Soul Stomp
12. Northern Soul
13. Atlantic Shuffle
14. Bouncing

100 mb
Encoded @ 320 kbps.

Dutch Girls

A superb cast of Britain's finest including, amongst others, Bill Paterson (one of my all-time favourite actors), Colin Firth (in one of his earliest roles), Timothy Spall, John Wells, Robert Addie, Adrian Lukis, and the always superb Colin McFarlane (in what must be his earliest role) star in this saucy comedy drama made by London Weekend Television. Written by William Boyd - who infamously perpuated a hoax in the art world back in the late 90s with his book Nat Tate: An American Artist 1928-1960 (David Bowie, who was in on the joke, read excerpts from the book at a lavish launch party, fooling art critics who thought the fictional Nat Tate was real and, of which, some actually claimed to remember the artist!). Director Giles Foster has worked prominently in Germany the last few years, directing some decent tv mini-series usually featuring a mixed cast of British and German actors/actresses.

The plot: An adolescent British field hockey team goes to Holland, where they find something far more interesting than tulips and windmills - hot, sexy women! They are so busy chasing girls that they forget all about their hockey match.

Dutch Girls
1985
XVID
Approx. 83 mins
634 mb

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Lift Off! With Apollo Sound

More easy grooviness from Apollo Sound. This one is a bag of mixed stuff - we have slow chilled, frantic funkiness and bop-a-dooba-da-bop. If you know what I mean. All testcard friendly. Enjoy!

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Lift Off! With Apollo Sound
Apollo Sound
1998
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1 Hurry, Hurry - Polish Radio Orchestra
2 Cha-coo, Cha-coo - Polish Radio Orchestra
3 Watch It - The Buxton Orr Sound
4 Disco-Girl - Budapest Radio Orchestra
5 My Summer Love - Robin Jones & His Quintet
6 Searching In Vain - Polish Radio Orchestra
7 Africa Revisited - Robin Jones & His Quintet
8 Velvet Slipper - The Lem Arcon Sound.
9 Watch Your Step - Polish Radio Orchestra
10 Passing Clouds - The Dick Hunter Five
11 Bandolero - Ted Nord Sound
12 Flambeau - Ted Nord Sound
13 Bej-ge-le - Polish Radio Orchestra
14 Tse-Tse - Polish Radio Orchestra
15 Urubu - Robin Jones & His Quintet
16 Anxiety - Polish Radio Orchestra
17 Why Do You Say Goodbye? - Polish Radio Orchestra
18 Atlas - The Robin Jones Seven

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KPM 194 - The Sixties

Must-own collection of KPM tracks from the 60s used on many a well-known British tv show including old favourites and classics such as This Is Your Life, Weekend World, The Big Match, Animal Magic, Dave Allen At Large and so forth from the cream of the crop of library legends such as Laurie Johnson, Syd Dale, Alan Hawkshaw, Alan Moorhouse, Don Harper, et al. If you have any of the popular cult library easy/lounge/funk comps such as The Sound Gallery and Exclusive Blend, you'll find a lot of these tracks very familiar! Incidentally, the companion volume to this one entitled The Seventies can be found over at Easy Listening World.

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The Sixties
KPM

1 Big Tom Cat Charles Blackwell
2 Break-Thru Gary Mills
3 Let's Dance Nigel Jenkins
4 Discothik Bill Martin / Phil Coulter
5 Raver Alan Hawkshaw
6 Beautiful Girls Nigel Jenkins
7 City to City Bill Martin / Phil Coulter
8 Duke of Carnaby Bill Martin / Phil Coulter
9 Setting the Trends Bill Martin / Phil Coulter
10 Stick Around Tony Allen
11 Dream Machine Daniel Edwardson
12 Everyday Sunshine Daniel Edwardson
13 Make it with Me John Moran
14 Soft Winds Gordon Giltrap
15 World of Sport Don Harper
16 This is Your Life Laurie Johnson
17 Chase that Car Laurie Johnson
18 Fisticuffs Laurie Johnson
19 Lonely Stranger Laurie Johnson
20 Danger Man Keith Mansfield
21 Secret Agent David Lindup
22 Dave Allen at Large Alan Hawkshaw
23 Non Stop John Malcolm
24 Blue Peter H Ashworth-Hope
25 Captain Pugwash Johnny Pearson
26 Animal Magic Laurie Johnson
27 World in Action Laurie Johnson
28 Emergency Ward 10 Peter Yorke
29 Charlie Chester Show Alan Moorhouse
30 Terry and June John Shakespeare
31 The Masked Avenger Colin Hodgkinson
32 The Big Match Keith Mansfield
33 Piccadilly Night Ride Alan Hawkshaw
34 Beat Boutique Alan Hawkshaw
35 Chat Show Johnny Dankworth
36 The Riviera Affair Neil Richardson
37 Soul Organ Blues Alan Hawkshaw
38 The Loner Alan Hawkshaw
39 Convenience Shopping Alan Hawkshaw
40 Meet the Family Alan Hawkshaw
41 Miss World '66 Syd Dale
42 Soft Lights and Music Gordon Rees
43 Penthouse Suite Syd Dale
44 Hit the Glitz Syd Dale
45 Talking Point Ralph Dollimore

97 mb
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Test Card Music 4

It's easy. It's loungey. It's funky. It's Volume 4 of Apollo Sound's Test Card Music series. As with the previous volumes, this is superb stuff. Stand-out track for me is the awesomely funky "Soul Street" by the Georges Delagaye Orchestra.

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Test Card Music 4
Apollo Sound
2000

1 El Camino - Georges Delagaye Orchestra
2 A Girl's Dream - Franco Taormina Ochestra
3 Skyline Waltz - Dave Perkins Orchestra
4 Soul Street - Georges Delagaye Orchestra
5 High Life - Franco Taormina Ochestra
6 Aphrodite - Munchner Tanz Streich Orchestra
7 Miami Junction - Franco Taormina Ochestra
8 Lied Der Volga - Werner Tauber Orchestra
9 Pretty Margie - Georges Delagaye Orchestra
10 Redezvous in Rio - Budapest Radio Orchestra
11 La Marguerita - Heribert Thusek's Xylophonie
12 It's Getting Late Natasha - Simon Gale & His Orchestra
13 Oldy Time - Georges Delagaye Orchestra
14 Dream In Purpur - Georges Delagaye Orchestra
15 Mexican Mood - Ulrich Sommerlatte Orchestra
16 My Home - Simon Gale Orchestra
17 Driving To Pasadena - Sven Telvi Sound Band
18 Sambuco - Ralph Burger Orchestra
19 Arietta Graziosa - Munchner Tanz Streich Orchestra
20 Madeleine - Musette Ensemble Paul Termi
21 Theme For Sunday - Franco Taormina Ochestra

99 mb
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Test Card F, yesterday.

Test Card Music 3

I'll keep this short and to the point (because I don't have that much to say for a change!) other than state the obvious that this here is volume 3 of Apollo Sound's superb Test Card Music series and, yes indeed, it is another must-own for lounge/easy/library/tv music connee-sirs. Enjoy! Volume 4 up next...

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Test Card Music 3
Apollo Sound
1999
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1 Moonliner - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
2 You and I - Joze Privsek & His Big Band
3 Grisch Gewagt Ist Halb Gewonnen - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
4 It's My Day - John Fox & His Orchestra
5 Yoo Hoo - John Fox & His Orchestra
6 Danny Boy - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
7 So Lonely - John Fox & His Orchestra
8 Tam Tam - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
9 Kentucky Tail - Joze Privsek & His Big Band
10 Grandfather's Clock - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
11 Yes, It's Only You - John Fox & His Orchestra
12 Sugar Candy - Budapest Radio Orchestra
13 Lonely Vagabond - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
14 Non Stop - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
15 Mother Don't Cry - Budapest Radio Orchestra
16 Small Talk - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
17 Strange Feeling - John Fox & His Orchestra
18 Crocodile Hop - Frank Valdor & His Orchestra
19 If I Dream - Lem Arcon 7 His Orchestra
20 My Dear Cousin Julia - Simon Gale & His Orchestra
21 Sister Josephine - Lem Arcon & His Orchestra

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Freakin' Test Card F, yesterday.

Test Card Music 2

I was up all last night ripping and posting on CosmoBells and this was to be the last post of the evening (or rather 5:30am). The stuff I originally wrote for this post (which thankfully never saw the light of day on here) was a totally manic, insane and completely irrelevant amount of surreal rambling due to the fact that I was very, very drunk (as the late Rowley Birkin QC used to say) and in a slightly good mood. So, anyway, all that weird shit has been scrapped and here, in it's place, is a far easier on the mind, less embarassing and simpler post instead!...

As promised, here's volume 2 of Apollo Sound's superb testcard music series which is ingeniously titled Test Card Music 2. This one has some 80s tracks on here - which are always a joy to here with that crazy mix of bleepy bloops, synthetic beats and sexy sax or should that be saxy sex? No, it's definitely sexy sax. Oh yes.

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Test Card Music 2
Apollo Sound
1998
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1. Super Racing - Haksy, Jeff Orchestra
2. Cavallino - Ralph
3. Agent 808 - Valdor, Frank Posaunen Band
4. Band Is Joking - Sven Telvi Sound Band
5. That's A Hard Job - Haksy, Jeff Orchestra
6. Bossa Party - Delagaye, Georges Orchestra
7. Light Dinner - Haksy, Jeff Orchestra
8. Casino Melodie - Brendel, Gus Orchestra
9. Golden River - Ralph
10. Summer Sunny Holiday - Brendel, Gus Orchestra
11. Tempo-Tempo - Thusek, Heribert Xylophonie
12. Relaxing - Taormina, Franco Orchestra
13. Pretty Sally - Ralph
14. Funky Trumpet - Burger, Orchestra Ralph
15. Exquisite - Brendel, Gus Orchestra
16. Girls Around - Ralph
17. Mild And Mellow - Haksy, Jeff Orchestra
18. San Diego Drive - Valdor, Frank Posaunen Band
19. Fete Du Pays - Termi, Paul Musette Ensemble
20. Baden Verboten - Valdor, Frank Posaunen Band
21. Days Of Happiness - Ralph
22. On Top Of A Cloud - Haensch, Delle Band
23. Footprints On The Beach - Super Trombones
24. Circus Krone Galopp - Thusek, Heribert Xylophonie
25. Skateboard Jump - Perkins, Dave Orchestra

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Testcard F, yesterday.

Test Card Music

For those that enjoyed the testcard friendly sounds of The Mozart Lounge & The Mozart Lounge - Volume 2, now heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere's a treat for all you groovy, funky, easy listeningy, loungey, library music fans out deeeeeeeeeere... This here Test Card Music be the first in a 9-volume series of testcard music (as the title so cunningly suggests) from that superb label Apollo Sound. So to all you easy listening/lounge/library music fans I can't put it any other way except: This is a total must-own. There's so much good stuff on this here first volume that you'll be creaming your nice and shiny easy listening lounge pants. Yes, sirrrrree, Bob - make no mistake about that. Oh, and if you're new to CosmoBells - check the archives for more testcard music and similar tv music stuff of this particular nature - you honestly won't be disappointed. If you are then... I'm truly sorry. Volume 2 is up next, by the way...

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Test Card Music
Apollo Sound
1997
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1. Flying Over San Jose - Gale, Simon
2. Girl I Love - Fox, John
3. Now Or Never - Polish Radio Orchestra
4. Pondering - Polish Radio Orchestra
5. Look Out - Gale, Simon
6. Up And Up - Privsek, Joze
7. February - Budapest Radio Orchestra
8. Tropicano - Budapest Radio Orchestra
9. Canzona D'amore - Gale, Simon
10. My Fate And You - Robeznik, Jure
11. Lights Of Hong Kong - Budapest Radio Orchestra
12. When You Smile - Arcon, Lem
13. Better Luck Next Time - Polish Radio Orchestra
14. Golubchik - Thon, Franz Big Band
15. Janice In Wonderland - Budapest Radio Orchestra
16. So Lovingly - Fox, John
17. Enjoy Yourself - Polish Radio Orchestra
18. My Dear Cousin Julia - Bergenson, Jorg & Igor Molescu
19. Danger - Polish Radio Orchestra
20. There Will Be Yet Another Day - Polish Radio Orchestra

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Testcard F, yesterday.

Dr. Lonnie Smith & David "Fathead" Newman - Boogaloo To Beck

One of the first albums I ever ripped and uploaded on the old Cosmoblog years ago - in fact, I think it was the second or third ever. Here's a fresh rip of it in a nice 320 kbps quality for those that want it.

From Dr. Lonnie Smith and his special guest David "Fathead" Newman, here we have a rather nice collection of jazz covers of songs by the pop genius that is Beck. I much prefer the Beck originals (they're far more exciting and "off the cuff") but fairplay to anyone who can cover his songs in a different and interesting way. Whatever, this is definitely a must-listen for fans of lounge, easy listening and jazz. If there was one truly great thing about this album, it would be the fact that it spans the many different eras and sounds of Beck, not just the popular hits. Personal faves: Well, "Tropicalia" is a stand-out as it is actually feels very close to the original underrated Beck classic and has a great bit of sax-a-ma-phone. "Devil's Haircut" is nice (if a little on the slow side) - I mean, what a fucking classic the original is, eh? "Sexx Laws" is really groovy - it's been done really well here in a jazz stylee. "Loser" is an avant-garde mess and I absolutely love it! What Lonnie and co have done with that one is sublime - possibly one of the best tracks on the album although a pity that it's far shorter than it should be. "Where It's At" though has to be the star of the show - it's absolutely funktastic and, I'd say, is perfect pickings for a jazz re-imagining. "Nobody's Fault" is sublimely tranquil - it does the original justice even if it is so different in comparison. Same goes for "He's A Might Good Leader" - actually not by Beck but by blues legend Skip James - but it has always been one of my fave, let's say, "off kilter" Beck tracks from one of his more off-the-wall albums, the superb One Foot In The Grave.

According to the sleevenotes, this album will "put some wiggle-waggle in your hips and some funk in your soul". I'll leave it up to yourselves to agree or disagree on that one! But, as you know, we could all do with a bit of wiggle-waggle from time to time (I felt like having a good old wiggle-waggle some time ago but, instead, I spent my time posting this on the blog instead)...

Overall, Boogaloo To Beck is a superb album and should be commended for a more-than-novel approach to, what I would call, a tricky and unique subject.

Dr. Lonnie Smith & David "Fathead" Newman
Boogaloo To Beck
Scufflin' Records
2003
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1. Paper Tiger
2. Tropicalia
3. Mixed Buzness
4. The New Pollution
5. Devil's Haircut
6. Sexx Laws
7. Loser
8. Jack Ass
9. Where It's At
10. He's a Mighty Good Leader
11. Nobody's Fault

165 mb
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Personal Services

From David Leland the writer/director of Wish You Were Here and Monty Python genius Terry Jones, here we have cult classic Brit sexcom Personal Services starring Julie Walters (who seemed to appear in a large number of popular movies around this time in the mid-late 80s including Educating Rita and Buster). Also starring many a familiar British tv face including Shirley Stelfox, Alec McCowen and Benjamin Whitrow, to name but three out of very many. Based on the notorious oh dear shock horror tabloids-lapped-it-up exploits of "Madam" Cynthia Payne who supposedly ran a brothel at 32 Ambleside Avenue, Streatham and was . You know how it is: Full grown adults want a bit of fun in their lives and some uptight, hypocritical, conservative, morally superior types have to go and ruin it and call the police.


The plot: The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne.

Interesting note #1: Apparently, according to Terry Jones, Ireland has banned only four movies - three of them directed by Terry Jones! Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Monty Python's Life of Brian and, this one that be here, Personal Services. Nice one, Tel!

Interesting note #2: Julie Walters was born in Smethwick - where I'm from! And lived a couple of streets away from me! And was a trainee nurse at the hospital I was born in! Wowzers! Bloody wowzers indeed!! Nice one, Jules!

Personal Services
1987
Div-X
Approx. 100 mins
646 mb

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The Mozart Lounge - Volume 2

Superb collection of testcard-friendly tracks in this equally-as-great follow-up to the first excellent volume of The Mozart Lounge. An absolute must-own for library/tv/easy listening/lounge music collectors. Personal fave tracks on here would probably have to be the sublimely funky "Cool Steel" by The Firebirds, Wolf Baki's dreamlike "With You Alone" and the light and fluffy flutey "Street Waltz" from The Sante Palumbo Group. If there were one fault with this compilation - as with the previous volume - it would be the fact that it's under 20 tracks long with an approximate running time of around 50 minutes. I'm sure there could have been room for a few more... But I digress. Listening to this lovely and quite groovy selection of "light and easy" jazzy loungey music made me almost forget the wanky troubles of this rather shite world - almost but not quite. But anyway!... Enjoy and feel free to say thanks! ;)

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The Mozart Lounge - Volume 2
Apollo Sound
2005
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1 The Swingers: The Cliff Hammer Orchestra and Choir
2 Tampico: Franco Chiari Quartet
3 My Credentials: Walter
4 Alter Ego Franco Chiari Quartet
5 Three Dogs: Franco Chiari Quartet
6 Curriculum: Franco Chiari Quartet
7 Street Waltz: The Sante Palumbo Group
8 Young People: The Guy Gollasch Group
9 Domino: Theo Schumann and his Music
10 Haute Couture: Raf Christiano Trio
11 Cold Steel: The Firebirds
12 Lonely Dreamer: The Cliffe Hammer Orchestra & Chorus
13 Big Deal: Pierre Cavalli's Ensemble
14 Sunday's Child: The Guy Gollasch Band
15 Bobbie's Little Amazon: Bobby Gutesha & His Music
16 S for Sex: Peter Wolf & His Music
17 With You Alone: Wolf Baki
18 Soul City: The Golden Eight
19 Wind Tunnel: Walter's Big Band

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Femforce #110-112

More Femforce for those that want it. Issues #110 to #112 were a 3-part mini-series focusing on the character Rayda - a human dynamo who, with the aid of her protective containment suit, has learned to control her electrical discharges and has become an important contributor to the Femforce in their battles. Gorgeous actress and stuntwoman Julie Michaels features on the back page dressed as Rayda. Apparently, the character was actually based on Julie and she was to play Rayda in a movie based on the character.

Femforce
AC Comics
1999
Issues #110-112
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Femforce #100-109

More from AC Comics' team of gorgeous superbabes, Femforce. This batch here contains issues #100 to #109.

Femforce
AC Comics
1997-1998
Issues #100-109
88 mb

Star Slammer

Here we have Fred Olen Ray's awesome fun 80s sexploitation sci-fi trash Star Slammer aka Prison Ship. Starring Sandy Brooke, Susan Stokey, Ross "Supercock" Hagen, Marya Gant, Bobbie Bresee, Richard Hench (Playgirl's Man of the Month, April 1984(!) - same year as when this movie was actually made!), Michael Sonye and the late and legendary John Carradine and the equally late and legendary Aldo Ray, amongst others.


The plot: Gorgeous space traveller Taura (Sandy Brooke) is captured on the planet Arous. Taura is accused of a murder she didn't commit by Bantor (Ross Hagen), chief flunkey of the all-powerful Inquisitor (Aldo Ray). She is incarcerated in an intergalactic prison ship, populated by beautiful, scantily clad women. Thus does science fiction segue into "babes behind bars",complete with a sadistic female guard named Muffy (Dawn Wildsmith). Unjustly confined to a prison planet, Taura and another prisoner plot their escape, all the while having to put up with lesbian guards, crazed wardens and mutant rodents.


The dvd cover art is awesome - a pity then that it's such an exagerrated interpretation of the movie itself! The original VHS cover (see below the great German video cover/poster art) is a lot more closer to the truth!...

Star Slammer
1988
XVID
Approx. 86 mins
700 mb

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Femforce #65-99

Continuing with AC Comics' superbabe team Femforce, here we have issues #65 to #99.

Femforce
AC Comics
#65-73 (1993-1994) 86 mb
#74-86 (1994-1995) 100 mb
#87-99 (1995-1996) 95 mb