This is where you will find various bits of music all ripped from Vinyl or other obscure sources that we think you should hear. Some of this stuff is rare, some of it is not available on CD and some of it is widely available on CD but we think the Vinyl version has the edge. All of it is worth hearing and feel free to let us know your views. Where possible I've included a scan of the Sleeve and/or Label just click on the thumbnail for a larger image (apologies for the varying quality of the pics, depends on how many Jack Daniels I've had before taking the pics!). The MP3's are all ripped by us direct from the vinyl and are encoded at 128Kbs to save space, little or no restoration has been done so enjoy these tracks with all their snap, crackle and pop.

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A - Kings of the Orient
B - New Jealousies

Sounds a bit dated now but I used to love this record back in the day, especially the B-Side. I know nothing about this band, they had an LP out in 1983 called "Windows" but I never bought it, wish I had because I am finding it hard to track down a copy and when I do they are a bit pricey!!!!

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B - Rockabilly Funeral

Self proclaimed "Scariest Band in the World". Deadbolt are a truly superb band and an SPDP favourite, imagine Johnny Cash and Elvis singing about sinister clowns with Link Wray style backing and you get a good idea of what Deadbolt are all about. I've only included the B-Side as a download as it is not available anywhere else. The A-Side "One Day I'll Kill You" is available on their Hobo Babylon CD.

Deadbolt Official Homepage: www.downinthelab.com

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B1 - When I am Dead, My Dearest

Complete change of pace now. This is a wonderful EP which I know nothing about. I picked it up at a Charity Shop and have listened to it hundreds of times since. I've spent some time online trying to find out more about this recording but to no avail, so if anyone has any info I'd love to hear from you. This EP combines some beautiful poetry with some excellent Jazz, what more could you want! I've chosen the first track on Side 2 to make available for download as I'm a big fan of Christina Rossetti and it is a lovely, haunting piece of music. For the record the sextet is made up of: Eddie Blair (Trumpet), Al Burke (Bass), Stan Gorman (Drums), Ike Isaacs (Guitar), Al Newman (Alto Saxophone/Clarinet) and Leslie Pearson (Piano).

The Saint Orchestra - Return of The Saint, Theme
7" Single, PYE Records, 7N 46127, 1978
Soundtrack / Library

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B - Funko

This is the B-Side to the cracking theme music from The Return of The Saint and it's funky as hell. Top 70's library groove by "The Saint Orchestra", a bit of digging around on the Vinyl Vulture website reveals this track to be a Bruton Music library track by Dee and Martin, unconnected to the show. It also appears on the recent “Shut It!” compilation of music from the “Sweeney” TV series and on the 1976 “Space:1999” soundtrack LP under a different name and wrongly credited to composer Barry Gray.

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