Library Music Themes

General Sharing & Discussion => Vintage Library Vinyl and CD rips => Topic started by: Greta on February 01, 2018, 03:18:23 PM

Title: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Greta on February 01, 2018, 03:18:23 PM

I'm almost ashamed to present this in the lossless era, as it is in a very low quality (fake 320, 128 and 64 kbps!!), but they're the files I have, and to have an idea, they can do.
It's the series 13 from the label except n.6 and 8, I got who knows where, who knows when.
Let's hope it could be a way for someone to chime in and throw in more, or better quality of these.

As titles suggest, they're pop band, light orchestral, with a wide range of themes, from bossa to blues, from Christmas to ragtime. All in a very relaxing, happy and enjoyable style that reminds me a little further back than the 1972 these were issued.
Mainly composed by Philip Green, who, I suspect, was some way involved in the label foundation.

(https://i.imgur.com/8gnMnSg.jpg)mega.nz/#!XIhlWKgK!hcoq87JYtyZN3qfJ3Lvd3EI0m8FvqH8fXZZZweU0dCI

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Flemming on February 01, 2018, 06:22:16 PM

Looking forward to check these out, thanks Greta!

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: roope on February 01, 2018, 10:33:23 PM

Thank you Greta!

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: LMTH303 on February 01, 2018, 11:09:50 PM

Very entertaining in their variety of styles and moods and very appreciated by "moi"...
Lovely share Greta!
Thank you!

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: stackjackson on February 02, 2018, 03:57:55 AM

Excellent. You didn't happen to read my post to Mr, did you Greta?

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Greta on February 02, 2018, 05:00:27 AM

I read that post indeed...

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: [(Sub)] on February 02, 2018, 09:26:52 AM

Thank you very much Greta, beautiful share!

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: stackjackson on February 02, 2018, 02:15:34 PM

Quote from: Greta on February 02, 2018, 05:00:27 AM

I read that post indeed...

;)

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: radioman on February 03, 2018, 12:43:59 PM

These are great. Not heard them before.  There's a few by Alan Roper of the BBC NDO, and another by Ronnie Hazlehurst. Anyone know who owns/licences the Photoplay back catalogue nowadays?

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Lord Thames on February 04, 2018, 12:08:29 AM

According to Companies House, Photoplay Music is now known as CPM Music Ltd - the accounts say it's no longer trading, and they don't anticipate that changing, but it's still being treated as a going concern.

Photoplay was Philip Green's company. There may be some vague connection to the old EMI Photoplay library, which had catalogue numbers beginning with Q, and with which Green had some involvement (there was a very good article in the Robert Farnon Society magazine about this label, but I can't remember much about it).

There were two series, the 12 series which were 'Melodic Orchestral', and the 13s which we see above.

I have a small number of both series, and have done lossless rips of four of them (though I could do much better ones now!) - might upload them if there's any interest.

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Greta on February 04, 2018, 12:15:40 AM

Please, yeah. I would like to have a listen.

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: highplainsdrifter on February 04, 2018, 02:05:23 AM

Thanks, Greta. Great to be back and see all you guys.

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: Your Pal Doug on February 04, 2018, 06:26:54 PM

I love this series!
Thanks Greta!
Lord Thames, Throw me in for interested as well

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: basilikum on October 05, 2023, 06:01:27 PM

Hallo! Can you please update the link?  ::)

Title: Re: [Photoplay "Q" Music Library] 13 series
Post by: basilikum on November 25, 2023, 12:38:19 PM

Hi guys! Can someone update the link please?  ::)