'Looks Good, Feels Good 1' BBC Trade Test Tape 1991-92

[C201number2_1]

I am sending this out for a much more specific request than I had a while back, for Funtastik CDs. See, while cleaning out my hard drive, I found an audio of LGFG1, from an old cwilliams video that, due to his channel being deleted, can no longer be recreated. Given the rarity of this now, I feel almost obliged to reconstruct LGFG1. However, I do not wish to just post the same LQ upload he did - no, not at all. I'd rather upload the tape in HQ! Which now leads us to our main problem...

I don't know the identities of more than half of the tracks! I'm hoping someone here has some sort of supplementary info, that can lead me in the right direction, because what I've had before is just what Shazam finds. Not the most helpful with library themes, as I'm sure is a surprise to nobody. That all being said, here is the full tracklist of the tape, with all the tracks I already know the de-Gibbs-ified names of included.

1 - Looks Good, Feels Good/Made in Sax - Patchwork 86 "Made in Sax"
2 - Love Junkie/Stiff Vamp - Continental HL-5003 “Don’t Be Stupid”
3 - Artistic License/Tear Drops - Continental HL-5003 “Don’t Be Stupid”
4 - Jasper
5 - Imagination Free/Estate - Ariston BGM/001 “Italian Hits (Instrumental)
6 - Two By Two/Chiedimi L’Impossible - Ariston BGM/001 “Italian  Hits (Instrumental)
7 - Tennessee Twosome
8 - Skyline
9 - Sweet Revenge/Stormy Spring - Continental HL-5003 "Don't Be Stupid"
10 - Two Divine/Bella Italiano - A. Patrick (?)
11 - New Mexico
12 - Manhattan Moon/Slow Love - Disques Deesee 179 "Sam & Sally"
13 - Legacy to Love
14 - Brass Rass
15 - Sunrise Canyon/San Diego - Patchwork 91 “Modern Wave”
16 - Fancy Foot Work/Back to Bop - Continental HL-5008 "Flashing"
17 - Take The Train
18 - Awakening

If anybody has any info, it would be, again, much appreciated!

P.S. when I have the time, I'll make a "WIP" version of this, with all the tracks I can find recovered to HQ state

[C201number2_1]

4/10/26 - Some leads:
I can say with some confidence that the composer for Track 4 "Jasper" and Track 8 "Skyline" is one and the same - similar piano and the like says that for me. I think track 16 "Fancy Foot Work" could be the same, too, but I'm not as certain there. It is a similar orchestration to Jasper. Track 18 "Awakening" could be off an as-of-yet un-ripped Ariston program? Or Track 8 "Skyline"?

I also think tracks 7 "Tennessee Twosome", Track 11 "New Mexico", and Track 14 "Brass Rass" could share a composer, for their guitar usage.

Sources to look in:
Ariston - we know they frequented Ariston to some extent, because tracks from LGFG2 are Ariston-based as well. So, I'd assume that there is some further usage there. Someone did rip a bunch of the programs onto YT, so I'll be taking a look there.
Patchwork - For the same reasons as Ariston. That is to say, they were used in LGFG1, I think some tracks that were put in for LGFG2 were Patchwork, too. I don't think as many programs have been uploaded, or at the very least, it's not organized.

I will report back at some point, with information about my findings, at least from Ariston.

[C201number2_1]

4/11 - WIP TAPE
This is the tape, as it stands, with 8/18 HQ tracks. I haven't touched Two Divine, because... I really don't have a reason, I just haven't. As with all other tapes I have uploaded, this is THE FULL TAPE! Refer to the tracklist for information on the contents of the tape itself.
httpxs://mega.nz/file/BDNxQApJ#XgAUUyrKxokmb3Z65H2lRl6ZeVpSFEo4DvaTOUMAfps
If you have any clue as to the orgin of any of the other tracks, please reach out, and help this tape become more HQ!



P.S. The lead of Ariston is lost - I have found nothing from the Ariston library to suggest that any further tracks from them were used. Some potential value exists in Patchwork, but that is also diminishing. Track 13 MIGHT be an Ariston track, but there's only the slightest of a hint in my head that this is the case.


UPD 4/13: V2 replaced with V3 - I found Track 16, and it has been restored in its proper location.
UPD 4/14: V3 replaced with V4 - Tracks 10 and 13 restored.

[C201number2_1]

4/12 - LEADS DEAD:
Final update for now, it would appear. The lead about something being on Patchwork is dead. I went through every album Universal Music posted, and found nothing. We remain at the following situation, based just off of listening to tracks:
Tracks 4 and 16 seem to share the same composer. Tracks 7, 11, 14, and 17 seem to share the same composer. Tracks 8 and 18 seem to share the same composer. Track 13 could be the same composer, as well.


And before anyone asks, no, I do NOT have the money to join the Test Card Circle. I would've done that years ago if I had the money. If anybody is willing to assist from that group, they are doing that knowing I will not be joining any time soon.

[nidostar]

You've probably already seen it but there is a track on YT called Boca Chica from Ariston BRM 015 Temi Per Lo Sport which claims to be from Looks Good, Feels Good but isn't one of the 18 tracks in your WAV file. Would it have been on LGFG2 instead?

[C201number2_1]

You've probably already seen it but there is a track on YT called Boca Chica from Ariston BRM 015 Temi Per Lo Sport which claims to be from Looks Good, Feels Good but isn't one of the 18 tracks in your WAV file. Would it have been on LGFG2 instead?

Yes, that is exactly the situation. Boca Chica replaced Jasper, tracks 7 and 8 were replaced by Johnny Peters tracks, track 11 was replaced by Special Motors (also off BRM 015), track 16 was replaced with Magic LA off Patchwork 89 "Rock", and there were two new tracks added by the names of Above The Clouds and New Orleans, whereas Take The Train was entirely removed, and Awakening was put onto track 17.

[C201number2_1]

4/13 - MISSING TRACKS
I have decided to create this small mini-comp, for the sole purpose of highlighting any tracks that are currently "missing" - they've been put down to their original speed (most of the tracks, I have noted about a 2% speed increase, which is small, but enough to up-tune the pitch of all the tracks. This was not an addition by cwilliams1976, this was on the original tape, as it persists into LGFG2). As a reminder, the tracks will be in the following order, on the link.

4 - Jasper
7 - Tennessee Twosome
8 - Skyline
11 - New Mexico
13 - Legacy to Love
14 - Brass Rass
17 - Take The Train
18 - Awakening

...and yes, I did find track 16. That's the last Himiko Kikuchi track, and it means that Track 4 is a separate composer. Upon listening to the track... idk how it could've been Himiko those horns are more Moments Music.

LINK HERE:
httpxs://mega.nz/file/4L9XXCAJ#0y-6oWk-hhm1nsTNwyNsL1_RIuqzDzMRdNmYGapJ46g

As always... if you have info, share it!

[John_Fred]

I had a go at de-gibbsifying this tape a while ago.  My track listing is as follows:-

01 Made In Sax - Andre Ceccarelli; Bernard Arcadio - Patchwork PW 86 - Made In Sax
02 Stiff Vamp - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
03 Tear Drops - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
04 Jasper (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
05 Summer, Maybe This Summer (Estate) - Bruno Brigetti; Umberto Bindi - Ariston - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
06 Ask Me Anything (Chiedimi L'Impossibile) - Giorgio Calabrese; Umberto Bindi - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
07 Tenessee Twosome (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
08 Skyline (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
09 Stormy Spring - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
10 If Ever Tomorrow (Se Per Caso Domani) - Bruno Martino; Luciano Rossi - Ariston - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
11 New Mexico (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
12 Slow Love - Vladimir Cosma - Disques Déesse – DDLX 179 - Sam & Sally
13 Ustica - Franco Chiaravalle; Luigi Tonet - Ariston - BRM 008 - Mediterranean Themes
14 Brass Rass (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
15 Sunrise Canyon (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
16 Back To Bop - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-21 - Flashing
17 Awakening (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)

The second version of this tape is as follows:-

01 Made In Sax - Andre Ceccarelli; Bernard Arcadio - Patchwork PW 86 - Made In Sax
02 Stiff Vamp - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
03 Tear Drops - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
04 Boca Chica - Palolo Frescura; Federico Capranica - Ariston - BRM 016 - Special Soundtracks
05 Summer, Maybe This Summer (Estate) - Bruno Brigetti; Umberto Bindi - Ariston - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
06 Ask Me Anything (Chiedimi L'Impossibile) - Giorgio Calabrese; Umberto Bindi - Ariston - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
07 Mexicana - Johnny Peters Orchestra - Bright Orchestral
08 My Style - Johnny Peters Orchestra - Bright Orchestral
09 Stormy Spring - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-14 - Don't Be Stupid
10 If Ever Tomorrow (Se Per Caso Domani) - Bruno Martino; Luciano Rossi - Ariston - BRM 001 - Italian Hits (Instrumental)
11 Special Motors - Marco Canepa; Adriano Mondini - Ariston - BRM CD15 - Temi Por Lo Sport
12 Ustica - Franco Chiaravalle; Luigi Tonet - Ariston - BRM 008 - Mediterranean Themes
13 Slow Love - Vladimir Cosma - Disques Déesse – DDLX 179 - Sam & Sally
14 Sunrise Canyon (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
15 Back To Bop - Himiko Kikuchi - Teichiku Entertainment - TEH-21 - Flashing
16 Magic L.A. - Bernard Arcadio; Andre Ceccarelli; Jean-Claude Chavanat - Patchwork - MCT 89 - Rock
17 Awakening (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)
18 Above The Clouds (false title) - P.A. Ludlow & Friends (false artist)

[Lord Thames]

07 Mexicana - Johnny Peters Orchestra - Bright Orchestral

This is a false title and artist too, it's actually Popocatepetl by Ostravský Rozhlasový Orchestr, a retitled Czechosolvakian Radio recording

[nidostar]

This is a false title and artist too, it's actually Popocatepetl by Ostravský Rozhlasový Orchestr, a retitled Czechosolvakian Radio recording

I recall we've been down the Johnny Peters path before. At the time I found an album on Qobuz which I bought and which had 20 tracks by this fictitious artist. But there was no hint of whom the real artist might have been.

What puzzles me is the reference to P A Ludlow. We accept that this is also a false name and yet they have an entry in Discogs accompanied by a number of images of record labels on which Ludlow is credited as a co-composer. I presume it is a pseudonym as they often appear alongside Gordon Bennett (who according to Discogs is aka Brian Mallon) and Martin Kershaw. On one record I see that it was produced and arranged by Alan Hawkshaw. So do we have any idea who this Ludlow person might be?

[C201number2_1]

Lots of help today, much thanks! Especially to John_Fred for providing his own research, and making me realize that my work ethic, as with Secret Crystal, is horrifically bad. V4 could not have been done without you in particular! And yes, I feel rather dumb for saying "the Ariston lead is dead, there's nothing to be found here", when I later get revealed that there were two tracks in there. Also a thanks for V2, though I doubt I'll be working on that any time soon.

Now, regards to nidostar, and his question regarding P.A. Ludlow. I believe this is a completely different person than the one on Discogs, ESPECIALLY given the fact that the P.A. Ludlow seen on Discogs was a) based in the Netherlands for the most part, and b) seemingly died out with disco. More than anything, I think that you MIGHT have a lead with Martin Kershaw or Alan Hawkshaw. Though Alan started off with KPM, in later years (with regards to LGFG1, and it's compilation in 1991), was with Martin Kershaw on Bruton Music. Unsure where the tracks might be, but a lead does exist in the Bruton library, then.

...then again, P.A. Ludlow was the original credit on all tracks of the album, so it could just be on the same line as The Martinez Singers, or, as previously mentioned, Johnny Peters. But, at risk of grasping at absolutely nothing, I'd say Bruton is a good place to subject for investigation - especially with Skyline and Awakening. Kershaw could also be a candidate on some tracks - I look at all the "Americana" tracks (Tenessee Twosome, New Mexico, and Brass Rass) especially.

TL;DR we have a new lead thanks to you, Nido! All help is appreciated!

Also will not forget about Lord Thames for mentioning Johnny Peters, one day that will be the target of de-Gibbs-ifying, I hope. Until then, that is much appreciated.

[C201number2_1]

Small update to the above comment, I just realized something... Somewhere In My Heart/Winter Sun used Bruton tracks, and was introduced within a month of LGFG1. Bruton seems to me like a good place to look, perhaps?

[Lord Thames]

Regarding P.A. Ludlow, I had no idea there was a real one, so thanks to Nidostar for that!

Exploring his work, I see a lot of it was published by Spectrum Music - now, when I wrote to the BBC in 1994 asking about details of the Winter Sun tape, the legendary Orwyn Evans wrote back to tell me the Johnny Peters stuff was published by Spectrum as well, so I do think we're dealing with the same chap! 

Plus looking through the Spectrum catalogue on Discogs, we see some familiar names - Ludlow, Gordon Bennett, and there's one with a composer credit of Dickenson, who is presumably the late Al Dickinson who was responsible for the Johnny Peters compilations that you can get online today.

Many dots are being joined now!

[nidostar]

P A Ludlow is listed as a composer on the GEMA database. I looked up We Couldn't Make It Work Out Right a single released on Penny Farthing. Ludlow and the co-composer Gordon Bennett were credited as one would expect but also the highly talented Richard Rodney Bennett. Is that an error d'you think or is this another dot about to be joined?

[C201number2_1]

Plus looking through the Spectrum catalogue on Discogs, we see some familiar names - Ludlow, Gordon Bennett, and there's one with a composer credit of Dickenson, who is presumably the late Al Dickinson who was responsible for the Johnny Peters compilations that you can get online today.

Apologies if I sound dumb, but where are you finding this? I know it's Discogs, that much is obvious. But there's so many different "Spectrum"s, it's rather hard to find.