The Sound Library compilation series (all links and updates).

[tuneboy]

A nice little treat for the weekend, I hope.
For those who can't get enough of this sort of thing.

Sound Library vol 22 - Latin Latitudes
hxxps://mega.nz/#F!DfpT2A7T!rtXCQI8f45XidbUtiEFB1g

[Greta]

Neat! I see interesting names on the cover. Thank you Tuneboy.

[krizl]

Thanks Tuneboy :-)

[tuneboy]

Sound Library vol 21 - Before The Walls Of Jericho Came Tumblin' Down
18 prime big band cuts from the vinyl vaults

hxxps://mega.nz/#F!XeIC1ACZ!XG5KczhhhS4CBAnMrhR5ZQ

[Greta]

Lovely. Thank you Tuneboy.

[Flemming]

Tuneboy, you are the man. 

[tuneboy]

EXPLORING EASY LISTENING LPs (Sound Library vols 250, 251 & 252)

My way to library music didn't go via easy listening, lounge and soundtracks (in the "retro" sense), as I know it did for many people. It's just recently that I've started buying some easy listening records. So here are three "eclectic" collections I made from those purchases. All from my vinyl rips (except track 11 on vol 250.) (I've become so addicted to the original vinyl sound that tracks taken from CDs or digital sources feel like cheating :-)

"Easy Excursions Travel Agency Presents..." is the banner for this new sideline, still under the umbrella of the Sound Library series. Needless to say (and as an alibi for this posting), many well-known library composers, arrangers and musicians were involved in easy listening: Alan Moorhouse, Brian Bennett, David Snell, Johnny Pearson (Sounds Orchestral), Siegfried Schwab (The 18th Century Corporation), Syd Dale (Bama Winds), Johnny Scott (The Original Brasso Band), Harry Stoneham, Ray Davies, Alan Tew, Simon Park...

Some fresh treatments of classic popular tunes here, I think. And I'm still amazed at the fantastic sound achieved by The Frank Barber Percussion Ensemble.

As a point of departure I focused on the "Pye 4D" series (The Quadrophonic issues) and the well-known Studio 2 Stereo series from EMI-Columbia. And somewhere along the road I fell in love with the Bacharach tune "Do You Know The Way To San José?" Imo, it's one of those evergreens that lends itself to many different treatments without losing its integrity or catchiness. So I started collecting versions of it and finally ended up with a comp containing 16 different versions of that song. I'm not sure anyone can stand listening to it all the way through, but it might be worth a try. If it doesn't work, you can use it as a weapon of terror, instrument of torture or masochistic pain inducer. Or put it on repeat while in quarantine or curfew... Maybe it will kill off the virus.

I hope this triple set can brighten up someone's day in these dark times.

Sound Library vol 250 - 16 Ways To San José
(Easy Excursions 1)
hxxps://mega.nz/#F!qCYQwIJR!7noy5596KHY-9y8wmRfKMA

Sound Library vol 251 - Pye 4D
(Easy Excursions 2)
hxxps://mega.nz/#F!HaA0hALI!zCaJGtejTBXUWy1FkeeFbQ

Sound Library vol 252 - Studio 2 Stereo
(Easy Excursions 3)
hxxps://mega.nz/#F!bGRgBABb!b9bl3o4DqnhGcxBB2ZCqhQ

[Greta]

Awesome trio Tuneboy. Just going to download and give them a spin.
Thanks for your job.

[Flemming]

Excellent, it sure did brighten up my day, really appreciate your fantastic work. 

[stackjackson]

I'll always have a soft spot for Bacharach. For me, "What the World Needs Now" is the tune that I could hear infinite renditions of...
A great new enterprise here, tuneboy.

[tuneboy]

Hi folks,
I was sorry to hear about the latest server issues here at LMT. I checked the links list on page 1 of this thread, and sure enough: some links were missing. So I have inserted the missing links and the list is now complete again.

(Except for all the unfinished volumes I still haven't had time to do.)

I haven't been very active on LMT lately, but I have not stopped making compilations from my vinyl collection. My latest big project is a 10-volume "best of Paul Mauriat" collection, consisting of tracks from 1965 to 1980, 99% of which I have ripped from the original LPs. I could be persuaded to publish the link to this "box set" folder here, though it's clearly not library music, but rather the old gold standard of old school easy listening. Each comp has a title: "Film & TV Themes", "Dreamtime", "Latin & Dance", "World Hit Parade 1", "World Hit Parade 2", "Magic Music Box 1", "Magic Music Box 2", "Continental Hit Parade 1", "Continental Hit Parade 2",  and "Cornucopia". The last two are not quite finished yet, but will be uploaded in due course. I wouldn't need much persuasion for a link to appear here. :-) Or maybe in the "Non-Library" section.

[nidostar]

Hi tuneboy. Thanks for updating the links. I really enjoy listening to your selections so went over your list again to make sure I hadn't missed any. There was only one!

Were you aware that vols 101 (Speedy Vivace) and 155 (Voices In The Air) are missing from your list? As for future volumes inc the Paul Mauriat set I would be very interested to give them a listen.

[tuneboy]

I didn't notice the 2 missing volumes. Links are up now.
+ Mauriat megafolder: hxxps://mega.nz/folder/6DJSjBLY#OQLNz_Eq5-r19BfkAErZXw

[nidostar]

Many thanks tuneboy. I look forward to listening to the boxed set.

[JimmyD]

At tuneboy - a Paul Mauriat comp? Yes, please!!

Thanks!