#The KPM 1000 Series . Vol 1

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The KPM 1000 Series . Vol 1

1. The Mad Hatter's Ball - Syd Dale

2. Image - Brian Bennett

3. The Hell Raisers - Syd Dale

4. Race to the Top - Syd Dale

5. The Big Fuzz - Johnny Pearson

6. Sports Arena - Neil Richardson

7. Excitement Personified - David Lindup

8. Bossa Noches - Bill Le Sage

9. Exclusive Blend - Keith Mansfield

10. Water Sports - James Clarke

11. Beat Me 'til I'm Blue - Alan Hawkshaw

12. Acquittal - David Lindup

13. Beach Barbeque - Keith Mansfield

14. Lazy Evening Blues - Alan Parker

15. Gold Medal - Complete - Keith Mansfield

16. Gathering Crowds - John Scott

17. Kinky Boots - Syd Dale

18. Firebird - Neil Richardson

19. Cha Cha Del Sol - David Lindup

20. Organ Mania - Alan Hawkshaw

21. The Extrovert - David Lindup

22. Summer Stomp - Keith Mansfield

23. Funky Fanfare - Keith Mansfield

24. Action Replay - Alan Hawkshaw

25. Against the Clock - John Shakespeare

26. Did Somebody Spook? - Johnny Hawksworth

27. Party Time - Keith Mansfield

28. Sidetrack - Brian Bennett

29. Super Sell I - Keith Mansfield

30. People's Choice - Keith Mansfield

31. Speed Speed Speed - Alan Parker

32. Solo Theme - Syd Dale

33. Match Play - Syd Dale

34. The Zodiac - David Lindup

35. Opening Trailer 2 - Syd Dale

Source: Internet Archive

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The KPM 1000 Series Vol.1 (2006)

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Listen to selected tracks from the KPM Library LP ‘Gentle Sounds, Vol. 2′ (KPM 1058, UK, Mono, 1970)

Nothing more really needs to be said on the subject of the KPM 1000 series. The best known and possibly most prolific of the 1960s and 70s London based music libraries, much of its more desirable output is now available on various CD compilations; the vinyl reissues are now well into double figures.

The Gentle Sounds series (Vols 1, 2 & 3) are for the most part a mixture of small combo jazz & Latin flavoured pieces, larger scale, lush string and brass arrangements (sometimes with a beat, sometimes with a faint pastoral air) and the occasional bit of faux classical. In short, it’s the pinnacle of easy listening- what we all hoped those charity shop records would sound like, but didn’t.

The sum effect is a musical experience that effortlessly washes disappointment and anxiety away at the end of a crappy day. A drink, a dressing gown, ‘Gentle Sounds Vol. 2’ and, in the immortal words of Baloo the bear, “I’m gone man, solid gone!”

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The KPM 1000 Series Vol.1 (2006)