BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP 21 (1959-1979) Orig UK N/M LP

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	$		25

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Artist or Band: THE BBC RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP

Album Title: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop – 21.

TRACK LIST:

Side 1: Quatermass and the Pit; Bloodnok’s Stomach; Outside; Science and History; The Artist Speaks; The Splendour That Was Rome; Interval Signal; Phra The Phoenician; Stick Up; Time Beat; Ideal Home Exhibition; Time On Our Hands; Arabic Science and History; The Chem Lab Mystery; Know Your Car; Dr. Who; Tardis; Choice; Hardluck Hall; Talk Out; Science and Health (‘Mike's Choice’); Secrets of the Chasm; Westminster at Work; A New View of Politics; Environmental Studies; Chronicle; Great Zoos of the World; Minds of Evil.

Side 2: Fanfare; Broken Biscuit Club; The Plunderers; Mysterioso (Blakes 7); Greenwich Chorus; Hurdy Gurdy; Martian March Past; A Whisper From Space; Swirley; Merry-Go-Round; BBC2 Serial; Quirky; Newton; The Secret War; Thomas the Rhymer; Contact; For Love or Money.

Label/Format: BBC Records (Please see my label picture).

Label Conditions: Both very clean and attractive with barely a spindle mark to be seen.

Cat Number: REC 354.

Mode / Speed: Side One: Mono / Side Two: Stereo / 33.3 rpm.

Warps: Assume all records I offer have no warping of any significance and all tracking is easy and effortless and should play on all turntables and even ‘budget’ decks.

Weight of this Record: 125 grams. [These days, many modern Audiophile reissues are pressed on super-heavyweight 180 gram vinyl. Only a small percentage of ‘vintage vinyl’ was ever pressed this heavy. Records pressed in the 1960s averaged around 135 to 145 grams. Records pressed in the 1970s were usually lighter and averaged more around 115 – 125 grams. Some records pressed around 1973 were very thin and light due an oil crisis and shortage around this time. Some records were even issued on recycled vinyl from this period and sounded poor with crackle and surface noise evident from the very first play. If any record I buy is deemed ‘recycled’, I will never offer it, I have a very simple test to detect these records if I suspect this to be the case other than audible imperfection. Some records from this period were even pressed on other materials the most notable was ‘Dynaflex’, used by RCA around this time. Although inferior to vinyl, this at least mostly sounded reasonably acceptable but pressings on this material were wafer thin and flimsy. Beyond the 70s, many records often became thinner and lighter still but most played fine but were never quite the quality as from the ‘Golden Era’]. (This was based on ‘average’ weights for 50 records from these eras.

Country of Manufacture: England.

Rarity: Scarce.

Original Year of Release: 1979

Matrix Nos: REC 354-A-1 / REC 354-B-1

Composers: Maurice Abrahms, Tony Askew, John Baker, Desmond Briscoe, Jimmy Burnett, Malcolm Clarke, Delia Derbyshire, Maddalena Fagandini, Ron Grainer, Brian Hodgson, Peter Howell, Paddy Kingsland, Roger Limb, Dick Mills, Keith Salmon, Dudley Simpson, Richard Yeoman-Clark, Phil Young.

Brief Info: The BBC Radiophonic Workshop was created in the late 1950s to produce sound effects and theme music for television programes. By far the most famous work was for the classic series ‘Dr Who’ which is still as popular today as it was back in the early 60s when the first Doctor, William Hartnell filled the role. Ron Grainer provided the composition notes to The ‘Workshop’ and Delia Derbyshire created one of the most famous TV themes ever. For those of a similar age to myself, who could forget that eerie cloud effects on vintage black and white televisions with that way-out strange electronic music? It provided many a sleepness night at the time for a young mind. This is the album that DOES include it and it sounds magnificent. This ultra famous and magnificent theme is accompanied by ‘Tardis’ with immense, intense and incredible sound that shakes the foundations – all too in their original mono mode as is all of side one. Many rock collectors will know the album on Island by The White Noise, ‘An Electric Storm’ were The BBC Radiophonic Workshop under a different name and again made a groundbreaking album of electronic weirdness that was light years ahead of their time. Side one start from the very beginning on the 1958 Quatermass project and finishes into 1971. Side two, in stereo features more recent pieces. The vintage period features legendary Delia Derbyshire one of the Workshop’s most famous members and the album progresses as members left and others replaced. It cannot be stated or reitterated enough of the important pioneering work the Radiophonic Workshop made to recorded music and sound development. The earliest use of electronics and devices were used and mixed to create memorable sounds and themes that will bring many memories flooding back for those around at the time. An historically priceless collection of sounds from the multi-talented innovators as listed above. I recently bought all the CD reissues of these important works and this indeed is the very first time I have seen this (and others I know have) on vinyl. All in supreme condition from the collection of barely played records, this album opens the time vault and transports you back to the studio where these groundbreaking effects were made and here too in stereo. A rare opportunity to experience the legendary work of The BBC Radiophonic Workshop as is was meant to be heard and I can imagine no better example to do it full justice – these vintage BBC records are elusive and not too easy to find and rarely in this type of condition. With 45 tracks, this record has more rings than Saturn and clearly the surfaces are even more delicate than usual on a long playing record. So the fact this record has been played only two or three times most is fantastic news for the discerning collector. This is a marvellous set to accompany the other Radiophonic Workshop albums I am currently offering.

This Cover’s Potential for Wear: Moderate.

Cover Grade and Format: EX++ a single format with a lovely shiny surface front and back. Printed and made in England by Pye.

Front & Back: A few light edge creases and a small mark near the bottom of the front, little else to fault them apart and both sides look superb. Being honest it’s not too easy to tell if this is laminated or varnished, my best guess, varnished. Either way, both sides retain a lovely shiny finish. The back gives details of all the tracks of where there are many – the shortest is 10 seconds, the longest 2 min 17 secs.

Top Edge: Unworn.

Bottom Edge: Unworn.

Right Edge(s), and Type: Clean, sharp with no wear or feathering. Record enters on this edge.

Spine and Text: Solid, straight, clean and with no compression. All text is perfect and unworn.

Corners: All four very neat with barely any traces of wear, all with superb pointed shape.

Cover Summary: A very strong all round example of this elusive late 70’s cover, one that will prove very difficult to find much better. This beautiful item should please most collectors.

The Inner: N/M plain white and unlined, almost as made with no creasing or edge splits.

Vinyl Condition/Visual Grading: N/M and it must have the most bands I have ever seen on a long playing record. A superb visual copy that is super clean, shiny, intense black and very solidly pressed. A copy hardly even played on all the evidence and typical from this collection. Visually a super record that should please most collectors again.

Album Played For Grading: Yes. [I play ALL records I offer before submitting to Ebay, also the record is played in its entirety unless clearly stated otherwise. I do NOT play snippetts or joining grooves to check for sound quality and quietness – I play from the beginning to end via clinically revealing B&W speakers that include the legendary tweeter from their awesome Nautilus range that reveals every blemish or miniscule sound present on any record.]

Sound Quality and Audio Grading: This superb record from the vaults of the BBC archives plays up to its high visual grading with practically nothing to fault. Strong, distortion-free sound, all frequencies are sharp and clear - sound quality is very high with a wide dynamic range and very detailed sound. Like all these BBC records, superbly produced with genuine audiophile sound values. Any surface sounds are minimal indeed and no pops or clicks were noted and this is an exceptional clean pressing. With fine grooves and some very quiet moments, absolute silence is a near impossible ask, but this record gives it a very good go and few copies will outperform this early pressing significantly I feel sure. Both channels are clean and sharp, I am certain this record has been played very lightly and has been clearly well stored and carefully handled, almost certainly in a non-smoking environment. Nothing spoilt my pleasure when play-grading this wonderful record. Another historically important set that follows the development of the workshop from beginning to time of issue of this album. This copy will prove very difficult to find significantly better and can be strongly recommended.

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Posting & Packing: UK & CHANNEL ISLANDS all now sent via Recorded Delivery:

1 LP (First Class Recorded Delivery with Standard Royal Mail Insurance) [Signed For] = £4.

1 LP (Special Delivery with Standard £500 Maximum Insurance) [Signed For, Next Day] = £7.50. (this includes insurance of £500).

Posting & Packing: ALL EUROPE & SCANDINAVIA including RUSSIA and nearby countries. (Airmail Only):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£39 maximum]) = £8. (insurance optional extra £3).

Posting & Packing: ALL OVERSEAS (non-European) e.g. USA (any part); Australia; Canada; Japan and other Far East; (Airmail Only: I NEVER use Surface Mail):

1 LP (Small Packet ‘Signed For’ with Standard Royal Mail Insurance [£39 maximum]) = £12. (insurance optional extra £3)

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SOME GENERAL GUIDES TO WEAR AND CONDITIONS TO HELP YOU DECIDE

My Use of Description Terminology: Surface Marks = Superficial, usually light marks, hairlines or light scuffs that rarely sound. Scratch = a needle mark that goes below the record’s surface, some will sound, some will not, my play-grade will inform. Original = a record that has been pressed with the first label design which does NOT neccessarily mean a very first pressed record. First Pressing = A record that I believe or know to be a genuine very first pressed record. I do not claim to always know for sure, and that’s why I state the stamper and matrix numbers if at all possible, for those who claim to know what they all mean, the information is there for the collector to decide. I prefer to use terms like ‘Early Copy’ rather than ‘First Pressing’ if I am not totally sure. Surface Sound = Mild, light sound, usually light crackle or similar. Distortion = Break up of the actual sound caused by groove wear or damage from a chipped stylus – the most undesirable form of unwanted sound, vintage mono records were the most prone to this happening but not exclusively so. The symptoms of distortion are high frequency clipping, moderate constant crackle or an echo type sound quality. Violin, piano and vocals are most prone to groove-wear distortion. Feathering = Fraying or softening of the entry edge of a cover. Covers with feathered entrance edges are more likely to have had the actual record inserted and removed more than a non-feathered, sharp-edged cover which are always far more attractive. Set Off, actually a printer’s term for dark ink leaving mild residue on pale or white ink when rested upon. e.g. when a gatefold cover has black ink closed against white, this can leave some black residue on the pale area – this is mostly unavoidable or course.

The Argument for Vinyl Original sound and mix (mono mixes are rarely available on CD), high quality sound on clean copies (played on a hi-end dedicated analogue system – breathtaking sound!), beautiful, large format covers, artwork, inserts and even full size posters etc; huge investment potential, and the pleasure of owning ‘the real thing’.