Another helping of musical miniatures from BBC Test Cards from the late 1970s and on into the ’80s. Bon appetit!

0:00:02 – Melancholic Rock · Polish Radio & Television Orchestra Of Popular Music, Katowice
0:03:32 – Anxiety · Polish Radio & Television Orchestra Of Popular Music, Katowice
0:06:25 – Super Racing · Jeff Hasky And His Orchestra
0:08:44 – Now Or Never · Polish Radio & Television Orchestra Of Popular Music, Katowice
0:11:52 – Conversation Piece · Syd Dale And His Orchestra
0:14:34 – Today Is The Day · Polish Radio & Television Orchestra Of Popular Music, Katowice
0:16:58 – Pretty Girls · Henry Mancini And His Orchestra
0:19:28 – Pages · Lado’s Latin Combination
0:22:08 – Dedication · Lado’s Latin Combination
0:24:14 – Jeff’s Special · Jeff Hasky And His Orchestra
0:26:15 – Footprints On The Beach · Horst Gmeinwieser And His Super Trombones
0:28:48 – The Lights Of Hong Kong · Budapest Radio Orchestra
0:32:19 – Mexican Mood · The Ulrich Sommerlatte Orchestra
0:35:01 – Cherry Drops · The Firebirds
0:37:39 – Rendezvous In Rio · Budapest Radio Orchestra
0:41:36 – Just In · King Zérand Orchestra And Chorus
0:44:00 – Alma Corazon · Angel "Pocho" Gatti And His Orchestra
0:46:49 – Maraschino · Lado’s Latin Combination
0:49:15 – To Break A Record · Helmuth Herold With The Frank Gönther Orchestra
0:52:00 – Lovers’ Promenade · Siegfried Merath With His Orchestra
0:55:53 – Flirt In Lilliput · Siegfried Merath With His Orchestra
0:59:00 – Nonchalance · Siegfried Merath With His Orchestra
1:01:41 – You Belong To Me · The Opus Orchestra
1:04:09 – The Old Fisherman · George Hermann And His Orchestra
1:06:56 – Costa Canaria · Micheal Coster And His Orchestra
1:09:46 – Side In · Will Arens Orchestra With Walter Schmidt-Binge
1:12:20 – A Passing Glance · Ben Cooper And His Orchestra
1:15:56 – Positron · Guy Gollasch And His Band

78 minutes


The music was used in the following BBC TV Trade Test tapes:
Super Racing (broadcast on BBC2 1974–1975) ~ track 3
Melancholic Rock (BBC1 1978–1979) ~ 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Theme From “Z” (BBC2 1978) ~ 5
Pretty Girls (BBC1 1978–1980) ~ 7
The Trolley Song (BBC1/BBC2 1978–1985) ~ 8, 9
Jeff’s Special (BBC1 1979–1981) ~ 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
Well, Alright (BBC1 1979) ~ 13
In The Latest Fashion (BBC1 1979–1982) ~ 16
To Break A Record (BBC2/BBC1 1979–1982) ~ 17, 19
The Green Leaves Of Summer (BBC1 1980–1981) ~ 18
Happy Polka (BBC1 1981–1985) ~ 20, 21, 22
Water Mountain (BBC1/BBC2 1982–1985) ~ 23
Sunny Isle (BBC1 1983–1984) - 24
Dixie Omelette (BBC2 1983–1985) ~ 25, 26
Positron (BBC1 1985–1987) ~ 27, 28


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