Saturday, June 4, 2011

kpm 1000

 
Library music was an interesting genre of music from the 60s/70s that was essentially made for  television and movies.  Think back to any B cop/gangster movie from the era.  This music served a purpose from movie producers because they could use the library tracks for considerably less money than a popular track in which royalties would be too great.  Nowadays, these tunes have found a cult following amongst producers/djs because of their stark, funky vibes.  This mix is a nice introduction to kpm music recording library; England's premier library producer.  There are hundreds of lps in the kpm discography, but the 1000 series (with the green covers) are among the best.  Don't know if this mix is a legit release or not, but it's a great collection of some of the choice cuts from kpm's vaults.  Enjoy!


Tracklist:
1. Johnny Pearson - Toe Line (2:46)
2. Alan Parker/Alan Hawkshaw - Drive In (2:36)
3. Johnny Pearson - Jaguar (2:40)
4. Johnny Pearson - Block Buster (2:41)
5. Laurie Johnson - Chase That Car (2:27)
6. Alan Hawkshaw - Challenger (4:19)
7. Keith Mansfield - Keep On (2:09)
8. Clive Hicks - Transit (1:37)
9. Johnny Pearson - Back Beat (1:54)
10. Brian Bennett - The Heist (1:49)
11. Alan Hawkshaw - Exhilaration (3:27)
12. Keith Mansfield - Bodyguard (1:43)
13. Keith Mansfield - The Beat Moves On (2:30)
14. Brian Bennett - Nuplex (3:59)
15. Gareth Monkman - Dangerous Games 1 (4:37)
16. Brian Bennett/Alan Hawkshaw - Where The Action Is (2:17)
17. Ray Davies - Making It (3:22)
18. Mike Vickers - The Light Fantastic (1:55)
19. David Lindup - Grand Slam (2:01)
20. Keith Mansfield - Jazz Rocker (2:58)