We recorded this in 1998 with Group No.1 (Martin, Coles, Burton, Fanning, Williams – the white band) in an arrangement deluged with jangly guitars...ugh. We had another go at it in 2006 with Group No.2 (Martin, Cheung, Thanh, Tran, Ngo) which marked…
We recorded this in 1998 with Group No.1 (Martin, Coles, Burton, Fanning, Williams – the white band) in an arrangement deluged with jangly guitars...ugh. We had another go at it in 2006 with Group No.2 (Martin, Cheung, Thanh, Tran, Ngo) which marked a dramatic improvement and yet...and yet somehow it failed to satisfy me, mainly because the intricate bass guitar part could not be heard distinctly.
Group No.3 (Martin, Fritze, Murrell) avoided the number but now Group No.4 (Martin, Knight, Fritze, Murrell) has finally managed to record a decent rendition of this lovely number originally written in 1962 by Bridget Fry and her husband, musicologist Fritz Spiegel who arranged it for Piccolos, Harmonium, Snare Drum and Bass Drum whence it was utilised as the theme tune for Z Cars, a typically daft police series of the kind favoured by the BBC at the time.
Andy Martin – Alto Saxophone, Hammond Organ, ARP 2600.
Fabian Fritze – Tenor Saxophone.
Keilan Knight – Bass Guitar.
Colin Murrell – Drums.
Music – Bridget Fry & Fritz Spiegel.
Arrangement – Andy Martin.
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These books are currently available from Lulu.com/Andy Martin
01) Progressive Rock – The Music That Dare Not Speak Its Name.
02) Chinese Cinema 1905 – 2005.
03) Faded Fragments Of Distant Dreams (autobiography).
04) The Essays (science, history, politics and the arts).
05) The Workshop (dream diaries and cut-ups).
06) I Wish I Was Dead (autobiography).
07) Dare To Be Different (interviews and articles).
08) Not In Front Of The Children (a study of Grange Hill 1978 – 1993) with photographs, episode synopses, cast lists and a contemporary debate on the programme with a group of teenagers from a local housing estate plus a historical survey of children’s television drama 1960 – 1990).
09) Fast – Clean – Cheap (a collection of art, poetry, stories, essays and articles by various contributors including past and present members of UNIT).
10) My Very Brief & Unsuccessful Career As A Human Being (autobiography including a history of The Apostles, Academy 23 and UNIT).
11) Civil Disobedience (a collection of short stories for children).
12) Behind The Bike Shed (a novel for children).
