Best Instrumentals To Hit The Top 40 ?

[Rick]

Some slightly wacky efforts:

Close (to the edit) - Art Of Noise

Mouldy Old Dough - Lieutenant Pigeon

[mikeg13]

Did try and find vid of "Piltdown rides again" by the Piltdown Men but no luck

always loved the speeded up classical pieces

[Rick]

Some more from the 70's

Machine Gun - Commodores

Dynomite - Tony Camillo's Bazuka


Pepper Box - The Peppers

[Rick]

Did try and find vid of "Piltdown rides again" by the Piltdown Men but no luck

always loved the speeded up classical pieces

Yes I like that one too Mike, quite a few of the old instrumental classics missing from you tube. Couldn't find an original for Duane Eddy - Peter Gun either.

Did find this one though

Wipeout - Surfaris

[Wayward Lad]

Al Di Meola

Roller Jubilee

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz3SQUCdGgo

[Wayward Lad]

And if you like a decent acoustic guitar player...this is class

Al Di Meola

Splendido Sundance

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4C5umBuYw

[Rick]

Two personal favourites by the Dave Brubeck Quartet:
(Dave Brubeck - piano, Paul Desmond - alto sax, Eugene Wright - bass, Joe Morello - drums)

Take Five (top ten in '61):
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DDOgYw5-pNs

Unsquare Dance (1962):
maybe others will have more luck in locating a decent video performance of this...

Take Five still sounds as good today as it did back then, class.

Iv'e always loved Herb Alpert's Casino Royale but no doubting that track comes from the 60's

[Billy Whiz]

All my favourites have already been bagged, but Acker Bilk's Stranger on the Shore is a good oldie. This arrangement is really cheesy but the clarinet playing is to die for ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7jZeXvpyZQ

[Billy Whiz]

And if you like a decent acoustic guitar player...this is class

Al Di Meola

Splendido Sundance

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4C5umBuYw

Great stuff - but what's an old punk like you doing listening to Al di Meola

[Wayward Lad]

Herb Alpert - Rise

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ennMD1fPtXA

[Wayward Lad]

And if you like a decent acoustic guitar player...this is class

Al Di Meola

Splendido Sundance

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4C5umBuYw

Great stuff - but what's an old punk like you doing listening to Al di Meola

Ive mellowed
And dont forget - when I was a lad, if you went to clubs - they normally didnt play a lot of pistols

[Rick]

Another from the 70's

dancing in outer space -atmosfear

[DixieDean]

Another from the 70's

dancing in outer space -atmosfear

I used that it in one of those mixes of mine that I posted on here a while ago... Great track.

Mixes perfectly with The Clash...

The Magnificent Seven

[Spinynorman]

I also like A Walk In The Black Forest by I think Horst Jawolski and Tokyo Melody possibly by Helmut Zacharias and his orchesrta.

Plus a special mention for anything by either Russ Conway or Mrs Mills.

[Billy Whiz]

If anyone wants to hear more Al di Meola you should try some of his jazz/rock stuff, and where better to start than this 9-minute instrumental masterpiece, Land of the Midnight Sun. This is in my Top 10 tracks of all time (sadly the link is not a live performance, just the music). Amazing musicianship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UizNaN6ptmk

[Flyman]

Some cracking tracks here.
I love 'Stranger on the Shore', too, Billy.

A fav or two from my collection ....

Quincy Jones - Soul Bossa Nova

Benny Goodman & Orchestra - 'Sing, Sing, Sing'

Unknown Band (any help?) - Unknown Track - Great - but WARNING - NSFW!. Video contains (really great ) nudity - but all done in the BEST posible taste!
(Ok, not a hit, I don't think - but it should have been! )

Again .... not a hit .... but divine ....
Eric Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1.

This one was a hit, though ....
Perez Prado & his Orchestra - 'Guaglione'


Does any one know the name of an instrumental track used extensively during one of the Apollo missions of the late '60s, early '70s? I think it may have incorporated 'Thus Spake Zarathustra', but had a beat to it and modern organ (hammond?).

[Spinynorman]

On one music web site it mentions that:

The opening Sunrise section of his symphonic Tone Poem Also Sprach Zarathustra was used as the main theme of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Since then it has been used on television for the Apollo Moon Missions and other inspirational endeavours, and formed the basis for a few rock cover versions.

It doesn't mention that it was an alternative version used for the moon stuff.

I shall search further.

[Hammertime]

This one was a hit, though ....
Perez Prado & his Orchestra - 'Guaglione'

Does any one know the name of an instrumental track used extensively during one of the Apollo missions of the late '60s, early '70s? I think it may have incorporated 'Thus Spake Zarathustra', but had a beat to it and modern organ (hammond?).

Was just thinking of the Prez Prado Guiness one, mainly due to this advert
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=69MpLiYhsXw

Think the other one is this track - Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wY_S3oQTY4w

[Spinynorman]

Could it be this:

"Switched-On Bach was released in 1968 containing the Musical Genius of Bach, The enginering Genius of Robert Moog blended together brilliantly by Wendy Carlos. Great music and Fantastic sound Colours."

I think Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra may have been released in 1972.

[mikeg13]

Does any one know the name of an instrumental track used extensively during one of the Apollo missions of the late '60s, early '70s? I think it may have incorporated 'Thus Spake Zarathustra', but had a beat to it and modern organ (hammond?).

Dont remember an instrumental as such but there was "In the year2525" Zager and Evans think

The theme from 2001 is "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) - The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan dont remember a hammond on it though but may have been

[Hammertime]

Suprised no one's mentioned this topical one
Oakenfold - BB Theme
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=cEHlRGWPLss

A few more

Rob D - Clubbed to death
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PMq4akUZr8c

Vangelis - To the Unknown Man (used on snooker highlights years back)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZSIAks4c3s

Frankie Knuckles - Whistle song
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mflARiQGLOM

[Wayward Lad]

Cloud - All Night Long

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pjBBICni8U

[Billy Whiz]

Unknown Band (any help?) - Unknown Track - Great - but WARNING - NSFW!. Video contains (really great ) nudity - but all done in the BEST posible taste!

Great link, but can't help you on the band. In fact I didn't notice there was any music playing

[mikeg13]

Think the other one is this track - Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wY_S3oQTY4w

Yes that is it, totally brilliant have the album somewhere had forgotten all about it, must find it, whole album just stunning, how could I have forgotten it

Another good organ one The cat by Jimmy Smith

[bluenosey]

Good thread. Lieutenant Pigeon - quality

Here's a few more :-

Nut Rocker - B Bumble and the Stingers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7RtftC7XYA

Egyptian Reggae - Jonathan Richmond & The Modern Lovers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg7WG6tCbrw

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Ennio Morricone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKlxyoPNaFI

Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out - Bentley Rhythym Ace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IWl77o3l50

and one with just a little bit of talking on it but a great tune.

Hoots Mon - Lord Rockinghams XI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7Ymov6JhRE

now forever associated with wine gums

[Flyman]

Think the other one is this track - Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wY_S3oQTY4w

Yes that is it, totally brilliant have the album somewhere had forgotten all about it, must find it, whole album just stunning, how could I have forgotten it

Another good organ one The cat by Jimmy Smith

Ahh! That's the one! Many thanks, Hammertime, and thanks to spinynorman and mikeg13 for thinking for me!
This one's going on my video jukebox!

I was just ten in '72, and that's one name that passed me by. Can't think how else I'd have found it without you guys - and. believe me, I have looked for it before. Cheers!
It was used for the Apollo 16 tv coverage, I now think.

Btw, if you want to, you can save YouTube vids to your hard drive easily from this site:
http://www.videodownloadx.com/

Just remember to rename the file to .flv when you're downloading or after you've saved it.

Aye, Billy, she's a stunner, isn't she?

[flare2]

loads of recent(ish) dance music ones, a few of my favourites:

Robert Miles - Children
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZFrFqXqc4c

William Orbit - Barbers Adagio for String
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nPAkX1oot0

Brainbug - Nightmare
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2yZHJhpFLg

[SamD]

Two personal favourites by the Dave Brubeck Quartet:
(Dave Brubeck - piano, Paul Desmond - alto sax, Eugene Wright - bass, Joe Morello - drums)

Take Five (top ten in '61):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2In5a9LDNg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unsquare Dance (1962):
maybe others will have more luck in locating a decent video performance of this...

From BBC today:

Slim Gaillard introduces the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet in a restored, re-edited 1964 programme at 19:30 on BBC4 tonight (Fri 27th). Songs include Take 5, the first jazz record to sell over one million copies.


Hope Unsquare Dance also features in the half-hour set; still not found a 'live' version online...

[djburdini]

A couple from the dance import top 40

Last Rhythm - Last Rhythm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYibWXlBgCE

Kasso - Walkman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bws48PufsWs

[mikeg13]

From BBC today:

Slim Gaillard introduces the legendary Dave Brubeck Quartet in a restored, re-edited 1964 programme at 19:30 on BBC4 tonight (Fri 27th). Songs include Take 5, the first jazz record to sell over one million copies.


Hope Unsquare Dance also features in the half-hour set; still not found a 'live' version online...

Well done for posting this, would have missed it, do hope others will try and see, Brubeck did as much as any to make jazz understandable (well to me at least) brilliant musicians