Blurb from BBE Records:
“Join two of BBE’s most prolific artists and compilers, Mr Thing & Chris Read on a voyage into the mysterious, strange and wonderful world of Library Music, courtesy of Cavendish Music. Founded in 1937 and originally known as Boosey & Hawkes Recorded Music Library, Cavendish Music is the largest independent Library Music publisher in the UK and also represents a host of music catalogues across the globe.
During the Library Music heyday of the 60s and 70s, thousands of original instrumental tracks were produced across a broad range of genres for companies like Cavendish, who then created vinyl and tape collections, often arranged by theme or mood, for their customers in radio, television and film. Cult British TV shows such as The Sweeney and The Professionals as well as documentaries and feature films relied heavily on these catalogues, and companies like KPM, De Wolfe and Boosey & Hawkes went a long way toward defining the sound of British popular culture at the time.
Never commercially available, music created for these libraries that never made it to the promised land of TV or Radio was destined to languish in Cavendish Music’s vast London vault; only recently unearthed by a new generation of DJs and producers searching for rare gems or a perfect sample.
Mr Thing & Chris Read were first invited to examine the contents of the Cavendish Music archive in 2014 as part of WhoSampled’s ‘Samplethon’ event in which producers created new tracks against the clock using sample material mined from the catalogue. Whilst digging through box upon box of records and tapes looking for interesting sounds, the pair also discovered a host of 70s library music which has not only stood the test of time, but deserves to be heard in its original form.
From dramatic big band numbers reminiscent of Lalo Schifrin’s film scores to atmospheric proto-hip hop instrumentals produced before the genre’s existence, right through to fairly straightforward jazz and funk cuts; this amazing collection of music is sure to inspire and delight DJs and beat-makers the world over.”
Inner Tribe Records Remixed – Limited Edition 12" Vinyl LP
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This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read Remix) 7" –
Dinked Records Bundle: 3 x 7" Vinyl
Renegade Brass Band
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This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read Remix) 7" –
Dinked Broken Beat Bundle: 2 x 7" Vinyl
Renegade Brass Band
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Mambo Jazz Del Pito (Single) – Latin Bundle: 2 x 7" Vinyl
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Rap Tradition –
Hip Hop 45 Bundle: 2 x 7" Vinyl
Chris Read featuring Phill Most Chill
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Runaway (Chris Read Remix) –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Simba Sitoi feat Kardinal Offishall
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This Shall Not Stand (Chris Read Remix) 7" –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Renegade Brass Band
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Happy (Hammond) –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Chris Read & Rob Barron are So Much Soul Players
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'Baby Don't Go' b/w 'You' –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Chris Read & Pugs Atomz
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Rap Tradition –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Chris Read featuring Phill Most Chill
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The Magic Is Gone –
Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
Chris Read feat Myles Sanko & The So Much Soul Players
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Mambo Jazz Del Pito (Single) – Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
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Sons D'Afrique / Dub Afrique – Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
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Disco Cumbia / Ritmos Colombianos – Limited Edition 7" Vinyl
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Runnin' / Passin' Me By (Chris Read Remixes) –
Limited Edition 2 x 7" Vinyl
The Pharcyde
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Inner Tribe Records Remixed – Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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WhoSampled presents 'Digging the Bruton Vaults' –
Limited Edition 10" Vinyl
Various Artists
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WhoSampled presents 'Digging In The Vaults' –
Limited Edition 10" Vinyl
Various Artists
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The Library Archive Volume 2 Double Vinyl LP
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The Library Archive Volumes 1 & 2 - Double CD Compilation
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BBE15: 15 Years of Real Music for Real People - Double CD Compilation (Mixed)
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Latin Concrete: A Modern Latin Beat Suite - Double CD Compilation
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'Small Steps': Singles, Versions & Unreleased Tracks – CD & Sticker Bundle
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Suburban Architecture: Architecture Dub #002 - Limited Edition 10" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Architecture Dub #001 - Limited Edition 10" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Inside / Outside EP - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Turning Point EP - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Exploration EP - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Solar Winds - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Alternative Futures EP - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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Suburban Architecture: Visions EP - Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
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The Breaks of '87 – Limited Edition Cassette & Sticker Pack Bundle
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Chris Read London, UK
London UK: DJ, Producer releasing music with labels including BBE, Inner Tribe, Sony & Universal. Producer for BBC New Music Award winning band Maylight. Production credits include Grammy Award winners Bilal and Algebra Blessett, Juno Award winner Kardinal Offishall and Mercury Award nominee Mark Rae. ... more
