Sunday, June 5, 2022

Various Artists: Soap Symphony

 



From Capitol Records came this various artists collection of old-time radio themes, most by the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and Capitol Symphony Orchestra. Released in 1966, it was the backbone of the shenanigans of the Firesign Theatre in their "Dear Friends" radio series circa 1970-1971.

Gioacchino Rossini: William Tell Overture—Finale (The Lone Ranger)
Jean Sibelius: Valse Triste (I Love a Mystery)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumblebee (The Green Hornet)
Claude Debussy: Clair de Lune (Mary Marlin)
Enrico Toselli: Serenade (The Goldbergs)
Ferde Grofé: On the Trail—From the Grand Canyon Suite (Philip Morris Crime Doctor)
Edvard Grieg: Ich Liebe Dich (Against the Storm)
Riccardo Drigo: Serenade (When a Girl Marries)
Engelbert Humperdinck: Prayer from "Hansel And Gretel" (Ford Sunday Evening Hour)
Sergei Prokofiev: March from "The Love for Three Oranges" (The F.B.I. in Peace and War)
Luigi Denza: Funiculì, Funiculà (Lorenzo Jones)
Johannes Brahms: Lullaby (Hilltop House)
Franz Liszt: Les Preludes—Conclusion (The Lone Ranger)

Album audio & artwork

DISCLAIMER: To the best of my knowledge, this work is out of print and not available for purchase in any format. If you are the artist and are planning a reissue, please let me know and I’ll remove it from the blog. Also please get in touch if you’ve lost your art &/or sound masters and would like to talk with me about my restoration work.

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