Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased): Original Soundtrack Selections

Featuring new transfers from original analogue tape elements, mastering/vinyl cutting by Ray Staff (one of the best audio engineers in the world) and high quality pressing by the renowned Pallas pressing plant in Germany, this range of audiophile-level albums is presented on 180g virgin vinyl and gives superb sound reproduction.

Working from a shabby suite of offices in Central London, Jeff Randall and Marty Hopkirk are two private detectives with a twist - one of them's a ghost! With both theme and incidental music supplied by the versatile Edwin Astley, he returns here to the harpsichord - an instrument he had previously employed to great effect in the theme for the hour-long Danger Man series. Astley furnished Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) with a minor key main title theme, the lead instrument intoning a plaintive melody over an upbeat, rhythmic brass section - perfectly matching the series’ balance of drama and humour. The harpsichord recurs throughout the incidental cues, as well as providing a memorable ‘sting’ whenever the ghostly Marty pops in and out of the action.

SIDE A

00.50  Main Title
15:49  My Late Lamented Friend & Partner
07:36  But What a Sweet Little Room
03:50  For The Girl Who Has Everything

28:03  (TOTAL DURATION SIDE A)

SIDE B

06:51  Who Killed Cock Robin
01:35  The Smile Behind The Veil
03:42  All Work And No Pay
04:32  Money To Burn
02:54  Just For The Record
06:06  Murder Ain’t What It Used To Be
01:06  End Theme

26:46  (TOTAL DURATION SIDE B)

54:49  (TOTAL DURATION LP)

All selections composed by Edwin Astley