This exciting Vocalion release brings together the original soundtracks from three classic 1970s British soft-core sex films, each of which starred 1970s glamour-puss Fiona Richmond, the then girlfriend of self-proclaimed King of Soho, Paul Raymond. This X-rated trilogy was directed by library music legend James Clarke, the man responsible for some of the finest – and funkiest – compositions in the catalogues of publishers such as KPM, Amphonic Music and Bruton Music. The disc kicks off with James’s beautiful, colourful score for 1977’s ‘Hardcore’, which purported to tell the lascivious life story of Fiona Richmond. The music ranges from the most exquisite romantic orchestral material (Tale of Two Girls, Tricky Hand) to Fender Rhodes-laden jazzy funk (Heavy Keyboard, Fruity and On Stage), all performed by a star-studded line-up of British session musicians including Barry Morgan (drums), Herbie Flowers (bass guitar), Steve Gray (keyboards) and Tristan Fry (percussion). The disc is completed by various cues from Steve Gray’s hauntingly beautiful score for 1975’s ‘Exposé’, which also starred Udo Kier and Linda Hayden, and a suite of music drawn from James Clarke’s lush, orchestral score for 1977’s ‘Let’s Get Laid!’, which paired Fiona Richmond with sex comedy star Robin Askwith.
This is the first time that any of this music has been commercially released, and all of it has been expertly remastered from the original analogue stereo tapes, for that trademark Vocalion crystal-clear sound. The accompanying booklet contains fascinating liner notes by James Clarke, as well as rare unseen photographs and original promotional material connected with the films.
HARDCORE
ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK FROM THE NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES FILM (1977)
Conducted by Syd Dale, Music composed and arranged by James Kenelm Clarke, except*
Recorded at CTS Studio No.2, Wembley, England, 25 October 1976
Girl in the Picture
Tight for Time
Norfolk Pastorale
Heavy Keyboard
Bicycle Girl
Open Tourer
Tale of Two Girls
Showbizz Town
On Stage – Part One
Typewriter Tune
Photoplay – Part One
Photoplay – Part Two
Tricky Hand
Driving Home
Fruity
Stately Style
Train Time
Home Again
Beautiful View
Off in a Hurry
Fiona Butterfly* (James Montgomery; Graham Hurley arr James Kenelm Clarke), James Montgomery (vocal)
Home Again - Alternative take, not used in film
Fiona’s Theme (1) - Not used in film
Fiona’s Theme (2) - Not used in film
EXPOSÉ
SELECTED CUES FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES FILM (1975)
Music composed and arranged by Steve Gray
Recorded at KPM Studios, London, England, 8 September 1975
House of Straw - Short version
House of Straw
House of Straw - Reprise
Suzanne Comes Back - Short version
Suzanne Comes Back
Drinks on the Terrace
LET’S GET LAID!
SUITE FROM THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK OF THE NORFOLK INTERNATIONAL PICTURES FILM (1977)
Conducted by Johnny Pearson, Music composed and arranged by James Kenelm Clarke, except**
Recorded at CTS Studio No.2, Wembley, England, 30 June 1977
The Tension Mounts
You Turn My Legs to Water band version** (Steve Gray; Michael Robson)
You Turn My Legs to Water piano solo** (Steve Gray; Michael Robson)
BONUS TRACK
On Stage – Part Two (James Kenelm Clarke) Barry Morgan’s drum solo from “Hardcore”
CDSML 8450
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Those cheeky chappies responsible for Evil Aliens (a film I've not seen yet but that is on my reviewing pile) are about to unleash the above on an unsuspecting public.
I just wanted to let you know that "They That Dwell..." and "The Shadow in the Stacks" from the first two BHF Books are to be reprinted soon as part of my first (hopefully not last) collection, "They That Dwell in Dark Places", from Dark Regions Press. This is to feature my previously published stories, from the BHF Books, Black Books and Filthy Creations magazine, plus a selection of new stories written specifically for the volume.
Naturally I'm hugely excited about this, but I was asked to keep quiet about it till the stories were ready. Now I've just seen it announced on the Dark Regions website, so I thought it would only be a courtesy to let you know, since it was a huge boost to have those stories published in the BHF Books.
The books will, of course, be mentioned in the book as the original place of publication for those two stories, and in the short biog piece I'm currently putting off writing.
DEBBIE WISEMAN’S GOTHIC ROMANTIC SOUNDTRACK TO PHIL CLAYDON’S HORROR COMEDY.
Well known for her lyrical style and penchant for melody, composer Debbie Wiseman has written soundtracks for countless television shows and an increasing number of films - Haunted, Flood, Middletown, Wilde, The Lighthouse, Warriors, Tom’s Midnight Garden and Arsène Lupin. In 2004 Debbie Wiseman was awarded the MBE for her services to the film industry, recognising her as one of the UK’s leading score writers.
The soundtrack features The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The Crouch End Festival Chorus and million selling classical singer Hayley Westenra with whom Debbie collaborated on Flood.
Includes Showaddywaddy’s 1976 chart topper Under The Moon Of Love. Lesbian Vampire Killers is released in the UK on March 20th 2009.
About the film: BAFTA award winning comedy duo James Corden and Matthew Holden (Gavin & Stacey) escape to Wales for a weekend of debauchery only to find themselves in a village where all the women have been enslaved by a lesbian vampire curse.
