James Clarke

Mystery Movie

• wydawca: Be With Records
• nr katalogowy: BEWITH049LP
• format: LP
• 180G VINYL
• PŁYTA NOWA, ZAFOLIOWANA

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2018 REISSUE – REMASTERED FROM ORIGINAL TAPES, CAREFULLY REPRODUCED ORIGINAL ART

Modern, small group compositions in various mood. Ideally suited to the new Americanised style of T.V. and cinema film where music is used to create the mood and carry the action.

T R A C K L I S T A

A1 Mystery Prelude

A2 Car Patrol - Title Sequence

A3 Breathless

A4 Breathless - Short Version

A5 Waiting Game

A6 Mystery Moll

A7 Mystery Movement

A8 The Heavies

A9 Dirty Scene

B1 Study In Fear

B2 Empty Streets

B3 Night Watch

B4 Foot Patrol

B5 Quiet Girl

B6 Relaxed Scene

B7 Routine Procedure

B8 Quietness Sustained

James Clarke’s Mystery Movie was released in 1974 as “modern, small group compositions in various moods. Ideally suited to the new Americanised style of T.V. and cinema film where music is used to create the mood and carry the action”.

So this collection covers a lot of bases, but it does so brilliantly and has absolutely no right to be such a fantastic listen from start to finish.

Mystery Movie is best known for the slick drum breaks underpinning the top-notch jazz-funk chase theme “Car Patrol”, the fuzz riffing and ARP soloing of “The Heavies” and the slow-mo strut of “Mystery Moll”. “Study In Fear” and “Empty Streets” are horror soundtrack fodder of the finest sort.

However, it’s the understated, plaintive pieces that we find the most rewarding. Ambient feels and strung-out fried-folk treats, full of cyclical naïve melodies. Music that evokes the ‘downlifting’ Ronnie Lane and Ron Wood instrumentals from their great Mahoney’s Last Stand LP, as well as the beautiful soundtrack work of Jack Nitzsche and Ry Cooder. You might also recognise “Waiting Game” from being sampled by melodic downbeat masters Express Rising.

Check “Relaxed Theme”, “Quiet Girl”, “Routine Procedure” and “Quietness Sustained” for a melodic, melancholic set, with the last three performed on just acoustic guitar and harp. Gorgeous work.

As with all ten re-issues, the audio for Mystery Movie comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity.

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Be With has worked with the hallowed KPM to re-issue ten of our favourites from across the KPM 1000 Series and the Themes International Music catalogue, currently under KPM stewardship.

Whether it’s killer soul-funk, sweet jazz-samba, skuzzed-up guitars or accidental Balearic beauty, these records include some of the most innovative work from some of the most talented composers and musicians of the 20th century.

These records were never readily available, being originally released as a ready-made, affordable alternative to commissioning music for television and radio. Consequentially the originals have been unobtainable for decades by all but the most dedicated collectors.

The audio for all ten re-issues comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. We’ve taken the same care with the sleeves, handing the reproduction duties over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM’s brand identity. And don’t worry! Those KPM stickers aren’t stuck directly on the sleeves!

But we didn’t just get a bit giddy and find ourselves re-issuing classic work from Alan Parker, Alan Hawkshaw, Brian Bennett, Nick Ingman, James Clarke, Francis Coppieters, Keith Mansfield, David Snell and John Fiddy. In the middle of the project KPM also asked Be With to be responsible for the vinyl version of Full Circle, an entire LP of new material from Alan Hawkshaw and Brian Bennett. Who were we to refuse.

Keith Mansfield / John Cameron - Voices In Harmony

Nick Ingman - Distinctive Themes / Race To Achievement

Brian Bennett / Alan Hawkshaw / John Fiddy - Hot Wax

Keith Mansfield / Alan Hawkshaw / David Snell - Big Business / Wind Of Change

Francis Coppieters - Piano Viberations

Brian Bennett & Alan Hawkshaw - Synthesis

Alan Parker - The Sound of Soul

Alan Parker / Madeline Bell - The Voice of Soul

James Clarke - Mystery Movie

Brian Bennett & Alan Hawkshaw - Synthesizer & Percussion

Brian Bennett & Alan Hawkshaw – Full Circle