[Mashup] Pümp Üp thë Jäm JX866 2017-09-03 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[YTPMF] Say You, Say Yee JX866 2017-08-06 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[Mashup] Good Cosmic Riddance JX866 2017-08-03 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[Mashup] Phil Collins is Tarzan Boy JX866 2017-07-30 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
ITV1 Hearts ident 2001 (Granada) JX866 2017-05-03 | 11th August 2001: ITV becomes ITV1. The Network Promotions Unit/Brand Creep Department, wild-eyed and straining at the leash to end regional branding for good, take the opportunity to increase the size of the ITV logo. Chipping away...Also on this day, the ITV Sport Channel is launched. Let's hope it doesn't collapse a mere nine months later, bringing down the entire platform and crippling a bunch of lower-league football clubs in the process, eh?
ITV Generic ident 1989 (Central) JX866 2017-04-13 | With bonus not-quite-a-VT-clock slate thingy. DarrelP = a misspelled Darrell Pockett of English Markell Pockett. Paul = Paul Docherty of Electric Image.
[Mashup] Never Gonna Cut a Long Story Short JX866 2017-03-26 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
Music from Ceefax (2002-2004) (Mark Nolan - From Me to You) JX866 2017-03-23 | Reuploaded, this time with the correct dates for the Mode 7 era...Something from the "anything goes" early to mid 2000s golden era. This track formed part of the Just for Fun tape, which was in use from 16 February 2002 to 31 July 2004.Includes a quick n' dirty comparison of Pages from Ceefax through the ages.
Unused ITV Hearts ident - LWT (1999) JX866 2017-03-16 | At this stage, we're clearly further into the game of ident tennis as this is very similar to what eventually made it to air. Note the use of a more stripped-down variation of the piano-led jingle.Cast your eyes also on this screengrab, taken at the logo transition: https://i.imgur.com/wxlI7oy.jpg. Might those be the LWT logo colours, hastily edited out? After all, if you need to change something quickly, the old "white flash" transition is a forgiving technique (see Perfect Day).Designed by English & Pockett with music by David Dundas.
LWT Genesis ident (Long) (1986) JX866 2017-03-13 | LWT stayed firmly off the "objects flying through space" bandwagon for most of the 80s (though they would jump on it a decade later, long after everyone else had moved on), opting for a set of idents which I think stand the test of time better than most TV branding of the era. Someone at LWT obviously agreed with me, as a still of the formed-up logo could be seen as late as 2000 on ITV Nightscreen and on satellite feeds. The Genesis idents were used before networked programmes from 29th August 1986 until the discontinuation of frontcaps in December 1987.Designed by The Computer Film Company with music by Rod Argent and Peter van Hooke.
LWT Solari ident (Short) (1986) JX866 2017-03-13 | Used only in the LWT region.Designed by The Computer Film Company with music by Rod Argent and Peter van Hooke. Used from 29th August 1986 to 1 September 1989.
LWT Solari ident (Long) (1986) JX866 2017-03-13 | Used only in the LWT region.Designed by The Computer Film Company with music by Rod Argent and Peter van Hooke. Used from 29th August 1986 to 1 September 1989.
[Mashup] Smooth Me Criminal Up Before You Go Go JX866 2017-03-08 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOhN.B. Read title in Bolton/Cockney/Australian accent for it to work.
Music from Ceefax (Mid 90s) (Chris Gibbons/Pete Q. Harris - Off Limits) JX866 2017-03-04 | The Winter Sun tape was a mixed bag, mainly comprising of some pretty pedestrian strings. Occasionally though, it strayed from the traditional and managed to pull out a few aces. Here's one of them.
[Mashup] One Week of Self Control JX866 2017-03-02 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
ITV Nightscreen music (Late 90s) (Carmichael/Webb - Amtrak) JX866 2017-02-26 | "Amtrak" by Greg Carmichael and Nick Webb aka Acoustic Alchemy. This track is a rerecorded and retooled library version of "Overnight Sleeper" from their 1988 album Natural Elements.
[Mock] BBC Video logo 1997 (1991 style) JX866 2017-01-16 | Here I tackle another great question of our time: What would the BBC Video logo look like if the BBC had stayed with the 1988 branding post-1997?00:00 - Opening (1997 jingle)00:09 - Closing (1997 jingle)00:19 - Opening (1998-2009 jingle)00:32 - Closing (1998-2009 jingle)
[Mashup] Hump JX866 2017-01-13 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[Mashups] Sounds Familiar JX866 2017-01-09 | While rifling through the YouTube Audio Library, one particular track reminded me of something. Well, two things.00:00 - Fleetwood Mash (The 126ers/Fleetwood Mac)01:39 - The 126ers/Lucie SilvasMashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
Channel 4 menu interval music (Late 90s) (Cunningham/Lang/Tejada - The West Coast Flo [1995]) JX866 2017-01-08 | Even into the 24-hour era, Channel 4 could still be relied upon to provide a bit of TV ceremony. On Monday mornings at the beginning of the broadcast day, a short interval was shown which consisted of a menu featuring a few of the coming evening's programmes, usually voiced over and always backed by a piece of library music such as this one. This practice survived into the "boxed logo" identity, although I'm not sure exactly when it was discontinued. It's a nice pseudo-closedown, to neatly delineate the TV day (and week).It's come to my attention that there's a serial Channel 4 interval music reuploader out there. Why bother? Why not try bringing something new to the table?
[YTPM] SmamS MouoM - AlA StatS JX866 2017-01-06 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
Andy Clark - Kickback (Original) (1982) JX866 2017-01-06 | The version of this already on YouTube appears to be a remaster or has otherwise received some tweakage, so here's the original, less processed version. This track was used as the theme tune to Channel 4 viewer feedback show Right to Reply.
[Mashup] You Gotta Be the Way I Am JX866 2017-01-04 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[Mashup] Stay Down Under for the Kids JX866 2016-12-31 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
[Mashup] Blowtel California JX866 2016-12-28 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
Bobs Full House end credits anomaly (& restoration) JX866 2016-12-28 | At some point in time, a credit was not-quite-seamlessly removed from the closing sequence. Here I return it to its rightful place, in the process exclusively revealing a previously unknown game show fact!
[Mashup] Return of the Numa NuMack JX866 2016-12-24 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
House Doctor theme tune (Gerhard Narholz - Swinging Pizzicato) JX866 2016-12-17 | Gerhard Narholz's "Swinging Pizzicato", aka the House Doctor theme. That's the 1998-2003 version, with the actual House Doctor.
Channel 4 advert interval music (1992) (Curtis Schwartz - Beat This) JX866 2016-12-13 | The rarer underscore version of "Beat This", as used on Channel 4 ad break intervals. The main version with extra instrumentation could be heard on ITV Night Time break fillers during the mid-90s.
Channel 4 advert interval music (1992) (Nick Bardoni & Steve Warr - Scream in the Dark [1991]) JX866 2016-12-10 | Another Channel 4 interval tune, this time from the musical powerhouse of Bardoni & Warr.
Channel 4 advert interval music (1992) (Andy Clark - Young and Fun) JX866 2016-12-09 | Until 31st December 1992, advertising on Channel 4 was handled by the local ITV companies. If, for whatever reason, an ad break failed to play out (technical fault, a region failing to sell any/enough ads for a particular slot), a fallback break filler was shown in the form of a caption and some choice library music of the time, such as this piece by the great Andy Clark.
[Mashup] U Know Whats Ruff JX866 2016-12-06 | Mashup playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAuzI-_9CUEffiDq_Wxe75JP2emtfbeOh
Music from 4-Tel on View (2 tracks) JX866 2016-11-25 | 00:00 - Steven John - Togetherness04:05 - Steven John - HappyWhen they weren't making your ears bleed with their sine wave, 4-Tel on View made use of a pleasingly diverse selection of music. These two tracks date from 1991 and were used until at least 1993.
[Mock] BBC Video: Doom Edition JX866 2016-11-20 | A retooled 1991 BBC Video logo meets the ITV Crimestoppers jingle. Keep 'em peeled.
[Mock] BBC Video logo (1991) with You make it what it is jingle JX866 2016-11-18 | Asking the vital questions as usual, I wondered what kind of phenomenon would be created when the jingle from the "Keep paying the licence fee" ads from the 90s (eg youtu.be/lSY2_S0xLG8?t=52s) was placed over the visuals of the 1991-1997 BBC Video logo. Here is the result of that wondering.00:00 - Opening logo00:08 - Closing logo (BBC Enterprises version)00:18 - Closing logo (BBC Worldwide version)I get the feeling that the (in)famous nine-note jingle was an attempt at a BBC-wide audio identity that never really got off the ground. If things had taken a different course, it could have been the BBC equivalent of the NBC chimes.
ITV Jobfinder music (Early 90s) (6 tracks) JX866 2016-11-16 | 00:00 - Trevor Barry/Geoff Howlett - The Eternal Flame02:32 - Terry Devine-King - LA Gear05:46 - David Arch - Trackdown08:55 - Mitch Dalton - Bring Me Back the Love13:06 - Trevor Barry/Geoff Howlett - Cruisin'15:42 - David Arch - Sophisticated Lady
Childrens BBC 1987 ident theme (Tony & Gaynor Sadler - Boom) JX866 2016-11-14 | The full-length theme from the 1987-1989 Children's BBC ident. Tony & Gaynor Sadler would later go on to create the music for the 1991 BBC2 idents.
ITV Jobfinder music (Early 90s) (Terry Devine-King - Tell You What) JX866 2016-11-13 | One of the tracks which accompanied page after page of vacancies for welders and assistant chefs.
