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GLCD 5144  The Golden Age of Light Music – CHILDHO0D MEMORIES VOL.II

The popularity of Guild's first collection of Childhood Memories (GLCD 5125) has prompted a second dip into the musical world that happily transports many of us away from the problems of everyday life. Here is a mixture of well-known favourites alongside some catchy offerings from the production music libraries which would have been heard on numerous occasions on radio, television and films during the middle years of the last century. Among many tracks now available for the first time on commercial release, a rarity from the 1950s is Fred Hartley's Scherzetto for Children which used to introduce special programmes on BBC Television for the youngsters every day.

GLCD 5145  The Golden Age of Light Music - SCENIC GRANDEUR

'Grandeur' doesn't have to be massive: it can be a perfect description for anything that impresses, whether a majestic mountain range, a valley or seascape, or perhaps a small wild-flower meadow shimmering in the morning dew. Composers have regularly turned to nature for their inspiration, and some of the world's most beautiful melodies have been created as a result. The works of well-known Light Music composers such as Ernest Tomlinson, Trevor Duncan, Robert Farnon and Charles Williams sit comfortably alongside melodious contributions from some less familiar writers like Mahlon Merrick, Gideon Fagan and Bruce Campbell - making this the perfect collection for those moments when soothing and inspirational music is the order of the day.

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