Allyn Ferguson MASTER OF THE GAME LP Very Rare TV Soundtrack BBC Sydney Sheldon

	£		24
	$		32

Here I have for sale the very rare UK-only issue of the original BBC TV soundtrack to “Master of the Game” (1984), composed and conducted by Allyn Ferguson. The title song is performed by Dede Andros.

Allyn Ferguson / Dede Andros ?– 'Master of the Game' Original BBC-TV soundtrack (1984)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – VG-EX. Very clean on visual inspection. Played just pre-listing and sound clarity is excellent. No jumping or skipping. The odd click/pop. Overall, a very enjoyable listen. Especially the vocal track at end of side B.
Outer sleeve (Cover) – VG-EX. Colours are unfaded and bright. Minor corner nicks and a few small vein-like creases on front; some near aperture. Minimal edge wear on top and small split on spine. Rear is clean, unmarked. Overall, a superb copy.
Inner sleeve – EX. Original. Clear plastic. Minor creasing but clean and intact.

Label: BBC Records REB 521
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Year: 1984
Country: UK
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen, Contemporary, Folk, Vocal
Style: Soundtrack, Score, Theme, Instrumental, Traditional

A1 Main Theme
A2 The Mail-Cart Ride
A3 Remembrance
A4 The Attack of The Dogs
A5 The Plan
A6 Beginning of The End
A7 Diamond Fever
A8 Jamie's Boy
A9 Eureka!

B1 Master of The Game
B2 Up At Montoon's
B3 On The Riviera
B4 La False
B5 Evening Thoughts
B6 First Encounter
B7 Politely Sir
B8 Master of The Game (Vocal: Dede Andros)


About the TV miniseries:

Elderly Kate Blackwell looks back at her family's life beginning with her Scottish father Jamie McGregor's journey to South Africa to make his fortune in diamonds. The family history is littered with revenge, lust, betrayal, manipulation, and murder.

This was one mini-series that actually stayed true to the book.

From the Golden Age of television miniseries this is one of the exceptional ones. If you haven't seen it yet - watch it!

There is a grand historical sweep and a thrilling story with twists and turns, a moving score and theme, and good casting. Harry Hamlin is good. Angarhad Rees as his wife puts in quite a memorable performance, as does Dyan Cannon.



About the composer:

Ferguson was born in San Jose, California on October 18, 1924. He started playing the trumpet when he was four years old and began playing piano at seven.

After graduating from San Jose State University, he traveled to Paris, where he studied with Nadia Boulanger and at Tanglewood with Aaron Copland.

He established the Chamber Jazz Sextet in the 1950s, combining classical and jazz influences. Ferguson and his Chamber Jazz Sextet collaborated with the poet Kenneth Patchen on a recording in 1957, originally titled Kenneth Patchen with the Chamber Jazz Sextet. Behind Patchen's readings, Ferguson and the Chamber Jazz Sextet performed jazz accompaniment which Ferguson composed for eight individual poems. The group produced "Pictures at an Exhibition: Framed in Jazz" in 1963, a big band-style production of the Modest Mussorgsky piano suite.

He is credited, along with Hugh Heller, to writing the San Francisco "Giants Fight Song" in 1961.

During the 1970s, he collaborated extensively with composer Jack Elliott, creating scores for themes for Barney Miller and Charlie's Angels.

University of Southern California music historian Jon Burlingame called the themes "iconic in the sense that most people who were around in that era can easily recall those tunes". Together with Eliott, he created scores for episodes of Banacek, Fish, Police Story, Big Hawaii, Starsky and Hutch, S.W.A.T. and The Rookies. The duo also collaborated to form the Foundation for New American Music in 1978.

Ferguson was among the founders of the Grove School of Music in Los Angeles.

During the 1980s, he produced Emmy Award-nominated scores for April Morning, Ivanhoe, The Last Days of Patton, Master of the Game and Pancho Barnes, winning in 1985 for his work on Camille.

He worked on dozens of films for Norman Rosemont, including A Tale of Two Cities, Captains Courageous, Les Misérables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Count of Monte Cristo and The Man in the Iron Mask.


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Europe (Royal Mail International Signed For) = £11
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Asia, Australia, Japan (Royal Mail International Standard) = £11.

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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.