| ARTIST : |
Jimmy Hanley |
| TITLE : |
The Sound of Britain |
| SUBTITLE : | Presented by The Listener and BBC Television Review |
| FORMAT : |
7" |
| CATALOGUE : |
OP 39 |
| YEAR : |
1964 |
| MONO/STEREO : | Mono |
| STYLE : | Spoken Word |
| CREDITS : | Commentary by Jimmy Hanley
Compiled and Produced by John Powell
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| NOTES : | "The Sound of Britain has been specially compiled from recordings in the Sound Archives ofthe British Broadcasting Corporation. It has been prepared for subscribers to The Listener and BBC Television Review in the United states through BBC Publications Inc., 30 East 60th Street, New York 22, New York |
| CONTENTS : | Side 1, (15 sound archive recordings):
-The Chimes of Big Ben at Westminster
-BBC Weather Forecast
-The secret of Scotch whisky
-Edinburgh Tattoo
-Community singing: "We're no awa' to bide awa' "
-Pipes and drums "Sweet Maid of Glendarvel"
-The Irish Sea
-Bird song: the Lark
-Pipe Band: "The Lark in the clear air"
-The origin of the shamrock
-Welsh triple harp: "The Bells of Aberdovey"
-Male voice choir: "Land of my Fathers"
-Birdsong: the Thrush
-Bells and organ
-Consecration of Coventry Cathedral
Side 2, (9 sound archive recordings):
-Consecration of Coventry Cathedral (continued)
-Bells of Canterbury Cathedral
-At the tomb of Thomas a Becket
-The view from Windsor castle
-Big Ben
-In a London 'bus
-The Tower of London
-The Ceremony of the Keys
-A London street |
| IN COLLECTION? : | No |
| Estimated Release Date : | -- |
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