Library

These records were intended for background music on television/radio/film, and were never commercially released to the public at the time. The library records included on this site will range from the mid 1960s to the early 1980s.

  • Jean-Pierre Decerf and Gerard Zajd - Out of the Way Jean-Pierre Decerf and Gerard Zajd - Out of the Way

    This record strikes me as being very odd. It sounds so contemporary, you almost suspect it’s a hoax by some sample dudes from 2006. But it’s not. It’s on the French Cam, so it’s probably from the beginning of the eighties. There are several stand out tracks, with subdued electronic beats, percussion and sound effects, but the […]

  • The Lemon Dips - Who's Gonna Buy The Lemon Dips - Who’s Gonna Buy

    The best library LP i found for 1 euro, released on De wolfe in the end of the 60s, this one is not the instrumental library LP you can often find on KPM or De Wolfe. This one is a record by an unknown british garage-psych band who can be compared with “The Deviants”. Side […]

  • Vladimir Cosma - Enfance Vladimir Cosma - Enfance

    “I hear you still buy records, what kind of music do you like?”
    “Well, lately I’ve been listening to this odd electro-medieval-kiddie record.”
    ” Oh . . . silly me, I still haven’t said hi to the host yet. Nice to meet you.”
    Listen

  • Ronald S. Marquisee-Electronic Music Vol. 1 Ronald S. Marquisee-Electronic Music Vol. 1

    This is a sound library on the Corelli/Jacobs Film Music Library label (a subsidiary of De Wolfe?) and I have never seen any other library on this label. According to the seller in which I bought it from, it was cut in the late 60’s. This album is broken down into two parts. Side A […]

  • Claude Vasori - Cocktail d'Images Claude Vasori - Cocktail d’Images

    Musique Pour l’Image was a small library label based out of Paris founded by pianist Robert Vigier in 1968. The label is popular with library fiends due to the fantanstic cover art and, more importantly, the high quality music.

  • Bernard Fevre - The Strange World of Bernard Fevre Bernard Fevre - The Strange World of Bernard Fevre

    File under: late 70’s science-fiction-themed after school special background music.  This is one of the last releases on the great L’Illustration Musicale label; an “all electronic” album, as the back cover states. A top late 70’s electronic library (well, to me at least) — spacy moogs, clavinet, and analog drum machines. Fevre […]

  • Gianni Safred - Futuribile (The Life to Come) Gianni Safred - Futuribile (The Life to Come)

    This was originally released on the obscure “Music Scene” Italian library label, but soon after found a home with our good friends at Folkways. Rather than trying to come up with an entertaining review of this futuristic electronic/jazz/disco record, I’ll just let the liner notes do the job. It seems the people at […]

  • Moggi - Tra Scienza e Fantascienza Moggi - Tra Scienza e Fantascienza

    For those “in the know” you are aware of the fact that “Moggi” is actually Piero Umiliani. For those who are not, now you are. Anyway, I would just like to note that this is one of the creepiest library covers I have ever seen. Can anyone distinguish what that thing is? […]

  • Daniel Humair - Drumo Vocalo Daniel Humair - Drumo Vocalo

    Percussion library recorded in France, 1970 (or so the cover says). IML (International Music Label) was a subsidiary of Montparnasse 2000, hence the slight similarity in cover design. There’s a mix of weird scat vocal stuff, tape delays, and reverse effects on here.
    Daniel Humair - Dingo Conversation

  • Cecil Leuter - Les Sons Electroniques Cecil Leuter - Les Sons Electroniques

    Consider the contents of this record the “left-overs” of the Pop Electronique session that Leuter is so famous for. There’s very little song structure to any of the tracks on here, it’s mainly just wild analog keys and effects throughout the entire thing. Audio coming soon.

  • Sam Spence - The Art of the Synthesizer Sam Spence - The Art of the Synthesizer

    Volume 1 of a 2 part series here. Sam Spence was the dude known for his musical contributions to NFL Films highlights in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Going by the cover art, it seems Spence is playing a Moog 55 Synthesizer on here, and in the process of doing so he actually […]

  • Nino Nardini - Musique Pour Le Futur Nino Nardini - Musique Pour Le Futur

    Nino Nardini (great name isn’t it?) recorded “Musique Pour Le Futur” for the Crea Sound library imprint in 1970.
    This record is not at all like this composer’s better known funky exotica outings. Instead of sleazing it up, Nino is bleeping away in the Forbidden Planet / egghead labcoat electronics idiom here. When he gets bored […]

  • Mario Nascimbene - Major Library 6074 Mario Nascimbene - Major Library 6074

    Not a bad library if funky jazz is your thing. Nascimbene was an Italian soundtrack dude who did his fair share of libraries as well. He does all the tracks on the b-side of this record (most of which found their way onto the first Cinemaphonic Soul compilation).

  • Ennio Morricone - April Orchestra Vol. 1 Ennio Morricone - April Orchestra Vol. 1

    If you’re reading this site you’ve probably at least heard of Ennio Morricone, without a doubt the most well-known Italian soundtrack composer. You may not be aware of the fact that he also did a few not-available-to-the-public library records during the height of his career (or maybe you are. sorry.)

  • Daniela Casa - America Giovane 2 Daniela Casa - America Giovane 2

    Here’s a jazz/psychedelic library from Italy on the very scarce Leo label. “America Giovane” means “young America” in Italian, so my guess is this was their take on the “scene” in the US during the early 70s. The cover art on this one is great. Faceless teens hanging out at Inspiration […]

  • The Ian Langley Group - Reggae for Real (And Other Rhythms) The Ian Langley Group - Reggae for Real (And Other Rhythms)

    Emphasis on “Other Rhythms.” This is probably one of the top five in demand library LPs on the Peer International label, and for good reason. After you get past the bland “reggae” instrumentals (come on now, what library record doesn’t have at least one or two bad tracks), this record than begins to […]

  • Charles Bellonzi & Robert Viger - Structures Percussions Charles Bellonzi & Robert Viger - Structures Percussions

    Recorded in France, 1972. Very repetitive percussion “structures,” ranging from jazz, bossa, avant, and march. Not much information (in English at least) on this guy. Here is a biography and discography of Bellonzi in French. I must say that this is one of my favorite library covers ever.

  • Cecil Leuter & Georges Teperino - TV Music 104 Cecil Leuter & Georges Teperino - TV Music 104

    TV Music was a sub-division of Chappell in the late 1960s. To the best of my knowledge there are only four releases on this label (the other three I desperately need to hear). Cecil Leuter (otherwise known as Roger Roger) handles the “Electro Themes” on one side, while Georges Teperinos’ (Nino Nardini’s real name) “Electrosonics” […]

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