Hancock record collection - Page seven

Some of the many records either dedicated, featuring or other (small) connection to the lad himself. Unfortunately most, if not all, have now been discontinued. You can still find them about, second-hand, if you look hard enough. So keep those minces peeled!

Published between 1962 & 89

The singles collection - There was only one single release (not counting the promo) wholly dedicated to extracts from Hancock's Half Hour radio shows. However, there were a dozen or so other single releases. Several of these were either TV show theme tunes or film soundtracks. Others were complete songs written wholly as a dedication to the lad himself - by numerous artists of the music industry. And finally, those that either mention him in some way, or feature him personally, by way of a brief show extract or something similar.

Face to Face Theme - Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

DECCA

First published 1962

45F 11439 - Mono

See the rare LP featuring the interview with Tony Hancock - Face to Face

Double A Side

1. Face To Face
(From The Overture Les Francs-Juges - Berlioz) (Arr. Rogers)

(Theme from the B.B.C. - TV. Series)

2. The Sky At Night
(At The Castle Gate - Sibelius)

(Theme from the B.B.C. - TV. Series)

Download this TV Theme Tune by clicking here: Face to Face, by Frank Chacksfield and his Orchestra

Hancock (ATV) Theme - Derek Scott Orchestra

PYE

First published 1963

7N 15500 - Mono

Side A

Hancock's Tune
(Derek Scott)

(From the Television Show)

Side B

Spying Tonight
(Trad. arr. D. Scott)

Download this TV Theme Tune by clicking here: Hancock's Tune, by The Derek Scott Music

PYE

Wing Commander Hancock - Advance Promotional Copy

7N 15575 - Mono

First published 1964

Side A

Wing Commander Hancock

(extracts from The Dairy - The Test Pilot sketch)

Side B

The Threatening Letter (s)

(extracts)

This single is an Advance Promotional Copy, and is very rare. Note the small mistake, its B side is entitled: The Threatening Letter and not the he The Threatening Letters. Although only a small error, the loss of the 's', I thought it worthy enough to earn a mention and probably making it an even more collectable piece of vinyl... The single that follows, immediately below, was the actual published version (of this single) and is, in itself, one of the rarer and hardest to find Hancock related records - let alone the rarest 45. The extracts featured on these singles are predominately the same and, indeed, were taken directly from the very first long player of Pieces of Hancock released in 1960

Wing Commander Hancock - The Threatening Letters

PYE

First published 1964

7N 15575 - Mono

Side A

Wing Commander Hancock

(extracts from The Dairy - The Test Pilot sketch)

Side B

The Threatening Letters

(extracts)

The extracts featured on this single are predominately the same and, indeed, were taken directly from the very first long player of Pieces of Hancock released in 1960

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines - Conducted by Ron Goodwin

Stateside / EMI

First published 1965

SS 422 - Mono

See the LP featuring the complete film soundtrack - Those Magnificent Men...

Double A Side

1. Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines
(or how I flew from London to Paris in 25 hrs. & 11 minutes) (R. Goodwin)
(from film of the same name) 20TH CENTURY-FOX ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Ron Goodwin

2. Arizona
(Love theme from film "Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines") (R. Goodwin)
20TH CENTURY-FOX ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Ron Goodwin

Download this film soundtrack by clicking here: Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines, conducted by Ron Goodwin

Mr Homburg Hat - Harvey Andrews

Transatlantic Records

First published 1976

BIG 538 - Stereo

Side A

Man With A Gun (3.02)

Side B

Mr Homburg Hat (2.51)

(Dedicated to the lad himself)

The B side of this single, Mr Homburg Hat, is dedicated the the lad himself, and turns out to be quite a pleasent ditty, once you've heard it a few times, as I now have. Play it several times and I'll guarentee that it'll have your feet tapping, even if this sort of tune isn't normally your fing - man!

Download this foot tapping dedication to the lad himself by clicking here: Mr Homburg Hat, by Harvey Andrews

Riviera

Tony Hancock - Richard Digance

RIV 89003 - Stereo

First published 1989

Side 1

Tony Hancock

(Dedicated to the lad himself)

Side 2

Don't Come Round For Me Tonight Bill

(The single from his Television Series)

Download this dedication to the lad himself by clicking here: Tony Hancock, by Richard Digance

Something happened on the way to heaven - Phil Collins

Virgin Records Ltd

First published 1990

VST 1251 - Stereo

Side A

1. Something happened on the way to heaven
(One world remix) (Phil Collins and Daryl Stuermer)

Side B

1. Something happened on the way to heaven
(7" version) (Phil Collins and Daryl Stuermer)

2. I wish it would rain down - Demo
(Phil Collins)

The sleeve design on this Single, and indeed all other previous releases (on all formats) of Something happened on the way to heaven is dedicated to the lad himself. The track itself, as far as I know, is not. It certainly doen't mention him... and I have listened very hard!

Previously available on 7" Single, Cassette Single & 3 track CD Single, as VS1251, VSC1251 & VSCDT1251, respectively - all now deleted

	These Singles are no longer available, as I'm sure you're already aware, and as I say on many occasions - across the many pages of The Cuttings - some are quite rare. Above, are most of the releases I have at the moment. There are others, released over the last five decades. These will added either: once I've prepared them ready for presentation or, tracked those down, which I don't already have, after preparing them for presentation. You can still find them about second-hand, as indeed I did, if you look hard enough. So keep those minces peeled!
	All the sound files available for download on this page (the whole of Railway Cuttings, come to think of it) have been compressed / archived in the MP3 format. I've done my utmost to try and achieve the best sound quality to file size, thus keeping the files small enough to download in the least possible time (around 1MB). This should also help prevent anyone falling a sleep during the process. What with The Cuttings growing literally day by day I'm having to juggle with the space / bandwidth, on the server. What follows is rather obvious really, but... click the tune you're interested in hearing and (hopefully) your favourite media player should spring into life, mine does! I'm using Windows Media Player - v9, just in case anyone's interested... Once a link, to a sound file, is clicked Media Player will start buffering - it could take anything up to 60 seconds - before you start to hear your chosen file. The rest will be streamed (downloaded in the background) as your selection plays. Well..., that's what should happen anyway... So good luck! Unfortunately, sometimes you need it with these things.
	You can see the LP releases of Pieces of Hancock, by clicking this link - Pieces of Hancock - LP releases. These also feature The Publicity Photograph excerpts.
	Railway Cuttings is the first Web site to contain this information, in detail, with pictures and an accompanying sound file - of a whole track - for your listening pleasure (server space permitting), selected from several of the above singles. The most comprehensive collection of Hancock related records anywhere on the Web, so far!

	This single should be easy to find. Indeed you may trip over one. So mind your step!
	This single can be found, but you may have to look harder, it won't just fall into your lap!
	This single is very difficult to find. If you do find a copy relatively easily, then you were lucky!
	This single is as rare as they come. Indeed, it's like gold dust. I'd almost defy you to find a copy!

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