ALAN TEW Drama Suite Part I (It's the one you've all been
waiting for! FINALLY! Alan Tew's driving jazz-rock,
sleuth-funk masterpiece, Drama Suite Part I is finally
reissued to sate your appetites for arguably the very best
library two-parterin existence. If you don't know, get to
know. Originally released in 1976 but wonderfully timeless,
Drama Suite Part I is at the top of every library funk
collectors' list. It's easy to see why... Pressed on 140-gram
black vinyl, picture sleeve, factory sealed)
Also
available on a separate 140-gram vinyl LP is the equally
essential Drama Suite Part II....
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Alan Tew Drama Suite Part I - 140 Gram Black Vinyl - Sealed UK vinyl LP album (LP record)
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| Tracklisting / Additional Info: |
Racing out the gate, the gritty crime funk of "The Detectives" makes for a thrilling, wild ride. A dramatic action theme, it's packed with strident playing and bags of attitude. There follows 10 (ten!) drama-tinged, horn-heavy, wah-wah-laced, conga-enhanced, synth-riddled links for neat segues and maximum funk fever. "Helicop" is another fast paced and energetic dramatic action background with great breaks and horns. "The Big One (Prelude)" has an ace bassline and creeps along superbly to create expectation and contains an amazing rolling piano loop that just stops you dead in your tracks. It's all building to "The Big One", a driving, dramatic, full-band action with fantastic funk breaks, heavy horns and *that* piano refrain. It was sampled by Jay-Z, and you can't really blame him, can you? The brief, tense "Headlights" and (even briefer) burner "The Burn" add some - you guessed it - deep drama over insistent rhythms to close out Side A.
Flip over for "The Detectives (Slow Version)", a relaxed, thoughtful version featuring synths. You might recognise it as being sampled by Domo Genesis and Evidence for "Tallulah" from their brilliant collaboration a few years ago. "The Detectives (Interlude)" is another slow, pensive version featuring electric piano and a trombone solo in the centre section. There follows 6 further links, Detectives versions essentially, with guitars, electric pianos, flugelhorns - all very cool and relaxed rhythms. The strutting majesty of big-time highlight "The Build Up" is next. It's a medium-slow drama background with occasional light statements of The Detectives theme peppered throughout. Nice. The fantastically-titled "Snout" is a slow, tense background theme which features a repetitive guitar figure with alto flutes over the top. The tense, stabby funk of "The Prowler" rounds out proceedings, with nervous figures over a slow, insistent cymbal beat.
As with all of our KPM re-issues, the audio for Drama Suite Part I comes from the original analogue tapes and has been remastered for vinyl by Be With regular Simon Francis. And as usual, the sleeve reproduction duties were handed over to Richard Robinson, the current custodian of KPM's brand identity. We're not quite sure what else to say about this landmark record, other than, GET IT!
Side One
1. The Detectives (Long Version) 2:26
2. The Detectives (Short Version)1:31
3. The Detectives (Link 1) 0:08
4. The Detectives (Link 2a) 0:06
5. The Detectives (Link 2b) 0:16
6. The Detectives (Link 2c 0:16
7. The Detectives (Link 3) 0:10
8. The Detectives (Link 4a) 0:06
9. The Detectives (Link 4b) 0:15
10. The Detectives (Link 4c) 0:15
11. Helicop 2:54
12. The Big One (Prelude) 1:26
13. The Big One 4:05
14. Headlights 1:09
15. The Burn 1:05
16. Bust Up (a) 0:14
17. Bust Up (b) 0:13
Side Two
1. The Detectives (Slow Version) 2:07
2. The Detectives (Interlude) 1:47
3. The Detectives (Link 5a) 0:12
4. The Detectives (Link 5b) 0:29
5. The Detectives (Link 6a) 0:11
6. The Detectives (Link 6b) 0:32
7. The Detectives (Link 7a) 0:19
8. The Detectives (Link 7b) 0:13
9. The Build Up 5:57
10. Snout 1:04
11. The Prowler2:02
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Tuesday 21st May
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| Year of Release: |
2024 |
| Artist: |
Alan Tew (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Drama Suite Part I (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 29.99, US$ 38.09
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| Postage/Shipping: |
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| Format: |
vinyl LP album (LP record) |
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| Record Label: |
Themes International Music Ltd |
| Catalogue No: |
BEWITH161LP |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
19 January 2024
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
G9MLPDR828144 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
4251804143806 |
| Genres: |
60s Pop, 70s Pop, Library, Lounge
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| Complete Stock List: |
Alan Tew |
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sales@eil.com to contact our sales team. |
| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number G9MLPDR828144 |
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available on a separate 140-gram vinyl LP is the equally
essential Drama Suite Part II...</I> )
