George Martin - A Painter In Sound (Pre-Beatles Productions And Classical Influences) (2022)

British record producer and arranger George Martin (George Martin), long before his pivotal partnership with The Beatles, laid the groundwork for modern studio production, effectively redefining the role of a record producer as a creative artist in his own right. After taking charge of the Parlophone label in the 1950s, he prioritized unconventional talent and fearless sonic experimentation. Martin actively recorded comedy and satirical projects with performers such as Peter Sellers (Peter Sellers), Spike Milligan (Spike Milligan), Bernard Cribbins (Bernard Cribbins), and Peter Ustinov (Peter Ustinov), alongside field recordings of theatrical revues by Flanders and Swann and Beyond The Fringe. In these sessions, he pioneered complex sound editing, noise layerings, and audio collage techniques. Combining classical musical training, a deep appreciation for impressionist composition, and a passion for technology, he guided mainstream vocalists like Matt Monro (Matt Monro), the comedic duo of Sellers and Sophia Loren (Sophia Loren), and The Temperance Seven to the top of the charts, with the latter securing his first UK Number One single with "You're Driving Me Crazy." This rich foundation of studio experimentation and orchestral discipline ultimately enabled Martin to realize the most ambitious musical visions during the pop and rock studio revolution.

Tracklist:
1-1 London Baroque Ensemble - Serenade For Winds In D Minor, Op. 44 - Moderato Quasi Marcia [3:51]
1-2 Frank Chacksfield's Tunesmiths - Little Red Monkey [2:23]
1-3 Kenneth McKellar - Corn Rigs Are Bonnie [3:00]
1-4 The Kirchin Band (Basil & Ivor) - Bandbox [3:02]
1-5 Cleo Laine With The Johnny Dankworth Seven - Honeysuckle Rose [2:26]
1-6 Sidney Torch & Orchestra - Bicycle Belles (Signature Tune Of "Yackity-Yak") [2:29]
1-7 Dick James - Robin Hood [2:33]
1-8 Eve Boswell - Besame Mucho [2:35]
1-9 Bert Weedon - Theme From ITV's 64,000 Question [2:51]
1-10 The Vipers Skiffle Group - Don't You Rock Me Daddy-O [2:17]
1-11 Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - Skiffling Strings [2:21]
1-12 Jim Dale - Don't Let Go [2:38]
1-13 Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - Mercury Gets The Message [2:05]
1-14 Jack Parnell & His Orchestra - Trip To Mars [2:32]
1-15 Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band - Saturday Jump (Signature Tune Of "Saturday Club") [2:17]
1-16 Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band - The House That Humph Built [3:08]
1-17 Christopher Logue With The Tony Kinsey Quintet - Lithe Girl, Brown Girl [1:44]
1-18 Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - The Girl From Corsica [2:59]
1-19 Nadia Cattouse - Long Time Boy [2:48]
1-20 The John Dankworth Orchestra - African Waltz [2:23]
1-21 The Temperance Seven - You're Driving Me Crazy [3:56]
1-22 The Temperance Seven - Pasadena [3:05]
1-23 The Temperance Seven - Everybody Loves My Baby [2:36]
1-24 Ray Cathode - Time Beat [2:14]
1-25 Ray Cathode - Waltz In Orbit [1:56]
1-26 The Fentones - Just For Jerry [2:46]
1-27 London Philharmonic Orchestra - The Lark Ascending [13:21]
2-28 The John Dankworth Orchestra - Experiments With Mice [3:21]
2-29 Flanders & Swann - The Gnu Song [3:04]
2-30 Ian Wallace - The Hippopotamus Song [3:04]
2-31 Humphrey Lyttelton And His Band - Bad Penny Blues [2:43]
2-32 Peter Sellers - I'm So Ashamed [3:02]
2-33 Fred Flange And Peter Sellers - You Keep Me Swingin' [2:55]
2-34 The Temperance Seven With Vocal Refrain By Peter Sellers - Ukulele Lady [2:48]
2-35 Irene Handl & Peter Sellers - Shadows On The Grass [6:37]
2-36 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren - Goodness Gracious Me! [3:02]
2-37 Sophia Loren - Zoo Be Zoo Be Zoo [2:23]
2-38 Peter Sellers & Sophia Loren - Bangers & Mash [2:35]
2-39 Tommy Watt And His Orchestra - Victorian Plums [2:37]
2-40 Matt Monro - Portrait Of Our Love [2:47]
2-41 Flanders & Swann - The Armadillo [3:49]
2-42 Flanders & Swann - The Spider In The Bath [2:19]
2-43 Matt Monro - My Kind Of Girl [2:58]
2-44 Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - Murder She Says (Theme From The Film) [2:06]
2-45 Bernard Cribbins - The Hole In The Ground [1:52]
2-46 Bernard Cribbins - Right, Said Fred [2:21]
2-47 Ron Goodwin And His Orchestra - Barefoot Girl [2:19]
2-48 The Goons - Tale Of Men's Shirts [23:15]
3-49 Peter Ustinov - Mock Mozart [2:47]
3-50 Peter Ustinov - Phoney Folk-Lore [3:16]
3-51 The Goons - Unchained Melody [2:52]
3-52 Spike Milligan With Gravely Stephens (Pharmacological Pianist) And The The Alberts - You Gotta Go Oww! [2:44]
3-53 Peter Sellers - Jakka and the Flying Saucers (An Interplanetary Fairy Tale) (Parts One & Two) [6:47]
3-54 Alan Bennett - Take A Pew [7:58]
3-55 Dudley Moore - And The Same To You [5:14]
3-56 Peter Cook - Sitting On The Bench [6:58]
3-57 Spike Milligan - The Sewers Of The Strand [2:56]
3-58 Michael Bentine - Train Commercial : The Astronauts [2:24]
3-59 The Alberts - Morse Code Melody [2:28]
3-60 Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook - Bridge Over The River Wye (Part One) [18:04]
3-61 Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Jonathan Miller, Peter Cook - Bridge Over The River Wye (Part Two) [15:19]
4-62 BBC Symphony Orchestra - The Planets, Op. 32 - Venus, The Bringer Of Peace (Adagio) [9:12]
4-63 Vlado Perlemuter - Prélude In A Minor [1:16]
4-64 Boston Symphony Orchestra & The New England Conservatory Chorus - Daphnis Et Chloé - Lever Du Jour / Daphnis & Chloe Are Reunited [6:15]
4-65 Monique Haas - Le Tombeau de Couperin – Fugue [3:18]
4-66 Philharmonia Orchestra - Prélude à L'après-midi D'un Faune [9:13]
4-67 Samson François - L'isle Joyeuse [6:12]
4-68 Hallé Orchestra - The Walk To The Paradise Garden (From A Village Romeo And Juliet) [9:25]
4-69 London Philharmonic Orchestra - La Calinda (From The Opera, Koanga) [3:27]
4-70 Peter Pears And Benjamin Britten - Foggy, Foggy Dew [2:34]
4-71 Pro Arte Orchestra With Evelyn Rothwell - Oboe Concerto In C Minor: I. Introduzione. Larghetto [2:51]
4-72 Decca Symphony Orchestra With Todd Duncan & Anne Brown - You Is My Woman (From Porgy & Bess) [4:35]
4-73 Münchener Bach-Orchester - St Matthew Passion, BWV244 - No.1 Chorus: "Kommt, Ihr Töchter, Helft Mir Klagen" [9:52]
4-74 The Robin Hood Dell Orchestra Of Philadelphia With William Kapell - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor, Op. 18 - Adagio Sostenuto [10:44]
4-75 Géza Anda - Preludes For Piano, Op. 28: No. 4 In E Minor [2:03]