INTERMISSION IMPOSSIBLE - VARIOUS ARTISTS

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Track 1 - Two Way Stretch / Ray Davies

Track 2 - Cheyne Walk / Harry Stoneham

Track 3 - Friday's Theme / Bill Hutchinson

Track 4 - Let's Skip / Malcolm Lockyer

Track 5 - Joe's Talk / Stan Foster

Track 6 - See You Soon / Ray Davies

Track 7 - Out Of The Blue / Reed & Wells

Track 8 - Viva Vincente / Ray Davies

Track 9 - Pronto For Paul / Gus Stephens

Track 10 - For Jane / Gus Stephens & The Skymasters

Track 11 - It Takes Nine To Mambo / Syd Dale

Track 12 - Travellers' Joy / Gordon Reed

Track 13 - Little Ridsdale / Clarrie Sampson

Track 14 - Incandescence / Neil Richardson

Track 15 - Soft Satin Nights / Ray Davies

Track 16 - Drop Out / Ray Davies

Track 17 - Let's Go Metric / Eddie Strevens

Track 18 - Softly, Softly / Roberts, Dudan & Paul

Track 19 - Siamla / Stan Foster
Track 20 - Any News / Kenny Powell & The Skymasters
Track 21 - Waltz In Jazztime / Syd Dale
Track 22 - These Foolish Things / Jack Strachey
Track 23 - You Take It From Here / Vivian Ellis
Track 24 - Back To Square One / Malcolm Lockyer
Track 25 - Early Hours / Kenny Powell
Track 26 - Early Riser / Ray Davies
Track 27 - In And Out Of Fashion / Malcolm Lockyer
Track 28 - El Hombre Soul / Winstone & Alderson
Track 29 - The Count's In Town / Pat Dodd
Track 30 - Easy Come, Easy Go / Eddie Strevens & The Skymasters
Track 31 - A Gentle Stroll / Earnest Ponticelli

This enjoyable but rather long compilation was put together by Winchester Hospital Radio and features a large amount of uptempo easy listening and jazzy big band tracks. If you are a fan of Laurie Johnson or the "Music For TV Dinners" compilations then you'll eat this stuff up, while there is no Laurie to be had the likes of Syd Dale and Ray Davies provide many wonderful moments. Some of the quirkier tracks prove to be the most interesting with the standouts being "El Hombre Soul", "It Takes Nine To Mambo" and "Little Risdale". All in all I would have liked a bit more diversity in this collection but there's no doubting the skill of these composers and the quality of the music.