A great journey down memory lane. I remember most of the themes from the first five volumes of this set. After the mid Eighties, I watched very little commercial TV so the last two volumes of this set have little to offer me.
It is quite true that some of the tracks, particularly on the first volume have some equalization problems. For instance, the lower frequencies on "Beverly Hillbillies" have been greatly over emphasised. This is quite peculiar since this track is an obvious re-creation. Some other tracks have a "hollow" sound which may be an affect of the slightly pumped bass that was used to enhance the sound delivered by the cheap speakers in most TV sets. Generally, the sound quality is quite acceptable, especially if your goal is to remember the past rather than listening to it to pick out the acoustic problems of the music.
It should be remembered that these tracks were recorded as theme music for early TV series and not for other uses. Given the electronics of the time, the special needs of the networks to produce sounds that worked well with cheap TV speakers and for delivery by telephone line to their affiliates, one should not be shocked that they don't sound quite right when delivered by modern stereo equipment. However, the producers ought to have corrected the most obvious equalization problems to improve the sound when played on modern equipment.
The voice on Popeye is not the more modern Popeye that appeared on television. Apparently the track used here was from a 1930's cartoon. I'd have rather had the real TV theme.
The theme from "Lost In Space" appear on both volume one and on volume five, but these are obviously not the same recording. I rememver the version on volume five, but the volume one version may have been from the first year or so of the series. Unlike those purists that complain about the contents of this series, my memory is far from perfect when it comes to precisely identifying music from fifty years ago.
Whether or not this set has what you want depends on whether you simply want to refresh those fond memories or whether you are a purist who refuses to be satisfied by re-creations that are mostly close to the originals. If you simply want those memories, then the various volumes of this series are far more than adequate. Thus, I'm giving this volume a five dispite the various quibbles.
Highly recommended for those who simply want a strole down memory lane. Purists will need to look elsewhere.
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Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1: From the 50s and 60s
Various Artists
(Artist),
Jack Cookerly
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Ted Nichols
(Composer),
Will Schaefer
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Track Listings
1 | Captain Kangaroo (Puffin' Billy) |
2 | The Little Rascals |
3 | The Flintstones |
4 | Woody Woodpecker Show |
5 | Bugs Bunny Overture |
6 | Casper, The Friendly Ghost |
7 | Felix The Cat |
8 | Popeye |
9 | Yogi Bear |
10 | Magilla Gorilla |
11 | Top Cat |
12 | The Jetsons |
13 | Fireball XL-5 |
14 | Howdy Doody |
15 | The Beverly Hillbillies |
16 | Petticoat Junction |
17 | Green Acres |
18 | Mr. Ed |
19 | The Munsters |
20 | The Addams Family |
21 | My Three Sons |
22 | The Donna Reed Show |
23 | Leave It To Beaver |
24 | Dennis the Menace |
25 | Dobie Gillis |
26 | The Patty Duke Show |
27 | The Dick Van Dyke Show |
28 | Gilligan's Island |
29 | McHale's Navy |
30 | I Dream of Jeannie |
31 | I Love Lucy |
32 | The Andy Griffith Show |
33 | Star Trek |
34 | Lost In Space |
35 | The Twilight Zone |
36 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
37 | Superman |
38 | Batman |
39 | Flipper |
40 | Combat |
41 | The Rifleman |
42 | Bonanza |
43 | Branded |
44 | F-Troop |
45 | Rin Tin Tin |
46 | Daniel Boone |
47 | The Wild Wild West |
48 | The Lone Ranger |
49 | Happy Trails |
50 | Mission: Impossible |
51 | Man From U.N.C.L.E. |
52 | Get Smart |
53 | Secret Agent Man |
54 | Dragnet |
55 | Perry Mason |
56 | Adam-12 |
57 | The F.B.I. |
58 | Hawaii Five-O |
59 | 77 Sunset Strip |
60 | Surfside 6 |
61 | Ironside |
62 | Mannix |
63 | The Mod Squad |
64 | The Tonight Show |
65 | Late, Late Show (Syncopated Clock) |
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Some of TV's BEST themes are on this double LP .
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 5.5 x 4.94 x 0.45 inches; 1 Pounds
- Manufacturer : TeeVee Toons
- Date First Available : December 7, 2006
- Label : TeeVee Toons
- ASIN : B000000GOI
- Number of discs : 1
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Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2013
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2017
This CD contains the following TV shows: Early Morning Cartoons-Captain Kangaroo, The Little Rascals, The Flintstones, The Woody Woodpecker Show, Bugs Bunny Overture, Casper, The Friendly Ghost, Felix the Cat, Popeye, Yogi Bear, Magilla Gorilla, Top Cat, The Jetsons, Fireball XL-5, Howdy Doody, Mid-Morning Sit-Coms-The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Mr. Ed, The Munsters, The Addams Family, My Three Sons, The Donna Reed Show, Leave it to Beaver, Dennis the Menace, Dobie Gillis, The Patty Duke Show, the Dick Van Dyke Show, Gilligan's Island, McHale's Navy, I Dream of Jeannie, I Love Lucy, The Andy Griffith Show, Afternoon Adventure-Star Trek, Lost in Space, The Twilight Zone, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Superman, Batman, Flipper, Combat, The Rifleman, Bonanza, Branded, F-Troop, Rin Tin Tin, Daniel Boone, The Wild Wild West, The Lone Ranger, Happy Trails, Prime Time Drama-Mission Impossible, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Get Smart, Secret Agent Man, Dragnet, Perry Mason, Adam-12, The F.B.I., Hawaii Five-O, 77 Sunset Strip, Surfside 6, Ironside, Mannix, The Mod Squad, The Tonight Show and The Late Late Show.
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2010
These DVD's are great! I've loaded each one into my iPod Touch (32GB), except for dang Volume #5, which I can't seem to find at a reasonable price! What I did was, removed the volume numbers and disk numbers from the "Get Info," so that all 390 theme songs (65 x Vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, & 7) show in alphabetical order. Then, I play them back, without looking, and try to guess the title of each one! Some are easy, and some are tough. They're in alphabetical order for the beginner, or, turn on "Shuffle," for the more advanced listener! It's a lot of fun, and brings back fond memories!
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2002
What will be scary about this album for many people is the fact that they will remember almost *all* of the tunes. Did everyone really watch that much tv when they were growing up?!(See the product details for the themes included in this album.)
You don't need to be a musician to enjoy or critique this album. If musical snobbery is your calling card, you will overlook the charming aspects of the CD. Beware of self proclaimed "experts".
The enjoyable experience of hearing these old tunes will overcome some of the shaky recording quality of the themes. Some of the tunes have been re-recorded via electronic synthesis and others have been either remixed or equalized for a better sound. If you take into account the era that these themes came from and the sound engineering of the time, the producers haven't done too badly considering what they had to work with. The audio quality of a few are borderline, but considering you get over 60 themes, that's not a bad deal. Not bad at all.
Television's Greatest Hits Vol 1 is a nice way to go back in time for less than twenty bucks.
You don't need to be a musician to enjoy or critique this album. If musical snobbery is your calling card, you will overlook the charming aspects of the CD. Beware of self proclaimed "experts".
The enjoyable experience of hearing these old tunes will overcome some of the shaky recording quality of the themes. Some of the tunes have been re-recorded via electronic synthesis and others have been either remixed or equalized for a better sound. If you take into account the era that these themes came from and the sound engineering of the time, the producers haven't done too badly considering what they had to work with. The audio quality of a few are borderline, but considering you get over 60 themes, that's not a bad deal. Not bad at all.
Television's Greatest Hits Vol 1 is a nice way to go back in time for less than twenty bucks.
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2014
I just recieved this cd today ( i have all the other volumes of televisions greatest hits on cd long ago and i originally had this first volume on vinyl until i lost it) neverthe less the colossal series of tv theme disc starts with this 1986 debut at which time many of the tv shows represented on this cd were enjoying successful reruns on nick at nite and the family channel on cable as well as everywhere else. For fans of old time tv like myself THIS IS A CANT MISS WINNER. i also recommend all the later volumes too.
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2021
It arrived very quickly and is a gift for my wife.
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LISA DALEY
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great CD!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2021
The seller delivered the package nicely! And this is a great old CD for those who love the old shows that I watched growing up!
Amazon カスタマー
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歴史的名盤
Reviewed in Japan on November 24, 2019
かつて80年代、この手のオムニバスアルバムの先駆けとして世界的に一世を風靡した一枚。自分も当時はLPで毎日のように聞いていました。LPは日本語版があって日本語のブックレットがついていましたが、CDは日本語版が無いようです。
バラエティーにとんだ主題歌集なのですが構成に優れていて、もしひとつも作品を知らなくても、ひとつのアルバムとして飽きずに聞き通せるのではないかと思います。
特に節目のクライマックスに相当する箇所でかかるルーシーショーとマニックスのテーマは、そのロマンチックな曲調と相まってゾクゾクさせられます。
バラエティーにとんだ主題歌集なのですが構成に優れていて、もしひとつも作品を知らなくても、ひとつのアルバムとして飽きずに聞き通せるのではないかと思います。
特に節目のクライマックスに相当する箇所でかかるルーシーショーとマニックスのテーマは、そのロマンチックな曲調と相まってゾクゾクさせられます。
SOCHAUX
5.0 out of 5 stars
懐かしの
Reviewed in Japan on September 19, 2013
以前LPで所有していたがやっとCD盤を入手。50~60年代のアメリカTVドラマのテーマ音楽集。
昭和30年代の日本ではかなり各局でこれらは見られたのだ。そして「スーパーマン」「ミッションインポッシブル」「バットマン」「ローンレンジャー」などがハリウッドでリメイクされているがこれらは皆この時代のTVドラマだ。映画界がいかにアイデアに枯渇しているか。
昭和30年代の日本ではかなり各局でこれらは見られたのだ。そして「スーパーマン」「ミッションインポッシブル」「バットマン」「ローンレンジャー」などがハリウッドでリメイクされているがこれらは皆この時代のTVドラマだ。映画界がいかにアイデアに枯渇しているか。
Jim Quinlan
4.0 out of 5 stars
CD is good.
Reviewed in Canada on June 15, 2014
This is a good CD if a person is looking at remembering the old shows. For the price, it was a very good value
Merlin
4.0 out of 5 stars
Even My parents were able to enjoy this
Reviewed in Canada on November 15, 2014
Was very entertaining and did bring back memories. Even My parents were able to enjoy this sondtrack