Plays Lost TV Themes

Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 14, 2000)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Dionysus Records
• ASIN: B00004YWY5
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,163 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. The Bossa Nova Squad

2. Space Mission No.12: Funky Planet

3. Korla Rides Again

4. The Bossa Nova Squad: The Case

5. Space Mission Number 12

6. The Organizer: Theme

7. Follow The Duke: Black Cat Mystery

8. Shark Surfin' Girl

9. Korla Rides Again: Revenge Of The Belly

10. Enter The Tiger

11. Follow The Duke

12. Blues For The Organizer

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and funky space age quickies that will zap your brain., March 19, 2002

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Ken Hough (Southern California) - See all my reviews

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I picked up a used copy of this album recently and have been playing it to death ever since. I was intrigued first by the cover, which is a (slightly) reworked version of an old Disneyland poster for the long-gone Flying Saucer ride. Not knowing anything about the group (except that their albums were filed under "Lounge Music"), I figured anyone who likes old Disneyland rides can't be too bad, and I caught on pretty quick to their joke of themes for non-existing TV shows (remember "Bossa Nova Squad"?), similar in concept to an album by Arling & Cameron (another intriguing group, with moments of lounge). Basically, these are quick and fun surf guitar and electro-organ riffs that would fit perfectly into an episode of Johnny Quest or some long forgotten 50s crime show. My favorite "theme" is definitely "Korla Rides Again," and for those of you in the know that should give a pretty good idea of the sense of fun the group employs. Only drawback: the whole CD is only about 33 minutes, so it goes by a might bit quick. This would be great background music for a retro-cocktail party or for just cruising around town on your Vespa.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As heard on TV, July 21, 2005

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Johnny Heering "trivia buff" (Bethel, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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Stereophonic Space Sound Unlimited, a Swiss duo consisting of Ernest Maeschi and Karen Diblitz, create enticing instrumentals with an ultra-modern twist that draw from a variety of genres, including spy movie theme music, surf, lounge, and exotica. When this album first came out, they claimed that the music here was actually written by their fathers, for Swiss television programs in the 1960s. That doesn't happen to be true, but it's an amusing "cover story", nonetheless. The music does resemble old television show music, although "hipper" than most TV themes. This album is a lot of fun, and should appeal to people who like swinging "lounge" type instrumentals.

5.0 out of 5 stars John Barry Meets The Ventures, March 30, 2011

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Anyone who digs twangy guitar, space age spy music and slinky soundtracks will like this one. Every time I put it on someone asks who it is. Not a bad track. All instrumentals--great driving music.