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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1986
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Soundtrack
  • Label: Tvt
  • ASIN: B000000GOL
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,917 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #6 in  Music > Indie Music > Soundtracks > Television Soundtracks
    #73 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Compilations > Decades > 1970-1979
    #95 in  Music > Miscellaneous > Compilations > Decades > 1960-1969

 
1. The Three Stooges
2. Merrie Melodies (Merrily We Roll Along) - Cantor, Eddie
3. Rocky & Bullwinkle - Ward, Jay
4. Huckleberry Hound - Curtin, Hoyt
5. Mighty Mouse
6. Courageous Cat & Minute Mouse
7. Pink Panther Theme - Mancini, Henry
8. Road Runner - Cameron, Barbara
9. George of the Jungle - Allman, Sheldon
10. Jonny Quest - Hanna, William
11. Spiderman - Harris, Robert
12. Underdog - Biggers, W.W.
13. Looney Tunes (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down)
14. Linus and Lucy - Guaraldi, Vince
15. Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood - Rodger, Fred
16. The Odd Couple - Cahn, Sammy
17. The My Best Friend - Nilsson, Harry
18. Love Is All Around (Theme from Mary Tyler Moore) - Curtis, Sonny
19. Gidget - Greenfield, Howard
20. That Girl - Denoff, Samuel
See all 65 tracks on this disc

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, with some reservations, November 12, 1999
By A Customer
There are some wonderful (albeit sometimes cheesy) memories here. But I have a couple of big problems with this series of albums:

1. A good deal of the songs are NOT the original recordings. In fact, a lot of them are versions that sound like somebody made them with a few synthesizers and a MIDI setup in their bedroom. Arrggggh! If it's not the original, I don't want it! But that brings us to the next problem...

2. Evidently the producers couldn't obtain quality masters of a lot of the songs. So what did they do instead? Well, honestly, on some of the songs (like the Get Smart theme, for example), it sounds like they just sat down in front of the TV with a tape recorder and a cheap mike. Lousy.

On the other hand, the lousy quality of some of the recordings might serve to more fully transport you back to the days of old B&W television sets with cheap, tinny speakers. You might even find yourself longing for that little white dot that you used to watch fade away when you turned the set off. Fun memories.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I count maybe 7 or 8 recreations out of 65 themes, January 29, 2005
By R. Hummel III "capthummel" (Los Angeles, CA (USA)) - See all my reviews
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Some of these reviews are WACKY that say most or all the tracks here are recreations. I just went through them all in this volume, and my guess is about 8 are recreations, maybe less. Some are obvious (Bewitched), others are not so obvious. I have a sick gift a being able to remember the tempo and aound of these original themes, and you'll fine that 90% of these are "The Real McCoys" (Volume 4). I don't think these reviewers appreciate that Steve Gottlieb was able to get access to studio recordings of the original themes in some cases, so in some cases the fidelity is remarkable. Good fidelity in sound does not mean a remake...

I have all the TV tunes volumes and some are dissappointing remakes (Bonanza, The Virginian, 77 Sunset Strip) but far and away the vast majority are originals and you won't find them anywhere else but on these remarkable collections. They are hysterical to listen to these songs... It's like taking a time machine (wayback machine?) back to the times these shows were on.

Buy it, you'll like it...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars There's no need to fear!, September 10, 2005
This is a collection of "65 more TV themes from the 50s and 60s". Most of the themes are re-recordings of the original themes, but most people will be hard pressed to distinguish the re-recordings from the original versions. The re-recordings sound almost exactly like the original versions, except with better sound fidelity. The easiest way to tell which tracks are re-recordings is that the new recordings are in stereo, and it is highly doubtful that original television themes from the 50s or 60s would be in stereo. But regardless of that, this CD is a fun listen for fans of old TV shows.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great to play "Name that TV Show"
A group of people are over and conversation gets slow .. this CD is great! Put it on and be the MC. Ask who knows what TV show the theme song came from. It works everytime. Read more
Published 5 months ago

3.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER FUN COLLECTION, BUT DISAPPOINTING! 1200 REVIEWS AND COUNTING!
Once again this set would have been great if they could have used all original themes from the TV shows presented here. Read more
Published 5 months ago by ! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b

4.0 out of 5 stars Its a Hit!
If you are a product of the sixties- and grew up a tv junkie- then this is for you. Memories that may have slipped to the back of your brain will reappear after you listen to the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by D. Leftwich

5.0 out of 5 stars Television's Greatest Hits, Vol.2: From the 50's and 60's
Music preview helped sell the product, fast delivery and condition just as described.
Great doing business A++
Published on June 10, 2007 by Mark L. Mathis

5.0 out of 5 stars Yes, they are all originals
I have had this since it came out, they are the original themes. The only 'surprises' are for shows that had different versions of the themes, usually then they choose the less... Read more
Published on September 19, 2005 by Brian Excarnate

2.0 out of 5 stars TV themes galore
If you're looking for some of the best TV themes created-of some of the best shows ever-volume two is probably the NUMBER ONE volume to get. Read more
Published on June 28, 2005 by Red Wood

1.0 out of 5 stars Most are NOT originals - Buyer Beware
Most of these are re-renditions of the originals. Most people shopping for a CD like this would know right away upon hearing the samples that this CD is not what they're looking... Read more
Published on January 9, 2005 by S. King

4.0 out of 5 stars Very close to the original themes
It is amazing how genuine and authentic many of the tracks sound in this second volume of Greatest Hits. Read more
Published on November 21, 2002 by Frank Forrest

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have the first one....
It is a foregone conclusion that you would be interested in "part two".

Like its predecessor, this is another jam-packed collection of those audio memories from hits and misses... Read more

Published on July 28, 2002 by Reginald D. Garrard

3.0 out of 5 stars Good!!
I liked this CD, I have heard some of the themes before and others I hadn't but even the ones I hadn't heard before I enjoyed listening too, my favorite is the Road Runner theme... Read more
Published on December 3, 2001 by ann_without_an_e

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