July 25th, 2023
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Doctor Who The Visitation Original Music Soundtrack Green Vinyl LP
Available to order from www.amazon.co.uk
Originally released on black vinyl in May 2020, there is a very limited number of green vinyl available, part of an edition originally produced exclusively for the German market. First broadcast in February 1982, during Peter Davison’s tenure as The Doctor, The Visitation is set in 17th Century England at a time when an alien species called the Terileptils plot to make Earth their adopted home by spreading a deadly plague amongst humanity.
Radiophonic Workshop composer Paddy Kingsland was tasked with writing the music, with his colleague Dick Mills handling the electronic sound effects. Kingsland scored many classic series for TV and radio including ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’, ‘The Changes’ and Michael Palin’s travel shows ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ and ‘Pole to Pole’. The BBC also released a dedicated album of his early signature tune work for the Radiophonic Workshop in 1973 entitled ‘The Fourth Dimension’.
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Snowman
March 2nd, 2024 - 3:59pmInstant purchase for me of this Green Vinyl Version that was Originally intended for the German market.
Joe 90
August 8th, 2023 - 8:29amThis has now finally dropped for pre-order on Amazon.
Rex Farrel
July 25th, 2023 - 4:16pmSince Keff wasn’t Radiophonic Workshop, doesn’t that mean he owns the rights to his scores? So technically could remaster and release them himself? Or partner with someone of his choice?
Rex Farrel
July 25th, 2023 - 9:47pmBottoms, that’s meant to be a reply to Nick and Dave further down the page.
Nick
July 26th, 2023 - 12:58pmThanks Rex, let’s keep our fingers crossed that Keff McCulloch does release his wonderful Dr Who music.
Evan Marshall
July 25th, 2023 - 4:12pmDid anyone manage to see this in stock? I checked a few hours after the story went up and it said that there was no stock but I don’t know if that was the case earlier or not. If it was in stock this morning then it must have been very limited indeed if they’ve all gone already.
Anonymous
July 25th, 2023 - 4:22pmI ordered them this morning not long after they appeared here
booboo
July 25th, 2023 - 4:22pmyes it was but Amazon have become ridiculous with these listings of late.
jvm2701
July 25th, 2023 - 5:28pmEvan they still seem to have stock at Townsend Records: https://townsendmusic.store/products/section/15049?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=WC_17/07/2023%20-%20The%20Who&utm_medium=email
The Fishmonger
July 25th, 2023 - 5:32pmIt’s probably just amazon being amazon. Townsend Music have them in stock for preorder now
jvm2701
July 25th, 2023 - 9:02pmI wrote about Townsend Music in a reply earlier too Evan but it seems to have been deleted!
EVAN MARSHALL
July 26th, 2023 - 10:45amMany thanks jvm2701 and The Fishmonger. I’ve popped over to Townsend and placed an order. I seem to be endlessly buying variants of Doctor Who vinyl I already have but I’ve come too far to give up now!
The Fishmonger
July 26th, 2023 - 2:54pmMy sentiments exactly, Evan!
Philip Shaw
July 25th, 2023 - 7:28amI have this on CD, but where is the last 2 Dr Who soundtracks in the proposed set of Dr’s 3 & 6 ?
Dave
July 25th, 2023 - 8:35amThe releases have slowed down at the point the Blurays picked up; I suspect that Mark Ayres is too busy to work on both. His work is brilliant, so I wouldn’t want to lose him from either range, but I wish he had a collaborator he could farm off some of the technical work to so that we could get more soundtracks out there! These two came out on CD over three years ago, so it’s a hell of a lull.
(I know this won’t be a popular view, but I’d love to see a Keff McCulloch soundtrack out there, maybe Remembrance or Battlefield. I genuinely think his work is woefully underrated)
Nick
July 25th, 2023 - 2:11pmYes, I agree Dave, either those two (preferably both!) and there’s Silver Nemesis too.
Philip Shaw
July 27th, 2023 - 9:52amKeff’s music is great and enlivens the story. Don’t forget (as much as you want to…) ‘Time and the Rani’ and ‘Paradise Towers’