Elegia by New Order too. If you're making a documentary about the Miners' Strike and you have some footage of a depressed pit village in the winter of 1985 with snow gently falling, that's your soundtrack right there.
Despite all the massive success of their later stadium-filling '70s and '80s soft-rock incarnation with Buckingham, Nicks, etc., this gorgeous 1968 Peter Green-composed piece from the original Mac with its gently (and appositely to the previous discussion) 'surf'-sounding cymbals and thudding heartbeat of a bassline remains their only UK Number One single, which also returned to No.2 on reissue in 1973.
I always liked the original Mac better than the coke fuelled California version. Even though they were basically another blues band, at a time when there were already about a thousand too many, they had variety and a kind of panache that most others lacked. Man of the World can still raise a tear, especially given how Peter Green's life worked out.
Fully agree on all of this - I also have a soft spot for Oh Well
Another vote here for Rumble by Link Wray.
Reggatta de Blanc by the Police stands out to me for showcasing Stewart Copeland's talents. Although it does feature a few vocal/spoken elements - but it did win a Grammy for best rock instrumental, as did another of theirs called Behind My Camel.
Nocturnal Submission wrote: Favourite has to be "Misirlou". I had no idea of it's provenance. Quite fascinating. BTW, wonderful live version of it here, with Dave Grohl on drums.
Fascinating, thanks for sharing. Good video too, though it's not Dave Grohl.
Ennio Morricone and Bernard Herrmann on the films front.
Soul Limbo and (ahem*) Argentine Melody for the Proustian childhood memory ambience. I also have a regard for Rick Wakeman's White Rock (1976 Olympics documentary soundtrack) but not the ludicrous themed albums of his.
Another vote for Magic Fly and a new vote for Yellow Pearl (TOTP theme, Phil Lynott).
*with the huge caveat that Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote it.
Time Is Tight by Booker T & the MG’s
Grooving with Mr Bloe (by Mr Bloe)
Sliced Tomatoes by The Just Brothers
Green Door by Wynder K Frog (if you excuse the wee bit of talking)
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