With 2021’s ‘Mystery Fields’, Phil Heeks delivered a stunning homage to 1970s library LPs and soundtrack compilations, in his debut record as The British Stereo Collective.

Like ‘Mystery Fields’ before it, the long-awaited sequel ‘Iniquitous’ brings together two-decades-worth of TV music from an alternate reality.

Says Phil: “I feel that Volume 2 nails the concept of the TV themes compilation much more successfully, being more varied and more expansive, and with greater authenticity.”

Once again, Volume 2 of the ‘Sound Library’ is a heart-felt homage to a beloved era of classic themes and channel idents, inspired by the combined influences of Vangelis, Jeff Wayne, Peter Howell, Mike Oldfield, Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Barry Gray, Francis Monkman, Paddy Kingsland and countless others.

Pressed up on beautiful smokey-green vinyl and featuring a TVTimes-referencing insert, the album works as a complete and aesthetically gorgeous time capsule for those who are perennially nostalgic for the golden age of TV.

Melodic, eclectic, part-electronic, part-traditional, ‘Iniquitous’ will sit comfortably among your Geoff Love and BBC Themes albums.

If anyone calls it Hauntolgy, I'm coming to find you. ?

Colin

Castles in Space.

• Green Leaves Vinyl

01. Through the Ages
02. Unexplained
03. Theme from 'Iniquitous'
04. Tech Talk
05. Come What May (from 'The Sins of the Living')
06. Music for The 1980 Moscow Olympics
07. Language and Culture (Educational Radio)
08. The Meyer-Bergman Experiment
09. Iniquitous (End Titles)
10. Southeast Television (Ident)
11. London Television (Ident)
12. See! Hear!
13. The Sandon Village Tales
14. Future World
15. The Van de Berg Mysteries
16. Open University ('Skip and Jump')
17. Astronautical (Theme from 'Star Quest')
18. Highway Inn
19. Goal! (Opening Credits)
20. Wires are Dangerous Too
21. Theme from 'The Fire Keepers'