Sci-Fi Sound Effects (Vintage Beeb)

If you're after BBC science fiction sound effects this is probably a good album to have, but sadly whoever put the album together either did not know what certain of those sound effects were or was badly informed as to them. Wherein most of the listing for this item is accurate, a couple of them are not so I'll correct them here for those of you who prefer accuracy.01 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (book activation)02 Aircar Taking Off03 Aircar Running04 Aircar Lands05 Alarm06 Police Guns07 Space Car Park08 End of the Universe09 Black Spaceship10 Bugblatter Beast Roars11 Beast Eats12 Beast Walks13 Kanga Drive Engaged14 Kanga Drive Arrives15 Ark Bridge Sounds16 Argolis Ship Arrives17 Exterior of Argolis18 Flock of Bats19 Lab20 Energy Beams21 Marshmen22 Respirator Room23 Time Winds24 Alarm25 Electric Storm26 Cloister Bell (TARDIS)27 The Master's TARDIS28 TARDIS Takes Off29 TARIS Timeslip30 TARIS into Timeslip31 Dawn of Emptiness32 Space Bells33 Scorpio Ship34 Dematerialization35 Remat36 Blakes 7: Scorpio Gun37 Blakes 7: ORAC Off38 Blakes 7: ORAC Working39 Blakes 7: ORAC Switched Off (forcibly)40 Blakes 7: Liberator Plasma Bolt41 Blakes 7: Liberator Laser42 Blakes 7: Federation Ship Laser43 Laser Explosion44 Life Capsule45 Liberator Guns46 Gunfire47 Blakes 7: Liberator Communicator Signal48 Blakes 7: Liberator Teleporter (dispatch)49 Blakes 7: Liberator Teleporter (arrival)50 Mysterious Being Vanishes51 Alien Gun52 Appearance of Ovoid53 Heavy Voltage Force54 Glow55 The Core56 Interior of Patrol Ship57 Black Hole Journey58 Space Center Med Hum59 Machine Monster60 Breakdown of Machine Monster61 E.T. Heavenly Choir62 UFO Landing63 Computer Touch Panel64 Warbles65 Alarm66 Meteor Alert67 Gargle68 Handheld Raygun69 Space Bombs70 Space Police71 Airlock Open and Close72 Airlock Open and Close (inner)73 Plasma Discharge74 Underworld Chamber75 Bleep for Suspended Animation Chamber76 Electric Gong77 Harmonic Strings Explosion78 Sharp Hum79 Rapid Fire Lasers80 Space Hurricane81 Spacecraft Crash

Who could forget the sound of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy book booting up? Orac being switched off? The Master's TARDIS materialising? You could? Well if you have or if like me you would like to hear them again, this is the disc for you! Based on the vinyl LP from the early 80s, this modestly priced CD features a host of sounds that will entertain or appaul depending on your view of such things!Seriously, its a great release and the BBC should be applauded for unearthing it and reissuing it on CD.If you like sound FX and sci fi sounds from the BBC in particular, grab a copy today!

purchased this a huge sci fi fan and have used it as source for ringtones on my mobile phone :-)

As described, many thanks.

I'm pleased with this purchase.

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Good

I suspect that the audience for this CD is small, but dedicated. This is a classic album of 70s and 80s BBC sci-fi sound effects, remastered for the 21st Century with original notes and artwork. The CD itself is primed for maximum nostalgia, with a print that mimics the look of the vinyl on one side. The notes and artwork are replicated from the original, but due to the shift in size from vinyl to CD they are squashed and hard to read in the original format. Thankfully the text is printed in a larger and more readable font inside the booklet.The quality of the remastering is high. I can't imagine sitting and listening to this CD all the way though. Despite being a big fan of Doctor Who (in 1980) and Blake's 7 (in general), I didn't enjoy the Proustian rush that I'd hoped for. On the other hand, I have added the 'Cloister bell in the TARDIS' sound effect to my phone, which will give me years of pleasure when someone texts me. I'd describe this CD as for fans of the series featured, or sound effects of the late80s/early 80s. It's a high quality product with a specialised market, but there's nothing wrong with that.