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[Hse289]

Hi, has anyone got any old audio tapes or motor racing L.P.s with Ken Miles talking? I think he is heard on an l.p. called Laguna Seca 1966 and Le Mans 1966.If so maybe you would run a copy off on tape or c.d. .Maybe we can swap, i have on c.d. Phil Hill at Nassau 1957 and Carroll Shelby at Nassau 1957.

[bill moffat]

as a child one of my most coveted possessions was a copy of "Le Mans 66". I suspect it got thrown out with the Scalextric when spots, Lambrettas and aftershave intervened.

It was a wonderful LP . What were then high-tech recordings of GT40's on the Mulsanne, Porsches leaving the pits and dialogue in the Ferrari and Ford garages. Also an interview with the race-retired Graham Hill.

Like hse 289 I would love to wallow in nostalgia and hear this LP again Any offers ?

PS..must go, have a boat to catch. Still infatuated by Le Mans after all these years....

[Gary C]

do either of you remember if this LP was a Stanley Schofield production??

[Hse289]

The Le Mans L.P. is on London records and the Laguna Seca L.P. is on Russkit which is also the company that made slotcars.

[Gary C]

ah. Obviously still not available then............??

[Hse289]

Im afraid not, there are drag racing L.P.s on ebay from time to time but you don,t see other motorsports L.P.s much.

[ray b]

I have "the sounds of SEBRING" somewhere in my vinal collection
and a drag raceing album too
I think there was a riverside one too

all are late 50,s or very early 60's records
they may take awile to find as I have over 3000 records
mostly hippy era bands that I collect

[Hse289]

I certainly would apreciate it if you found something with Ken Miles on, good hunting.

[Lotus23]

Back among Glenn Miller, the Andrews Sisters, and Buddy Holly, I unearthed two:

--The 17th Monaco Grand Prix 1959 with commentary by Nevil Lloyd (incl Fangio interview.)

--And "The Incredible Sights [?] and Sounds of the Winternationals 1964 Championship Pomona [Calif] Drag Races" featuring "Top Fuel eliminator" Jack Williams 8.16 ET @ 193.12 mph and a very young-looking "Top Gas eliminator" Danny Ongais 8.39 ET @ 178.57 mph. I attended Pomona in '67 and must have felt a kinship with the venue.

Both on 33 1/3 vinyl.

But no Ken Miles.

[T54]

Better have a look at our slot car racing forum...
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[Hse289]

Thanks, T54 just saw it. Fellow slotforum member just pointed me to it . Paul

[Geza Sury]

Originally posted by Hse289
Im afraid not, there are drag racing L.P.s on ebay from time to time but you don,t see other motorsports L.P.s much.

Here is one: http://cgi.ebay.co.u...emZ290060151251

[Joe Bosworth]

Anybody know where to get a copy of Grand Prix du Rock by Peter Ustinov?

I think I have that ight, it was a long time ago that it was a real classic.

Regards

[Alan Cox]

I don't think Ken Miles appears on the Le Mans '66 LP, Hse, but Chris Amon does. It is a wonderful production and really does tell the story of the 24 hours. James Tilling does the commentary.

I have recorded it on tape for many people over the years (don't tell the Decca record company!) and could look it out for you and do another recording.

Try Duke Video for the Peter Ustinov recording, Joe.

[RA Historian]

Originally posted by Joe Bosworth
Anybody know where to get a copy of Grand Prix du Rock by Peter Ustinov?

I bought a couple copies about three years ago from Green Mountain Books in Vermont, USA. It was the old Riverside record that you fondly remember, now transferred to CD with the original artwork. Green Mountain also had (has?) a number of other Riverside recordings on CD including various Sounds of Sebring and interviews with Shelby, Hill, etc. I hope they still have them available, but at least I can tell you that they do exist and in CD form.

"....and the Duke is out first! And into the water where the crew of the fisheries protection vessel Clifton A. Wabacker give him a rousing cheer!"

I just love that record!

[Martin Roessler]

hi,
Hse 289,unfortunately i can't help with the lp you're after but i have a few others which i'd like to show...

[cstlhn]

Originally posted by Joe Bosworth
Anybody know where to get a copy of Grand Prix du Rock by Peter Ustinov?

I think I have that ight, it was a long time ago that it was a real classic.

Regards

I have transfered the LP on to a CD. I do not know much about MP3 files or how to email them.
I also have Sounds of Sebring, Sebring Corners, Stirling Moss, Bill Cosby 200MPH, and a Mercedes LP that has recordings of various Mercedes motors. I am hppy to share them.

David

[Alan Cox]

What an amazing collection of German LPs, Martin. Don't think an of those were issued in the UK.


Interesting to see that one of them was issued by Renn Report, and Eddie Guba, whose annuals are now much sought-after.

[Bjorn Kjer]

There are some under "sales ad" on the TNF

[Martin Roessler]

alan,
the first two lp's were issued by eddie guba and olaf ohl....the 2 nuerburgring 68/69 by olaf ohl and
georg bohlaender.
i must say the Grand Prix Stereo is a rather embarrassing attempt to mix formula 1 sound with contemporary solo drumming! haven't listened to them for quite a while...some more info on the contents:

GP stereo:
A
opening - in the paddock - 1st training - at the track - Mass/Peterson - a crash - safety:fitipaldi -
fear:stommelen/peterson - interview:scheckter - last training - the evening before
B
before the start: hunt/mass/fittipaldi/stuck/scheckter/regazzoni - start - stuck:the first few meters - Gand Prix:sounds and music *ack* - racingdrivers:donohue and reutemann/jarier/lella lombardi/hunt/regazzoni - interview:stommelen - the finish - podium - one of the winners:hunt - finale

rennwagen sound show: (narrated by stuck and mass)
A
jag xj12 gr2 - bmw 3.0csl gr2 - escortrs1800 gr2 - vw scirocco gr 2 - bmw 320 gr2 - carrera rsr gr4 -
porsche 934/7 turbo gr4 - p 935 turbo gr5 - p 935/2.0 'baby' turbo gr5 - escort rs 1800 gr5 - bmw 320 gr5
B
ralt rt1/7 (toyota nova pft3) f3 - march 773P f2 - martini mk22 f2 - chevron b40 f2 - ralt rt1/7 (ferrari dino 206) f2 - ats penske pc4 f1 - brabham bt45/b - ligier js7 - ferr 312/t2 - jps lotus78 - mclaren m26 - tyrrell p34/7

sounds of the nuerburgring (1000km 1968)
A
porsche 908 - porsche 907 (comments by h von hanstein) - alfa 2.5 (comments by lucien bianci) -
alpine renault 68/67 - ford 3l (comments by h hahne) - porsche 910 - alfa 33 (comments by h schultze) - ferrari dino - austin healey sprite - chevron bmw - ginetta 1.3 - abarth ot 1.3
B
gt40 (comments by jacky ickx - lola t70 (comments by j bonnier) - porsche carrera6 - chevron bmw 2.0 - lotus europa 47 - porsche 911 - lotus elan - alfa romeo duetto - glas 1300gt - sounds of the nuerburgring - interview with vic elford and jo siffert

sounds of the nuerburgring (1000km 1969)
A
ferrari p 312 (comments by mike parkes) - p 908 (comments by kurt ahrens - gulf mirage ford/gulf mirage brm (comments by jackie oliver) - abarth 2000 - lancia 1600 prototype (comments by rauno aaltonen) - p 917 (comments by rico steinemann and k ahrens) - lola t70 mkIII (comments by herbert mueller) - alfa 33(comments by dr.severi and andrea de adamich)

B
start - racereport part 1 - a lap in the marshall car with jochen neerpasch - racereport part 2 - the winners jo siffert and brian redman

cheers marty

[RobertC]

I picked this album up at a book fair a year or so ago for £2. It plays quite well! Like others here I also have the Le Mans 66 LP as well.

I wondered if anyone knew anything extra about it.



Happy New year!

Robert

[Gary C]

..picked this up on Ebay last week for just £5. The disc is in MINT condition, haven't had time to play it yet though...

[canon1753]

I got the grand prix du rock off of itunes last week.

[David M. Kane]

RobertC:

I have the same LP buried around here along with one of the Isle of Man; but I can't tell you much about except I think it was done by Scofield...sorry I haven't listen to it in 20 years. You did, however, get a very, very good deal.

[Gary C]

.............here's the track listing for my '60 Years of Motoring' lp....

[Gary C]

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...emZ250065694242

[flat-16]

There's some info about TNF-ers' LP collections in this thread: http://forums.atlasf...anley schofield

I've yet to hear a music LP on 5.1 surround that's really impressed me, but I can imagine that hearing a passing Lancia D50 or a BRM V16 on surround would be pretty interesting...not that there's a queue of labels waiting to release such material...

Justin

[HiRich]

In his memoirs, Raymond Baxter mentions a series of records he made called "The Birth Of The Five Hundreds", of which I can find neither hide nor hair. Has anyone else even heard of them?

[Bjorn Kjer]

All very exciting , and please look to post 19 , I still have mine , but to me , much more interesting would be if anyone of you know of one who can put them on CDs????????????????

[flat-16]

Bjorn,

If you have a turntable (I'm assuming you do, since you own the records!), then all you need is a computer with CD-burner and a soundcard.

Most modern PCs have a built-in soundcard. Usually, these inbuilt cards sound pretty poor for music, but one should be *ok* for commentary.

If you want something that sounds a bit better, get something like this: Soundcard Link

If you want to transcribe your Jazz LPs, you'll want something such as one of the units made by Apogee or RME, but these can be expensive (£300-800 GBP for basic RME - basic Apogee is about £1,000 GBP).

Unless you're really into sound-quality, I would say that any basic soundcard, even the one in a modern PC, should suffice for commentary.

I can help you transcribe the LPs to a high standard, but I'm in the UK...

A cheap and easy way to transcribe would be one of These Again, sound quality should be good enough for commentary, but maybe slightly lacking for Miles Davis.


Hope this helps!


Justin

edit: Make sure to connect the "Tape Out" from your amp to the soundcard - never connect a turntable directly to a soundcard unless the input is labelled 'phono' or 'turntable' - a standard line input won't work with a turntable.

[Bjorn Kjer]

Hi Justin , sorry for the late reply. Sometimes it slips , and this one did.! Will you please contact me ?

[2Bob]

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Originally posted by Joe Bosworth
Anybody know where to get a copy of Grand Prix du Rock by Peter Ustinov?

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I bought a couple copies about three years ago from Green Mountain Books in Vermont, USA. It was the old Riverside record that you fondly remember, now transferred to CD with the original artwork. Green Mountain also had (has?) a number of other Riverside recordings on CD including various Sounds of Sebring and interviews with Shelby, Hill, etc. I hope they still have them available, but at least I can tell you that they do exist and in CD form.

"....and the Duke is out first! And into the water where the crew of the fisheries protection vessel Clifton A. Wabacker give him a rousing cheer!"

I just love that record!

The BEST ever Grand Prix record.

Played it at after Grand Prix party after the first Adelaide GP for some 20+ people who parked in our back yard (we live 400 metres from Adelaide GP track) - it 'made' the party. Now available on CD - a must have.

[Paul Rochdale]

This is on FleaBay at the moment, only 99p and two days to go.


http://cgi.ebay.co.u...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Bjorn Kjer]

Justin , flat-16 please contact me ,Bjørn

[taylov]

There are also a number of Bonneville - Land Speed attempts recordings.

I picked up a copy of "Breedlove 500+" on eBay recently. The LP disc was issued in 1965 (?) by Capitol Records (KAO 2175) and has sound recordings of the 3-wheeler "Spirit of America" last runs, narration by Jack Warner and interviews with Craig Breedlove.

I also have a LP disc recorded a couple of years earlier at Bonneville featuring among others; Mickey Thompson's 4 engined Challenger and the jet powered "Flying Cadaceus".

However for scaring the cat, nothing beats the Sound Stories EP of the BRM V-16 !!!

[Frank S]

"Racing Sounds From Grand Prix" has been one of my favorites since its issuance contemporary with the film. My father purchased the 8-track version in error: he thought it was the film sound track, which had appealed to his wife. I adopted the cartridge and made a number of duplicates, as 8-track was known to malfuntion and eat the tape.

Of course my 8-track players have degenerated into dust, and I have but one "Racing Sounds" cart, of unknown functionality. Persistent monitoring of eBay yielded numerous LPs, but none was stereo. Late last year I found an eBay auction for "Racing Sounds" on CD. Luckily, I was the winning bidder. I think I put up a notice here, and hoped no one else wanted it more than I did.

Well, I pretty much abandoned any attempt at keeping up with the latest Hi-Fi/Stereo quite a while ago, just about the time CD came on the scene. All I know about it now is that it's been ported to small, low, vibrating Japanese sports coupes that jump and thump around the roads, irritating tympanic membranes and thoraxes.

On the day my sister (who's done several high-speed events at RIR as well) and I went to the Moreno Valley Visitor Center on the site of late lamented Riverside International Raceway, we travelled in my new-to-me 2006 Mustang V6 Premium convertible. "Premium", as near as I can tell, denotes spinners and a slightly different finish on the cast aluminum wheels, a power adjustible (six directions plus "lumbar") driver seat, and a Shaker 500 Audio System with 6-disc In-Dash CD Changer, 8 Speakers and MP3 Capability. Five Hundred Watts of total music power.

When we'd left the disappointing RIR "exhibit" and were waiting for the traffic signal at Eucalyptus Street, I cued up "Racing Sounds". The grid was revving for a start, sound all around. Up the volume! The light went green, the grid was released, I made my turn and squealed the tires, and resisted the temptation to exceed the 35mph speed limit on Eucalyptus as we left the (former) RIR property to the sound of F1 cars racketing around Monaco, vroom vroom vroom.

Worth a big, strenuous "Yee Haw!" then, and only slightly less vigorous a one right now.

The CD of "Racing Sounds From Grand Prix" is stereo and very Hi Fi, to my aging ears, and a monster treat.

Especially with the top down, puttering along in bumper-to-bumper. Rosies up my outlook considerable.

--
Frank S

[taylov]

I just picked-up another of the Stanley Schofield (Sound Stories) records on eBay this week - this one (EP 508 - Mercedes at Oulton Park) was recorded at the 1958 Richard Seaman Memorial Trophies meeting at Oulton Park on 28 June 1958.

This excellent example features both the W125 Mercedes from 1937 and the 1939 version of the W154. The drivers back in 1958 were Tony Brookes and Peter Collins, both of whom are interviewed by Laurence Pomeroy on this record.

I'd never heard Collins' voice before today and it came as a sad realisation that this recording had been made just 5 weeks before his fatal accident in the German GP.

[fbarrett]

Friends:

Here are few on the shelves (and turntable) here:

33-1/3 rpm LP (RLP = Riverside unless noted):

The Big Sounds of the Drags, Capitol T2001 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 1), Capitol ST2001 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Sports Cars, Capitol T2004 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 2), Capitol ST2004 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Go Karts, Capitol T2147 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 4), Capitol ST2147 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Drags, Vol. 2, Capitol T2146 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 5), Capitol ST2146 (stereo)
Continental Classics, 1957 Le Mans, 1958 Spa, Sound Stories LP554
Cuban Corners, RLP5010 (2/57)
Dragsters & Competition Cars in Action! Sound Stories LP441
The Exciting Racing Sounds of Grand Prix, Challenge of Champions, MGM SE-4457 (stereo)
The Formula 1 Grand Prix Car, Sound Stories LP551
Farewell to a Formula, RLP5022 (11/60)
Fortissimo, Racing Cars, Mercedes-Benz W125, 163, 165, 196, 300SLR, XK8003
Grand Prix, MGM 1E-8ST (mono); S1E-8ST (stereo)
Grand Prix of the U.S., Riverside 1960, RLP5021
Great Moments from the Indy 500, Van Camp’s Pork & Beans! FMS1006
Hot Rods & Dragsters in Hi-Fi, RLP5502 (stereo RLP 1154)
Griff Borgeson Presents Hot Rod Heaven, Bakersfield Smokers, RLP5509 (3/61) (stereo RLP95509)
Griff Borgeson Presents Hot Cars at the Winternationals, RLP5515 (stereo RLP 95506)
The Marquis de Portago, RLP5007 (56/57)
Mercedes-Benz W125 & W163, RLP5012
Mercedes-Benz, Sound & Pictorial History, 75th Anniv., 95025/26
Meet Richard Petty , Stereo
Sing a Song of Sports Cars, Paul O’Shea, RLP5019
On The Drag Strip (1959), RLP5504 (stereo RLP 1184)
Peter Ustinov, The GP of Gibraltar, 12-833
Porsche Sound History, Barth/Guba
The Pure Sound of Speed, Rosemont RPLP1160
The Race, Mercedes-Benz, RLP 5020 (10/59)
Road Racing America, Battle 6139
The Golden Age of Sebring, 5-record set, SDP33, consisting of:
Sounds of Sebring 1956, RLP5001
Sounds of Sebring 1957, RLP12-5008/9 (two records)
Sounds of Sebring 1958, RLP5011
Sounds of Sebring 1959, RLP5014
Grand Prix of the U.S., Sebring 1959, RLP1165 (stereo)
Sounds of Sebring 1960, RLP1173
Sounds of Sebring 1961, RLP95023
Sounds of Sebring 1962, RLP5027
17th Monaco GP 1959, Sound Stories LP553
Shut Down, Capitol DT1918
60 Years of Motoring, Argo ZNF2
Sound Effects, Daytona Speedway, Sports Cars, Audio Fidelity DFS7031 (‘64)
Sounds of the GP of Watkins Glen, Folkways FX6140
Steve McQueen, Le Mans, Columbia S30891
Super Stocks, A Hot Rod Action Recording, RLP5516 mono (RLP95516 stereo)
Three Pointed Star (British GP 1955, 1956, MB Oulton Park, Sound Stories LP556
Vintage Sports Cars in Hi-Fi, RLP5013 (7/58)
Vintage Sports Cars in Stereo (same as above), RLP1115 (7/58)
Vintage Variety, Sound Stories LP557

45-rpm EP:

Diamond Jubilee, Brighton Run, Sound Stories EP501
British GP 1955 and 1956, Sound Stories EP502
British Racing Drivers Club, British Empire Trophy Race, Sound Stories EP503
Vingt-Quatre Heures du Mans 1957, Sound Stories EP505
GP d’Europe, 1958 Spa, Sound Stories EP506
British GP 1958, Sound Stories EP507
Mercedes at Oulton Park, Sound Stories EP508
The V16 BRM, Sound Stories EP509

Would also like to find most of these...

Battle Records:
Hot Rod Caravan, 6130/96130 (mono/stereo)
Hot Rods USA, 6131/96131
Cement Roasters, 6132/96132
Hot Stuff on the Asphalt, 6133/96133
Rods & Drags Forever, 6134/96134
Chrome on the Range, 6135/96135
Dig Out! 6136/96136
Sports Car Caravan, 6137/96137
Grand Prix USA, 6138/96138
‘Sickels Galore, 6140/96140

Capitol Records:
The Big Sounds of the Drag Boats, T-2049 (mono); (Big Sounds Series Vol. 3), ST-2049 (stereo)

Riverside:
Sports Cars in Hi-Fi, RLP5002 (1957?)
Pit Stop, RLP5003
Stirling Moss, RLP5004 (56?)
Phil Hill, In His Words, RLP5005 (12/56)
Carroll Shelby, RLP5006 (12/56)
Sports Cars at Sebring in Hi-Fi, RLP5015
Grand Prix Cars in Action at Sebring, RLP5017 (12/59)
Hot Rods in Action, RLP5503 (stereo RLP 1161)
Bonneville 1960, RLP?
Bonneville 1961, RLP5506 (stereo RLP95506)
Karts In Action, RLP5507 (stereo RLP95507)
The Fastest 500 (1961 Indy 500), RLP5513 (stereo RLP95513)
Sports Cars in Stereo, RLP1101 (58)
Sports Cars at Sebring in Stereo, RLP1144

Frank

[Bloggsworth]

Originally posted by Joe Bosworth
Anybody know where to get a copy of Grand Prix du Rock by Peter Ustinov?

I have a copy and it's mine I tell you, mine, all mine.............................

But you could try here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.u...id=p3286.c0.m14

[Graham Clayton]

Friends:

Here are few on the shelves (and turntable) here:

33-1/3 rpm LP (RLP = Riverside unless noted):

The Big Sounds of the Drags, Capitol T2001 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 1), Capitol ST2001 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Sports Cars, Capitol T2004 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 2), Capitol ST2004 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Go Karts, Capitol T2147 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 4), Capitol ST2147 (stereo)
The Big Sounds of the Drags, Vol. 2, Capitol T2146 (mono)
(Big Sounds Series Vol. 5), Capitol ST2146 (stereo)

fbarret,

The Big Sound Series were produced for Capitol by Jim Economides, who apparently was a former drag racer before entering the recording industry.

"Big Sounds of the Drags" was released in October 1963 and sold over 100,000 copies. The "Big Sounds of the Sports Cars" was released in December 1963.

For the "Big Sounds of the Drags", Economides used a mobile recording van and microphones positioned along the quarter-mile track.

http://theblackseasu...drags-1963.html

http://recordrelics....he-sports-cars#