Description
Peter Thomas Sound Orchester – Raumpatrouille Orion (black LP)
Music from the original tv-series (revised)
The seventh release in our Peter Thomas series is dedicated to the film music for the first and most famous German science fiction television series RAUMPATROUILLE (colloquially aka RAUMPATROUILLE ORION). Just in time for the 60th anniversary of the seven-part blockbuster (first broadcast: September 17, 1966), this legendary highlight from Peter Thomas’ oeuvre, expanded to include previously unreleased tracks, is being reissued on CD and LP.
Rarely has the music for a television series developed such charisma beyond the images as this soundtrack. The theme music can now be described as iconic without hesitation. The vocoder countdown at the beginning alone has been used countless times. From Pulp to Pizzicato Five and Combustible Edison to Die Fantastischen Vier and DJ Spinna, the RAUMPATROUILLE music has been covered, sampled, and remixed.
Since 1966, there have been numerous recordings released in various editions, but in collaboration with Peter Thomas’ son Philip, we have managed to add four previously unreleased tracks to the soundtrack, found in the composer’s estate. This LP release is based on the original Philips LP from 1966, supplemented by the four new tracks. To make room for them, three tracks had to be removed, but these were never used in the series.
This LP therefore contains only original music from the series, with the exception of one track which, although not included in the series, we didn’t dare leave out: “Bolero on the Moon Rocks,” on which the Pulp hit “This is Hardcore” (1998) is based, and which achieved fame in its own right.
In addition to the (almost) purist original music on the LP, the CD, with a running time of over 60 minutes, contains all other original tracks and outtakes that have been added to the soundtrack over the years. Later filler material was omitted for reasons of space or lack of relevance.
The illustrations in and on the gatefold cover of the LP are by Adrian Keindorf.
Track list LP:
Side A
A1 Space-Patrol (Raumpatrouille)
A2 Shub-A-Dooe
A3 McLane In Command *
A4 Love In Space
A5 Bolero On The Moon Rocks
A6 Hyperion 29 Out Of Control *
A7 Song And Sound The Stars Around
A8 Landing On The Moon
A9 Piccicato In Heaven
Side B
B1 Outside Atmosphere
B2 Take Sex
B3 Jupiter’s Pop Music
B4 Sky-Life
B5 Guardians Of The Law *
B6 Ballet
B7 Orion 2000
B8 Danger For The Crew
B9 The Space Patrol’s Return
B10 Space-Patrol (Raumpatrouille) (Original TV-Version) *
* Previously unreleased
In this series, dedicated to the great German composer Peter Thomas (1925-2020), the following have been released::
ASM 048: Bruce Lee: The Big Boss – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (revised)
ASM 049: Winnetou und sein Freund Old Firehand – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (revised)
ASM 051: Steiner – Das Eiserne Kreuz 2 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (revised)
ASM 057: Edgar Wallace – Music from the original movies (revised)
ASM 058: Derrick & Der Alte – Music from the original tv-series (1974-1984)
ASM 063: Der Kommissar – Music from the original tv-series (1969-1972)
