"Fax Blues" -- does this music sound familiar?

Hi all,

Someone pointed this out to me -- does this music sound familiar?

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1toUQZ-H1U&t=29s

Marc

The only cover of the UFO theme I'm aware of is the one done by Rocket Scientists a few years back.  I think they may have short-changed the harmony it a bit, but here it is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKr3iVDMWSU

On March 18, "massdream [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> The only cover of the UFO theme I'm aware of is the one done by Rocket
> Scientists a few years back.  I think they may have short-changed the
> harmony it a bit, but here it is:

There have actually been A LOT of UFO covers over the years.  I had once compiled them onto
a CD-R, and I think there may have been almost 20 of them!  But it was probably the most
repetitive CD you could ever think of listening to...

(and don't ask me for a copy -- for some reason, I seem to have lost everything regarding
that CD, unless I mailed a copy to someone... Branko?)

Marc

Oh wait, I see I posted the following list of UFO cover versions, etc. 14 years ago, although I'm sure there's been some new additions since then...

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LOVE SENSATIONS (LP, 1972)
side 2, track 7 1:31
by Harold Smart
Ad-Rythym ARPS-2004
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CHILDREN'S TV THEMES (1972, LP)
side 2, track 6 "U.F.O." 1:20
Cy Payne & His Orchestra
Contour Records (UK) 2870 185
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STAR WARS AND OTHER SPACE THEMES (LP,1978)
side 1, track 2, "U.F.O" 2:35
Geoff Love And His Orchestra
Music For Pleasure (UK), MFP 50355
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GREATEST SCIENCE FICTION HITS 3 (CD, 1984)
played by Neil Norman and his Cosmic Orchestra
Track 12 Stereo (1:19)
GNP/Crescendo Records (USA) GNPD 2163
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THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY (single, 1995)
b-side, Interceptors Immediate Launch, stereo (2:11)
HANGMAN'S DAUGHTER (UK) KETCH4UP
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POWER THEMES 90 (CD, 1990)
Track 3, UFO - The Arrival, stereo, 3:20
Justin Sherry
Telstar Records PLC, TCD 2430
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FAB MUSIC FROM THE TV SHOWS BY BARRY GRAY (CD, 1992)
Track 5 "UFO" Stereo (3:18)
played by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Konstantin Pavlov
Silva Screen Records (UK) FILMCD 124
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HIT PARADE 2 (CD, 1992)
track 11, "u.f.o", stereo, 1:01
by The Wedding Present
BMG Records (UK) 74321 12400 2
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INDEPENDANCE DAY THE DANCE INVASION (CD, 1996)
Track 1 "UFO Dance Experience" Stereo (5:10)
played by M. Bonsanto, F. Vavassori, G. Bianchi and U. Bolzoni
Columbia COL 486649-2
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THE ADVENTURES OF PARSLEY (LP, 1997)
Damaged Goods, DAMGOOD123
Track 6 "UFO" stereo (1:04)
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THE WORLD OF SCIENCE FICTION (2CD, 1997)
disc 2, track 17 "U.F.O." (1:22)
ZYX Music (Germany), ZYX 11091-2
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CHANNEL X - 20 CLASSIC SCI-FI THEMES (CD, 1997)
UFO 1:24
by "The Unknown"
Summit (USA) SUMCD 4098
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CULT TV THEMES FROM THE SEVENTIES (CD, 1997)
track 1, "U.F.O" 3:50
by The Bruce Li Foundation
Future Legend Records FLEG 8CD
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THE CULT FILES: RE-OPENED (2CD, 1997)
disc 1, track 15, stereo, 2:54
City of Prague Philharmonic conducted by Derek Wadsworth
Silva Screen (USA) D31815/SSD 1085)
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SCI-FI'S GREATEST HITS VOL. 3 THE UNINVITED (2CD, 1999)
Barry Gray
Track 25 "UFO" Stereo (1:12) -- wrong take
TVT Records (USA) TVT1952-2
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CHAOS DELIGHT (CD, 2000)
Alan "The Elf" Davey
track 3 "interceptor 1", track 5 "theme from UFO", track 8 "sid"
Black Widow/Italy BWRCD 033-2
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That's great - thanks!  I actually have that Sci-Fi set (from '99).  Didn't realize it was an alternate take that they used, but it did sound a bit different.  I figured I just wasn't used to hearing it in stereo, which was a nice surprise.

 Marc,

Sounds even more like it in this piece with other instruments included ......

Sound Samples: Christopher Norton - Fax Blues (Easiest Way to ...
www.boosey.com/cr/sample_detail/Christopher...Fax-Blues...to.../12279
Listen to Christopher Norton: Fax Blues (Easiest Way to Improvise) -

On March 21, "Suzy [via SHADO]" <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Sounds even more like it in this piece with other instruments included
> Sound Samples: Christopher Norton - Fax Blues (Easiest Way to ...
> www.boosey.com/cr/sample_detail/Christopher...Fax-Blues...to.../12279
> Listen to Christopher Norton: Fax Blues (Easiest Way to Improvise) -

That link didn't come through, but I found it via a search.  Let's see if this link works:

  http://www.boosey.com/cr/sample_detail/Easiest-Way-to-Improvise-01-Fax-Blues/12279

Marc

Hello everybody, I am new in this forum, but not new to the UFO fandom. I want to link you this rather recent cover of the UFO theme. It is in some techno mood. Like if kraftwerk or Ozric Tentacles play the UFO theme. I like it very much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7fLNfvW9NM