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  Accompanying the forthcoming Library Music Film, which is an epic full length film telling the tale of some of the best unknown musical orchestrators of the modern era, is a wealth of associated releases, including a stunning book by writer and film collector David Hollander entitled Unusual Sounds released via Anthology Books. Matt Mead reviews the book. I was first introduced to Library Music by DJ Danny Roberts, who used to DJ at The Bomb nightclub in Nottingham  back in the mid 1990’s, which saw the birth of the so called Lounge Music. I have to admit I wasn’t struck with all the Lounge releases of the time, but the one release that did strike a chord with me was Sound Gallery. With its quirky sleeve, the outstanding music that accompanied it, including the rousing introduction to Grandstand, the reminder of the theme to Mastermind and the quirkiness of the Grange Hill opening credits, this pulled all the right retro heart strings. Looking back, this sta...

  Anthology Recordings have joined the Library Music album release races with an album of their own to accompany the stylish Library Music book Unusual Sounds compiled by Library guru David Hollander. Mixing some of the most obscure Library music tracks, this compilation is not to be missed for all collectors of Library. The Unusual Sounds album is sure to be a hit with those that have already purchased the accompanying book, which has been said as being the ultimate Library Music book ever to be released thus far. Enclosed in similar lavish packaging as the book with detailed liner notes the album starts off in familiar fashion as Keith Mansfield hits you where it’ll groove you with Funky Fanfare, a killer breakbeat, elastic bass and Memphis horns explosion to the ears and the hips. From here on in you’re hooked like Scooby Doo and Shaggy hypnotised by great smelling sandwich, but this is a different type of food. The sort that feeds your feet and heart with feet shuffling delig...