Channel 4 - FourScore The Airwaves Orchestra Vinyl (Highest Quality)

Got this 45 the other day and I noticed there is no high quality recording version of this online. This is uploaded under fair use and for nostalgia purposes nothing more. For those who were around during Channel 4's launch back in 1982. As I was born in 1993 I didn't experience the launch myself lol.

I recorded the headphone input from my Marantz 2225 Receiver Whilst the record played on my Sansui XR-Q7 Quartz locked turntable.

[SandersonBerycloth]

I found the addition of a fourth channel quite exciting as an 11 year old. Remember watching the first episode of 'Brookside'.

[edcola]

“Good afternoon. It’s a pleasure to be able to say to you: Welcome to Channel Four.”

[keithstuartgoldstraw]

this is the best piece of music, based on just 4 notes and various great musical rifts that are divine. and i was just 15 when channel 4 came to tv's everywhere. and now i'm 53 and still love channel 4 to this very day, well done to the great David Dundas for composing this superb masterpiece.

[TransmissionEpicts]

How much does Youtube shave off the quality as this sounds bloody lovely! Warm and rich, loads of little details and clarity. Never heard it like this before. What a score! Thanks for uploading!
We will miss public service broadcasting when it's gone, brought us gems like this theme and it's channel.

[ifltrance]

Beautiful ❤️
I was born in 83,
But I remember everything from channel 4's early years with the moving 3d coloured blocks. It's crazy how deep our memories can go back.

[michaelmcdonald]

channel 4 was groundbreaking at launch and a real breath of fresh air

[Ed_Shaw]

I was around in 1982. I Remember the launch day well. I was watching the station launch at the time. I think I also watched the first Countdown and Brookside programmes. I loved the ident visual and the music. Great opportunity to hear the piece in full. For years before this channel we only had 3 stations; BBC1, BBC2 and ITV. They didn't start normal programming until the mid-afternoon. Prior to that, in the morning, it was the engineer's test card or information films. Good old days. To see a test card just search BBC test card.

[ZoeSummersA]

Thank you! You've done a great service to humanity!

[MePeterNicholls]

That’s a really good deck there. No discernible wow or flutter, nice and steady. Great stereo image.

[nemesis]

Now I want this to be on CD and Cassette!

[georgebrebner]

Here's to another 40 years of groundbreaking television, I hope! There's nothing like Channel 4, happy birthday!

[jrdavis]

Browsing the Internet was the only way I've ever heard about Channel 4, and by extension, this tune.

[NewCityMedia]

Fabulous. I remember rushing home from work to see the new channel opening up. It was exciting. Today, we wouldn't notice, or even if we did notice, we aren't that interested in new TV channels opening up. In those days, new channels promoted a real identity.

[pickledegg]

Listening to this on the day the privatisation of Channel 4 failed - 4th January 2023.

[RMStudios]

AIRWAVE ORCHESTRA - FOURSCORE (THE CHANNEL 4 THEME) - 1982

[pb]

Thank you! I have another recording of this but yours is much cleaner.

[TheRecordSleeve]

Managed to get a vinyl copy of this last year.. not easy to find.. pure luck

[TheWillsy]

Wonderful! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

[davidreece]

I remember it well a kid making sure I was on home from school on time. No one believed me at home that we had a new tv channel. You had to keep on tuning into the signal ready for launch so that you were on the right signal. Not like now where everything is done for you. In those days you had to turn the knob left or right and that’s how you turned tv those days. You had to make sure that the the dial was dead centre on the signal. Those were the days. I remember watching countdown and thinking huh this is what I rushed home for?

[orangecheese-dmgc]

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