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Barry Gray compilation CD available May 4 2009

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SBFA-CD Silva Screen in the UK will be releasing "Stand By For Action" the week of May 4. This compilation of Barry Gray tunes from the Gerry Anderson shows was originally intended for release around the time of the live concert in London last year. The 40 track compilation is fairly extensive, and does contain some rare tracks, but much of it will be familiar if the you have the other Barry Gray CDs released over the years. Rarities include tracks from UFO and Secret Service as well as alternate versions of music. For me, the cover makes the purchase worth it, and I would seriously consider buying a vinyl version if one became available, as it is very evocative of the 60s LPs.

For those who don't care for CDs, the album is also available as downloadable MP3 files. Prices on CD and MP3 versions are reasonable: £7.99 for MP3 and £9.99 for CDs.

Read More (below) for further details of this release.

Book "Filmed in Supermarionation" due by July 2009

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Stephen La Riviere's book "Filmed in Supermarionaton" is expected to be available by July 2009. Its the result of extensive research and interviews with the cast and crew of the Supermarionation shows of the 50s and 60s.

Here is an exerpt from the available information on the book:

Filmed in Supermarionation is the story as you've never heard it before of the puppet empire that rose from the Slough Trading Estate in the 1960s and created shows such as Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. Starting right at the beginning with Gerry Anderson's directorial debut in 1955 and finishing on the day the puppet studios closed in 1969, the book charts the rise and fall of the A.P. Films / Century 21 Organisation's 'Supermarionation' films. The book features a wealth of new information, hundreds of previously unseen photographs and is based on hours of interviews with cast and crew, newspaper articles and previously unpublished paperwork.

There is a Facebook group as well as a web site with details on the book as well as information on how to place a pre-order which also should ensure you get it signed by both Stephen and David Elliott, who wrote the forward to the book.