2003 Archive 
Later this year, a CD of music by Crispin Merrill is going to be released. Crispin Merrill is the composer of the music from "New Captain Scarlet", "Lavender Castle" and other Gerry Anderson shows. The CD is going to be produced by Ralph Titterton, the man behind many of the recent Anderson/Gray CD releases. The distribution and manufacture will be undertaken by FabgearUSA.com which is a sponsor on this site. Full press release follows after the jump...
Ralph Titterton producing Crispin Merrell’s first commercial CD
Ralph Titterton has had a very long association with Gerry Anderson, through Fanderson in many guises, and since the early 1990’s with the estate of Barry Gray; restoring Gray’s music archive, co-producing a series of soundtrack CD’s and more recently producing the very well received Barry Gray Centenary Concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall.
Now he is branching out to produce the first commercial CD for composer Crispin Merrell, who scored Gerry Anderson’s Space Precinct, Lavender Castle and more recently, New Captain Scarlet. Said Ralph, “I covered the making of all aspects of Space Precinct over an 18 month period for Fanderson, but never met Crispin. It was only much later at one of their conventions that our paths crossed, and at that meeting I was so impressed with Crispin that I made a promise to myself that I would produce his first commercial CD”.
A lot of time has passed since that meeting, and the proposed disc has gone through many different guises; some of which might still see the light of day, however the CD finally got the green light when Anthony Taylor of Fabgearusa.com - a Gerry Anderson-centric merchandise website - liked the demo disc so much he agreed to manufacture and sell the CD.
With the current working title of “The Best of Crispin Merrell”, it is intended that the disc will showcase Crispin’s superb talent, both as a composer and musician. All three Gerry Anderson series will be featured, along with a sample of his score from the 1995 film “Death Machine”, and other diverse pieces which include a beautiful piano solo, and a specially commissioned homage to the men who died in the trenches of World War 1. Crispin will be writing his own personal notes for each track, along with accompanying descriptive track notes similar to those written for the Gray titles.
The CD will be available from the FAB Gear website in the autumn, with ordering details, and links to samples on Crispin’s own website being made available once everything has been finalised. This information will be sent to all Anderson related websites and forums, as well as being published in the next FAB magazine.
As regards Barry Gray, Ralph is currently in discussion with a third party regarding a possible more unusual CD release, and is also having discussions with Fanderson and others about potential future titles. Possibilities are also being explored regarding the commercial viability of releasing the Barry Gray Concert on DVD; however at the time of going to press nothing has yet been decided.