THIS IS A PRE-ORDER: We expect this to ship on or around AUGUST 7th, 2026. Any items ordered with this will be held until they can ship together. If you need other items faster please place a separate order for those items. UK Import. "Motorway City" is a superb, driving-based collection of library music. The tracks on this album were all written between the mid-60s and the early 80s to hymn car travel, back when the petrol-operated motor car was seen as the transport mode of the future, when motorways were new and thrilling. It was car travel's golden age. The tracks are highly collectable rarities from the libraries of de Wolfe, Chappell and Hudson. It has been compiled by Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne who has also written the informative sleevenotes. It stretches from mod movers to proto-ambient, something for every car journey. Library music soundtracked the many short films that extolled the virtues of TopTray restaurant at Watford Gap or the comfortable leather seats in an Alpine Sunbeam. These tunes illuminated the joys of motor travel, and were given titles such as 'Fast Lane', 'Super City' and 'Clearway'. Many of these tracks seem time specific. The sun peeks over the horizon for Basil Kirchin's 'Through New Territory'; Reg Tilsley's 'Hold The Road' is so bright at midday that you'll need to wear shades to stop the sun getting in your eyes; John Fiddy's 'City Skyline' has to be seen (and heard) at dusk. Ex-Soft Machine Karl Jenkins provides the tense 'Wheeling', and Peter Reno's thunderous 'Convoy' shifts the mood up a gear. Maybe you should risk nudging the speed up, 80-plus, to the soundtrack of Alan Hawkshaw's 'Fuel Injection' or Simon Park's mellow-but-dynamic 'Big Road'.Beautifully packaged in a gatefold sleeve, "Motorway City" could be the soundtrack to your summer holiday. Track List:- Disc 1 -1 Wire Wheels - International Studio Orchestra2 On the Move - Johnny Hawksworth3 Motorway - Cliff Johns4 Through New Territory - Basil Kirchin5 Super-Travel - James Clark6 Driving Force - Herbert Chappell7 Town Beat - Jack Trombey8 Hold the Road - Reg Tilsley9 Convoy - Peter Reno10 Motordown - John Scott11 Soul City Drive - Soul City Orchestra12 Big Road - Simon Park13 Wheeling - Karl Jenkins14 Nevada Junction - Steve Gray- Disc 2 -1 Highway Song - the Cool2 Silver Thrust - Peter Reno3 Lorry Load - Frank McDonald4 Fast Lane - Mike Gillingham & Roy Stone5 Walk the White Line - Peter Reno, Reg Tilsley6 Fuel Injection - Alan Hawkshaw7 Super City - John Fiddy8 Take a Break - Reg Tilsley9 Clearway - Frank Ricotti10 Soft Throttle - Alan Hawkshaw11 Night Moves - Patchwork12 City Skyline - John Fiddy13 Freeway - Roger Webb14 Hometown - Alan Parker street date 8/7/2026
