{"product_id":"029667030717","title":"PRE-ORDER: V\/A \"Motorway City: The Golden Age Of Car Travel 1966-82\" 2xLP (Import)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUK Import.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"aec-product-description\" class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aec-desc-review collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTrack List:\u003cbr\u003e- Disc 1 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Wire Wheels - International Studio Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e2 On the Move - Johnny Hawksworth\u003cbr\u003e3 Motorway - Cliff Johns\u003cbr\u003e4 Through New Territory - Basil Kirchin\u003cbr\u003e5 Super-Travel - James Clark\u003cbr\u003e6 Driving Force - Herbert Chappell\u003cbr\u003e7 Town Beat - Jack Trombey\u003cbr\u003e8 Hold the Road - Reg Tilsley\u003cbr\u003e9 Convoy - Peter Reno\u003cbr\u003e10 Motordown - John Scott\u003cbr\u003e11 Soul City Drive - Soul City Orchestra\u003cbr\u003e12 Big Road - Simon Park\u003cbr\u003e13 Wheeling - Karl Jenkins\u003cbr\u003e14 Nevada Junction - Steve Gray\u003cbr\u003e- Disc 2 -\u003cbr\u003e1 Highway Song - the Cool\u003cbr\u003e2 Silver Thrust - Peter Reno\u003cbr\u003e3 Lorry Load - Frank McDonald\u003cbr\u003e4 Fast Lane - Mike Gillingham \u0026amp; Roy Stone\u003cbr\u003e5 Walk the White Line - Peter Reno, Reg Tilsley\u003cbr\u003e6 Fuel Injection - Alan Hawkshaw\u003cbr\u003e7 Super City - John Fiddy\u003cbr\u003e8 Take a Break - Reg Tilsley\u003cbr\u003e9 Clearway - Frank Ricotti\u003cbr\u003e10 Soft Throttle - Alan Hawkshaw\u003cbr\u003e11 Night Moves - Patchwork\u003cbr\u003e12 City Skyline - John Fiddy\u003cbr\u003e13 Freeway - Roger Webb\u003cbr\u003e14 Hometown - Alan Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estreet date 8\/7\/2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45119358140616,"sku":"029667030717","price":58.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0628\/1337\/2616\/files\/99_c13851e0-ebfa-441b-8052-9efebcdd151b.jpg?v=1781798608","url":"https:\/\/1234gorecords.shop\/en-ca\/products\/029667030717","provider":"1-2-3-4 Go! Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}