SPECIALE BATMAN ’66!

In questo episodio: una BAT PUNTATA che, prendendo spunto dalla recente scomparsa dell’attore Adam West, ripercorre le gesta e l’incredibile successo della originale serie TV americana “Batman”, andata in onda tra il 1966 ed il 1968: l’immortale tema composto da Neal Hefti e le musiche di commento di Nelson Riddle (anche per il lungometraggio dello stesso anno), gli omaggi musicali con The Marketts, The Ventures, The Dynamic Batmen, Bruce and The Robin Rockers e The Jam; canzoni ispirate al personaggio con Lavern Baker e Jan & Dean; novelty records degli attori principali con Adam West, Burt Ward, Burgess Meredith e Frank Gorshin.. “…per tutte le trasmissioni radio, Batman.. questo è un super BAT-SPECIALE!” (Robin)

*Neal Hefti, orchestra & chorus – Batman theme (N. Hefti) – da “Batman” (ABC US TV series 1966-68) e (RCA Victor – 47-8755 – US 7” 1965) e da “Batman theme & 11 Hefti Bat Songs” (RCA Victor – LPM 3573 – US LP 1966) e (Razor & Tie/BMG – RE2153-2 DRC114-91 – US CD 1997)
*Neal Hefti, orchestra & chorus – The Batusi (N. Hefti) – da “Batman theme & 11 Hefti Bat Songs” (RCA Victor – LPM 3573 – US LP 1966) e (Razor & Tie/BMG – RE2153-2 DRC114-91 – US CD 1997)
*Nelson Riddle, orchestra & chorus – Batman theme (N. Hefti) – da “Batman (Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album)” (20th Century Fox – TFM 3180 – US LP 1966) e (Mercury – 834908-2 – CAN CD 1989)
*Nelson Riddle, orchestra – Gotham City (N. Riddle) – da “Batman (Exclusive Original Television Soundtrack Album)” (20th Century Fox – TFM 3180 – US LP 1966) e (Mercury – 834908-2 – CAN CD 1989) e (Mercury – B0021597-1 – CD US 2014)
*Neal Hefti, orchestra – Fingers (N. Hefti) – da “Hefti in Gotham City” (RCA Victor – LPM 3621 – US LP 1966)
*Nelson Riddle, orchestra – Attack (N. Riddle) – da “Batman – The Movie” (1966) di L. H. Martinson e da (Film Score Monthly – FSM VOL. 3 N.7 – US CD 2000) e da (La La Land Records – LLLCD1414 – US CD 2016)
*The Marketts (plus studio musicians & voices) – Bat cave (Written by Dick Glasser – Arranged by Al Capps) – da “The Batman theme played by The Marketts” (Warner Bros. Records – WS1642 – US LP 1966)
*The Ventures (plus studio musicians & voices) – Joker’s wild (Written by Wilson-Taylor-Edwards-Bogle) – da “The Ventures” aka “Batman theme” (Dolton Records – BST 8042 – US LP 1966)
*Adam West (voc), Stu Phillips (arr, cond) orchestra & Chorus – Miranda (Written by L. Pockriss – P. Vance) – da (20th Century Fox – FOX 627 – US 7” 1966)
*Burt Ward (voc), Frank Zappa (arr, cond) orchestra & Chorus – Boy Wonder I love you (Written by Frank Zappa) – da (MGM Records – K13632 – US 7” 1966)
*Burgess Meredith (as The Penguin), Don Costa (arr, orch, cond, prod) orchestra & Chorus – The escape (Written by D. Lambert – L. Kusik) – da (ABC Records – 10798 – US 7” 1966)
*Frank Gorshin (as The Riddler), David A. Gates (arr, cond) orchestra & Chorus – The Riddler (Written by Mel Tormè) – da (A&M Records – 804 – US 7” 1966)
*The Dynamic Batmen – The Joker laughs – da “Batman and Robin” (Panda Children’s Records – PAN3035 – US LP 1966)
*Bruce and The Robin Rockers (aka The Villains) – Monkey with The Penguin (Written by Lowden) – da “The Batman theme” (Somerset Records – SF250 – CAN LP 1966)
*The Sensational Guitars of Dan & Dale (aka Sun Ra & Arkestra + Al Kooper & Blues Project) – Batman and Robin swing – da “Batman and Robin” (Tifton – 78002 – US LP 1966)
*Lavern Baker (voc), Teach Wiltshire (arr, cond) orchestra & Chorus – Batman to the rescue (Written by Lincoln Chase) – da (Brunswick – 55297 – US 7” 1966) e da VVAA “Batmania – Songs Inspired by the Batman TV Series” (Varese Vintage – VSD 5821 – US CD 1997)
*Jan & Dean, orchestra (plus studio musicians and voices) – Batman (Written by Altfeld-Wedder-Berry) / Mr. Freeze (Written by George Tipton) – da “Meet Batman” (Liberty Records – LST 744 – US LP 1966)
*The Jam – Batman theme (N. Hefti) – da “In the city” (Polydor Records – 2383447 – UK LP 1977)