Quote from: Newportnobby on Today at 02:32:50 PMThanks, Martin.
'Tubular Bells' was not based on a classical piece. Was 'Gemini Suite'?

Agreed.
No, I think Gemini Suite was entirely composed by Jon Lord.

Thanks, Martin.
'Tubular Bells' was not based on a classical piece. Was 'Gemini Suite'?

Quote from: Newportnobby on Today at 01:37:05 PMOn this rather wet Monday morning I've been listening to whatever tunes/songs I have based on classical pieces so:-

ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
Eric Carmen - All by myself (Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto)
Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (Holst's Planet Suite - Jupiter)
The Nice - Intermezzo (Sibelius 'Karelia')
The Nice - Pathetique 3rd movement (Tchaikovsky)
The Nice - Country Pie (Bach's Brandenburg concertos)
William Orbit - Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)

Anyone got any other recommendations, please?

Jon Lord - Gemini Suite

Orchestral version of Tubular Bells

I watched the Eagles Farewell Tour in Melbourne. That was awesome as they stuck to form and didn't go all artsy, out of form. Sounded great! And I heard a couple of new songs that I hadn't heard before.

On this rather wet Monday morning I've been listening to whatever tunes/songs I have based on classical pieces so:-

ELP - Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
Eric Carmen - All by myself (Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto)
Love Sculpture - Sabre Dance (Khachaturian)
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Joybringer (Holst's Planet Suite - Jupiter)
The Nice - Intermezzo (Sibelius 'Karelia')
The Nice - Pathetique 3rd movement (Tchaikovsky)
The Nice - Country Pie (Bach's Brandenburg concertos)
William Orbit - Adagio for Strings (Samuel Barber)

Anyone got any other recommendations, please?

Just had confirmation of my order from Andrea and somehow my EoI had been duplicated so I've requested a new confirmation. Please ensure you check yours carefully when you get it.
(It could be me at fault but I don't recall duplicating it)

Edit:- corrected confirmation received

Any electronic product you ship into the USA must be approved already for the USA and you may be required to provide the approval evidence.

So basically anything electronic now needs an SDoC, a responsible person in the USA and so on. For any product that's sold in the USA anyway that shouldn't be a problem (other than finding all the approval info) for anything not it basically means you can't ship it into the USA full stop unless you get a US responsible person and do US compliance lab testing.

ie if it's a Bachmann loco and Bachmann sell it in the USA already you just need the approval info. If it's a UK designed widget with electronics in it, or a UK motorising kit or similar, have fun.

And while checking, I found this. Nice range.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1-bg4Pn_7k

Quote from: Moonglum on October 13, 2026, 08:02:42 PMLove this...

Tim

Had me for a moment as I thought that Serge (synthesizer in the little window) made it back, but the video is 5 years old. He remained in Ukraine to help his parents.

I sent an email to a friendly lady called Andrea Bowen (Personnel & Accounts Manager). Her reply was most helpful;

"You give me your address, I will make up the sales order then you can check it, add or subtract from it."

Sounds good.