Month: June 2014

Fanderson releases sweet cigarette cards books volume 2

Posted on by 1266 Nick Williams

Sweet Cigarette cards Volume 2

Fanderson has released the second volume in its series of Sweet Cigarette Card books. The book covers the sweet cigarettes that were produced to tie in with the original marketing of The Secret Service, UFO and Space:1999 in the 1960s. The book features high resolution scans of the cards, with notes on variations and packaging. The first  volume  covered Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons.

Order your copy now!

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Francis Matthews has died

Posted on by 1266 Nick Williams

Fanderson is saddened to hear of the death of Francis Matthews, aged 86. Francis was an accomplished actor who starred in Paul Temple and appeared in several Hammer films. Yet he will always be remembered by fans and the general public for voicing Captain Scarlet, where he deployed his amazing Cary Grant impersonation to great effect. Francis attended Fanderson’s Sector 25 event in 2006, where he was interviewed alongside Cy Grant and Matt Zimmerman.

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By coincidence, the next issue of FAB, shown  below, becomes a fitting tribute to Francis. He will be sadly missed.

FAB - Franics Matthews tribute

 

 

50 Shades of Anderson tribute to Barry Gray

Posted on by 1266 Nick Williams

50 Shades of AndersonA tribute to the music of Barry Gray has been included on a new album, ‘Me/Lp v1’, by drummer/producer Mike Ellis. Released by Hot Foot Productions Records, the album was released on June 2nd in CD format, and as a download from bandcamp.com.

Titled ‘50  Shades of Anderson‘, the 9-minute track mashes together all our greatly-loved themes into a mad musical fusion! The album also includes ‘Brains 90’, a remix of the original Joe 90 that was released on download in August 2013.

‘Me/Lp v.1’ can be heard, purchased and downloaded at: http://mikeellis.bandcamp.com/