C136 - The Subbuteo Sound
"A record of the Subbuteo World Cup song and other thrilling sounds of real-life international football."

This record was introduced in 1974/75 and dropped in 1977". The record is actually copyright 1973, and was and was made by Lyntone Ltd who used to press all sorts of odd tie-in and advertising related records (usually flexi discs). The first side is about five minutes in length, with the second side slightly longer. The record is set out like an important match. The first side starts with the Wadhurst School Silver Band playing marching music, and this leads into the Subbuteo World Cup song. This is sung by the Subbuteo Games workers to the tune of "she'll be coming round the mountains", mentions going to the Munich Subbuteo World Series in the lyrics. There is a posh old BBC type announcer welcoming the teams onto the pitch, before the record settles down into the crowd sounds that fill up the remaining length. The crowd noise rises and falls as the game progresses, and there are whistles, and the thumps of goal kicks to add to the atmosphere. There are also some crowd chants sung by the Subbuteo workers, which seem to be pasted in. Many of these have aged terribly. The second side finishes with the announcer summing up the match.