1995), the original recording of the theme had never been issued commercially. It was released as the b-side to a double A-side single, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by the Coronation Street Cast, coupled with "Something Stupid" by Amanda Barrie and Johnny Briggs. The single reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, making number 35. However, a faithful cover version by Geoff Love and his Orchestra was released as a single in April 1961, and reached No. 27 on the NME Singles Chart. A budget cover version by James Wright (a pseudonym for Gordon Franks) and his Orchestra was released on the Embassy label in April 1962, which was also included on a 1965 LP, Top TV Themes. EMI's release of the original recording in 2005 includes the theme's solo trumpet introductory bar, which has never been heard on the serial. Personal life and death Spear died in Southampton, Hampshire, on 3 November 1966. He was 58 years old. Selected filmography Play Up the Band (1935) Joy Ride (1935) Such Is Life (1936) The Improper Duchess (1936) King of the Castle (1936) No Way Back (1949) She Shall Have Murder (1950) Wide Boy (1952) Men Against the Sun (1952) Counterspy (1953) Street of Shadows (1953) Small Town Story (1953) Bang! You're Dead (1954) Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954) Stranger from Venus (1954) The Switch (1963) Stranglehold (1963) The Vulture (1967) See also :de:Elsbeth Schragmüller References External links 1908 births 1966 deaths 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century English composers Coronation Street English television composers English male composers People from Croydon