Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary Announce ‘Dream a Dream with Studio G: Cratedigger’s Archive (1970–2009)’

CRAFT RECORDINGS’ JAZZ DISPENSARY TAPS INTO STUDIO G’s FAMED LIBRARY MUSIC WITH BRAND-NEW SURREAL COMPILATION DREAM A DREAM WITH STUDIO G: CRATEDIGGER’S ARCHIVE (1970–2009) OUT AUGUST 22ND ON VINYL AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS

Featuring highly sought-after cuts, the collection seamlessly stitches together a myriad of cues to form two distinct mosaic aural dreams enriched with commentary from Saint Etienne founding member Bob Stanley and illustrations by renowned gig poster artist Ivan Minsloff

Los Angeles (June 26, 2025)—Craft Recordings and Jazz Dispensary are thrilled to announce Dream a Dream with Studio G: Cratedigger’s Archive (1970–2009), a brand-new compilation culling 25 of some of the most compelling, sexy and psychedelic mood-music cues famed UK music library production house Studio G ever produced. Out August 22nd, on vinyl and hi-res digital formats, Dream a Dream, assumes the role of a surreal soundtrack scene-setter, casting moods in two distinct directions: morning and night. The limited-edition Opaque Red LP set comes housed in a gatefold jacket and features commentary from Saint Etienne founding member Bob Stanley, liner notes by musician, producer, and dee-jay Ryan Jebavy (aka Leslie Saucer), and illustrations by renowned gig poster artist Ivan Minsloff—known for his work with New York Dolls, Willie Nelson, Queens of the Stone Age, and SXSW. Click here to listen to the first single, “Candle Flute / Mexican Motel (2025 Medley),” and pre-order/pre-save the album today.

Established by John Gale in London in 1966, Studio G produced a wide range of genres and styles, geared toward local TV, sports programming and adverts. As Ryan Jebavy, producer of Dream a Dream, explains in his liner notes, it unleashed “pastoral folk, maniacal horror, funk-spat jazz, quixotic pop, alluring electro and the usual novelty side spells of national anthems, children’s music and whatever other utilitarian cues society demanded of the moment” upon the commercial space. Even as more sizable outfits such as KPM, Bruton, De Wolfe and Chappell consumed the majority of the marketplace, Studio G offered a truly fetching alternative—sleek, hip art not previously seen on mostly unremarkable album covers released by neighboring companies, not to mention bold, daring and adventurous music cues truly unique to Studio G. Jebavy continues, “What separated Studio G from the rest of the pack…was Gale’s undying drive and commitment towards minimalistic, psychedelic-leaning production, by way of oceans of reverb and delay, and in some cases even tape loops, not to mention a sense of artistic style and design not previously harnessed from competing production companies.”

In addition to serving as a fabled fountain of musical delights for several prominent British television programmes—including Doctor Who, Vision On, The Snooker, Bowling, The Darts Show and Top Crown —Studio G’s music has also been sampled by a slate of cutting-edge artistss, from the Chemical Brothers and U.N.K.L.E. to Tyler, the Creator and Knxwledge. Monty Python incorporated several cues for their witty third LP, Previous Record, back in 1972. And just recently, Aphex Twin shared his love for the label, including a cut in his latest playlist for Supreme.

Dream a Dream with Studio G: Cratedigger’s Archive (1970–2009) veers far from the typical compilation, aimed instead at re-imagining portions of the catalog as a stand-alone pseudo-soundtrack. Jebavy describes Side A (Dream A—dubbed “Psychotropic Hopping Morning”) as radiating “melodic synergy, yacht-friendly jazz, Mort Garson-flattering psychedelia (featuring “Flower Garden,” a cut used by prolific hip-hopper Knxwledge for 2012’s anthrdreem), and endearing folk.” Side B (Dream B—titled “Space Temple Midnight”) begins with a slow-motion, alien crash-landing, followed by “exotic world trance, airy synth reflections, warped, fusion-kicked funk (including ‘Workload,’ sampled by Tyler, the Creator for his 2021 track ‘CORSO’), sludgy swamps of supreme fantasy, and haunting, pensive mystery,” Jebavy adds. Two stand-out orchestral pieces alone—“Pastoral Reflections” and “Barcarolle Blues”—are simply stunning.

Founding Saint Etienne member and respected music journalist Bob Stanley offers insight into his own curious entry point into library music (“As a kid in the ’70s, I was obsessed with music on the testcard, something that was on TV when there were no programmes. It was there to help engineers to ‘tune’ a TV set. Most often, it was a peculiar picture of a young girl holding a rather creepy toy clown, and they were sat in front of a blackboard.”), as well as his experiences as a savvy and highly influential sampler (“The Cortex album ([Troupeau bleu’s1975] French prog/jazz beauty) is one of the records I’ve discovered through samples (Tyler, the Creator; Wiz Khalifa) in recent years. Much earlier, pre-internet, it was always a thrill to stumble across the original source of a sample…”).

Click here to pre-order Dream a Dream with Studio G: Cratedigger’s Archive (1970–2009).

Tracklist:

Dream A

“Psychotropic Hopping Morning”

A1 Will Thomson / Paul Mottram — Electrospheres / Incandescence (2025 medley)

A2 Paul Lewis — Hello Spring

A3 Douglas Wood — Making Parts

A4 Paul Lewis — Goodbye Autumn

A5 Paul Lewis — Colourful Life Suite: Flowers

A6 Peter Nicholas — Pastoral Reflections

A7 Vince Cross — One Summer’s Night

A8 James Harpham — Slow Motion

A9 James Harpham — Candle Flute / Mexican Motel (2025 medley)

A10 Cliff Johns — Man O’Vibes

A11 James Harpham — Asian Dolls

A12 James Harpham — Pastoral

A13 James Harpham — Flower Garden

A14 Liane Carroll — Sweet Dreams

A15 Bob Cort — Humming Song

Dream B

“Space Temple Midnight”

B1 James Harpham — Flight Landing

B2 John Hyde, Andrew Procter — Promise of Beauty

B3 Trevor Nightingale — On the Wing

B4 James Asher / Pete Willsher, Tony Kelly — Extra Silky / Funk Fobia (2025 medley)

B5 Trevor Nightingale — Wastelands

B6 Stan Medcalf / Pete Giles, Sean Houchin — Computer Games / Night Trawler (2025 medley)

B7 James Asher — Asian Workload

B8 John Brown — Slope Soaring

B9 James Harpham — Star Blossom

B10 David Stoll — Tight Corner

B11 John Hyde, Andrew Procter — Private Thoughts

B12 Harry Wild — Barcarolle Blues

*Digital tracklist mirrors Vinyl

About Jazz Dispensary:

Jazz Dispensary is a homegrown label celebrating mind-expanding, high-grade selections drawn from the finest original sources of funk, jazz, and all the areas they intersect. With knowledgeable sound sommeliers as guides, Jazz Dispensary brings deep catalog gems to the table, offering bespoke selections to match every mood and inspire an elevated conversation. A funky good time, a mystic journey, a powerful inspiration, Jazz Dispensary has the medicine that will spark things off. One hit and you’re hooked!

For more info, visit JazzDispensary.com and follow on Facebook, X, Instagram, YouTube, and Spotify.

About Craft Recordings:

Craft Recordings is home to one of the largest and most essential collections of master recordings and compositions in the world. Its storied repertoire includes landmark releases from icons such as Celia Cruz, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Isaac Hayes, John Coltrane, John Lee Hooker, Joan Baez, Joan Sebastian, Little Richard, Miles Davis, R.E.M., and Traveling Wilburys. Plus, the catalog recordings of celebrated contemporary acts including A Day to Remember, Alison Krauss, Daddy Yankee, Evanescence, Nine Inch Nails, Taking Back Sunday, and Violent Femmes, to name just a few. Renowned imprints with catalogs issued under the Craft banner include Fania, Fantasy, Fearless, HITCO, Musart, Nitro, Panart, Prestige, Riverside, Rounder, Specialty, Stax, Vanguard, Varèse Sarabande, Vee-Jay and Victory, among many others. Craft creates thoughtfully curated packages, with a meticulous devotion to quality and a commitment to preservation— ensuring that these recordings endure for new generations to discover. Craft is also home to the Billie Holiday and Tammy Wynette estates which preserve and protect their respective names, likeness, and music through day-to-day legacy management of these cultural trailblazers.

Craft Recordings is the catalog label team for Concord. For more info, visitCraftRecordings.comand follow onFacebook,X,Instagram, TikTok, andYouTube.