Album Description2009 two CD set containing the first three albums from the British composer, all engineer by the legendary Joe Meek between 1957 and 1960: Operation Orchestra, Songs Of Three Seasons and A Brass Band Swinging. Laurie Johnson is responsible for some of the best-loved TV themes ever: The Avengers, The Professionals, The New Avengers, Whicker's World, Animal Magic and This Is Your Life, to name but a few. But he started his career writing Big Band arrangements for the likes of Ted Heath and Geraldo before recording these three albums. Edsel.