Network Production Music Audio CDs & Sound Effects Sampling 288 CD LOT w/Catalog

LOT OF 288 CDs including:  #'s 1-131, 133-271, 274-290 & #294 (missing #'s 132, 272, 273, 291, 292 & 293)
Catalog is the fifth edition covering discs 1-152 & additional pages with contents lists have been added covering contents of discs 153-219.

Network Production Music is a prominent American production music library founded in 1979 to provide "stock music" sound used across television, radio and corporate media. Originally distributed on vinyl LPs and later transitioned to a massive catalog of Audio CDs and Sound Effects discs, the library is widely recognized by its distinctive color-coded genre system.
Because Network Music originally distributed these CDs exclusively as promotional and functional tools for media stations and production houses, they were never sold directly to the public at standard retail. Today, they are highly sought after by collectors, retro media enthusiasts, and samplers:
The 7 Color-Coded CD Genres
When Network Music transitioned its library into the CD format, they famously categorized their albums into seven distinct, color-coded musical styles to help video editors quickly find the right mood:
  1. Up-Tempo: High-energy tracks heavily utilized for sports, fast action, promos, rock, and electronic arrangements.
  2. Medium-Tempo: The most utilized category, ranging from soft rock and jazz to romantic R&B ballads.
  3. Slow-Tempo: Introspective, quiet, and tranquil tracks designed for subdued or emotional scenes.
  4. Industrial: Success-oriented, mechanical, or motivating technological themes that came to define 1980s corporate and news broadcasting.
  5. Solos: Stripped-down tracks featuring single instruments.
  6. Specialty: Unique, niche arrangements and period-accurate novelty tracking.
  7. Multimedia: Shorter cuts, stingers, and bumpers optimized for quick transitions.