Sound action recordings are of sounds designed to have an effect on others, including situations where many people make sounds together for some common goal. Often they're of voices, but they also include sirens, bells, fireworks and more.
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| Golden Eagle 1 | Pub regulars sing around a piano at the Golden Eagle, central London. | 2:15 | 2008 |
| Golden Eagle 2 | More song from the Golden Eagle pub on the same evening. | 4:17 | 2008 |
| Sir Colin Campbell 1 | Irish musicians play traditional music in the Sir Colin Campbell pub, Kilburn. | 4:14 | 2008 |
| Sir Colin Campbell 2 | Irish musicians play traditional music in the Sir Colin Campbell pub, Kilburn. | 6:25 | 2008 |
| Banger race preparations | Stocks cars and bangers are worked on in the car park outside Wimbledon Stadium. | 1:46 | 2010 |
| Banger race Wimbledon | Brief introductory music then a banger race gets underway at Wimbledon Stadium. | 2:00 | 2010 |
| British Legion Brockley | Cadet marching band strikes up at a British Legion memorial march in Brockley. | 1:12 | 2008 |
| Changing the Guard | Two military bands leave Buckingham Palace at the close of the Changing the Guard ceremony. | 3:50 | 2011 |
| Chinese New Year | Performers sound percussion to accompany a Chinese dragon near Gerard Street. | 1:31 | 2009 |
| Covent Garden May Fayre | The Superior Brass Band start the procession at the Covent Garden May Fayre. | 1:18 | 2010 |
| Freerunning Trafalgar Square | Excitable commentators' voices and crowd cheers at a freerunning/parkour competition. | 1:04 | 2009 |
| Guy Fawkes 2009 | Local residents gather on top of a hill in south-east London to see and hear the fireworks. | 1:30 | 2009 |
| Hackney Marshes model car race | Petrol-powered model cars are sent tearing round a makeshift track on Hackney Marshes. | 2:00 | 2011 |
| London Cross Country 10k | Runners approach the finishing line in the London Cross Country Champs on Parliament Hill. | 1:35 | 2010 |
| London Marathon 2011 | Spectators' cheers and other sounds along the route of the 2011 London Marathon in Lower Thames Street. | 3:20 | 2011 |
| London Millenium fireworks | Crowds on Blackfriars Bridge cheer as the year 2000 begins and fireworks go off. | 2:00 | 2000 |
| Met steam 1 | An ex-LNER 4-6-0 blasts up Chorleywood bank with a down special during London Underground's 1998 Steam on the Met event. | 1:33 | 1998 |
| Mr Punch Barnes | A Punch and Judy man entertains children at the Barnes annual fete, south-west London. | 0:50 | 2008 |
| Music from passing cars | Friday and Saturday night drivers play music as they cruise along a rat run in south-east London. | 1:11 | 2010 |
| New Year South Bank | Crowds return from New Year celebrations on the South Bank. | 3:00 | 2007 |
| Pub quiz night Catford | A pub quiz mistress reads out the questions to the clientele of a popular southeast London pub. | 3:56 | 2011 |
| Royal wedding street party | Voices and a brief burst of music at a street party celebrating the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. | 1:10 | 2011 |
| St Georges Day Whitton 1 | St George's Day parade in Whitton, south-west London, with bands, morris dancers and motorcycle club. | 4:56 | 2009 |
| St Georges Day Whitton 2 | Sounds of the after-parade street party in Whitton. People watch and cheer as a car is clamped and lifted onto a truck. | 1:09 | 2009 |
| St Patricks Day parade | Sounds of marching bands and floats in the St Patrick's Day parade along Piccadilly. | 6:34 | 2009 |
| Thames Boat Race 2010 | The Oxford and Cambridge crews pass Chiswick Eyot during the annual Thames Boat Race. | 2:58 | 2010 |
| Brentford FC fanzine seller | Man sells a Brentford football fanzine at the entrance to the Griffin Park stadium. | 0:35 | 2009 |
| Brentford vs Stockport 2nd half | Crowd reaction to some tackling, chanting, and a substitution is announced. | 2:08 | 2009 |
| Brentford vs Stockport announcement | A helpful announcement gets a laugh ten minutes into the first half. | 0:31 | 2009 |
| Charlton vs Bristol booking | Charlton Athletic vs Bristol Rovers: Charlton fans chant and yell as a player is booked. | 1:50 | 2009 |
| Charlton vs Bristol intro | Stadium announcer and club anthem at the start of the Charlton Athletic vs Bristol Rovers match. | 1:09 | 2009 |
| Chelsea vs Liverpool 1984 | Cheering, chanting and applause among Chelsea fans as their team plays Liverpool. | 2:40 | 1984 |
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| Craven Cottage across the Thames | Crowd chanting and cheering as Fulham play Manchester United at Craven Cottage. | 2:00 | 2010 |
| Hackney Marshes Sunday football | Amateur football teams play on adjacent pitches at Hackney Marshes in east London. | 2:15 | 2011 |
| Outside Millwall | Fans watch and cheer outside the Millwall Den as the home team play Stockport. | 1:00 | 2008 |
| Postmatch chants Wembley | Fans chant after the England–Croatia World Cup qualifying match. | 0:13 | 2009 |
| Saracens vs South Africa | The announcer introduces the two sides in the Saracens vs South Africa Tuesday night match at Wembley. | 1:35 | 2009 |
| Souvenir scarves Wembley | Rugby scarf sellers shout for custom beneath the underpass outside Wembley Park station before the match. | 1:00 | 2009 |
| Wimbledon dog race | Announcer's voice and spectators' cheering at Wimbledon dog track. | 3:30 | 2008 |
File name: Finches installation Barbican
Classification: Social > Other events
Recorded by: IM Rawes
Recording date: 22 March 2010
Duration: 1:45
Description: Finches chatter and set off amplified guitars and cymbals at Céleste Boursier-Mougenot's installation at the Barbican Art Gallery; voices and footsteps of visitors; background droning from speakers which are part of the work.
Technical guff: Head-worn stereo. MM-HLSO/Sennheiser MKE-2 mics and Edirol R09-HR digital recorder.
Additional notes: No rights claimed by the London Sound Survey on this recording.