[2] It is best known as Alan Freeman's signature song, having been used as the theme tune to his BBC Light Programme Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 1966.
By April 1966 it was replaced as the main theme by "Quite Beside the Point" by the Harry Roberts Sound and written by Cliff Adams.
But bits of the original "Swinging Cymbal" theme were used occasionally by Alan as jingles in the show.
From 5 April 1970, the show used a new version of "At The Sign of the Swinging Cymbal" arranged by former Ladybirds singer Barbara Moore and recorded by Brass Incorporated.
It was also used for several years as the music for the Radio 1 Top 40, following a brief outing of an alternative remix by Norman Cook.