Excerpt from the Bob Abrahams obituary, June 11, 2009
London Daily Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obit...-Abrahams.html
Within 30 minutes, Abrahams called back and informed Martin that the track they should use was
The Chain from the album
Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, playing the track down the phone to Martin, adding: "I'll be in tomorrow, leave it with me."
The next day, Abrahams produced two 38-second credit segments and a one minute 10 second segment for the programme. On seeing them and hearing the music that would become synonymous with Formula One around the world, an ecstatic Martin replied: "It's fabulous, Bob, perfect – and it might make the band famous."
Abrahams replied: "As they've already sold about 21 million albums, you never know." Later he received an open invitation from the band's creator, Mick Fleetwood, to "use my music anytime you want, for anything".
In spite of his many footballing successes, the rugged Eastender always preferred to be known as "the man who pulled The Chain".
Bob Abrahams, who died on June 2, is survived by his wife, Mary, whom he married in 1957, and their three sons.