Soundtracks, Compilations, or other recently purchased Music

[Amer 2,080]

Finally got my FIDDLER and CONAN on the last sunset of 2022

[crocodile 7,982]

My belated Christmas presents arrived all at once today:

 

 

For some reason, they sent me two copies of The Godfather but no Amistad? 🤔🤣

 

Karol

[Faleel 5,330]

Godfather Parts I and II

[Bespin 8,475]

An offer you can't refuse.

[crocodile 7,982]

Well, they told me to keep the extra copy and will send Amistad. Always pleasant service from the guys at LLL. 

 

Karol

[GerateWohl 4,326]

At last...

 

 

[Bespin 8,475]

4 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

At last...

 

 

 

Now, you need them all, it's like the Pokemons.

 

[Jay 37,281]

I wonder if Varese will ever re-issue those re-recordings, and finally put Superman in a regular size jewel case instead of wasting a double one

[GerateWohl 4,326]

1 minute ago, Bespin said:

 

Now, you need them all, it's like the Pokemons.

 

Actually, from these I just miss the Jaws re-recording. 

[Jay 37,281]

The Jaws re-recording is interesting because they performed some instrument lines that Williams had written into the sheet music, but decided to tacet out when performing the original score

[GerateWohl 4,326]

16 minutes ago, Jay said:

The Jaws re-recording is interesting because they performed some instrument lines that Williams had written into the sheet music, but decided to tacet out when performing the original score

That is really interesting. I always wondered, why would I listen to that re-recording of I have the DECCA complete score presentation from 2000? There I just heavily miss the OST arrangements. But they are as well Not available on the re-recording.

[Jay 37,281]

I mean, that ancient Decca release contains the original film tracks improperly converted from the split-mono tapes to a fake stereo by downmixing the 5.1 versions they created for the re-issue of the film, and it was never a high quality recording in the first place and the tapes had already began to deteriorate after 25 years.

 

The 2015 Intrada version of the material on those tapes that Mike Matessino remixed directly from the original split-mono to a new "stereo" version sound loads better than that old cashgrab release

Anyways, the McNeely re-recording has completely different microphone placement and recording quality, and a consistent sound from start to end, on top of being a different performance by different musicians with different tempos and some different instrument lines at times

But yea, they should have recorded all the unique album extensions as bonus tracks, too - there was plenty of room for them all!

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

1 hour ago, Bespin said:

 

Now, you need them all, it's like the Pokemons.

 

 

Well, you're missing Amazing Stories...

 

1 hour ago, Jay said:

I wonder if Varese will ever [...] finally put Superman in a regular size jewel case instead of wasting a double one

 

Already done.

 

https://www.discogs.com/release/9589683-John-Williams-4-John-Debney-Royal-Scottish-National-Orchestra-Superman-The-Movie-Original-Motion-Pic

[GerateWohl 4,326]

40 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Well, you're missing Amazing Stories...

Right! That one I got. At least the one with Williams' score for The Mission episode and Delerue's score for "Dorothy and Ben". 

I wished McNeely had recorded both Williams scores and not just one.

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

2 minutes ago, GerateWohl said:

Right! That one I got. At least the one with Williams' score for The Mission episode and Delerue's score for "Dorothy and Ben". 

 

We need a release of the original recordings of both JW scores and nothing more.

[GerateWohl 4,326]

1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said:

 

We need a release of the original recordings of both JW scores and nothing more.

Weren't these included in the Amazing Stories complete box?

[Jay 37,281]

47 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Already done.

 

https://www.discogs.com/release/9589683-John-Williams-4-John-Debney-Royal-Scottish-National-Orchestra-Superman-The-Movie-Original-Motion-Pic

 

How can you tell from that page that that is a single-wide case and not a double-wide case like in @Bespin's picture above?

[GerateWohl 4,326]

By the way, the Midway score is great. Never was a fan of the Midway March, but the whole score and especially the use of the Men of the Yorktown March is wonderful. Really refreshing to hear some Williams 70s/80s adventure music, that I am not so familiar with.

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

9 minutes ago, Jay said:

 

How can you tell from that page that that is a single-wide case and not a double-wide case like in @Bespin's picture above?

 

Because the first picture of that item is the front page of the booklet.

 

 

I know this because the picture is square, and I've also got this specific release in my collection. The 2-CD set has different artwork on the front of the booklet, according to discogs.

 

[Jay 37,281]

1 minute ago, Jurassic Shark said:

I've also got this specific release in my collection

 

Ah

[1977 1,743]

On 05/01/2023 at 3:44 PM, crocodile said:

Well, they told me to keep the extra copy and will send Amistad. Always pleasant service from the guys at LLL. 

 

Karol

 

Happened to me with LLL and Star Trek V back in the day...

 

I also got to keep it thankfully, return postage being exhorbitant even back then.

[Marian Schedenig 8,172]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

Because the first picture of that item is the front page of the booklet.

 

 

I know this because the picture is square, and I've also got this specific release in my collection. The 2-CD set has different artwork on the front of the booklet, according to discogs.

 

 

Could just be a crop of the double wide cover though?

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

1 hour ago, Jurassic Shark said:

I've also got this specific release in my collection

 

[1977 1,743]

 

Pics?

 

9 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said:

I've also got this specific release in my collection

 

I miss these V/S RSNO re-recordings. Back in the late 90's pickings for soundtrack fans were meagre compared to the last two decades.

 

My favourite is The Alien Trilogy, love that Goldsmith Alien suite.

[Bespin 8,475]

Oh yeah.

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,493]

On 04/01/2023 at 5:24 PM, crocodile said:

My belated Christmas presents arrived all at once today:

 

 

For some reason, they sent me two copies of The Godfather but no Amistad? 🤔🤣

 

Karol

Aaw! WATERSHIP DOWN. A beautiful score, from a beautiful film.

[Amer 2,080]

It's here! First catch of 2023

[1977 1,743]

That cover brings back fond memories for me, being my first ever film music album circa age 5 

[Andy 4,079]

[crocodile 7,982]

 

Karol

[Amer 2,080]

Finally got this beloved album in its latest SACD incarnation from MOBILE FIDELITY.

 

 

 

 

[Naïve Old Fart 9,493]

Is it 2.0, or 5.1, or both?

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

0.1.

[Amer 2,080]

Stereo only

[GerateWohl 4,326]

John Williams' Oboe Concerto digital download was just 3,86€ on amazon. I couldn't resist.

 

[Richard Penna 3,669]

Akinola's tenure is complete. I also have about 5 albums on my 'to buy' list, which is usually not a good idea.

 

Oddly, while digital was by far the cheaper way to buy the Flux score, the CD was cheaper to buy for the final specials release.

 

 

And on a different topic, I got this for Christmas. I've somehow gone from being rather indifferent to their latest to actually enjoying it more consistently than their other albums.

 

 

[Andy 4,079]

 

They got me with the Game Soundtrack on sale for $5.  Ki-ki-ki Ma-ma-ma

[Marian Schedenig 8,172]

 

My third recording of the Rott symphony. First impression: Not quite up to the high standard set by Järvi, but still a very good one. And you can't get enough recordings of this fascinating masterpiece. (I'm still waiting for a chance to hear it live)

[Naïve Old Fart 9,493]

Sounds intriguing.

[Holko 9,498]

Digital purchase:

(what a stupid image choice for a cover, will have to switch that)

 

Physical purchase:

 

Decided Amazon can go to hell not even being able to keep their own item in stock and ordered from Chris during the last week of the year free shipping deal - he was the only store I could find in Europe who had it, just like how he was by far the first who got the LLL BF releases! How does he do it?

[Jay 37,281]

Ordered direct from LLL:

 

[Bespin 8,475]

Chaplin will surely be in the next order...

[Bespin 8,475]

The latest additions!

 

[crocodile 7,982]

Came back from my annual and these two were waiting for me (Amistad was missing from my initial BF delivery):

 

 

Karol

[1977 1,743]

On 17/01/2023 at 6:35 PM, Holko said:

Digital purchase:

(what a stupid image choice for a cover, will have to switch that)

 

I think that is a boot, which would explain the cover choice.

[Holko 9,498]

It's the Rhino with a bonus track, purchasable on Presto classical.

[Jurassic Shark 12,024]

36 minutes ago, JTWfan77 said:

 

I think that is a boot, which would explain the cover choice.

 

That cover belongs to the Soundtrack Factory boot.

[Faleel 5,330]

[Naïve Old Fart 9,493]

That's a good record, @Clockwork Angel.

One of the best of 1993.

[1977 1,743]

A bargain bin bumper batch