Varese Sarabande releases Family Plot!

[King Mark 3,631]

yeah it's variable for me. Home Alone took only a few days and the Indy Box took 1 month+

[Maglorfin 196]

Finally received the shipment confirmation so it should be here in 10 days, give or take a day or two.

[Demondm810 399]

Got mine today. The front of the booklet is all stained and marked up.

[Trent B 337]

Got mine today. The front of the booklet is all stained and marked up.

Email Varèse and see if they can send you a replacement booklet.

[Joe Brausam 214]

This is BS. I ordered on Day 1 and still no shipping confirmation?

I ordered mine at 6:30am on the day of the announcement and mine didn't ship until this past Friday. They've always been slow to ship if you don't order as soon as they are announced.

[crocodile 8,006]

Did you get to listen to Daybreakers, joey225?

Karol

[indy4 155]

I've been buying from Varese for years and I've always gotten their packages in a timely fashion. And of course for Family Plot, my ultimate Grail, they decide to delay shipping a week?

EDIT: Nevermind - it shipped!!!!!

[King Mark 3,631]

your still the last one

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Ahem

[King Mark 3,631]

oh you too that's right

[Trent B 337]

Even if you ordered on the 1st day of the release, depending on what number in line you were in, maybe another day or two before yours ships.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

It's here! The only thing at the moment that could have pulled me away from Boston Pops We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

Sounds great!

[John Crichton 4]

Finally got my shipping notice.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

So it sounds very good. Typical of the era. Hissy and some weird shit going on at points. I was reminded of Jaws, actually. But I didn't expect it to sound much better. I'm glad it wasn't released in mono. The fake stereo is convincing enough.

[Demondm810 399]

Got mine today. The front of the booklet is all stained and marked up.

Email Varèse and see if they can send you a replacement booklet.

Good idea, are they normally pretty cool about stuff like that?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

By the way, my booklet is screwed up as well. There's some sticky residue on it...

[Demondm810 399]

In the light, the left side is completely yellowed as well.

And holy crap does "Maloney's Exit" remind me of "Attack On The Car"

[crocodile 8,006]

Everybody who hated KOTCS will get a screwed up version! Revenge is sweet.

Karol

[Demondm810 399]

Everybody who hated KOTCS will get a screwed up version! Revenge is sweet.

Karol

But that doesn't describe me

[crocodile 8,006]

There are casualties on every war...

Karol

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Yes, I'm sort of in the middle myself when it comes to KOTCS. Sort of.

Man, listen how much better the End Titles sound than on the Hitchcock CD. Holy shit. Worth $25 just for that.

[Demondm810 399]

LOL (at Crocodile)

[indy4 155]

Yes, I'm sort of in the middle myself when it comes to KOTCS. Sort of.

That's why you get the sticky residue but not the weird yellow color.

If this is based on KotCS appreciation, then I'll probably get a 2nd CD with Williams' alternate score.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I got the impression from the ending blurb in the liner notes that Midway is going to be released soon.

[Jay 37,352]

What is the exact quote?

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

"...Family Plot, Midway and The Missouri Breaks - were, like Jaws, made for Universal. It is a mystery worthy of Hitchcock that the latter title was the only one to receive an album release, with neither of the other scores materializing as full albums in their original recordings for more than three decades. With Family Plot, this noteworthy gap in Williams' discography has at last been addressed."

I had similar impressions from other Mattesino liner notes. How to Steal a Million ended with a shot from the movie of Audrey in bed reading the Hitchcock book, which made me think of Family Plot. SpaceCamp and Home Alone generously mention Hook. I think that's coming next year. It's all signs, you see.

[Datameister 2,042]

Got my shipping notice today. I'll look forward to listening to this in January...I won't be at the place where it's shipping to till then.

[Trent B 337]

Got my shipping notice today. I'll look forward to listening to this in January...I won't be at the place where it's shipping to till then.

That must suck.

[Incanus 5,714]

Got my shipping notice today. I'll look forward to listening to this in January...I won't be at the place where it's shipping to till then.

That must suck.

I will suffer the same fate it seems, that is not being here when it arrives. I am leaving for holidays, 600 km away so I do hope it arrives before next week. But yes, if it does not arrive in time, it most certainly will suck.

[Datameister 2,042]

Got my shipping notice today. I'll look forward to listening to this in January...I won't be at the place where it's shipping to till then.

That must suck.

Nah...I mean, it would have been nice to get it before I left, but I've got other stuff to listen to, and since my roommate is still there, I don't have to worry about it getting stolen off the doorstep or anything.

[Maglorfin 196]

I had similar impressions from other Mattesino liner notes. How to Steal a Million ended with a shot from the movie of Audrey in bed reading the Hitchcock book, which made me think of Family Plot. SpaceCamp and Home Alone generously mention Hook. I think that's coming next year. It's all signs, you see.

Or is it just wishful thinking? Gee, with all the trouble I read concerning booklets, I hope I receive a nice and impeccable copy ...

[Andy 4,123]

Yeah, I'm a bit anal about the condition of my booklets too. My copy arrived, but it is to be a Christmas present for me, and so I haven't opened it. Maybe I should, if only to check the booklet.

[Luke Skywalker 1,795]

by booklet has the fingerprint of someone.

not worth a booklet change though

[crocodile 8,006]

It might be one of Jesus himself!

Karol

[Ollie 1,059]

Robert Townson?

[King Mark 3,631]

by booklet has the fingerprint of someone.

not worth a booklet change though

it looks like someone was eating KFC while he was assembling the c.d.'s

[Josh500 1,615]

by booklet has the fingerprint of someone.

not worth a booklet change though

John Williams's? Now that's the true collector's edition...

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Dear Varese,

Please ship my damn CD.

Yours,

Koray

[Wojo 2,453]

I got the shipping notice from MM, but being in NM, it'll take a week to arrive. With the weather, it'll take longer. I can wait.

If you knew how many CDs I've received but haven't even removed the shrink wrap, you'd think there was something else wrong with me.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Yeah the weather is crazy here. Amazon delayed one of my packages because of it.

[Kendal_Ozzel 36]

Listening to the score now... it sounds great! And my, that "Stonecutter" is some funky stuff!

Also, take note—I don't know if this has been fixed yet or not, but when I got the track info from the CDDB, track 19 was just "The Secret Door", when it should be "The Secret Door / Blanche Wakes Up".

[Wojo 2,453]

The CDDB terrorists strike again.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

I'm keeping my booklet as-is. My Home Alone 2 book was bent in half from being stuffed in my back pocket when attempting to get an autograph from JW. This was before I carried a purse. But I put it between some giant books and it looks fine now.

My favorite tracks are still The First Seance and the End Titles.

[indy4 155]

I can't wait to hear "The Mystery Woman." That's the cue that made me decide as I watched the film that I would pay whatever it cost to acquire the soundtrack. That was before I knew it was unreleased.

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

Bom bom. Ba duhduh dun. Bom bom. Ba duhduh dun.

Dodo dodo dodo dodo dodo dodo dodo dodo...

Yeah, I like that part too.

[King Mark 3,631]

I am curious .

Why did Williams use the theme in "Family Plot Theme" (that pop cue) only in parts of The First Seance and nowhere else in the score?

It's my favorite FP theme and would have like more romantic orchestral versions in the score

[Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488]

We will never know.

[King Mark 3,631]

My second favorite cue after The First Seance is Blanche's Challenge with the neat clarinet solos

And there this awesome little bit from 0.45 to 1.07 in Kitchen Pranks. I love it when Williams puts this kind of bass line to underline a theme, that must be his most trademark goosebump inducing technique (right there at 0.58)

[Koray Savas 2,251]

FINALLY!!!