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ABBREVIATIONS AND INFORMATION:
GREEN TEXT = Compact Disc (rather than record album)
SW = Shrink-wrap still on cover of open album
CO = Cut-Out or Promo notch, punch-hole, or cut-corner in cover
PROMO = Promotional issue, with promo stamp, sticker, or other marking.
WOBC/WOFC/WOL/SOL = Writing on back cover/writing on front cover/writing on label/sticker on label
OBI = Japanese paper band that wraps around album or CD cover. Used for selling purposes in Japan. Highly-desired by some collectors. More paper trash for others.
Record Ratings: Almost everything is mint or near-mint unless stated otherwise. Ask for specifics if you need them. I sell very few albums with a VG+ or lower rating. Records rated RECORD/COVER, using the terms Mint, Near-Mint (NM), Excellent or Very Good Plus (EX or VG+).
CROSSED SWORDS (Warner Brothers BSK 3161) (SW) (CO)
RYAN’S DAUGHTER (This is a mint DJ copy of the Maurice Jarre soundtrack from the 1970 David Lean picture starring Robert Mitchum and Trevor Howard. MGM Records ISE-27 ST (stereo) still has the shrink-wrap on the fold-open cover, and the record was only played once to record it. Best yet, this is a special yellow-labeled “M-G-M Special Disc Jockey Record,” so you get more than just the “DJ” sticker on the cover to show it’s a promo!)
LAURIE JOHNSON:
FIRST MEN IN THE MOON [Wonderful compilation album of music from Johnson-scored films, including Ray Harryhausen’s FIRST MEN IN THE MOON, SR. STRANGELOVE, CAPTAIN KRONOS, VAMPIRE HUNTER, and HEDDA. Johnson conducts the London Studio Symphony Orchestra. Starlog/Varese Sarabande SV-95002 (D).] (SW)
QUINCY JONES:
THE COLOR PURPLE: INTERVIEW WITH QUINCY JONES [Here’s a very rare 1986 release from the classic film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Alice Walker. It’s a 26-minute interview with composer Quincy Jones, who scored the film. Side A contains only the interview, while Side B contains the same interview accompanied by music from the soundtrack. It’s a fabulous look into the music of this memorable film! 1986 Qwest Records WBMS 135-1 is a white-labeled promo, and is in excellent condition. It has some marks that appear to be minor scuffs from the sleeve, but it plays mostly silently and without wear. Don’t miss this rarity, you Quincy Jones fans!]
FOR LOVE OF IVY [I am NOT an expert on “blaxploitation,” and in fact I don’t know exactly what makes one film with a black star or perspective “blaxploitation” while another film isn’t. But based on some of these cue titles (“Little Hippy Dippy,” “Soul Motion,” “Wheelin’ And Dealin’,” “Black Pearl”) I would guess that this album qualifies as SOME kind of “sploitation!” The film starred Sidney Poitier, BeauBridges, Abbey Lincoln, and Carroll O’Connor, and the music is by Quincy Jones, with some guitar and vocal work by B. B. King, some lyrics by Maya Angelou (Angelousploitation?), and a vocal from Shirley Horn.
This ABC Records release (ABCS-OC-7) has a great-looking near-mint cover from the front, with the back having a small fold, some minor fading (barely noticeable), and red marker highlighting three tracks. This was usually done by a PR firm to tell a radio station which songs to listen to for airplay, and since they’re all based on the tune “For Love Of Ivy,” that seems to be the case here. All seams are really solid. The album doesn’t appear to have ever been played, being in mint condition, another sign that it was a copy at a radio station!]
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT [QUINCY JONES/RAY CHARLES. Does this qualify as Blaxploitation? I don’t know, but even if it doesn’t, that doesn’t mean it isn’t GOOD! And this soundtrack album is GREAT! Quincy Jones composed and conducted the score for this classic film starring Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger, and Ray Charles sings the title song as well as plays piano solo on another cue. Glen Campbell sings “Bowlegged Polly,” which was NOT his follow-up single to one of his Jimmy Webb songs. Glen also plays banjo, and Ray Brown plays bass. Billy Preston is there on organ, and Roland Kirk, the blind flautist from Chicago is there as well! Stereo UAS 5160 is in near-mint condition, although the vinyl has some weird-looking psychedelic patterns in it. Maybe it’s been blaxploitated? Whatever the case, the vinyl is as quiet as you could hope for. Striking cover is excellent to near-mint, with some shading on the back due to aging, but not much. Don’t miss out on this classic!]
LETHAL WEAPON [No, this isn’t the score from any of the sequels, but rather is the original motion picture soundtrack from the original film starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Contains the song “Lethal Weapon,” performed by Honeymoon Suite and composed by Kamen and Eric Clapton. Other music performed by Kamen, Clapton, David Sanborn, and others. Promo stamp on front cover. Near-mint all around.]
THE NEXT MAN (Buddah BDS 5685-ST) (NM/VG++)
BRONISLAU KAPER:
A FLEA IN HER EAR (20th Century-Fox Records S4200 stereo) (SW) (CO)
LORD JIM (Colpix CP-521) (White label promo)
LORD JIM (Colpix Stereo SCP 521) (SOC)
THE WAY WEST [United Artists 054 26 0624. Spanish reissue of original album.]
SOL KAPLAN:
LIVING FREE [Promotional copy of album from BORN FREE sequel. RCA LSO-1172 stereo has a fold-open cover and a cut corner.] (CO)
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD:
THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD/“REQUIEM FOR A CAVALIER” [Tony Thomas-produced album (Delos DEL/F25409) contains the story of “The Adventures of Robin Hood” with Korngold’s music accompanying narration by Basil Rathbone, and a Tony Thomas-narrated radio show on the life of Errol Flynn, with musical excerpts from THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON, CAPTAIN BLOOD, THE SUN ALSO RISES, and THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD.]
DIE TOTE STADT [RCA Red Seal 3-record box-set (Quadradisc) ARD3-1199. World Premiere Recording of Korngold’s most famous opera, featuring Carol Nneblett, Hermann Prety, and Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Bavarian Radio Chorus and Munich Radio Orchestra.]
KINGS ROW (Chalfont Records SDG 305) [National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Charles Gerhardt. Superb!) (SW)
KORNGOLD AND CONUS CONCERTOS [Itzhak Perlman performs Korngold’s “Violin Concerto in D” and Conus’ “Violin Concerto in E minor.” Andre Previn conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. EMI Angel DS-37770.] (CO)
NEW WORLD COMPOSERS FROM THE OLD WORLD [3-LP Vox box-set SVBX 5109 contains string quartets performed by the New World Quartet, including Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s “String Quartet No. 2 in E-Flat, Opus 26,” Miklos Rozsa’s “String Quartet, Opus 22,” as well as works by Paul Hindemith, Ernest Bloch, Igor Stravinsky, and others.]
“PIANO TRIO, OP. 1” [Also contains Charles Ives’ “Piano Trio.” Pacific Art Trio. Delos DEL-25402.] (SW)
“SINFONIETTA FOR LARGE ORCHESTRA, OP. 5” [Gerd Albrect leads The Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra in this excellent performance of one of Korngold’s earliest mature works. Varese Sarabande 704.200] (SW)
SYMPHONY IN F-SHARP, OP. 40 [RCA Red Seal ARL1-0443. Rudolf Kempe leads the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra in this superb reading of one of Korngold’s greatest concert works.] (SW)
VIOLANTA [CBS Masterworks 2-record box-set M2-35909. Korngold opera, featuring Eva Marton, Siegfried Jerusalem, Walter Berry, and Marek Janowski conducting the Munich Radio Orchestra.]
“VIOLIN CONCERTO” [With Jascha Heifitz, Violin, and Alfred Wallenstein conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. Also has Lalo’s “Symphonie Espagnole,” with Jascha Heifitz, Violn, and William Steinberg conducting the RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra. Reissue. RCA Red Seal monophonic LM-1782 (E3RP-5352).]
DARK EYES [Original motion picture soundtrack for the Nikita Mikhalkov film starring Marcello Mastroianni. DRG Records SBL 12592 is SEALED.]
LIVE FOR LIFE [United Artists Stereo UAS 5165. SEALED]
ANGELO FRANCESCO LAVAGNINO:
THE NAKED MAJA [Spanish reissue of classic 1959 United Artists UAS 5031. 26-0531-1 contains 12 tracks from this film about Goya.] (SW)
VENERE IMPERIALE [Italian Intermezzo Replay RP 013. Reissue of rare original CAM LP, this is a very lovely and romantic score by the Italian master of film composing.] (SW)
MICHAEL LEWIS:
THE MADWOMAN OF CHAILLOT (Warner Brothers WS 1805)
THE LOVIN’ SPOONFUL:
WHAT’S UP, TIGER LILY [Original soundtrack album for the zany Woody Allen film. 12 tracks by John Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky, and the boys, both instrumentals and vocal numbers. Kama Sutra KLPS-8053.] (EX/M) (CO) (SW)
HARRY LUBIN:
MUSIC FOR LORETTA [Music from the Loretta Young TV Show, with The Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Harry Lubin. Decca DL 4124]
EMMANUELLE 4 va beaucoup plus loin... [Music from one of the popular EMMANUELLE films starring the beautiful Sylvia Kristel. One side has jazzy and romantic music, the other has songs from the film. Includes a terrific cue called “Bach-Anal!” Lovely and sexy cover art. 1984 Japanese release Carrere P-11503 comes with insert.]
HENRY MANCINI:
10 (Warner Brothers 23399) (SW)
AS TIME GOES BY [RCA Victor compact disc 09026-60974-2. Mancini arranged and conducted The Mancini Pops Orchestra in film music from TWO FOR THE ROAD, CHARADE, and also famous standards including “Unchained Melody,” “Mona Lisa,” and “As Time Goes By.”] (CO)
DARLING LILI (RCA LSPX-1000)
GAILY, GAILY [United Artists UAS 5202] (SW)
THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER [MCA-2085. 1975 release.]
THE HAWAIIANS (UAS 5210)
MANCINI’S ANGELS [RCA APL1-2290 stereo. Mancini conducts music from CAR WASH, SILVER STREAK, WHAT’S HAPPENING!!, THE MONEYCHANGERS, ROOTS, and other shows.] (PROMO)
THE PINK PANTHER STRIKES AGAIN (United Artists UA-LA694-G)
THE THEME SCENE [RCA AQLI-3052. Mancini condcuts music from BATTLESTAR GALACTICA, THE CHILDREN OF SANCHEZ, HEAVEN CAN WAIT, STAR TREK, FANTASY ISLAND, THE CHEAP DETECTIVE, THREE’S COMPANY, THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRARIE, ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH, and the NBC NIGHTLY NEWS THEME.]
VISIONS OF EIGHT [Music from the film about the 1972 Olympiad. RCA ABL1-0231, with gatefold cover.] (WOBC)
WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (Promo, with promo sticker. Warner Brothers SE 35692)
BRIAN MAY:
DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR [Varese Sarabande STV 81310. 1986 release.] (SEALED)]
HARLEQUIN [From the 1979 film starring David Hemmings, this French issue is on the Music Movie label (MM 22002).]
RETURN TO EDEN [Sealed original!]
VAN MCCOY:
A WOMAN CALLED MOSES [BLAXPLOITATIONESQUE. I’ll be honest with you – I have no idea what makes something “blaxploitation” and what doesn’t. So I’ve coined the word “blaxploitationesque” so I can cover all my bases. This 1978 soundtrack album features music written by Van McCoy, and that’s got to be good, right? A lot of it sounds like “The Hustle,” with its disco-flavored funkyness. Tommie Young sings the songs that help explore the life of Harriet Ross Tubman. MCA Records 3054 contains seven McCoy themes from the picture, and it’s in near-mint condition. The cover in VG+, although mostof the spine is cracked through. Cover image is excellent, though. Album has a cut corner and sample sticker on back.]
MICHAEL MCKEAN & ANNETTE O’TOOLE:
“A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow” PROMOTIONAL compact disc [Best Original Song -- “For Your Consideration”]
ENNIO MORRICONE:
122 RUE DE PROVENCE [General Music France release 803002. Gatefold cover.]
ALLONSANFAN/PADRE PADRONE [French release -- RCA CineMusic NL-33207. Side 2 contains Morricone’s music from ALLONSANFAN, and Side 1 contains Egisto Macchi’s music from PADRE PADRONE.]
LA DAME AUX CAMELIAS [General Music France release 803022. Cover shows slight signs of aging, with one small stain and minor discoloration.]
NOVECENTO: TBL1-1221 is the 1976 Spanish release of Ennio Morricone’s score for NOVECENTO, on the orange RCA label. Film starred Robert DeNiro and Gerard Depardieu. It’s a superb score, and vinyl is near-mint and very quiet. Cover has the tiniest of ring wear, and is excellent to near-mint. Stereo and wonderful!
JOHN MORRIS:
HIGH ANXIETY [Asylum 5E-501 also contains music from other Mel Brooks’ films, including BlAZING SADDLES, SILENT MOVIE, and THE PRODUCERS (“Springtime For Hitler.”)] (SW)
SILENT MOVIE (United Artists UA-LA672-G) (SW, CO, with poster)
STANLEY MYERS & RICHARD HARVEY:
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER [Soundtrack from the 1981 film starring the gorgeous Sylvia Kristel, whose topless beauty adorns the front and back of this Pathe Marconi French release (2CO68-72416). The French title is “l’Amant de Lady Chatterley.” Stanley Myers and Richard Harvey wrote the music, but if you don’t like it, just frame the cover and stare at it. However, I think you will enjoy the score. In near-mint condition. Corner creasing.
LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER [Same as above, only a German version, Ultra Phone 6.25041 AS. Same topless beauty!] (SEALED)
ULYSSES [RCA stereo LSO-1138 is in near-mint condition. Cover VG+ with some cracking along spines. Based on James Joyce’s novel.]
ONE MILLION YEARS B. C. [Fabulous release on the Intermezzo label (IM 005 stereo) featuring the original track from the Ray Harryhausen/Raquel Welch dinosaur classic.] (SW)
ALFRED NEWMAN:
AIRPORT (Decca stereo DL 79173)
ANASTASIA [Japanese import, near-mint condition.]
A CERTAIN SMILE (Australian version of original album) (CBS LAALP 004)
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK [20th Fox GXH6049. Japanese release of original album]
THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM [Private release CINE LP-1020.] (SW)]
THE PRISONER OF ZENDA [LeRoy Holmes conducts. United Artists Records UA-LA374-G. Some slight water damage to back cover. Mild ringwear on front.]
THOMAS NEWMAN:
FINDING NEMO PROMOTIONAL compact disc [Best Original Score -- “For Your Consideration.” 39 tracks] Two scratches on disc, but it plays perfectly.
ALEX NORTH:
AFRICA [Music from the ABC News Television Production. MGM E-4462 (monophonic). Includes four-page insert.] (SW)
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (Japanese Capitol YL-3030)
THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY (North)/THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION (George Antheil) (Cloud 9 CD CNS-5001) [MINT
CARNY (Warner Brothers 23455) (PROMO)
CARNY (Warner Brothers 23455) (CO)
CARNY (Warner Brothers 23455) (SEALED)
A DREAM OF KINGS (National General Records NG-1000) (CO) (with Frankie Valli singing the title song)
THE FILM MUSIC OF ALEX NORTH [Compact disc Nonesuch 79446-2 features Eric Stern conducting The London Symphony Orchestra in selections from THE BAD SEED, THE MISFITS, VIVA ZAPATA!, SPARTACUS, and A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE.] (PROMO)
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER [Japanese special limited re-issue. Roulette SU-1002.]
THE RAINMAKER (RCA LPM-1434) (SPLITSEAM) [Need to check condition of record. Cover is excellent]
RICH MAN, POOR MAN [MCA-2095.] (SW) (CO)
THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN [MGM stereo S1E-15 ST. Fold-open cover.]
THE SOUND AND THE FURY (Spanish reissue Decca 254533-1) (SW)
THE SOUND AND THE FURY [Original Decca DL-8885. Promotional issue. PINK “SAMPLE COPY” LABEL!]
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE [Label X LXCD-2. Digipak has some wear on seam. CD is MINT]
SOUTH SEAS ADVENTURE/JOURNEY INTO FEAR [Citadel CT 7014.] (SW)
VIVA ZAPATA!/DEATH OF A SALESMAN (FMC original conducted by Elmer Bernstein)
WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? (Warner Brothers B 1656)
THE WONDERFUL COUNTRY [French reissue. United Artists UASF 5050. 13 tracks.]
AFRICA ADDIO [United Artists UAS 5141 is the stereo version of this great score by Ortolani, from the 1967 film. Jimmy Roselli sings the title song “Who Can Say,” hoping for another “More,” but it’s the underscore that is what’s good about this release. It goes from spaghetti western to sword-and-sandal-sounding cues, with everything in between. Album is in near-mint condition, and cover is excellent, with all seams intact. On the black (with colored balls) United Artists’ label, and a terrific pressing!]
BUONA SERA, MRS. CAMPBELL [United Artists UAS-5192 is in near-mint condition. Cover is VG+, with split seam on bottom.]
ECCO [Warner Brothers 1600 (stereo) features the lovely gold WB label. Riz Ortolani concocts a swinging score of Italian lounge and dance music that’ll have you moving every part of your body in a million which ways! The composer of “More” has definitely outdone himself with this treasure, which has never seen the light of day on CD. Some drying and splitting of the seams, but the record is in near-mint condition. By the way, “Ecco” means “behold” in Italian.]
ECCO [Warner Brothers 1600 (stereo) features the lovely gold WB label. Riz Ortolani concocts a swinging score of Italian lounge and dance music that’ll have you moving every part of your body in a million which ways! The composer of “More” has definitely outdone himself with this treasure, which has never seen the light of day on CD. Album is in near-mint condition, and the cover is VG - VG+, with mild ringwear and some minor chipping along a few seams, which are very thick and solid. By the way, “Ecco” means “behold” in Italian. This copy has a tiny hole punch in it.] (CO)
MADRON (Quad Records QUS 5001 ST) (SW)
WOMEN OF THE WORLD [It’s jazzy! It’s twisty! It’s bluesy! It’s music that portrays ladies from all over the world and from all walks of life! This fun album features a score by Riz Ortolani and Nino Oliviero. Decca DL 9112 is in near-mint to mint condition, and the cover is in excellent condition, with a small seam-split on the bottom that was taped.]
THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE [MGM SE-4292 contains the huge hit “Forget Domani.”] (CO)
THE YELLOW ROLLS-ROYCE (monophonic MGM E-4292)
JAWS 3-D [RARE SCORE FROM BOX-OFFICE DISASTER! Jaws: John Williams. Jaws 2: John Williams. Jaws 3-D: Alan Parker? That’s right. And although this film was a disaster, and deservedly so, this is a wonderfully exciting score that unfortunately died a premature death along with the film. Although John Williams’ famous JAWS motif is arranged by Parker, the vast majority of the score is entirely original. And it’s no slacker! You will be pleased! MCA-6124 is in excellent to near-mint condition. Typically ugly-looking vinyl from MCA, but a pretty quiet pressing. Gold stamp on the cover.]
CLIFTON PARKER:
DAMN THE DEFIANT! (Colpix CP 511)
PIERO PICCIONI:
DUEL OF THE TITANS (ROMOLO E REMO) [Superb sword-and-sandal score. Phoenix PHCAM 06. Limited edition #413/1000.] (SW)
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH [Lovely score from the film starring Miguel Mateo Miguelin. Mainstream Records S/6057 (stereo) is in excellent condition. Cover is VG++ with small seamsplit in middle of bottom. (CO)]
MORE THAN A MIRACLE [From the Sophia Loren/Omar Sharif motion picture, this monophonic MGM release E-4515 ST) is a “Special Disc Jockey Record” on a yellow label.] (SW)
NICOLA PIOVANI:
GINGER & FRED [Varese Sarabande STV 81277 contains the score from the 1986 Marcello Mastroianni film directed by Federico Fellini. Near-mint to mint all around.]
BASIL POLEDOURIS:
ROBOCOP [Varese Sarabande STV-81330.] (SW)
ANDREW POWELL:
LADYHAWKE (Atlantic 81248-1-E)
LADYHAWKE (Atlantic 81248-1-E) (CO)
ANDRE PREVIN:
GOODBYE CHARLIE: 20th Century-Fox TFM 3165 is the original soundtrack album from the simply awful Dony Curtis/Debbie Reynolds/Pat Boone/Walter Matthau travesty of 1964. The music, however, is entirely a different matter. Great stylish score with just about everything in it by Andre Previn, and it’s a real joy to listen to. This is the monaural edition, and it’s in excellent to near-mint condition. Cover is excellent to near-mint, and seams are all solid. Fun all the way!