tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post113888423618481104..comments2024-03-29T04:57:26.162-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: RETRO TOY FLASHBACK # 28: My Record Album Collection!John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139659497580045122006-02-11T07:04:00.000-05:002006-02-11T07:04:00.000-05:00Hey, Robert!Thanks, I will indeed check that out!Hey, Robert!<BR/><BR/>Thanks, I will indeed check that out!John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139511411393343312006-02-09T13:56:00.000-05:002006-02-09T13:56:00.000-05:00John,If you want the LOGAN'S RUN score, check out ...John,<BR/><BR/>If you want the LOGAN'S RUN score, check out Film Score Monthly's site - they have the COMPLETE L.R. score for sale, as well as music from the t.v. series!<BR/><BR/>http://www.filmscoremonthly.comL. Rob Hubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539336724694374785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139232605625229302006-02-06T08:30:00.000-05:002006-02-06T08:30:00.000-05:00Hey Howard!You are too kind! Maybe we can trade, ...Hey Howard!<BR/><BR/>You are too kind! Maybe we can trade, though I don't know I have anything outside your collection! I just know I would go gaga looking through those four big boxes in your basement...<BR/><BR/>and Robert - I'm glad you mentioned the Space:1999 album. I didn't display that one, because I focused on movies, but the Space:1999 album came with a glorioius open-up sleeve with fantastic photography from the series. In the days before VHS and Laserdisc, I would just stare at those pictures and remember how cool the series was...John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139213975570671582006-02-06T03:19:00.000-05:002006-02-06T03:19:00.000-05:00John, right now my LPs are in four large storage b...John, right now my LPs are in four large storage boxes in the basement. The albums are arranged alphabetically within each box, and each box is labelled (e.g.A-H, H-S, S-Z)so I know where to look when I have to search for material for the show. One box contains LPs bought since 1997 which haven't yet been listened to. These are records I've bought at shows in the past 9 years, and include a large number of old time radio dramas, soundtracks, and a variety of "Apollo XI" documentaries. Since the next time I see you, we'll be at I-Con, and we probably won't have time to sit and listen to the record, I'll be happy to make a copy of the "Logan's Run" soundtrack for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139122468380822892006-02-05T01:54:00.000-05:002006-02-05T01:54:00.000-05:00Soundtrack albums... I actually started collecting...Soundtrack albums... <BR/><BR/>I actually started collecting after Bernard Herrmann died starting with the London albums, then when STAR WARS hit, it was easy pickins for the next few years, with Goldsmith doing scores for THE SWARM, CAPRICORN ONE, THE BOYS FROM BRAZIL and Williams continuing with DRACULA, THE FURY, RAIDERS, et.al.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, I've managed to hold on to my collection, although some things have slipped through... I used to have the SPACE:1999 RCA album, with the disco cuts that I didn't realize weren't a part of the show's music, since I'd never seen the show... the cuts were enjoyable, however.<BR/><BR/>There's all the usual suspects: Barry, Bernstein, Elfman, Goldsmith, Herrmann, Morricone, Rozsa augmented by others as my tastes expanded -- Bacharach can co-exist with Issac Hayes, with room for Chris Young's experimental leanings in my musical neighborhood...<BR/><BR/>I've just started the process of burning the collection over to CD-R. <BR/><BR/>Guilty Pleasures - no such thing!!<BR/>I do have the soundtrack for ERASERHEAD (sort of a weird listening experience)and the prime find was the soundtrack for NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, with Charles Laughton telling the story - that one gets played around Halloween.L. Rob Hubbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11539336724694374785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1139077453278318422006-02-04T13:24:00.000-05:002006-02-04T13:24:00.000-05:00Well, for some reason, I jumped on the cassette ba...Well, for some reason, I jumped on the cassette bandwagon before I got into CDs. I did however have the 8-tracks to both Star Wars and Superman: The Movie. As much as I had orchestral scores, I love getting songtracks. The stuff I own on cassette are: The Terminator, Against All Odds, Top Secret, Return of the Living Dead(which I found last year on CD), The Living Daylights, Xanadu, Batman(both Elfman and Prince), Purple Rain, Sixteen Candles, Dragnet('87), Fright Night(one of my favs), A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 4: The Dream Master(both score and songs), Halloween, Halloween II, and a bunch of John Hughes flim songtracks. I'll think of the others later. One of my few album soundtracks is the Richard Band score of From Beyond. I played the hell out of that one back when I still had a turntable. I have been doing my best getting CD versions of my cassette soundtracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138995469453458942006-02-03T14:37:00.000-05:002006-02-03T14:37:00.000-05:00The best soundtrack album I own also happens to be...The best soundtrack album I own also happens to be an integral and atypical part of the film it is connected to - Alan Price's O LUCKY MAN. Though it is only 33 minutes long, its songs warrant continuous play. I can't give up my vinyl copy because the album is only otherwise available from the UK as a pricey import. As far as television goes, the original soundtrack to TV's MIAMI VICE showcases some great period music. Unfortunately, the new film of the franchise will totally forsake this past dimension.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138969810501401082006-02-03T07:30:00.000-05:002006-02-03T07:30:00.000-05:00Hey Howard!I wrote that post with you in mind, How...Hey Howard!<BR/><BR/>I wrote that post with you in mind, Howard, because I knew that you would have a collection that totally puts mine to shame. Now the only question remaining is: where do you store all those records? And do you have access to 'em? (Because if you do, I want to hear the Logan's Run score next time I see you...)<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>JohnJohn Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138952225659105862006-02-03T02:37:00.000-05:002006-02-03T02:37:00.000-05:00Great topic, John. As you can expect, having hoste...Great topic, John. As you can expect, having hosted a radio show for some 6 years before getting a CD player, I have hundreds of LPs in my collection, many of which are soundtracks and radio drama (old time and Power Records). The first LP I ever bought with my own money ($5.98 at Woolworth's in 1972) was the Spider-Man Rockcomic "From Beyond The Grave," starring Rene Auberjonois as Peter Parker. I also own most of the records you posted shots of, including all the original Star Wars and Star Trek films (up to Star Trek V), the three Superman soundtracks and Jerry Goldsmith's masterful "Supergirl" score, the first two Indiana Jones movies (As with you, "Raiders" is one of my all-time favorites), "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," more Goldsmith classics like "Logan's Run," "Capricorn One," "Outland," and "Twilight Zone-The Movie," most of the Bond films up to "Licence to Kill," "Battlestar Galactica" (both the score and the "Story of" LPs), "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "The Black Hole (also both music and story records)," non-genre favorites like "Foul Play," and the first three "Rocky" scores, the guilty pleasures "Zapped!" and "Howard the Duck," all of Meco's albums, Joey Scarbury's "America's Greatest Hero," and many more too numerous to recall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138923534060017302006-02-02T18:38:00.000-05:002006-02-02T18:38:00.000-05:00All right! Another Boogie Nights fan. My two fav...All right! Another Boogie Nights fan. My two favorite movies of all time? Planet of the Apes (1968) and Boogie Nights (1997).John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138900908497080412006-02-02T12:21:00.000-05:002006-02-02T12:21:00.000-05:00Moorecave!!! Wow!!! Welcome to the blog, buddy!!!...Moorecave!!! Wow!!! Welcome to the blog, buddy!!! Boogie Nights is a great, great movie. And you will be forced to endure it until you agree with me. I do concur that an early exposure to Olivia Newton John album can be dangerous to a young person. I didn't photograph it because I figured my post was revealing and humiliating enough as is, but I actually have the Xanadu soundtrack in my collection. God help me...<BR/><BR/>Chris - I totally agree with what you wrote. The sleeve art makes the albums so beautiful. I'd actually like to have my record albums framed and then hang 'em on the walls here. But I've got no wall space in my office (wonder why)...John Kenneth Muirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-1138892810732450612006-02-02T10:06:00.000-05:002006-02-02T10:06:00.000-05:00I am lucky enough to still have the poster folded ...I am lucky enough to still have the poster folded up inside my Star Wars soundtrack! I was thinking that I should probably get it framed eventually for protection. A friend of my mom's gave me that double record set as a gift and I was thrilled beyond words. I still go to thright stores and buy LP's of my favourite albums. I also still have the Tron soundtrack by Wendy Carlos on LP. I'm afraid I don't have anything like The Jewel of the Nile in my collection. I agree with you about the sleeves being a huge part of the experience. To me, presentation is what takes something from cool to special. That's also something I miss about Laserdiscs. I sure don't miss the prices but the huge gatefold sleeves and large sized books were so cool. They really catered to the big time movie lover.<BR/>-ChrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com