A killer little soundtrack – and one that's quite different than the usual blacksploitation set, but still pretty funky overall! The film Black Girl was a surprisingly sensitive movie directed by Ossie Davis in the early 70s – not as much about action as it was about the everyday life, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Claude Bolling —
Le Magnifique ... LP Polydor/Universal (France), 1973. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ...
$34.9939.99
A very different soundtrack than usual from the great Claude Bolling – not the "jazz meets classical" work that would bring him fame at the end of the 70s, nor the more trad jazz modes of his 60s recordings – and instead a fully-fleshed film score that's filled with wonderful ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Totally classic work from John Carpenter – and maybe one of the greatest horror/slasher soundtracks ever! Halloween was already pretty darn great – but here, Carpenter pushes it even further – using all the best elements of the first – including the incredible theme – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing!)
Francois De Roubaix —
Le Samourai ... LP Universal (France), 1967. New Copy ...
$13.9919.99
One of the darkest soundtracks ever from the wonderful Francois De Roubaix – a moody, brooding score that really fits the solitary spirit of the main character! There's still plenty of those cool De Roubaix elements in the mix – even some weird melodies on organ and electronics – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The coolest collection we've ever seen to focus on the soundtrack work of the great Serge Gainsbourg – and the most complete as well! The package really digs deep – and seems to offer up tracks from just about every single film that Gainsbourg was involved with – from his own ... (French, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Dizzy Gillespie/Mal Waldron —
Cool World ... LP Philips, 1963. Very Good ...
$19.99
A brilliant little soundtrack from Dizzy Gillespie – composed by Mal Waldron, and played by Diz with a sound and sensitivity that few of his other 60s albums can match! The feel here is quite bold and righteous – a perfect accompaniment for the documentary-like black and white images ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(60s stereo pressing. Side two has a mark that makes some very light clicks in a few spots – side one is great.)
The final album in the "qatsi" trilogy, and one that's got the same sublime Philip Glass scoring as the others – but which also features some beautiful cello solos from Yo Yo Ma too! Given that there's a darker side to this film, the warmth of the cello balances things out nicely ... (Out Sound, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
This is the English language version of the Man & A Woman Soundtrack – almost exactly similar to the original one by Francis Lai, but with English lyrics by Jerry Keller, and some revisions by Pierre Barouh. Nicole Croisille and Pierre Barouh still sing the English lyrics – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing.)
Claude Lelouch/Francis Lai/Charles Aznavour —
Edith Et Marcel ... LP Pathe (France), 1983. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$6.99
A killer soundtrack from Henry Mancini – a record that's got both the terror promised in the title, and some sweeter moments that are pure Mancini all the way! Instrumentation is relatively jazzy overall – with some tight horn passages that shift between swinging saxes and lighter ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing in a cover with black background and red border. Cover is bent at the corners and sides, with thin vertical manufacturing blemishes in front, and original date of purchase written in pen in back.)
Curtis Mayfield's lasting classic – and an album that the world will remember forever! Apart from being his hugely successful entry into the blacksploitation soundtrack field, this album's also a monster set of grooves that includes some of Curtis' funkiest work ever – a record that ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition pressing – with poster and slipmat!)
A madly grooving late 60s French soundtrack by Jean-Pierre Mirouze – and a masterful one at that – with sounds that range from a moody, dramatic vocal tune to some killer instrumental funk! The haunting "Together" opens the record in a great way – with a mystical mellow ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Toshiyuki Miyama & His New Herd with Akira Ishikawa —
Dynamic Screen March ... LP Teichiku (Japan), Late 1960s. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$34.99
An obscure early set from this important Japanese group – one that features drums from Akira Ishikawa (of Count Buffalos fame) – and tunes that are from war and action films! (Jazz, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
(Four channel sound, in a heavy gatefold cover! Cover has some light wear, but this is a great copy overall)
A lost treasure from the legendary Ennio Morricone – a soundtrack written for a crime film starring Charles Bronson and Telly Savalas, and handled with all the spare subtlety of his best work! Bruno Nicolai's directing the orchestra on this one – and isolated instruments include ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic 60s soundtrack from maestro Ennio Morricone – and a set of music that's lasted a lot longer than the film – which starred John Cassavettes in the role of Machine Gun McCain! Morricone's really coming into his own here – and uses some of the drama of his western work, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A cool collection of vocal songs from the world of soundtrack maestro Ennio Morricone – many of which are more unusual than some of his bigger themes, and brought together here as a great addition to the Segreto series! The work runs from the early 60s to the early 70s – and the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Riz Ortolani —
Magnificat ... LP Sub Ost (Italy), Early 1970s. New Copy ...
$23.9929.99
A spookier than usual soundtrack from the great Riz Ortolani – one that features some very spare tracks that make wonderful use of subtle sounds, and in a way that's quite different than his more popular work for the screen! Some of the passages are very dark, and almost seem to court that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Robbie Robertson & Others —
King Of Comedy ... LP Warner, 1983. Very Good+ ...
$2.99
Includes selections by The Pretenders, BB King, Talking Heads, Bob James, Rickie Lee Jones, Ric Ocasek, Ray Charles, David Sanborn, and Van Morrison. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has a promo stamp, some light wear, large hype sticker.)
American pressing of these two Nino Rota soundtracks from the mid 50s – both of them for Italian comic films starring Alberto Sordi, and both of them a mixture of the sorts of themes that Rota used for his work with Fellini! Titles include "Ora D'Aria", "Reclusione Che ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty tense score – especially for Lalo Schifrin, who we normally know for his groovier soundtracks! Lalo's working here in a mode that's quite like some of the best 70s Italian horror scores – lots of turgid orchestral passages moving slowly, with dramatic flourishes that are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A pretty darn rare Lalo Schifrin soundtrack – to a lost crime thriller that starred David McCallum, Stella Stevens, and Telly Savalas – all of whom are pictured in a nice collage-type movie painting on the front cover! The tracks run from mellow bossa to fast and jazzy, and the album ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original pressing!)
Mikis Theodorakis —
Phaedra ... LP United Artists, Mid 60s. Very Good+ ...
$7.99
A really dark little soundtrack – penned by Mikis Theodorakis for Jules Dassin's remake of the Phaedra myth! Some of the themes on here share the Greek stylings of Theodorakis' more popular soundtrack work – but there's also a lot more darker numbers – strung together in a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Funky grooves, floating vocals, mellow keyboards, and a whole lot more – easily one of the greatest soundtracks ever from the legendary Armando Trovajoli – and certainly one of the grooviest too! There's a sublime quality to this score that's well made Sessomatto one of the best-remembe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(180 gram Italian Sonor/Beat reissue from 2016, with obi – still sealed.)
(6 Eye stereo pressing with deep groove. Cover has surface wear and aging, some splitting in the top seam, and some heavy wear and small splits in the bottom seam.)
(Limited colored vinyl pressing – 'Hyperdrive' version, still sealed with hype sticker.)
Johnny Williams/Dory & Andre Previn —
Valley Of The Dolls ... LP 20th Century, 1967. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
A great little soundtrack – as campy as the film it was written for – and a record that's gone on to be one of the touchstone soundtracks of the 60s! Some of the tunes are more straight numbers by Johnny Williams – a bit dreamy, but with some nice easy touches – but the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features Judy Garland with Victor Young and The Ken Darby Singers on Wizard Of Oz; and Cliff Edwards, Ken Darby Singers, The King's Men, and Julietta Nobis with the Victor Young Orchestra on Pinocchio. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s issue in a plain black sleeve, with title card.)