John Addison —
Sleuth ... LP Columbia, 1973. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
Mostly quirky orchestral numbers, written by Addison for this early 70s film that starred Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. Tracks are relatively short, with lots of twists and turns conjured up by woodwinds and strings – and titles include "Milo The Clown", "The Bad Old ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Columbia Masterworks pressing. Cover has light wear.)
A wonderful late 60s horror soundtrack – a real gem that's presented with a fair bit of exotic touches in the music! Weird vocals, percussion, odd horn parts, and other spooky bits really keep things interesting amidst the fuller orchestrations – and in a way, the score reminds us of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition of 1000 – on "Chlorophyll Blood" green vinyl!)
Malcolm Arnold —
Lion ... LP London, 1962. Near Mint- ...
$43.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono maroon label pressing in a blue back cover. Cover has some wear and aging, clear tape at the corners, and a small stained spot at the spine.)
One of the greatest soundtracks ever from Luiz Bacalov – a set that's filled with sex and slink, but which also has a great sense of groove as well – blending bossa jazz, mod moments, and all the best styles of the late 60s Italian scene! The music is mostly acoustic, but has a really ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Burt Bacharach/Tom Jones/Dionne Warwick —
What's New Pussycat? ... LP United Artists, 1965. Very Good ...
$2.99
The classic Burt Bacharach score for What's New Pussycat – a mid 60s sex-farce starring Peter Sellers and Peter O'Toole! The album features some amazing vocal tracks that have become enduring classics – like "What's New Pussycat?" sung by Tom Jones, "Here I Am" sung ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing, including UA inner sleeve. Cover has light surface wear and a spot of pen.)
One of the most compelling albums in years from Billy Bang – and that's really saying a lot, given how much compelling music he's recorded! The set is put together in conjunction with a fascinating documentary on Bang's life, music, and time spent fighting in Vietnam – an experience ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A relatively serious score by John Barry – written for this mid 60s British social film that starred Judy Densch, Ann Lynn, and Norman Rodway. The scoring is incredibly sensitive – much more so than Barry's usual bag – with a solo reed instrument on many tracks, over ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some splitting in the top seam, with a small peeled spot from tape removal.)
One of John Barry's earliest scores for Bond – when his style was nice and raw, and when the Bond theme couldn't be heard enough throughout the course of the movie! Matt Munro sings the lyrics to the forgotten title hit – and other tracks include "James Bond Theme", "Tani ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing. Cover has light surface wear and clear tape on the corners.)
John Barry —
Whisperers ... LP United Artists, 1966. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
John Barry did the score for this dark British film starring Dame Edith Evans as an elderly woman slowly succumbing to the "whispers" of old age. The music is far different than Barry's Bond work, with more of a sophisticated orchestral sound – filled with dark brooding passages, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has a small split on the top left corner and light surface wear.)
A great little James Bond soundtrack – written for one of the lesser-remembered Bond films, but filled with nice moments! There's a darker, moodier feel here than on some of Barry's other Bond scores – lots of stretched out tracks that have a bit more space than usual, and odd ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mexican pressing on UA/Gamma, in a flip-back cover with Spanish titles. Cover has some wear and aging, with lightly bent corners.)
A sweet little soundtrack by John Barry – very different than the full-on style he used for James Bond – but equally groovy in its own sort of way! The music was written for a spy thriller starring Alec Guiness, George Segal, and Max Von Sydow – a moody film that's handled here ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Reissue released in 2000.)
John Barry/Shirley Bassey —
Goldfinger ... LP United Artists, 1964. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
The soundtrack that put John Barry over the top – and to many, THE James Bond soundtrack! The album chills from the first notes of the haunting title theme – the majestic "Goldfinger", sung by Shirley Bassey with a tone that's as dangerous as a razor-sharp hat spinning ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wild stuff – a soundtrack made up of a number of different avant classical pieces, designed to accompany the film The Female Prisoner. Boulez directs Webern's "Five Pieces For Orchestra OP 10", and Leonard Bernstein directs Mahler's "Third Movement from Symphony No 4". ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(360 Sound stereo Masterworks pressing. Cover has some surface wear, aging, and splitting in the spine.)
Nicer work than usual for Elmer – at least for this period – a sweet 70s score that mixes some groovy vocal numbers, upbeat action themes, and more standard orchestral tunes. There's a sense of space to the work that's quite nice – almost as if Bernstein had been taking tips from ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout hole and notch, light wear, and aging.)
Elmer Bernstein handled the score for this steamy Hal Wallis romance film from the early 60s, based on a play by Tennessee Williams. The whole thing's fairly orchestral, with occasional breakaway instrumental touches designed to convey a slight feeling of "rural" or "southern" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Cover has some wear and aging, half split top seam held with clear tape, some sticker remnants, and a small stain at the bottom left edge.)
Bernstein at his best – coming up with a strong and driving score, written to accompany this great little western that starred Dean Martin and John Wayne! The main theme's got a lot of punch, and is very much in a "Magnificent 7" mode, and the other tracks on the album are good ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A funky soundtrack for this film about fist fighting – scored by the great Franco Bixio with the same sense of punch and power he brought to his crime and cop scores! The music's got this great blend of strings and pulsating passages – a sense of drama that's never overdone, and which ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Note: Top of cover has a very small split, about an inch – price has been discounted to reflect this.)
Blundetto —
VTC ... LP Les Rhythmes Ruban (France), 2022. New Copy ...
$24.99
A great use for the mighty production talents of Blundetto – an artist we're more used to hearing in more of a hip-hop styled setting, but who really takes off here with some fresh flavors and a more sophisticated sound! Blundetto's always had a great ear for standout organic elements, and ... (New Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Claude Bolling —
Awakening ... LP Entracte, 1980. Very Good+ ...
$6.99
Quite a rich score from Claude Bolling – more orchestral and less jazz-based than some of his other soundtracks of the 70s – but very well suited to this tale of Egyptological horror! Bolling unfolds his instruments in a very nice way – sometimes starting with very low-end sounds ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a mark that makes a short,faint click during "Margaret's Decision". Cover has light edge wear.)
Ruud Bos —
De Fabriek ... LP 678 Records (Belgium), 1981. New Copy ...
$22.9939.99
A rare later soundtrack from Dutch composer Ruud Bos – best known for some very funky work at the start of the 70s, and still going strong here a decade later! The score's got a much more mid 70s vibe than you'd expect – like some of the best American cop show work of the early 70s, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The title translates as "naked over the fence" – and that's definitely where these guys are going, thanks to a funky 70s soundtrack from Dutch jazzman Ruud Bos! The music is prime Euro soundtrack funk at its best – lots of sweet keyboards, jazzy guitar riffs, and all these ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 500 – on heavyweight white vinyl!)
Some of the trippiest sound library material we've ever heard from Sandro Brugnolini – in part because the core group here is a psychedelic combo, which might have led to a few of the tracks being used in a short animated film on Sharon Tate and Charles Manson! Yet as with most of the great ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic soundtrack recorded in the immediate post-Tropicalia years – featuring some of the best early 70s work by Chico Buarque, Nara Leao, Maria Bethania, and others! The cover has a mad image with Buarque, Leao, and Bethania in top hats and shiny uniforms – and the music follows ... (Brazil, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A rare Roy Budd score for a film that starred Michael Caine – a tipoff that you're likely in for the same territory that Budd handled for Caine's classic appearance in Get Carter! The vibe here is slightly different, but does share some similar great elements – including occasional use ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very weird soundtrack to this spooky 70s film starring Peter Boyle! Bobby Scott did the score, and it's hipper than most of his other stuff – with a mixture of jazz, groovy, and straight orchestral scoring. Jerry Butler sings vocals on the tracks "Where Are You Going?" and "Yo ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has light sleeve marks. Cover has a cutout hole, edge wear, partial seam splits, flaking on top corner.)
A pretty great soundtrack set from Calibro 35 – a group who've been giving us soundtrack-inspired music for years, and who finally get a crack at the real thing here! If you know the group, you'll know that they've got a great ear for classic cinematic modes – especially those on the ... (Deep Funk, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing work from John Carpenter – still a dedicated soundtrack composer long into his film career – and always a master of spare, spooky electronics! The instrumentation here is a bit evolved from some of his earliest classics – different keyboards and electronics developed ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(RSD Essentials pressing. Quantities pressed on demand and strictly limited!)
Hypnotic sound library material from Italian composer Daniela Casa – some of her rarest work from the mid 70s – recorded in her home studio and never before released commercially! It's very compelling work, with a range of styles from minimalist soundtrack music, to fairly heavy psych, ... (Sound Library, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes themes from A New Kind Of Love, Cabinet Of Dr Caligari, The VIPs, Charade, 8 1/2, Lord Of The Flies, Mondo Cane, and more. (Now Sound, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono red label pressing. Cover has some wear and aging.)
A great early record from the Munks – one that's actually got plenty of routines in with the songs – kind of a laff around the world spectacular that still has Ross Bagdasarian working hard in the studio! (Children's, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo Chipmunk Series pressing with deep groove. Cover has bent corners and a Sunset sticker.)
A record that's not only a landmark in Jamaican music – but also a set that was to reggae what Curtis Mayfield's Superfly was to 70s soul! In other words, the set not only raised the bar for all the competition, it also ended up in a lot more record collections than most of them too – ... (Reggae, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Carmine & Francis Ford Coppola —
Apocalypse Now ... LP Elektra, 1979. Very Good 2LP Gatefold ...
$7.99
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(Includes the printed inner sleeves. Cover has light wear, clear tape around the edges and a bit of marker on the back.)
Vladimir Cosma —
L'Animal ... LP Les Disques Martin (France), Late 70s. Very Good+ ...
$9.99
Jean-Paul Belmondo in a gorilla costume and Raquel Welch with a tommy gun? What else would you want – save for some groovy music from Vladimir Cosma! LP, Vinyl record album
(Canadian pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, trace of a stain at the bottom.)
Vladimir Cosma scores for two films by Yves Robert – one of which features solo work by the great Toots Thielemans! LP, Vinyl record album
Elvis Costello (as Declan MacManus) & Others —
Courier (UK pressing) ... LP Virgin (UK), 1987. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
UK version of the soundtrack – with a fair bit of original material by Elvis Costello, recording under his real name of Declan MacManus – plus more by U2, Something Happens, Lord John White, Cry Before Dawn, Something Happens, and Too Much For The White Man. LP, Vinyl record album
Randy Crawford, Flora Purim, Eddie Harris, et al —
Sharky's Machine ... LP Warner, 1981. Near Mint- Gatefold ...
$9.99
One of the coolest soundtracks ever for a Burt Reynolds film – an a hip mix of soul and jazz tracks that's gone onto become a classic over the years! The album's a compilation of sorts, but most of the material was recorded fresh for the film – and the different artists really work ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some edge wear and is lightly bent near the top.)
This Godfather's got a mighty long arm – and a mighty groovy sound, too – one that includes some great leaping rhythms bubbling up with basslines, and plenty of fantastic vocals from both Edda Ell'Orso and I Cantori Modern! Edda sings in that wordless breezy style she brought to some ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A beautiful later album from Miles Davis – and a tremendous collaboration with composer Michel Legrand, in a set that returns Miles to the French soundtrack tradition he first started back in the late 50s! Some of the tracks here are quite spare – the kind of moody, ethereal solo ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the grooviest soundtracks we've ever seen for one of the classic Italian comedies from the team of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill – music that's got all the best qualities of Guido and Maurizio DeAngelis really coming to the forefront, without some of the sometimes-cheesy elements they ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice bit of funky crime work from Italy – a soundtrack to an obscure payback film from the 70s, done here with a nice mix of heavy beats, tight guitar, and some cool keyboards! The groove here is very much in the style of some of the best compilations of Italian cop soundtrack work we've ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really haunting little sound library record, and one that's very different than just about anything else we can think of in the genre! The set is filled with spare keyboards and electronics – almost in the territory of Terry Riley, but slowed down in pace – so that it's more spacious ... (Sound Library, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An insanely fantastic overview of the soundtrack work of the legendary Francois DeRoubaix – the French film composer who often experimented with electronics, and also worked in a wider range of groovy styles too! Most of the music of Francois was never circulated on our side of the Atlantic, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Georges Delerue's great scores to Truffaut's later work, with a total of 18 tracks, including a few more tracks each from the films A Beautiful Girl Like Me, Day For Night, The Last Metro and The Woman Next Door. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono 6 eye Masterworks pressing, with deep groove. Cover has a split top seam.)
Elliott Delman/James Tullio/Joan Beugen/David Kravitz —
BF Goodrich – Great Life ... LP No Label, 1979. Near Mint- ...
$2.99
An unusual record – an entire musical, with plot and original lyrics all about selling tires! The show was performed and recorded in Hawaii, at the BF Goodrich Tires and Accessories Franchise Dealer Meeting in Honolulu, in February of 1979. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Alexandre Desplat & Others —
French Dispatch ... LP Abkco, 2021. New Copy ...
$39.9941.99
A completely charming soundtrack for an equally charming film – a set that mixes together the instrumental music created by Alexandre Desplat for the Wes Anderson film The French Dispatch, and a number of the full songs that were used as snippets during the movie! Desplat's compositions are ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes themes from Main Street Electrical Parade, It's A Small World, Pirates Of The Caribbean, Hall Of Presidents, Country Bear Jamboree, Enchanted Tiki Room, Haunted Mansion, and America Sings. (Children's, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
George Duning —
Cowboy ... LP Decca, Late 50s. Near Mint- ...
$9.99
Includes a trumpet solo from Rafael Mendez on "El Gitano"! LP, Vinyl record album
(70s Japanese pressing on MCA. Cover has light wear and aging, with some clear tape at the corners.)
Starring Betty Grable, Marge & Gower Champion, and Jack Lemmon. LP, Vinyl record album
(Mono black label pressing with deep groove. Vinyl has a good amount of oxidation and plays with surface noise. Cover has light wear and aging, but from image still looks great.)
One of the grooviest Michael Caine spy films of the 60s – given an equally groovy soundtrack by Konrad Elfers! We don't know Elfers from other work of the time, but this album's a real standout – not the usual spy sort of work, although still with some great jazzy touches at times ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove, 1s/1s stampers, including RCA inner sleeve.)
Not the Prince music from the first Batman film – but all those other sounds that were used in the movie, penned and produced at a surprisingly strong level by Danny Elfman – who shows the world that he's got a lot more to offer than just his previous work in the group Oingo Boingo! ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited pressing from 2004, still with the gatefold PVC outer sleeve, with hype sticker, barcode sticker, and anti-theft sensor. Vinyl has some fogginess common with picture discs and plays with surface noise.)
A beautiful jazzy score by Duke Ellington – and a fitting companion to this classic Otto Preminger film! The record captures Ellington at a perfect moment – right during his Indigos period of increased sophistication, when his band was at an all-time level of perfection – and ... (Jazz, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A surprisingly poignant score – especially when you consider that it was written for a film that was known for its graphic violence! Jerry Fielding's at his height here – drawing on his earlier work in jazz, yet weaving together colors and tones that work with really bold imagistic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has an index sticker, light edge wear & corner bend, spot of marker.)
A surprisingly poignant score – especially when you consider that it was written for a film that was known for its graphic violence! Jerry Fielding's at his height here – drawing on his earlier work in jazz, yet weaving together colors and tones that work with really bold imagistic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Rino De Filippi with I Marc 4 and I Cantori Modern —
Nel Mondo Del Lavoro ... LP SR/Sonor (Italy), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)...
$34.9939.99
An album with a sepia-toned, industrial-looking cover – but a set that's full of life and organic color throughout – jazzy grooves with plenty of warmth, and a sound that's right up there with the best of the Italian soundtrack scene of the early 70s! That's maybe no surprise, as the ... (Sound Library, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A cool East German session from the end of the 70s – one that has reedman Gunther Fischer blowing flute, alto, and tenor, and also taking up a bit of keyboards too – working with his sextet in a soundtrack-styled set of tunes that even gets a bit funky at times! (Jazz, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear, a partly unglued seam, and an old store stamp.)
Amazing music from composer Lubos Fiser – delivered with sounds and styles that go way beyond conventional instrumentation, to make the record one of Fiser's most striking releases ever! Organ and keyboards are often produced and played with lots of weird tones – on short tracks that ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A dark little soundtrack that we'd pitch right up there with The Wicker Man or Rosemary's Baby – and one with a sound that's somewhere in between those two classics! The work was penned for an obscure early 70s film in the Czech new wave – and features music that's sometimes a bit ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Flying Lotus always gives us some pretty fantastic sounds – and this time around, he opens up an even new channel of his genius – serving up a mix of instrumental and vocal tracks that were originally designed for use in the anime series Yasuke! There's certainly a touch of the eastern ... (New Grooves, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic 70s soul soundtrack – and a dream of a combination! Curtis Mayfield wrote the soundtrack and produced the album – and the result is a killer batch of 70s soul tracks that matches Aretha's strong vocals with the hip Curtom sound of Chicago! Aretha was still doing pretty well ... (Soul, Soundtracks)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mid 80s film that's scored by Dominic Frontiere in a mix of modes – some lofty orchestral pieces that are positively airborne in their sound and structure, with a great sense of American pride and drama – and a few more period pieces to set the scene for the 1920s narrative. Titles ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear and some clear tape at the bottom left corner.)
A bunch of great talent on here – with Wah Wah Watson, John Faddis, Randy Brecker, Roy Ayers, and Jorge Dalto; plus guests Dave Valentin, Sammy Figueroa, David Peaston, Herbie Hancock, Grover Washington Jr, Greg Philliganes, Branford Marsalis, Bill Cosby, and many more! (Jazz, Soundtracks)LP, Vinyl record album
The great Ron Geesin is a man of many talents – UK studio genius, ace composer, arranger, and more – with ties to worlds that include film music, sound library work, easy listening, and even collaborations with Pink Floyd! The music here is all from films by underground director ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
George & Ira Gershwin/Fred Astaire/Audrey Hepburn —
Funny Face ... LP Verve, 1959. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
One of the strangest moments of success in the early years of Verve Records – and one of the label's few soundtracks too! The album's one that cleverly combines the core Verve jazz approach with some larger orchestrations by Adolph Deutsche – in a set of tunes based around the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Late 70s pressing on Stet/DRG in a non-gatefold cover.)
A great early recording – with vocals by Inez Matthews, Camilla Williams, Lawrence Winters, and Avon Long – with orchestrations by Lehmen Engel. LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label auto-coupled Masterworks pressing, in the wide metal dowel bound Columbia box, with booklet and sleeves intact. Box has a split corner with some peeling at the bottom right.)
A superb score from composer Paul Glass – one that's also augmented by a number of excellent cuts by The Zombies too! Glass' music has a rich, woodwind-heavy style that almost feels like it's drawing a bit on the music of Charles Ives, but with a warmer, more sympathetic feel – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mono pressing with deep groove, 1s/1s stampers and RCA catalog inner! Cover has light surface and ring wear, aging.)
One of the first great horror soundtracks by the legendary Goblin – penned for the wonderful follow-up to Night Of The Living Dead! The music is a wonderful mix of Goblin's cool keyboard lines with some fuzzier guitar bits – those rockish elements that the group virtually introduced to ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Jerry Goldsmith serves up some great bold sounds for this dramatic western with Charles Bronson – music that uses a striking horn passage in the lead and some deft rhythms at the bottom – really pushing the action forward with a nice degree of intensity! Yet the approach is also never ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light surface wear.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Inchon ... LP Regency, 1982. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
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(Cover has some edge wear and small sticker remnants.)
Jerry Goldsmith —
Leviathan ... LP Varese, 1989. Near Mint- ...
$39.99