Recent weeks have seen some incredible archival soundtrack announcements from many of our favorite labels – as well as a physical release of a new film score we’re quite excited about here. Come take a deep dive with Mike and Randy in our latest Soundtrack Watch! INTRADA 1973’s Frankenstein: The True Story is a two-part British-American television film directed by Jack Smight and loosely adapted from Mary Shelley’s classic novel by Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy. Starring Michael Sarrazin as Frankenstein’s Monster, Leonard Whiting as Victor Frankenstein, David McCallum as Dr. Henry Clerval,…
Release Round-Up: Week of August 2
Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today. As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Van Morrison, Live at Orangefield (Orangefield Records) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) Christmas 1959 saw Van Morrison take the stage of Orangefield Secondary School in Belfast for his very first live performance. Van, on guitar and vocals, joined his fellow students John McCullough on tea-chest bass, Cyril Downey on guitar, Billy Ruth on guitar, and Walter Blakely on washboard for a skiffle show. In August…
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Not the Only One: Sam Smith’s Debut Expanded for 10th Anniversary
More than a decade after becoming a sensation in both the U.K. and the U.S., Sam Smith’s debut album is getting reissued for its 10th anniversary. In the Lonely Hour will be re-released August 2 as a 2CD set including a bonus disc of a dozen rare tracks, including guest collaborations and other singles. (A 4LP equivalent, pressed on silver vinyl with signed art card will be available through the singer’s official store.) For general retailers, a new 13-track pressing of the album will be issued on black vinyl, offering a re-arrangement…
Nobody Does It Better: ‘The Best of Bond…James Bond’ Gets Update and Vinyl Release
With a new James Bond film set to shake (not stir) audiences in November, a longtime compilation of the super-spy’s famed film themes is getting a new iteration on November 20. The Best of Bond…James Bond offers a stellar 25-track overview of the pop themes that scored nearly all of the films based on Ian Fleming’s famed British secret agent. There are 14 U.K. Top 10 hits and two Academy Award winners herein – altogether, a formidable, half-century-plus musical portrait of one of cinema’s most popular characters. First released under this title…
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