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Music From The Ipcress File |
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Music From the Ipcress File by John Barry CBS BGP 62530 If cool, mid-60s, spy-jazz is your genre, you probably already know of this gem, but if it has managed to escape you all these years, stop sitting around and hunt down a copy! John Barry (winner of four Grammys and five Oscars) may not be a household name, but just about everybody has heard his music before, namely in the form of the James Bond Theme. This soundtrack surpasses the Michael Caine film that it was composed for, representing the genre at the top of it's game with enough loose, surefooted, swagger to keep a smirk on your face and one eyebrow raised for a whole week. An original mono British copy of this album may be extremely hard to find but don't despair, the more common US Decca copy with the red cover (mono or stereo, each has their merits) still sounds great and shouldn't set you back much more than $10. Here's to great music on affordable vinyl! |
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Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" |
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Quentin Tarantino's "Death Proof" Original Soundtrack A Band Apart/Maverick/Warner Bros. 106172-1 This is such a cool record I can't believe more vinyl fanatics aren't as enthusiastic about it as I am! For one, this soundtrack is comprised of some great tracks like the soulful Smith version of the Burt Bacharach song Baby It's You (some may call it heresy but I feel the Beatles version pales in comparison), the T.Rex classic Jeepster from their second album Electric Warrior and the super-catchy English language version of the Serge Gainsbourg song Chick Habit performed by April March. On top of all the hip jukebox music that was put on one disc here, this was half-speed mastered by Stan "The Man" Ricker, who cut most of the original Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab records, and pressed on very appropriate red/black splatter vinyl. This wins my little-known award for most under-hyped vinyl release of 2007. |
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Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain |
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 Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain by Frank Sinatra
Reprise R 1006 This record holds the singular honor of being the only full-length Frank Sinatra studio album that never saw a proper domestic release. The reason stated at the time for not giving the US audience an opportunity to hear what was to be Sintara's only overseas recording session was that Sinatra himself, still the "chairman of the board" at Reprise, was not pleased with his vocal tracks. He felt that his voice, tired from an extensive charity tour, did not properly convey his vision for these hand-selected British standards. I respectfully disagree. I think this is an exceptional Sinatra album, easily on par with any of his five preceding Reprise releases and superior to many that followed later in the decade. His voice might only be in 95 percent form when compared to his sterling performances on albums like All Alone or Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim but this collection of songs, brought to life by the expert arranging and conducting of Robert Farnon, is essential for the Sinatra fan. |
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Under The Radar LPs