[static14]

Awesome news!

[tim28212]

anyone going for one of the Harry Potter box sets? I'm kinda on the fence. $300 averages out to about $38 a set but not sure how much play they will get. It would look cool on the shelf though. :)

[static14]

i was tempted but i'm not gonna pull the trigger.

[ScoJo]

I’m curious what people’s thoughts are on the upcoming WW release of Texas Chain Saw Massacre?

Beyond releasing a daft overpriced single track 7” teaser that nobody needs, both the sample track and WWs classically vague/ambiguous wording lead me to deduce it’s audio pulled from the music/fx track of a print. I’m not necessarily averse to that, with such a sought after legacy horror release we all probably agree we’ll take ‘something’ over ‘nothing’, but why not be straight up and clear about it (like the DW 40th anniversary Halloween release for instance).

Thoughts?

[inksb]

Since it was announced I assumed that is all they were doing. Hasn't it been stated multiple times over the last two decades that the original elements are lost? You would think if they were some how miraculously found it would be THE thing you would be marketing about this release

[static14]

In WW's email it says.

"Remastered from the original raw analog recordings by Wayne Bell at Soundcrafter Studio in Austin, TX, the score will finally make its way to vinyl, digital, CD, and cassette in celebration of the iconic film’s 50th Anniversary."

We know WW can be liberal with the truth, but they make it sound like it came from original tapes. Who knows.

[ScoJo]

Yeah I saw that @static and would draw the same conclusion. If true, it does make the inclusion of sound effects throughout the released ‘Main Title’ track a somewhat confusing choice?

Or is it the only way to make it make sense as a release to include sfx (and maybe even dialogue, who knows?) since it’s famously not a typical ‘score’ in the traditional sense?

[inksb]

"raw analog recordings" is a weirdly broad/indirect term, if it was the original masters why not just say that?

[ScoJo]

I’ve compared the WW ‘Main Title’ to the opening of the film itself, and I’m not 100% (for a few reasons) but fairly convinced it’s some kind of re-recording. In a recent interview with Bell he talks about how easy the score was to record and says he can ‘recreate the sounds right now’ in his work space. Dunno - but the released ‘Main Title’ is certainly different enough when A/B compared.
‘Raw analog recordings’ could just simply mean that Bell used the same vintage recording methods as the original.

[BurningTapes]

I’m very curious about this one and the source. Definitely sounds great. But patched up for sure.

[inksb]

Mutant are offering Test Presses now

https://www.madebymutant.com/release/48 ... t-pressing

FREESHIP24 gets you free shipping on anything in stock at the store as well. This is US free ship I believe, not too sure on international

[inksb]

Phantasm 3LP "Complete Score + unused cues & outtakes"
Waxwork
w/ horrible artwork
Feb pre-order
$60

https://waxworkrecords.com/products/phantasm

[ScoJo]

I love Humphreys but man, there are some things that just don’t need his ‘supercolourful’ style. What about Phantasm screams ‘bright primary colours’? I honestly just don’t understand these folks.

Definitely excited for unearthed new music as a huge fan, but who needs ANOTHER repress of the og album?! They coulda omitted that and kept it as an affordable 2xlp….

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[inksb]

wouldn't be WW with out questionable art and over priced

[inksb]

Speaking of Waxworks, Richard Bands Castle Freak is up for pre-order