[inksb]

did any one here end up grabbing TCM from Waxwork? I've seen copies are starting to land and really curious to hear thoughts on it

[Bezulsqy]

did any one here end up grabbing TCM from Waxwork? I've seen copies are starting to land and really curious to hear thoughts on it

I did. But I hear versions distributed by others than WW are sent out faster.
Probably will take a while for them to ship.

[ScoJo]

I’m…. terribly excited!

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Dreamscape

[inksb]

I’m…. terribly excited!

would love to hear your thoughts after you've given a spin

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Orca

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All The Colors Of The Dark

[tim28212]

Stephen King's Doctor Sleep - The Newton Brothers
Waxwork Records – WW120

[ScoJo]

I’m…. terribly excited!

would love to hear your thoughts after you've given a spin

Firstly and most importantly, no regrets with buying this release. As far as ‘definitive’ goes, I can’t imagine there ever being another version of one of my favourite scores that rivals this as far as material goes.

The ‘complete’ version represented on Disc 1 is terrific, with the cues more or less in chronological order rather than mixed up like the original album tracklisting. I need to do a direct compare with my Varese copy, and (once again!) the label has made comparison more complicated by changing track titles(!), but my guess would be that there are maybe five or six completely new cues on this complete version. (Another niggly aside - couldn’t WW have just asterisked the ‘new’ tracks and indicated them as such?) I think the mix and pressing are good, and again look forward to putting it up against the wonderful sounding Varese pressing. This WW album is a completely new mix from original tape source so who knows if there are subtle (or not so) changes… Sound wise, in headphones I do hear an occasional low, grinding background sound which is not audible between tracks so suggests it’s to do with the mix rather than pressing/ some other physical factor. Also needs further investigation. I don’t know if this version will become my go-to Phantasm listen over the original album but my guess would be maybe not, for a myriad of reasons, but at this point I wouldn’t definitely rule it out.

Disc 2, unused cues, is an absolute joy to this Phantasm Phans grateful ears. All I can say is, if you love this soundtrack as much as me, it’s something special to hear new music and cue variations from that groovy Phantasm place. This is the real gold for me in this set, and I’m pretty sure I would have been very happy with just a 2x LP release.

Disc 3, the remastered original album (as in the Mondo version rather than Varese, since this also includes the bonus ‘Outtakes’ track at the end) sounds good but I won’t comment much until I get a proper chance to contrast with previous versions.

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Longlegs

[ScoJo]

How is it as a listen? I didn’t realise Zilgi was Elvis Perkins, so I’ll probably get it at some point

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it's a creepy listen, worth grabbing.

[Bezulsqy]

Bruno Nicolai

[inksb]

I’m…. terribly excited!

would love to hear your thoughts after you've given a spin

Firstly and most importantly, no regrets with buying this release. As far as ‘definitive’ goes, I can’t imagine there ever being another version of one of my favourite scores that rivals this as far as material goes.

The ‘complete’ version represented on Disc 1 is terrific, with the cues more or less in chronological order rather than mixed up like the original album tracklisting. I need to do a direct compare with my Varese copy, and (once again!) the label has made comparison more complicated by changing track titles(!), but my guess would be that there are maybe five or six completely new cues on this complete version. (Another niggly aside - couldn’t WW have just asterisked the ‘new’ tracks and indicated them as such?) I think the mix and pressing are good, and again look forward to putting it up against the wonderful sounding Varese pressing. This WW album is a completely new mix from original tape source so who knows if there are subtle (or not so) changes… Sound wise, in headphones I do hear an occasional low, grinding background sound which is not audible between tracks so suggests it’s to do with the mix rather than pressing/ some other physical factor. Also needs further investigation. I don’t know if this version will become my go-to Phantasm listen over the original album but my guess would be maybe not, for a myriad of reasons, but at this point I wouldn’t definitely rule it out.

Disc 2, unused cues, is an absolute joy to this Phantasm Phans grateful ears. All I can say is, if you love this soundtrack as much as me, it’s something special to hear new music and cue variations from that groovy Phantasm place. This is the real gold for me in this set, and I’m pretty sure I would have been very happy with just a 2x LP release.

Disc 3, the remastered original album (as in the Mondo version rather than Varese, since this also includes the bonus ‘Outtakes’ track at the end) sounds good but I won’t comment much until I get a proper chance to contrast with previous versions.

Thanks for the write up. I didn't realize they were doing that with the first disc, I'm now at least more intrigued than I was before. The second disc was the big draw for me and the third sounds like something I'll probably never listen to? I assume this didn't sell like crazy so I may hold of to see if I can snag it at a discount in the future

[ChrisMcQueen007]

would love to hear your thoughts after you've given a spin

Firstly and most importantly, no regrets with buying this release. As far as ‘definitive’ goes, I can’t imagine there ever being another version of one of my favourite scores that rivals this as far as material goes.

The ‘complete’ version represented on Disc 1 is terrific, with the cues more or less in chronological order rather than mixed up like the original album tracklisting. I need to do a direct compare with my Varese copy, and (once again!) the label has made comparison more complicated by changing track titles(!), but my guess would be that there are maybe five or six completely new cues on this complete version. (Another niggly aside - couldn’t WW have just asterisked the ‘new’ tracks and indicated them as such?) I think the mix and pressing are good, and again look forward to putting it up against the wonderful sounding Varese pressing. This WW album is a completely new mix from original tape source so who knows if there are subtle (or not so) changes… Sound wise, in headphones I do hear an occasional low, grinding background sound which is not audible between tracks so suggests it’s to do with the mix rather than pressing/ some other physical factor. Also needs further investigation. I don’t know if this version will become my go-to Phantasm listen over the original album but my guess would be maybe not, for a myriad of reasons, but at this point I wouldn’t definitely rule it out.

Disc 2, unused cues, is an absolute joy to this Phantasm Phans grateful ears. All I can say is, if you love this soundtrack as much as me, it’s something special to hear new music and cue variations from that groovy Phantasm place. This is the real gold for me in this set, and I’m pretty sure I would have been very happy with just a 2x LP release.

Disc 3, the remastered original album (as in the Mondo version rather than Varese, since this also includes the bonus ‘Outtakes’ track at the end) sounds good but I won’t comment much until I get a proper chance to contrast with previous versions.

Thanks for the write up. I didn't realize they were doing that with the first disc, I'm now at least more intrigued than I was before. The second disc was the big draw for me and the third sounds like something I'll probably never listen to? I assume this didn't sell like crazy so I may hold of to see if I can snag it at a discount in the future

Hm, yeah, might need to reconsider and actually get this.

[ScoJo]

I can understand folks being wary about WW and their ‘complete’ releases but in this case it’s a genuine event - I will post Coscarelli’s liners, but basically he found the complete score tapes in his storage facility in great condition. For mega fans of the film/score, this is manna from Heaven. Can’t recommend highly enough. But yeah…. I do wish it had just been a 2xLP, can’t get past feeling that including the original LP just hiked the price and wasn’t neccesary. I’m gonna do a full deep dive and add to my previous research in Commentary Corner!

[ScoJo]

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Heat

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Interstellar

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DOTD

[Bezulsqy]

Great spins and player :D

[deafmetal]

@ScoJo with the sauce as always. Time to budget for yet another copy of the old 'tasm.

[ScoJo]

In case anyone wants to sample the Phantasm goods…

https://download-soundtracks.com/movie_ ... -seagrave/

[Bezulsqy]

Mario Migliardi first then Alberto Baldan Bembo

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Lost Highway