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 Posted:   Jun 10, 2024 - 3:12 AM   
 By:   Amer Zahid   (Member)

Speaking as a totally biased source, the LP presentation is one of the most magnificent-sounding score releases of the 80s and finally having it on CD is a dream come true.

Speaking as an unbiased souce, I agree.

I love that labels are generally releasing both album programs and complete score programs, because sometimes, the album program is the one you're in the mood for.

Cheers


Agreed. The nuance of the program and the selections in revised mastering are always a welcome experience. Much like revisiting an old friend looking all new and fresh.

I hope when ever we get reissues of say: EXPLORERS or INNERSPACE I hope they will be accompanied by their original album programs (remastered etc)

The recent SUPERMAN and WAR OF THE WORLDS OSTR programs were a joy to listen to.

 
 Posted:   Jun 10, 2024 - 4:16 AM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

This album artwork was the alternate one sheet from back in the day by Den creator Richard Corben. He also made a short film called Neverwhere in 1969 that I believe is the inspiration for the 1981 animated feature. Viewable on Youtube. A one man operation - it’s really impressive.


That’s very cool! Thxs for posting this. That goes into my animation thread later today.

 
 Posted:   Jun 10, 2024 - 6:09 PM   
 By:   JackBlu78   (Member)

Anyone Recall if in the custom art threads over the years contained any Heavy Metal covers?

 
 Posted:   Jun 10, 2024 - 6:51 PM   
 By:   Octoberman   (Member)

Dang, I was hoping that if the Den pic was used as the cover, it would have been the unexpurgated version before the powers that be forced Corben to add the loincloth and bikini.

But, damn, what a fun score!

smile

 
 Posted:   Jun 11, 2024 - 7:28 PM   
 By:   Santa Adam   (Member)

Got my copy today. Looks great, LLL.

 
 Posted:   Jun 11, 2024 - 8:40 PM   
 By:   BornOfAJackal   (Member)

Yes, a fine production all around.

We're lucky to have a E. Bernstein recording custom-composed for the space it was performed in. A great, unique recording in movie history.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 14, 2024 - 12:30 PM   
 By:   Choptop   (Member)

ELMER BERNSTEIN SPECIAL(@ lalalandrecords.com)!!! To celebrate our new HEAVY METAL release, we’re offering two great scores from the composer, STRIPES and RAT RACE, at a special sales price of ONLY $10 EACH! Offer good thru 6/17/24.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 21, 2024 - 2:16 PM   
 By:   starman   (Member)

My play count on this is almost 30. I love this release. Thanks to Neil and everyone involved in getting it out.

However, did anyone notice the easter egg?

 
 Posted:   Jun 24, 2024 - 3:46 PM   
 By:   Tom Maguire   (Member)

My play count on this is almost 30. I love this release. Thanks to Neil and everyone involved in getting it out.

However, did anyone notice the easter egg?



Holy hell what disc player do you have that has the old CD Index function?

 
 Posted:   Jun 24, 2024 - 5:22 PM   
 By:   Andy_   (Member)

My God I haven’t thought about that function in decades!

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 11:10 AM   
 By:   starman   (Member)

Holy hell what disc player do you have that has the old CD Index function?

I've always thought the index feature was cool, but it fell by the wayside after so long. I got a tip that the CD had index marks in it and none of my players supported the feature, including my old LD player, so I bought a player from eBay for $30 just to see the index marks work again.

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 11:36 AM   
 By:   johnbijl   (Member)

My play count on this is almost 30. I love this release. Thanks to Neil and everyone involved in getting it out.

However, did anyone notice the easter egg?



I’m not ‘that* familiar with the film, so I’m sorry to ask, why is this an Easter egg?

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 12:46 PM   
 By:   NSBulk   (Member)

I’m not ‘that* familiar with the film, so I’m sorry to ask, why is this an Easter egg?

It has nothing to do with the movie, but instead with the disc master. It was something I'd been thinking about for awhile and when I brought it up with Doug Schwartz, the mastering engineer for the release, he said something like, "Let's make CDs fun again." So for the handful of tracks on disc 1 that are combos, users with really old CD players can jump to the start of each cue within a track. Try doing that with your fancy digital downloads and LPs!

A few more upcoming albums I worked on for LLL will have indexes, too.

Neil

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 12:49 PM   
 By:   Advise & Consent   (Member)

So for the handful of tracks on disc 1 that are combos, users with really old CD players can jump to the start of each cue within a track. Try doing that with your fancy digital downloads and LPs!

Facts!

 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 6:27 PM   
 By:   Sir David of Garland   (Member)



Holy hell what disc player do you have that has the old CD Index function?


I keep seeing the naughty words coming out of your 8-year-old avatar's mouth, and I want to go have a sharp word with your mother! smile

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 25, 2024 - 8:28 PM   
 By:   starman   (Member)


A few more upcoming albums I worked on for LLL will have indexes, too.

Neil


The world needs more indexes...or is it indices? smile

BTW: My play count on this disc is now over 50.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 26, 2024 - 5:18 AM   
 By:   TerraEpon   (Member)

You can rip tracks into individual indexes using EAC. For what it's worth.

 
 Posted:   Jun 26, 2024 - 3:26 PM   
 By:   BornOfAJackal   (Member)

The index function seems a natural for film score albums. I'm all for bringing it back.

The only albums with indexed tracks I ever owned were classical music productions from Telarc. Indeed, Elgar's "Enigma Variations" alone had at least 15 index points, and I used them to great satisfaction.

I assume putting index points on music discs never caught on for tracklisting reasons, player build cost reasons, consumer unawareness, etc. As a film score/classical fan, their utility was always obvious to me.

If indexing had stuck around, we wouldn't be saddled with mile-long track titles on today's classical download releases.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 27, 2024 - 5:17 AM   
 By:   TerraEpon   (Member)

The reason for indexing back in the day was that old CD players would just slightly at a track change but indexing was silent. I think anyway.
Obviously as CD players got better they could simply separate out tracks into their own parts instead.

I actually have a release from 2002 with indecies, though I think it's an anthology of older releases. The index points themselves are slightly off unfortunately though.

 
 
 Posted:   Jul 9, 2024 - 9:25 PM   
 By:   GoblinScore   (Member)

.....THIS (X-ref Exorcist III Waxwork thread) is a REAL score.

Easily my favorite Elmer and a serious tie for my own 1st place favorite film composition.

Package is gorgeous, playing the album cd2 now and.....YEP! Fantastic Sonics blows away my vinyl version.

Beautifully & thoughtfully produced album, dunno how the expletive you cats opened up the St. Peter's Church recording so (nor why/how the film tracks sound different to me?, but....Neil? Confirm/deny?). The vinyl always sounded sorely pinched, and I chalked it up to St. Pete!

Ya did good. Real, real......good. The few Columbia 4Ks I have mix it real loud. Heavy is no exception. Incredibly loud mix for Everything (score, songs, efx, dialogue) - fans of this project should get it.

I implore all on this site, except First Breath, to just buy this if you haven't heard it.

It's magnificent (SEVEN!!), exciting, gorgeous and epic music. Don't let the smooth taste fool ya, I'm confident 90% of the (DEN!)izens of this board would love this masterpiece.

 
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