Happy NY all! I'm getting stuck into recent purchases and gifts, much fun:
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Terrific Stan the Man, really enjoyed collecting his work/discovering new gems this last year!
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Wow, bit of an odd one! Lots of big 80s tunes/production on these scores - love the tacky theme song from My Beautiful Laundrette!
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Wasn't going to grab this, but then there was so much good word on these boards that I went for it - did nobody really mention that it's the composer of the score for Repo Man?? That would have totally swung it for me straight away if I'd known, that scores absolutely killer!

And....this is pretty damn good too, great selection of source songs.
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Again, I'd dodged this one, considering it "unessential"....was a gift from my gf who did really well by me this year on the vinyl front. This is definitely a grower, after my initial reservations, and well worth having.
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And things like this are why browsing in physical stores is still the best! Very moody, spare early 70s Ennio crime dissonance, love it! Btw, does anyone know how many of his scores Cerberus Records released in the US with these cool colourful card sleeves/amazing art? (Bird with Crystal Plumage is gorgeous, a must-have one day
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Lost my copy years ago, my sister got me for Xmas - it's nice when people around you pay attention, huh? One of the truly great 80s scores. Still impeccable stuff from Sakamoto-san.
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And on the Bowie-tip.....nice! But I literally got the most scornful looks I've ever had from staff+fellow customers in a record store when I excitedly pulled this from the crate.....losers!
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Another bargain-bin find - brilliant soundtrack, even just for the two astonishing Adam and the Ants songs (one of which, the stupendous "Plastic Surgery" I now see was co-produced by Wil Malone. He's f@*$in great!)
Suzi Pinn's "Rule Brittania" and "Jerusalem" are both giggle-makingly bonkers and wonderful too.
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And the real prize, thatnks to a big helping hand from @Lazyben over the water in the US.....so happy to finally have this, and in really nice condition too. Quite astonishing for the price ($30!). The music is brilliant early 70s electronics, married with spring-reverb drenched woodwind and chilling atmospheres, love it. What an amazing start to the soundtrack-hunting year!
Have a good one folks
