Sometimes jumping on a bandwagon benefits everyone. A perfect example is the recent string of vinyl-only, soundtrack reissue labels; everyone’s vinyl collection is enriched by this mini-craze: Deathwaltz Records (arguably the progenitor of the fad) keeps cranking out absolutely lovely editions of long out-of-print necessities, while Mondo occasionally poke their head out to throw a welcomed addition into the ring. We are all being spoiled.
And now Waxwork Records is stepping up to shower the world with further gifts of multi-colored vinyl. The label has also reached back into the “established” golden age of horror to bring us the soundtrack to Stuart Gordan’s Re-Animator (which was based on an H. P. Lovecraft story) on appropriately green vinyl, including poster and liner notes from composer Richard Band. And, in an interesting spin on the “first 100 are on a different colored vinyl” ploy, glow-in-the-dark editions are randomly distributed in the normal stock, basically forcing you to buy a copy when it drops July 1.
At this rate, every horror film from the past 50 years will have its soundtrack pressed to vinyl. That’s not a complaint; I’m just hoping they get to the soundtrack for Zaat sooner rather than later.
• Waxwork Records: http://waxworkrecords.com/
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