Some amazing titles there friend
IN COLD BLOOD, HAMMERHEAD, HARPER and the Kenyon Hopkings titles are my favourites. But the best of all is KLUTE!
Kenyon Hopkins and Michael Small are two of the most overlooked composers by the cd industry. HUSTLER, LILITH and KLUTE are superb LPs that could have made it on cd. I hope FSM will be able to pair LILITH with another Hopkins' COLPIX soundtrack.

vkoutsounakis, January 26, 2006; 11:53 AM

I still have THE YELLOW ROLLS ROYCE by Riz Ortolani, and I have restored the LP for CD-R.

arne.dupont, January 26, 2006; 4:05 PM

Even though FSM and others produce CD's from defunct labels such as Colpix, I won't get rid of my albums. They are the backbone of my collection. Out of 2300+ soundtracks, I'd guess that 2000 of them are on vinyl, therefore I would not and could not get rid of them.

About six years ago I did upgrade to a Technics Quartz Direct Drive turntable, putting my hard working Sansui, from the 70's, to rest. The new Technics is a beautiful gold plated Limited Edition (#03639). Just the kind of platform to listen to my beloved library of film music.

weavercp, January 26, 2006; 8:02 PM

I own Up the down staircase on vynal and it is in mint condition and wouldn't mind selling it.


aclockwork_oranges71, January 29, 2006; 11:27 PM

Rinse Dream; try Thorens, like a TD 160. Easy to get second hand and it's a legendary
turntable, yet very affordable.

And yes, why get rid of your vinyl? It's hardly worth anything these days so there's no point in
selling them. Nice artwork too! I also have a couple of favorites that were never released on CD:
The sailor who fell from grace with the sea (John Mandel), Shout at the Devil and Enola Gay
(Maurice Jarre), The Fox, 84 Charing Cross Road and Gandhi (George Fenton), La Trace (Nicola
Piovani), Civilta del Mediterraneo, l'Alpin l'e sempre quel (Bruno Nicolai), Le Fils, La Vie devant
soi, Des Enfants Gates (Philippe Sarde) etc etc.

chris, January 30, 2006; 4:50 PM

I'm amazed that someone else had the ear to recognize the unique works of Kenyon Hopkins and Michael Small. Small's Klute has the bitter sweet resonance of New York City in the early 70's and Kenyon Hopkin's Lilith captures the fast fading rural culture of the 60's; the transition from small town to vast suburbs while conveying an original magic and a mystique that is now commonplace among big budget fantasy movies.
Check out Michael Small's enveloping piece from Mountains of the Moon ( last heard on tape) and Kenyon Hopkin's haunting guiter and forlorn melodies from The Fugitive Kind (last heard on vinyl). Both Mountains of the Moon and The Fugitive Kind are available on DVD. You can of course here the music along with dialog but the recording quality of the soundtrack seems adequate.

bcolinphotography, February 3, 2007; 8:33 PM

Glad to hear that there are still some of still still worshipping at the Shrine of Hot Wax. By the way, if you've got any gaps in your vinyl collection, don't hesitate to contact me, as I have a fair number of 'doubles' that I no longer need from my collection. (These have been carefully graded and are in 'top' condition.) There are a number of Japanese imports as well on offer. (Feel free to contact me at ajvin9@yahoo.com.


ajvin9, February 23, 2007; 7:49 PM

I began collecting lps in Vietnam. I would wander around with a notebook in my pocket and when a tune came into my head that I really liked, I would write it down and vow to collect it when I got home. It's taken me over 40 years, and I'm still finding stuff I wanted and new stuff I never thought about. Much is on LP. Sometimes, the studiotracks have better versions of some songs than the ones that make it onto CD.

delpranke, May 8, 2009; 11:47 PM