The Loft

World War I & II is the subject of these rare LP's
Samples from:
LHS009 The Sound Of History Vol. 9 (1901-1917) Released in 1964
LHS011 The Sound Of History Vol.11(1933-1945) Released in 1964
PAS1012 Original Soundtrack Recording to "Paper Moon" Released in 1973
SL6717 Plaza House Presents: The Greatest Hits of the 40's

A seven-song album of music adaptations of Dr Seuss storybooks sung
in the style of vintage Subterranean Homesick Blues-era Bob Dylan. Sheer genius!

Composer:
Kevin Ryan, a 33-year-old Houston music producer and author.

Ryan took the text from seven Seuss classics, including "The Cat in the Hat" and "Green Eggs and Ham," and set them to original tunes that sounded like they were right off Dylan's mid-'60s releases.

He played all the instruments and sang all the songs in Dylan's breathy, nasal twang.

TRACK Listing:
01 - Oh The Things You Can Think!
02 - Green Eggs And Ham
03 - Miss Gertrude McFuzz
04 - McElligot's Pool
05 - Too Many Daves
06 - The Zax
07 - The Cat In The Hat

See Tangled up in Seuss for more details

Tray card for Dylan Hears A Who

12" LP Recorded by Joe Jackson
called "Blaze Of Glory"
Release Date: 1989
A&M SP-8249

This, Joe Jackson's last album for A&M before a brief tenure with Virgin, was by far his best. Where many of his previous albums were somewhat uneven, Blaze of Glory is a strong work from start to finish.
Thematically, Blaze of Glory revolves around a slightly different version of the concept behind Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. However, where The Nightfly viewed the future through the eyes of a kid growing up in the fifties, Blaze of Glory follows that vision into adulthood, with the lessons of reality intact.

The first half of the album captures the dreams and ambitions of youth, from the starry-eyed visions of "Tomorrow's world" to the king-of-the-world bravado of "Down to London", with signs of trouble in paradise emerging in "Sentimental thing" and "Blaze of glory". (A side note: The instrumental "Acropolis now" will be familiar to those who saw Joe Jackson on his 1986 Big World tour.)

The second half depicts the struggles with frustration, anxiety, and even isolation that many encounter in the real world.
For me, the highlights here are "Rant and rave", "Nineteen forever", and "Discipline", though "The human touch" is one of Jackson's best slow songs. There's even a bit of political commentary to be found, in "Evil Empire".

This album was not a huge seller, but it has probably held up the best out of all his eighties albums. Unfortunately, it is now out of print and hard to find. If you can locate a copy, though, you'll find it to be well worth the effort.

Side 2:

07. Rant and Rave
08. Nineteen Forever
09. Best I Can Do
10. Evil Empire
11. Discipline
12. Human Touch

12" LP Recorded by Joe Jackson
called "Blaze Of Glory"
Release Date: 1989
A&M SP-8249

This, Joe Jackson's last album for A&M before a brief tenure with Virgin, was by far his best. Where many of his previous albums were somewhat uneven, Blaze of Glory is a strong work from start to finish.
Thematically, Blaze of Glory revolves around a slightly different version of the concept behind Donald Fagen's The Nightfly. However, where The Nightfly viewed the future through the eyes of a kid growing up in the fifties, Blaze of Glory follows that vision into adulthood, with the lessons of reality intact.

The first half of the album captures the dreams and ambitions of youth, from the starry-eyed visions of "Tomorrow's world" to the king-of-the-world bravado of "Down to London", with signs of trouble in paradise emerging in "Sentimental thing" and "Blaze of glory". (A side note: The instrumental "Acropolis now" will be familiar to those who saw Joe Jackson on his 1986 Big World tour.)

The second half depicts the struggles with frustration, anxiety, and even isolation that many encounter in the real world.
For me, the highlights here are "Rant and rave", "Nineteen forever", and "Discipline", though "The human touch" is one of Jackson's best slow songs. There's even a bit of political commentary to be found, in "Evil Empire".

This album was not a huge seller, but it has probably held up the best out of all his eighties albums. Unfortunately, it is now out of print and hard to find. If you can locate a copy, though, you'll find it to be well worth the effort.

Side 1:
1. Tomorrow's World
2. Me and You (Against the World)
3. Down to London
4. Sentimental Thing
5. Acropolis Now
6. Blaze of Glory

Phenomenon is a delightful score by Thomas Newman, one of his very best. If you like the lush string sound from Little Women, Up Close and Personal or How to Make an American Quilt, you're sure to like this one. The main theme is a gorgeous pastoral melody for strings and clarinets that segues into some pretty energetic accoustic and eletric guitar playing (similar to certain tracks of The Horse Whisperer, let's call it Newman's countryside style). The rest of the score is equally elegant, with the great Oscar and Lucinda-like track Shout in the Sky, the rhythmic Orchard-track with its dynamic percussion and the many soothing tracks with soft piano and string melodies. It works marvelous in the movie and offers a delightful listening experience on its own. Of course, this score has not been officially released on CD. The only available source is a 23-minute promotional cassette compiled by Mr Newman that was sent out to the Academy's Music Branch voting members. At some point Varèse Sarabande had plans to release the score (most likely coupled with another Newman-project, like they did with American Buffalo and Threesome) but those plans never materialized. The promo cassette was the source for a bootleg-CD-R, which can be found on the collector's market. For now, this is the only way to obtain a copy of Newman's score, and that's too bad because Phenomenon is undoubtably one of his very best and most popular scores.

The soundtrack

Street date: Not released commercially; first distributed in October 1996.
Availability: Very difficult to find.

The track Phenomenon (2:54) was included on Hollywood '96 (VSD-5764), Joel McNeely's third CD of Hollywood themes, recorded with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

A bootleg CD-R of this promo cassette is available on the collector's market.
If you are interested in a copy of this on CD with artwork. Email me for a link.

Only one track, The Orchard, was officially released on the official soundtrack album.

This score received a BMI Film Music Award in 1997.
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Track listing

Phenomenon (3:38)
Something To Do (0:54)
The Orchard (2:21)
Lace (0:51)
Earth And Trees (1:24
Chicken Wire (1:39)
Portuguese Angel (0:44)
Illusion Of Light (0:52)
Lousy Scenario (2:23)
Shout At the Sky (1:05)
An Expedition (2:13)
Home (1:49)
George Malley (1:00)
The Rest of Us (2:43)
Total Time: 23:34

Soundtrack notes

Original Score Composed and Conducted by Thomas Newman.
Orchestrations by Thomas Pasatieri.
Recorded by Dennis Sands, Allen Sides and John Richards.
Music Editor: Bill Bernstein.
Assistant Music Editor: John Corngold.
Music Contractor: Leslie Morris.
Music Preparation: Julian Bratolyubov.
Musicians: Thomas Newman, Rick Cox, Michael Fisher, George Doering and Bill Bernstein.
Produced by Thomas Newman and Bill Bernstein.
Mixed by Dennis Sands and Allen Sides.
Additional Engineering and Mixing: Tom Winslow.
Recorded at Paramount Scoring Stage M and The Village Recorder.

Executive Soundtrack Producer: Robbie Robertson.
Soundtrack Produced by Kathy Nelson and Jon Turteltaub.
Soundtrack Coordinators: Christine Edwards and Jared Levine.

(Original Soundtrack): - Side 2
Francis Lai

One of the greatest soundtracks ever -- an archetypal album from French composer
Francis Lai, and a record that set the tone for countless other imitations to come
-- yet which is still the best! The groove here is really unique -- a spare blend
of bossa influences, jazzy organ lines, and wordless vocals that are sung
beautifully by French singers Nicole Croisille and Pierre Barouh.

12" LP Record
"Un Homme Et Une Femme"
(A Man and a Woman)
Original soundtrack by Francis Lai

Side 2
6. Aujord'hui c'est toi - orchestral
7. A L'ombre de nous - vocal
8. Plus fort que nous - vocal
9. A 200 A Lheure - vocal

(Original Soundtrack):
Francis Lai

In the 60's, films by Bergman, Fellini and Truffaut took
America not exactly by storm. They were generally limited
to upscale urban ‘art houses,’ and very often dubbed.
But the one import that did make a sizeable dent in cities
and suburbs across the country was Claude Lelouch’s
Un homme et une femme (1966), better known as
A Man and a Woman. A ‘date movie’ of the highest order,
it played in first run for months, The haunting theme
song became a bouncy anthem for starry-eyed romantics.

12" LP Record
"Un Homme Et Une Femme"
(A Man and a Woman)
Original soundtrack by Francis Lai

Side 1
1. Un Homme et une femme - orchestral
2. Samba saravah
3. Aujord'hui c'est toi - vocal
4. Un Homme et une femme - vocal
5. Plus fort que nous - orchestral

Mystic Moods Orchestra

12" LP Record by Mystic Moods Orchestra called "Stormy Weekend".
The record was released in 1972 on the Bainbridge / Mobile Fidelity Productions Record Label, BT-6208. The Bainbridge label is the preferred release of this item as they have superior sound quality.

Side 2:

Come Saturday Morning
I Can't Get Away from You
Ne Dis Rien (Say No MOre)
Theme From Stormy Weekend
Monday, Monday

Arranged and conducted by: Richard Clements
Produced and Directed by: Brad Miller
Engineered by: Michael M. Sheilds
Recorded at: Olympic Studios, London
Re-Recorded at: Western Studios, Hollywood
Sound Effects recorded by: Brad Miller

Mystic Moods Orchestra

12" LP Record by Mystic Moods Orchestra called "Stormy Weekend".
The record was released in 1972 on the Bainbridge / Mobile Fidelity Productions Record Label, BT-6208. The Bainbridge label is the preferred release of this item as they have superior sound quality.

Side 1:

Love is Blue
If You Go Away
Waltz for Tricia
Theme from Stormy Weekend
Lovers Lullaby
Visions

Arranged and conducted by: Richard Clements
Produced and Directed by: Brad Miller
Engineered by: Michael M. Sheilds
Recorded at: Olympic Studios, London
Re-Recorded at: Western Studios, Hollywood
Sound Effects recorded by: Brad Miller

This is the first of many soon to come offerings from
"The Loft"
Featuring:

The Beatles - 4th Christmas Disc