Expanded Star Trek II Score Coming to Vinyl

[Indysolo]

The 2009 expansion of James Horner's score to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is coming to LP from Mondo on January 13, 2016. Details are here.

These are the exact same mixes made for the Retrograde Records CD release. However the transfer and mixes were done at 44.1/24, so the LP could have a slight sonic edge, since CDs are 44.1/16.

Neil

 

[Kor]

Very cool. I love the sound, feel, and look of vinyl. But it's probably going to be in the range of $40 to $50, judging by other vinyl releases. That's the only downside.

Kor

 

[Indysolo]

Vinyl collecting is not a cheap hobby.

Neil

 

[Peach Wookiee]

That sounds pretty cool.

 

[Trekkin]

Vinyl collecting is not a cheap hobby.

Neil

Don't have to tell me. I preordered the 'Horror of Dracula' (Hammer's Dracula) soundtrack, and it ended up costing 90 bucks!

I can't remember how many tracks were on the CD version of TWOK's expanded score, but I thought it was over thirty. If they have to put three vinyls to a set, it would be costly indeed.

 

[Elder Knight]

Yeah, and the first scratch renders it worthless! Ouch.

 

[Green Shirt]

Yeah, and the first scratch renders it worthless! Ouch.

You're not supposed to play the dern thing!

 

[CorporalClegg]

 

[Indysolo]

This album is on sale now.

http://mondotees.com/products/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-ost-2xlp

Neil

 

[Kor]

The price is lower than what I was expecting. I think I paid more than that for a recent pressing of "Dark Side of the Moon."

Now I know what to get next payday.

Kor

 

[Elder Knight]

You're not supposed to play the dern thing!

True. For many years, 1970s, I'd make a tape copy of any new record and put the dern thing safely away.
No matter how gently I touched a side, it would inevitably develop an imperfection. Other folk I know would toss theirs around, drop 'em on the floor, etc., etc., and got away with it.

 

[Daddy Todd]

My copy arrived the other day. I wanna look at the discs, but I don't wanna break the shrink wrap. What to do? What to do?

 

[BillJ]

My copy arrived the other day. I wanna look at the discs, but I don't wanna break the shrink wrap. What to do? What to do?

What's the point of buying something if you can't open it?

 

[Indysolo]

I've opened mine, but not played the albums yet. I want to wait before I get some more records and do a batch cleaning and I don't want to slide these things out of the paper sleeves anymore than I have to.

Neil

 

[Daddy Todd]

Back in the day (when I collected vinyl, in the '70's and '80's) I had a ritual for new albums: open it up, treat it with a vinyl preservative, play it ONCE and record it onto a cassette, put it back in the jacket, into a clear poly sleeve, and put it on a shelf. I wouldn't play it again till the cassette wore out.

Nowadays I don't have vinyl preservative or clear plastic sleeves. I don't even need to play it once and record or "rip" it, because I already have the CD. This is purely a collectible.

It sure is a pretty package, though.

 

[Elder Knight]

Eek! I remember the despair of a favorite song-band skipping forward, or even worse, skipping back and repeating endlessly. Sorry, I won't miss that. When a CD fails, you most likely get nothing at all. But if you're smart, you have a backup!

 

[BeatleJWOL]

What's the point of buying something if you can't open it?

Yup. If you're going to be one of those people, buy two.

Unless it's a limited edition. Then don't! Or you'll officially be that guy. You know the one.

 

[Kor]

Yeah, if you can afford it, buy one to keep sealed in mint condition and hopefully sell for a lot of money eighty years from now, and buy another one to open up and actually use.

Kor

 

[STEPhon IT]

The late James Horner's piece was something which felt epic while embracing Star Trek. I like TMP music as well but I thought it was trying too hard not embrace Alexander Courage brilliant work. Horner's piece felt like Captain Arbrey and the Napoleonic Wars, nautical-militaristic tone, and enjoying the love of space adventures. I still get goosebumps hearing the instrumentals as the Paramount logo phases into blue and into black... until we see Space... The final frontier...