10 Things I Hate About You Vinyl Soundtrack
Kathleen Denson
I grew up in a musical household. My parents had an impressive vinyl collection and a "hi-fi" (as "things that played music" used to be called), to which we had constant access. Albums and cassettes were staple birthday and Christmas gifts, when we weren't spending our lawn-mowing/paper route money on them at the analog ancestor of iTunes and Spotify, aka "the record store."
But in a subtle way, all these artists shined a spotlight on beaten-down, fed-up realities that those of us nestled in our safe, suburban bubbles didn't have to live or fear. And while I rarely knew which songs were "serious" and which were "just for fun," our stereo cranked out equal measures of each.
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For every Beach Boys "Surfin' Safari," there was an Isley Brothers "Fight the Power" (a sadly timeless refrain Public Enemy poached a decade later). I see your jaunty Elton John "Crocodile Rock" or Three Dog Night "Joy to the World" and raise you a Sam Cooke "A Change is Gonna Come," Dylan "Masters of War" or John Lennon "Working Class Hero."
But as I got older and (hopefully) wiser, these artists morphed from famous rock, soul, R&B and folk stars airbrushed on two-dimensional album covers into multi-dimensional messengers speaking for those whose voices had been historically silenced. Flesh-and-blood humans who taught me there were places called Detroit, Liverpool, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, where "We the People" meant only some people and equality for all men and women was far from "self-evident."
In short, music became my uncensored history book. Non-whitewashed (literally and figuratively) narratives that began to teach me that only by pure chance did I possess a skin color that enabled me to pursue "life, liberty and happiness" without fear of being murdered while jogging, sleeping in my bed, holding a pellet gun, or spending an alleged counterfeit bill.
All of which is to say: In troubled times, I still turn to music to help my cloudy goat brain absorb and articulate the daily cyclone of astonishment, rage, sadness and disillusion elicited by a 2020 that, six months in, to put it bluntly, can already go fuck itself.
Lately I've looked to (somewhat ironically) a Southern-rooted, Red State-hailing, God-and-country-raised duo, Scott and Seth Avett, who with bassist Bob Crawford and cellist Joe Kwon, comprise The Avett Brothers ... and their aptly titled and -timed song "We Americans."
It took me only one listen to feel it already belongs in the pantheon of history's greatest protest songs, the worthy progeny of Billie Holliday's "Strange Fruit," Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'," Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance," Peter Gabriel's "Biko," the aforementioned "Fight the Power," U2's "Sunday Bloody Sunday," NWA's "Fuck Tha Police," Rage Against the Machine's "Killing In the Name," Tupac's "Changes," Kendrick Lamar's "Alright," and many more.
Justin Jacobs in his November 2019 review for Relix Magazine, calls "We Americans" "the thematic centerpiece of the album: a sobering reckoning with America's bloodied, racist heritage. It's an Americana record dissecting the American Soul, shaped by centuries of injustice and promise alike. Deconstructing, dissecting and hopefully rebuilding the heart and soul of America."
And it's a reminder that 2020's senseless tragedies can't be just another blip on the radar before moving on to the next cause celebre. No, it has to be drastic, uncomfortable (for some), long overdue and systemic change.
Or reassure that it's OK to loathe our shared but egregiously rewritten history and systemic evils. To be ashamed of the greed and arrogance of our (shockingly recent) past. And to vilify the most hateful people, beliefs and behavior in our less-shocking-by-the-minute present.
Hate, bigotry and violence affects us all. So while this isn't me myopically claiming, "Look at me, the one white dude doing things right!", this is me suggesting how all of us can do and be better. It is me asking my fellow white folks to get off the sidelines, click on the links above and keep the cancer of racism top-of-mind long after the normal "trending topic" shelf life.
You might know him from his bass work in both Dog Eat Dog and Mucky Pup, but what you might not know is that Dave Neabore is also a massive horror geek. Whether he's out on tour throughout Europe with Dog Eat Dog (where the band is very huge in many countries), or back home in the States, the New Jersey native is always on the hunt for soundtracks to his favorite horror, sci-fi, and action flicks.
I started collecting horror soundtracks when I was around 12-years-old, so around 35 years ago. I would read Fangoria magazine back then and they used to run ads for Varese Sarabande LPs. I clipped out the ad, sent a check, and soon received my Dawn of the Dead vinyl soundtrack by Goblin. After that I was hooked. I discovered the soundtrack section at both Tower Records locations in NYC, and then Footlight Records which specialized in that stuff. The albums were easy to get and cheap back then, now it's a whole different story.
It's hard to care for records on the road. The stuff I like is valuable to me and a rock and roll tour isn't the safest environment. So, when I'm out of the country, I usually hunt for CD soundtracks which are easier to travel with. I'll Google search every record store and used DVD shop in whatever city I'm in that day and try to hit at least a few of them before the show. It's also a great way to see the city and you never know what you may find along the way.
Actually, I'm pretty against spending too much on a record just out of principle. In the last couple of years I spent up to $60 on a few items that I really wanted, but that's as high as I will go. A few that come to mind are Wolfen, Bubba Ho-Tep, Terrorvision, and From Beyond all cost over $50. You're not likely going to find this stuff in a store, so eBay is your best bet when collecting hard to find soundtracks, but expect high prices.
My most prized soundtracks are the old Varese records from the early '80s. Creepshow, Phantasm, Maniac, The Burning, Halloween 2, Dawn of the Dead, Swamp Thing, Videodrome, The Howling, and Piranha are at the top of my prized records. These were the albums that really made me love and appreciate film music and even influence my own musical career.
I hate to pick favorites because there are so many cool collectors that I follow on Instagram. Off the top of my head, the following people have amazing collections and I'm proud to share mine with them:
Well like everyone else who is a serious collector, people who buy and flip records thus driving prices up, really annoy me. It makes it harder to preorder and takes the joy out of owning a great album at a fair price. I really like most of the high quality reissues coming out lately but I'll always treasure the original pressings because that's what I grew up with.
Back in the 80s it was so easy to buy the original pressings that I thought they would always be there, and once CDs became widely available I stupidly chose that format over vinyl, so I missed out on a few. For instance I don't have the original Halloween or The Fog releases on vinyl and now they are hitting $100 or over. That's kind of a good thing though. Im always searching and sometimes it's the thrill of the hunt and that incredible feeling of finding treasure that keeps true record collectors going.
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