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January 17, 2025
1,000,001 CDs 23: Angelo Badalamenti ~ Twin Peaks & David Lynch
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CD front cover
cover photographer unknown
photo of CD cover by Styrous®
Two days ago film director Davidi Lynch died. He was one of my "Immortals" (link below). My first awareness of his work was the VERY eerie film Eraserhead (link below), which I saw in the late seventies at the Roxy Theater (link below) in the Mission in San Francisco.
My next exposure to his work was in the eighties with the film, Blue Velvet, not as weird as Eraserhead but pretty strange, with a score by Angelo Badalamenti. It starred Kyle MacLachlan, who would crop up in other Lynch films.
Blue Velvet movie poster
A decade later, Lynch completely blew me away with the wildly insane, Twin Peaks. This was entirely off the charts but what really blew my head off was that it was produced for network broadcast television! It premiered on ABC on April 8, 1990, and ran for two seasons until its cancellation in 1991.
From Wikipedia:
The show's narrative draws on the characteristics of detective fiction, but its uncanny tone, metaphysical elements, and campy, melodramatic portrayal of eccentric characters also draws from American soap opera and horror tropes. Like much of Lynch's work, it is distinguished by surrealism, distinctive cinematography, and offbeat humor.
The score for the series was composed by Angelo Badalamenti again; it was perfect for Twin Peaks! Some of the cuts are strange and some are so beautiful it hurts, such as the opening theme with it's echoey guitar.
Then there is the dance of the little man which is vaguely reminiscent of "the girl in the radiator" scene in Eraserhead. I love the quietly jazzy, Dance Of The Dream Man with Tenor Sax played by Al Regni
The score introduced me to Julee Cruise with the songs Falling, The Nightingale, Into The Night and the Love Theme.
Tracklist:
1 - Twin Peaks Theme - 5:06
2 - Laura Palmer's Theme - 4:52
3 - Audrey's Dance - 5:15
4 - The Nightingale - 4:54
5 - Freshly Squeezed - 3:48
6 - The Bookhouse Boys - 3:30
7 - Into The Night - 4:42
8 - Night Life In Twin Peaks - 3:23
9 - Dance Of The Dream Man - 3:39
10 - Love Theme From Twin Peaks - 5:04
11 - Falling - 5:24
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Excalibur Sound Productions
Mixed At – Excalibur Sound Productions
Mixed At – The Hit Factory
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Copyright © – Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Published By – Anlon Music
Published By – Bobkind Music
Published By – O.K. Paul Music
Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits:
A&R [A&R Coordination] – Kevin Laffey
Art Direction, Design – Tom Recchion
Composed By – Angelo Badalamenti
Coordinator [Soundtrack Album Coordination By] – AGM Management, Tony Meilandt
Drums – Grady Tate
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Eddie Dixon, Vinnie Bell
Flute, Clarinet – Eddie Daniels
Lyrics By – David Lynch (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By – Art Pohlemus* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10), Jay Healy (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Orchestrated By [Orchestrations By], Arranged By [Arrangements By] – Angelo Badalamenti
Photography By – Craig Sjodin, David Lynch, Fredrik Nilsen, Kimberly Wright, Marc Sirinsky, Paula K. Shimatsu-U
Producer [Produced By] – Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch
Recorded By – Art Pohlemus*
Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Kinny Landrum
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Piano – Angelo Badalamenti
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Al Regni*
Vocals – Julee Cruise (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Notes:
Recorded at Excalibur Sound.
"The Nightingale", "Into The Night" and "Falling" mixed at the Hit Factory.
All other songs mixed at Excalibur Sound.
All songs © / published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/Bobkind Music (ASCAP)
except tracks 1, 4, 7, 11 published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/O.K. Paul Music (BMI)
4, 7, and 11: Also available on the Warner Bros. album Floating Into The Night (1/4/2-25859)
(Back cover)
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Made in U.S.A.
(CD)
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S., a Warner Communications Company
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Made in USA.
Booklet folds out to 12 cm x 48 cm wide and shows the full cast on one side and song lyrics on the other.
Printed durations that differ:
Track 1: 4:45
Track 2: 5:08
Track 6: 3:24
Track 10: 4:34
Track 11: 5:18
1 - Twin Peaks Theme - 5:06
2 - Laura Palmer's Theme - 4:52
3 - Audrey's Dance - 5:15
4 - The Nightingale - 4:54
5 - Freshly Squeezed - 3:48
6 - The Bookhouse Boys - 3:30
7 - Into The Night - 4:42
8 - Night Life In Twin Peaks - 3:23
9 - Dance Of The Dream Man - 3:39
10 - Love Theme From Twin Peaks - 5:04
11 - Falling - 5:24
Companies, etc.
Recorded At – Excalibur Sound Productions
Mixed At – Excalibur Sound Productions
Mixed At – The Hit Factory
Mastered At – Masterdisk
Copyright © – Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
Copyright © – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright © – WEA International Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Record Company – Warner Communications
Manufactured By – WEA Manufacturing
Published By – Anlon Music
Published By – Bobkind Music
Published By – O.K. Paul Music
Glass Mastered At – Specialty Records Corporation
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
Credits:
A&R [A&R Coordination] – Kevin Laffey
Art Direction, Design – Tom Recchion
Composed By – Angelo Badalamenti
Coordinator [Soundtrack Album Coordination By] – AGM Management, Tony Meilandt
Drums – Grady Tate
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Eddie Dixon, Vinnie Bell
Flute, Clarinet – Eddie Daniels
Lyrics By – David Lynch (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
Mixed By – Art Pohlemus* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 6, 8 to 10), Jay Healy (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Orchestrated By [Orchestrations By], Arranged By [Arrangements By] – Angelo Badalamenti
Photography By – Craig Sjodin, David Lynch, Fredrik Nilsen, Kimberly Wright, Marc Sirinsky, Paula K. Shimatsu-U
Producer [Produced By] – Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch
Recorded By – Art Pohlemus*
Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Kinny Landrum
Synthesizer [Synthesizers], Piano – Angelo Badalamenti
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute – Al Regni*
Vocals – Julee Cruise (tracks: 4, 7, 11)
Notes:
Recorded at Excalibur Sound.
"The Nightingale", "Into The Night" and "Falling" mixed at the Hit Factory.
All other songs mixed at Excalibur Sound.
All songs © / published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/Bobkind Music (ASCAP)
except tracks 1, 4, 7, 11 published 1989 by Anlon Music (ASCAP)/O.K. Paul Music (BMI)
4, 7, and 11: Also available on the Warner Bros. album Floating Into The Night (1/4/2-25859)
(Back cover)
Warner Bros. Records Inc., a Warner Communications Company.
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S. and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the U.S.
Made in U.S.A.
(CD)
© 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S.
© 1990 Lynch/Frost Productions Inc.
℗ 1989, 1990 Warner Bros. Records Inc. for the U.S., a Warner Communications Company
Mfg. by WEA Manufacturing.
Made in USA.
Booklet folds out to 12 cm x 48 cm wide and shows the full cast on one side and song lyrics on the other.
Printed durations that differ:
Track 1: 4:45
Track 2: 5:08
Track 6: 3:24
Track 10: 4:34
Track 11: 5:18
Angelo Badalamenti – Soundtrack From Twin Peaks
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 26316-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 31, 1990
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Lounge, Post-Modern, Soundtrack, Score
Label: Warner Bros. Records – 9 26316-2
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Aug 31, 1990
Genre: Electronic, Jazz, Stage & Screen
Style: Lounge, Post-Modern, Soundtrack, Score
Viewfinder links:
July 28, 2024
David Lynch articles/mentions
Eraserhead
mentions:
Danceteria & Madonna ~ 1983
Night of the Hunter
David Lynch - 1964
photographer unknown
April 17, 2022
Music Notes ~ vinyl LP cover graphics
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Stan Kenton ~ City of Glass
I will have to fess up to what people may call idiotic, silly, stupid or
even a crime! Many of my record purchases over the years
was influenced by the graphics of the cover, such as the album by Mina, Salomé, on the right. As I said in the article I wrote about this album (link below), "How could you pass up a cover like this?" .
Although
I bought albums unknown or unheard just from the information
(performers, style, etc.) on the back of the album cover (one of the
reasons I will always love a vinyl LP as opposed to a CD), it was the graphics of some of them that snagged me.
Some of those albums have been featured on the Viewfinder; there will be many more to come.
Links to those albums (in no particular order):
Jeff Wayne ~ The War of the Worlds
Stan Freberg ~ the United States of America
Extrabreit ~ Welch Ein Land! - Was Für Männer: (in 3-D)
Master/Slave Relationship ~ This Lubricious Love
Earth, Wind & Fire ~ Last Days and Time
Gabor Szabó ~ Dreams
The Rolling Stones ~ Some Girls
Carl Orff ~ Carmina Burana á la Manzarek Stan Kenton ~ City of Glass
Al Stewart - Past, Present and Future
Chuy Reyes ~ Rumba de Cuba
Adam & The Ants ~ Kings of the Wild Frontier
The Story Of Star Wars picture disc
Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) ~ Dazzle Ships
The Nails ~ Hotel For Women
Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction
Debbie Harry - KooKoo
Adam & The Ants ~ Kings of the Wild Frontier
The Story Of Star Wars picture disc
Gil Mellé – The Andromeda Strain
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) ~ Dazzle Ships
The Nails ~ Hotel For Women
Guns N' Roses – Appetite For Destruction
Debbie Harry - KooKoo
Leonard Bernstein ~ Trouble In Tahiti
Divine ~ Greatest Hits
Hawkwind ~ Warrior on the Edge of Time
Mick Ronson ~ Slaughter on 10th Ave.
Alice Cooper ~ Killer Vinyl
Styrous® ~ Sunday, April 17, 2022
January 17, 2018
20,000 Vinyl LPs 124: Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
In the late 70's one of the perks of living in the Mission was going to the Deaf Club on Valencia Street near 16th. It was about four blocks from my studio and we'd go to hear the punk groups of the period; The Units, Flipper, Crime and many other groups performed there as well as at the Valencia Tool & Die, a few blocks up Valencia Street from the Deaf Club and just around the corner from my studio.
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
Before it went punk, well even afer, the space was actually a second floor meeting hall over a laundrymat, on Valencia Street, originally begun as a deaf people's clubhouse in the 1930s. The members of the club weren't bothered by the ferocious volume of the music and the punk bands could blast out to their heart's content. Although the regular deaf members of the club couldn't hear the music, they would stand in front of the stage and feel the throbbing of the music in their guts and soul as it thudded through the floor and into their bodies: it was exciting and inspiring to watch them jump up and down with total abandon in time to it. I'm convinced it's where the mosh started.
mosh pit
photographer unknown
In any event, the raucous nights at the Deaf Club on the second floor on Valencia were a hell of a lot of fun and a good time was had by all.
the Deaf Club (second floor)
530 Valencia Street, San Francisco
photographer unknown
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
Joel Selvin, music critic for the SF Chronicle, gave it a bad review as "one of the stranger scenes on the punk rock scene." Maybe not such a bad review after all.
Tono Rondone, a member of the Frank Hymng Band, which featured Fritz Fox of The Mutants, tells a humorous sideline to the history of the Deaf Club:
Tono Rondone, a member of the Frank Hymng Band, which featured Fritz Fox of The Mutants, tells a humorous sideline to the history of the Deaf Club:
"At one point, there was a headline in the San Francisco Chronicle which told of the temporary closing of The Deaf Club whose headline read 'Deaf Club Closed Due to Excessive Noise Levels.'"In his daily San Francisco Chronicle column dated Monday August 13, 1979, "Have a Weird Day", Herb Caen said:
"I don't know about you, but I find it slightly bizarre that The Deaf Club at 530 Valencia – indeed a social hangout for deaf people – features punk rock groups, such as Zen, Off, The Pink Section, Blow Driers and Mutants. "The louder the better!" beams Edward Juaregui, executive director of Deaf Self Help. "We all like to dance, and we can feel the vibrations." How about the neighbors? "Oh," continued Edward, "they're going crazy. They keep calling the cops, complaining the noise is deafening. Isn't that rich?"
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
There were over 100 bands from Northern California: The Units, The Zeros, Crime, The Dils, Flipper and from Southern California: Bags, The Alley Cats, Germs, X and Dinettes that would play this wonderful and amazing underground club.
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
I have favorites from this album, of course. The live version of the Tribute To Russ Meyer by the Mutants is punk at the height of perfection!
Next is Police Truck by the Dead Kennedys. The single is terrific but the live version is: WOW! A run-a-way train on speed! It rips along at a ferocious pace with guitar work out of this world or perhaps on acid!
Then there's the whacked out cover of the Jagger-Richards song, 19th Nervous Breakdown, by Tuxedomoon only to be followed up with their version of the song, Heaven, from the the surrealist horror film Eraserhead (1977) by David Lynch. Oh, my lord! Heaven is a beautiful, dreamy and ethereal slow ride to bliss occasionally interrupted by a sublime vocal harmony by the group (links to YouTube below).
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
The compilation album, released by Optional Music distribution of Berkeley, CA
on the Walking Dead label was recorded on a mobile 8 track by Jim Keylor (of Army Street
Studios), DJ'ed by Johnnie Walker,
produced by Robert Hanrahan who managed and booked groups into the Deaf Club, and
coordinated by Peter Worrall.
The photos selected for the album were
taken by Sue Brisk, the album art was by Diana Miami (aka Diana Stumbo) and the liner notes were written by V. Vale of RE/Search/Search
& Destroy. It was recorded live at the club during early 1979 and
is a vivid record of the authentic underground punk and "new wave" scene during that period in San Francisco's music history. The album featured The Mutants' Tribute to Russ Meyer and Monster of Love and performances from
other first and second generation San Francisco Punk bands
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
In researching for this blog entry I was amazed to discover the number of deaf or heard of hearing musicians there were (link below).
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
Can You Hear Me? Music from the Deaf Club
The Deaf Club closed with a party hosted by artist and filmmaker, Bruce Conner. It had a history of being closed for various reasons, such as by
the fire marshal for the lack of sprinklers.
Tracklist:
Side 1: A1 – Dead Kennedys - Police Truck, written by Jello Biafra - 2:30
A2 – Dead Kennedys - Short Songs, written by 6025 - 0:20
A3 – Dead Kennedys - Straight A's, written by 6025, Jello Biafra - 2:05
A4 – K.G.B. (4) - Dying In The U.S.A., written by K.G.B. (4) - 2:55
A5 – K.G.B. (4) - Picture Frame Seduction, written by K.G.B. (4) - 2:40
A6 – Offs* - Hundred Dollar Limo, written by Billy Hawk - 1:12
A7 – Offs* - Die Babylon, written by Billy Hawk, Don Vinyl* - 2:42
A8 – Offs* - I've Got The Handle, Arranged By Billy Hawk, written by L. Sibbles* - 2:15
Side 1: B1 – Mutants (2) - Tribute To Russ Meyer, written by Brendan Earley, Fritz Fox - 5:20
B2 – Mutants (2) - Monster Of Love, written by Brendan Earley, Fritz Fox, Sally W* - 1:50
B3 – Pink Section - Jane Blank, written by Pink Section - 2:28
B4 – Pink Section - Francine's List, written by– Pink Section - 2:42
B5 – Pink Section - Been In The Basement 30 Years, written by Pink Section - 2:27
B6 – Tuxedomoon - 19th Nervous Breakdown, Arranged By – Tuxedomoon, Lyrics By [Additional] – Blaine Reininger*, written by Jagger-Richards - 4:05
B7 – Tuxedomoon - Heaven [From The Film Eraserhead] - 3:40
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Gammon Records (2)
Copyright (c) – Gammon Records (2)
Recorded At – Deaf Club
Recorded By – BSU Productions
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Hub-Servall Record Mfg. Corp.
Manufactured By – Jem Records, Inc.
Marketed By – Jem Records, Inc.
Distributed By – Jem Records, Inc.
Credits:
Cover – Diana Miami
Design [Label & Logo] – M. McCall*
Engineer – Jim Alcivar, Jim Keylor
Executive Producer – Robert Hanrahan
Liner Notes, Sleeve, Coordinator [Final Coordination] – Vale*
Photography By – Susan Brisk
Notes:
Comes with a double-sided printed insert with photos, quotes, a list of bands that played at the Deaf Club, and liner notes by V. Vale of RE/Search
Recorded at the San Francisco Club Of The Deaf
Location Recording: BSU Productions
Tracks A1 to A3 published by Decay Music - BMI
Tracks A4, A5, B1 to B5 published by Can You Hear Me Music - BMI
Track A6 & A7 published by Bug Music - BMI
Track A8 published by Island Music - BMI
Track B6 published by Essex Music
Track B7 published Copyright Control David Lynch
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched/Stamped): PVC 7920-A HUB STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched/Stamped): PVC 7920-B HUB STERLING
Rights Society: BMI
Various – Can You Hear Me? Music From The Deaf Club
Label: PVC Records – PVC 7920, Gammon Records (2) – PVC 7920
Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue
Country: US
Released: 1981
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: New Wave, Punk
Viewfinder link:
Dead Kennedys
Net links:
KALW ~ Forty Years of San Francisco Punk Rock
Deaf and hard of hearing musicians
How to Have a Blast Diving Head-First Into the Mosh Pit of Life
Are Mosh Pits A Thing Of The Past?
YouTube links:
Mutants ~ Monster of Love
Mutants - Tribute To Russ Meyer (Live)
Dead Kennedys - Police Truck (Live)
Tuxedomoon - Heaven (Live)
Tuxedomoon - 19th Nervous Breakdown [Live]
“your death in life is your government”
~ Deaf Club men’s room graffiti
~ Deaf Club men’s room graffiti
Styrous© ~ Wednesday, January 17, 2018
December 13, 2017
Franz Kafka articles/mentions
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Eraserhead @ 40
Oakland Winter Live ~
Journeys Beyond the Cosmodrome
Franz Kafka - 1906
photo by Lotte Jacobi
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