45 RPMs 102: Cher ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

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On February 11, 1966, Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) was recorded. It is the second single by American singer-actress Cher from her second album, The Sonny Side of Chér (1966). It was written by her husband Sonny Bono and released in 1966. It became her first million-selling single and her first top 3 hit in the UK         

 

Bang, Bang has had many interpretations over the decades. Lady Gaga performed it at the Lincoln Center as a tango. Cher recorded a rock version of Bang Bang for her Platinum-certified comeback album Cher (1987). Produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Desmond Child, the song features backing vocals by Jon Bon Jovi and Michael Bolton. In 2014 David Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort performed a fast, almost frantic cover of the song and retitled it, Bang, Bang.           

 

        

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), written by Sonny Bono - 2:40

Side 2:


B - Our Day Will Come, written by Bob Hilliard, Mort Garson - 2:28

Companies, etc.

    Record Company – Liberty Records, Inc.

 Credits:

 

      Arranged By – Harold Battiste
    Producer – Sonny Bono

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers        

        

    Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): IM-6189
    Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): IM-6190
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side A): IM 6189 X
    Matrix / Runout (Etched Side B): IM 6190

        

Cher – Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) / Our Day Will Come
Label: Imperial – 66160
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Country: US
Released: 1966
Genre: Pop        

        

        

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Cher ~ 

          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)             

          Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (1991)        

          Our Day Will Come            

Lady Gaga ~ Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) (live) (tango)       

David Guetta feat. Skylar Grey ~  Bang, Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)   

Nancy Sinatra ~  Bang, Bang       
        
         

        

        

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20,000 vinyl LPs 173: The Andromeda Strain soundtrack cover

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP back cover

photo by Styrous®

This article is ONLY about the album cover for the The Andromeda Strain soundtrack, part of my series, “Just the cover, ma’am!” (link below); there is another entry for complete info about the album (link below). The album has the usual 12" square profile but the housing attached to the front of the cover holds the vinyl LP record, which has its own surprise, and is designed like the shutter of a camera. I don't know of another album with this configuration.     

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP album cover with shutters closed

photo by Styrous®

 

The jacket cover is by graphic designer, Virginia Clark, with assistance by sculptor, Joel Shapiro. Clark designed the album cover for Black Mass by Lucifer (Mort Garson) as well as Big Black, Cher, Neil Diamond, Yvonne Elliman, Rick Nelson, Saddhu Brand, Sony & Cher, Roger Williams and many others (link below). The collage photography is by Ruth Corbett. The jacket cover was printed by Bert-Co Enterprises.    

Gil Melle ~ 
The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP album cover with shutters open

photo by Styrous®

 

I love the hexagon shape of the 10" vinyl LP record; I think it's totally cool. The plastic record sleeve has a label with a warning to the owner to beware of damage to the needle if not played properly.        

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record 

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP hexagon record warning

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack

vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

  

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

 

 

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
vinyl LP front cover shutter detail

detail photo by Styrous®

The Record

Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record, side 1

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record label, side 1

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record, side 2

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Gil Melle ~ The Andromeda Strain soundtrack
10" hexagon vinyl LP record label, side 2

photo by Styrous®

Tracklist:

Side 1:

A1 - Wildfire - 2:41
A2 - Hex - 3:57
A3 - Andromeda    - 2:33
A4 - Desert Strip - 4:14
Side 2:

B1 - The Piedmont Elegy - 2:22
B2 - Op - 2:43
B3 - Xenogenesis - 2:40
B4 - Strobe Crystal Green - 4:45

Credits:

    Engineer – Alan Sohl, Gordon Clark, Terry Brown
    Producer, Composed By, Arranged By – Gil Mellé

Notes:

LP is hexagon -shaped and comes housed in an elaborate folded pod-shaped sleeve. 

Gil Mellé ‎– The Andromeda Strain (Original Electronic Soundtrack)
Label: Kapp Records ‎– KRS-5513
Format: Vinyl, 10", LP, Album, Shape, Hexagonal
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style: Experimental, Soundtrack

         
          
     
         
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“Just the cover, ma’am!”     
Gil Mellé ‎– The Andromeda Strain (original electronic soundtrack)



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