tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post5594623391745740840..comments2024-03-28T03:19:12.867-04:00Comments on space1970: Vinyl Movies... In Space Age Stereo!Christopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-1219372720202603762011-03-01T17:07:17.221-05:002011-03-01T17:07:17.221-05:00I used to have "The Empire Strikes Back"...I used to have "The Empire Strikes Back" tape (and accompanying book) when I was ten, but it wasn't a great adaptation. The special effects sounds were off mark and the voice actors were absolutely horrible. I definitely preferred the albums over the cheaper tapes that were aimed at a much younger audience.<br /><br />Did anyone ever tape record movies when they aired on cable (or regular network broadcasts), only to listen to them later? I did that before VCRs became a household item.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157952529413529997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-12014052882065880402010-11-16T13:26:45.310-05:002010-11-16T13:26:45.310-05:00The Raiders of the Lost Ark record is good listen,...The Raiders of the Lost Ark record is good listen, but there are many parts where you won't know what's going on if you hadn't seen the film, or know it that well. It's manically the action scenes. Some "Narrated actions" by actors could of helped this cause a lot of the audio apparently was newly recorded, but of course this would of taken away some of the movie feel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-37054503967009743322010-04-22T09:29:14.274-04:002010-04-22T09:29:14.274-04:00I've got that Empire album in my loft, I used ...I've got that Empire album in my loft, I used to listen to it all the time as a kid!Niel Bushnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581401561172547894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-44739774000312409882010-04-15T09:47:20.514-04:002010-04-15T09:47:20.514-04:00Something I always wondered about regarding "...Something I always wondered about regarding "The Saga of Battlestar Galactica" album. Why on earth (pun intended) did they use a picture of the Mattel Cyclon figure on the cover instead of the costumes?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11087817889907212691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-22722016512360566832010-03-21T22:30:01.884-04:002010-03-21T22:30:01.884-04:00The Story of Star Wars was the second record album...The Story of Star Wars was the second record album I ever purchased. I was in third grade and would listen to it every day when I came home from school. Also, my two best friends Brian and Eddie had it, so during recess we'd play Star Wars and pretty much quote the album verbatim.<br /><br />The funny thing is that my record had a scratch during the final battle and to this day when I watch the movie, I expect Luke to say "Biggs, Wedge, let's close it up" more than once.<br /><br />Thanks for posting about this. It's brought back some nice memories.Jason Chalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338807457612635479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-71412846897424014702010-03-21T08:14:13.349-04:002010-03-21T08:14:13.349-04:00Ah yes, the Star Wars albums with a movie still on...Ah yes, the Star Wars albums with a movie still on the album itself. Never saw the original movie until VHS so the soundtracks, story albums, novelization and the paperback of the Marvel comic adaption were what I had. That and the crude film reel toys where you could play key scenes of the movie sans sound frame by frame with a handcrank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-4213583972155916332010-03-20T11:02:38.412-04:002010-03-20T11:02:38.412-04:00I remember the Star Wars and the Black Hole rocord...I remember the Star Wars and the Black Hole rocords really well. We played the Star Wars record so much: it even got dropped and a big chunk of it broke out of it, and we still kept playing the parts of it that would still play. I'm sure my dad appreciated us wrecking his needles on the turntable because of it!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-26017470573490605122010-03-19T16:28:01.859-04:002010-03-19T16:28:01.859-04:00Damn kids--they don't know how hard we had it ...Damn kids--they don't know how hard we had it back then! Grumble, grumble.<br /><br />OK, seriously, I had forgotten about this. The Radio version was excellent and well-remembered (I think), but this was more like seeing the film IN YOUR MIND!Matthew Slepinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04056247825064943944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-73913743462172775682010-03-19T14:05:49.078-04:002010-03-19T14:05:49.078-04:00Now, I want to listen to Raiders!
P.S. Where is t...Now, I want to listen to Raiders!<br /><br />P.S. Where is that shot above the "about this blog" blurb from, please?Aoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145284080419502886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-32879638804758487962010-03-19T11:23:30.112-04:002010-03-19T11:23:30.112-04:00It's interesting to note the "name" ...It's interesting to note the "name" narrators who did NEW material to "link" and expand the stories for vinyl. Sometimes it was their ONLY contribution to the francise...<br />Roscoe Lee Browne in Story of Star Wars.<br />Malachi Throne in Story of Empire Strikes Back.<br />Sometimes it was the star of the series...<br />Lorne Greene in Story of Battllstar Galactica.<br /><br />One movie story album in particular, Raiders of the Lost Ark: the Movie on Record, didn't use ANY narrator! And it held together beautifully.<br /><br />Sadly, Star Trek had movie story albums for I-IV which didn't use the movie soundtracks, but were more like Power Records versions with new casts, music and fx.Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-40252037811158896672010-03-19T10:48:30.363-04:002010-03-19T10:48:30.363-04:00Abridgements like these are truly, truly awesome. ...Abridgements like these are truly, truly awesome. I have found albums of the three original Star Wars movies, Battlestar Galactica, and The Black Hole... I used to have Tron, but it got deleted somehow.<br /><br />Good stuff, good stuff...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3893206653438189717.post-82722965498125340862010-03-19T09:26:16.847-04:002010-03-19T09:26:16.847-04:00Thanks for this great nostalgic post Christopher. ...Thanks for this great nostalgic post Christopher. How I too remember these abbridged cassettes and lps (and Marvel's comic book serialization)... ahh, the good old days :)<br />best,<br />r/eJay Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13482261288019583877noreply@blogger.com