Finally got around to picking up the Halloween II and Halloween III vinyl repress/repackagings from Death Waltz. Excellent job on both. Thought I’d grab a quick shot of all my Halloween soundtrack vinyl and CD’s.
And then this original Halloween II soundtrack LP I’ve had signed by Dick Warlock, Lance Guest (Jimmy) and Pamela Susan Shoop (Nurse Karen).
A solidly stacked bunch, looks just like my own (sans signatures). Thanks for sharing!
I’m not able to speak for them all, but the H2 & H3 extended soundtracks are horribly remastered with fatal dosages of compression. I am not proud to have them in my audio collection, either. Across hundreds if not thousands of remastered albums I own, by far, these are some of the worst productions I’ve heard. I am not being overly critical, they are just that bad. How & why, James Nelson? Even with basic or crash-course knowledge, any average person could produce a better-sounding job based on an original press with free, open source audio processing.
The H2 remaster is directly shamed by the included “Mr. Sandman” track, remastered & provided courtesy of Barnaby Records, which represents how one should professionally & accurately remaster an audio track. It is the only track superior to the original pressing.
They’re acceptable for casual listeners or if the original pressings became unavailable, or for completion’s or collection’s sake, though. The added “suites” don’t readily contain new material, just a mash-up montage of sorts. Know that my beef is with Howarth & Nelson, not personally with those who own these. Without owning original pressings, I understand a comparison cannot be drawn.
I’m going to form a thread soon about the obscure Japanese pressing from '79, a pretty elusive soundtrack you don’t see very often.
Sounds nice, could you also present and review your LP collection? As a matter of fact, reviews of Halloween LPs are hard to find. Would be great if you will post them and give us some professional information on them