3x JOHN HUGHES film OST LPs BREAKFAST CLUB Some Kind of Wonderful GREAT OUTDOORS

	£		35
	$		46

Here for sale are three soundtrack music OST LP albums from JOHN HUGHES films of the 1980s:
• The Breakfast Club (1985)
• Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
• The Great Outdoors (1988)

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1. The Breakfast Club (1985) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Keith Forsey, Wang Chung, Gary Chang (additional music)

Label: A&M
Year: 1985
Country: US
Genre: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Style: Pop Rock, Downtempo, Synth-pop
Vinyl: MINT. No marks or scratches on visual inspection. A decent example.
Cover and sleeve:VERY GOOD. Edge wear is visible all round. However, colours are unfaded, there are no tears, creases or rips and reverse side is overall fine.


Track listing:

A1. Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me)  4:20
A2. Elizabeth Daily* - Waiting  4:37
A3. Wang Chung - Fire In The Twilight  3:51
A4. Keith Forsey - I'm The Dude  2:10
A5. Jesse Johnson & Stephanie Spruill - Heart Too Hot To Hold  4:25

B1. Gary Chang - Dream Montage  2:37
B2. Karla DeVito - We Are Not Alone  3:39
B3. Keith Forsey - The Reggae  3:07
B4. Joyce Kennedy - Didn't I Tell You  4:47
B5. Keith Forsey - Love Theme  4:26

Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Indianapolis

Art Direction – Chuck Beeson
Bass – Arthur Barrow, Bob Getter, Ed Alton, Steve Schiff
Design – Donald Krieger
Drums – Craig Krampf, Keith Forsey
Guitar – Craig Hull, Curt Neishloss, Jesse Johnson, Steve Schiff
Keyboards – Arthur Barrow, Gary Chang, Keith Forsey, Steve Goldstein
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Producer – Keith Forsey



Review:
Any fan of John Hughes or '80s teen culture remembers the soundtrack to The Breakfast Club for one reason: Simple Minds' stone classic "Don't You (Forget About Me)."

One of the few new wave songs that could seriously be called an anthem, the song made an indelible impression on an entire generation, which is no exaggeration for many Gen-Xers. "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is the sound of the mid-'80s, without exception. Too bad it's the only memorable thing about the soundtrack.

The remainder of the record is either devoted to '80s artifacts -- there's really no other word for leftovers from Wang Chung or songs by Karla DeVito, Jesse Johnson, and Elizabeth Daily, or forgettable instrumentals by Keith Forsey. Ironically, the very fact that the soundtrack is disposable makes it all the more a time capsule and thereby interesting, but don't expect to be blown away by anything outside of Simple Minds' undisputed masterpiece.

By the way, nothing is more emblematic of the Reagan era than the fact that a worthy band became famous -- in fact, synonymous -- for a song they didn't write.


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2.  Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label: MCA
Country: UK
Year: 1987
Genre: Classical, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Score, Contemporary
Vinyl: MINT. Clean on visual inspection. Plays nicely.
Cover and sleeve: NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on the sleeve.



Track listing
A1. Pete Shelley – Do Anything     3:38
A2. Furniture – Brilliant Mind     4:10
A3. Blue Room (2) – Cry Like This  4:04
A4. Flesh For Lulu – I Go Crazy  3:50
A5. Stephen Duffy – She Loves Me  3:40

B1. The Jesus And Mary Chain – The Hardest Walk  3:10
B2. The Apartments – The Shyest Time  3:31
B3. The March Violets – Miss Amanda Jones  3:12
B4. Lick The Tins – Can't Help Falling In Love  3:07
B5. The March Violets – Turn To The Sky  3:58

Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone [Uncredited] – Gary Barnacle (tracks: A1)
Compilation Producer – Stephen Hague

Complete title on cover:
A John Hughes Production - Some Kind Of Wonderful - Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack.

Comes with a lryic insert.

UK vinyl pressing.

Review:

No other popular filmmaker in the '80s exhibited a thirst for new wave more than John Hughes. The soundtrack for Hughes' Pretty in Pink exposed such college-radio heroes as New Order, the Psychedelic Furs, the Smiths, and Echo and the Bunnymen to the Top 40 crowd.

Consider the Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack as its even hipper sequel.

While the Pretty in Pink soundtrack assembled new wave artists with substantial cult followings, Some Kind of Wonderful digs deeper in the import section; names like Blue Room, Lick the Tins, and the Apartments are probably unfamiliar to the most hardcore of new wave enthusiasts. Nevertheless, the songs are accessible and catchy, as if they were ripped from an underground pop station's nightly countdown. The wounded emotions in Blue Room's piano ballad "Cry Like This" simmer with palpable teen angst; Flesh for Lulu's "I Go Crazy" is high-spirited synth pop with glam rock guitars; and Furniture's brooding "Brilliant Mind" reflects the icy detachment of adolescent depression.

The March Violets also transform the Rolling Stones' "Miss Amanda Jones" into a new wave singalong, while the Apartments sneak coy indie pop onto a major label. Lick the Tins' remake of "Can't Help Falling in Love" encapsulates the innocence of teen love with its little-girl vocals. The Some Kind of Wonderful soundtrack offers minor-leaguers an opportunity to play for the masses, and each one scores a home run.


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3.  The Great Outdoors (1988) Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Label: Atlantic
Year: 1988
Country: USA
Genre: Rock, Funk / Soul, Blues, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Rhythm & Blues, Pop Rock
Vinyl: MINT. Clean on visual inspection. Plays nicely.
Cover and sleeve: NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on the sleeve.


Track listing:

A1. Elwood Blues Revue – Land Of A Thousand Dances (Part 1) (Featuring – Wilson Pickett)  3:44
A2. Elwood Blues Revue – Hot Fun In The Summertime (Featuring: Sam Moore)  3:05
A3. Joe Walsh – Big Country  4:04
A4. David Wilcox – Cabin Fever  4:48
A5. Elwood Blues Revue – Land Of A Thousand Dances (Part 2) (Featuring – Wilson Pickett)  4:39

B1. Bomb The Bass – Big Bear  4:34
B2. Pop Will Eat Itself – Beaver Patrol  3:08
B3. Elwood Blues With Tom Scott – Dragboat  3:32
B4. Elwood Blues With Peter Aykroyd – Hot Weasel  3:30
B5. Thomas Newman And The Lazy 13 – Hey, Cowboy!  4:18


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Please see my other soundtrack listings, including my "She's Having a Baby" soundtrack listing, another John Hughes film.

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