DOG'S IN SPACE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) LP NM/VG+ Gold Stamped Promo

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Dogs in Space Review by Joe Viglione

The soundtrack to director/screenwriter Richard Lowenstein's 1986 film set in Melbourne, Australia, might work better with visuals to accompany it, but apart from the celluloid and on its own this album is a pretentious and dull collection of performances which prove the whole to be less than the sum of its parts, knocking Euclid's axiom on its proverbial head. Brian Eno is typically wacky on "Skysaw," while "Anthrax" from Gang of Four could be Eno messing about. Iggy Pop should be the star of the show, but his "Dog Food" sounds more like the B-52's and even the Sex Pistols; Glen Matlock helping out can't get this dog to bark, though the dreamy "Endless Sea" is more appropriate latter-day Iggy Pop and works better. Michael Hutchence is at his best imitating David Bowie reciting Prokofiev's Peter & the Wolf on the spoken-word "The Green Dragon," the late singer also performing on the title track as well as a throwaway called "Golf Course and the closer, "Rooms for the Memory," his dark tones at odds with Ian "Ollie" Olsen's production work. At least in the '60s when the Tower Records label issued Psych-Out or Riot on Sunset Strip to accompany their respective films, you knew you were going to get some nuggets among the thorns, and those cheesy releases were, for the most part, collectible delights. The band Marching Girls trying to sound like Ian Hunter and not making the grade is indicative of what you'll find on this rag-tag collection put together by writer/producer Ollie Olsen. Nick Cave shows up on a 1979 track by Boys Next Door, which adds a much-needed diversion with piano and a less-driving sound, but it is too little, too late. This music was recorded between 1979 and 1986, and Clinton Walker's over-indulgent liner notes are so in depth that they have the same effect as those single paragraphs one finds on the back of a Pickwick budget release. The album is an anachronism and most disappointing, as the talent lined up should have demanded much more before signing off on this release.

Dogs In Space (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Label:

Atlantic – 81789-1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

US

Released:

1986

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Alternative Rock, Pop Rock, Punk, Soundtrack

A1 Iggy Pop– Dog Food

Mixed By – Thom Panunzio

Producer – Pat Moran

1:39

A2 Michael Hutchence– Dogs In Space

Backing Vocals – Sam Sejavka

Bass – Tim Millikan

Guitar – Edward Clayton Jones*

Keyboards – Gus Till

Synthesizer – John Murphy

2:55

A3 Ollie Olsen– Win / Lose

Bass – Tim Millikan

Drum Programming, Keyboards, Vocals – Ollie Olsen

Engineer – Alan Wright, Ross Cockle

Guitar – Dean Richards

Percussion – John Murphy

4:53

A4 Gang Of Four– Anthrax

Producer – Gang Of Four

2:54

A5 Brian Eno– Skysaw

Producer – Brian Eno

3:22

A6 The Marching Girls– True Love

Backing Vocals, Drums – Des Hefner

Backing Vocals, Guitar – Johnny Cooke

Bass, Lead Vocals – Ronnie Perry (2)

Producer – The Marching Girls

2:59

A7 The Boys Next Door– Shivers

Producer – The Boys Next Door

4:20

B1 Thrush & The C**ts*– Diseases

Backing Vocals, Bass – Denise Grant

Drums – David Light

Guitar – Arnie Hanna

Mixed By – Nick Mainsbridge

Piano – Ollie Olsen

Vocals – Jules Taylor

2:55

B2 Primitive Calculators– Pumping Ugly Muscle

Backing Vocals – Marie Hoy, Terry Dooley

Bass – David Light

Guitar, Vocals – Stuart Grant

Keyboards – Denise Grant

5:07

B3 Michael Hutchence– Golf Course

Backing Vocals – Sam Sejavka

Bass – Tim Millikan

Guitar – Edward Clayton Jones*

Keyboards – Gus Till

Synthesizer – John Murphy

2:52

B4 Michael Hutchence– The Green Dragon

Producer – Michael Hutchence

2:18

B5 Marie Hoy & Friends– Shivers

Backing Vocals, Bass – Tim Millikan

Drum Programming, Keyboards, Vocals – Ollie Olsen

Violin – David Hoy

Vocals – Marie Hoy

4:00

B6 Iggy Pop– Endless Sea

Producer – Iggy Pop

4:55

B7 Michael Hutchence– Rooms For The Memory

Bass – Tim Millikan

Drum Programming, Keyboards, Vocals – Ollie Olsen

Guitar – Dean Richards

Vocals – Michael Hutchence

5:04

Engineer – Tony Cohen (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3, B5, B7)

Producer – Ollie Olsen (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B3, B5, B7)

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MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.