GREASE+2 film soundtrack OST LPs '78-82 Travolta Michelle Pfeiffer Frankie Valli

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Here I have for sale the film soundtrack album LPs to Grease (1978) and Grease 2 (1982).

1. Various ?– Original Movie Soundtrack "Grease"

Label: RSO ?– 2658 125
Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: France
Released: 1978
Genre: Rock, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Rock & Roll, Doo Wop, Pop Rock

Vinyl: EX-NEAR-MINT. Clean on visual inspection. Plays nicely. A few marks on some areas but overall a good copy.
Cover and sleeve: EX-NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on the sleeve. Some edge wear all over but remains intact.


Tracklist:
Record 1:
A1. Frankie Valli – Grease     3:24
A2. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights     3:36
A3. Olivia Newton-John – Hopelessly Devoted To You     3:00
A4. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You're The One That I Want     2:47
A5. John Travolta – Sandy     2:30
B1. Frankie Avalon – Beauty School Dropout     4:02
B2. Stockard Channing – Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee     1:38
B3. John Travolta – Greased Lightnin     3:12
B4. Cindy Bullens – It's Raining On Prom Night     2:57
B5. Unknown Artist – Alone At A Drive-In Movie     2:22
B6. Sha-Na-Na – Blue Moon     2:18

Record 2:
C1. Sha-Na-Na – Rock 'N' Roll Is Here To Stay     2:00
C2. Sha-Na-Na – Those Magic Changes     2:15
C3. Sha-Na-Na – Hound Dog     1:23
C4. Sha-Na-Na – Born To Hand-Jive     4:39
C5. Sha-Na-Na – Tears On My Pillow     2:06
C6. Louis St. Louis & Cindy Bullens – Mooning     2:12
D1. Cindy Bullens – Freddy, My Love     2:40
D2. Louis St. Louis – Rock 'N' Roll Party Queen     2:08
D3. Stockard Channing – There Are Words Things I Could Do     2:18
D4. Olivia Newton-John – Look At Me, I'm Sandra Dee (Reprise)     1:20
D5. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John and Cast – We Go Together     3:14
D6. Unknown Artist – Love Is A Many Splendored Thing     1:23
D7. Frankie Valli – Grease (Reprise)     3:24

Licensed To – RSO Records, Inc.

LP comes in a lovely dark red label with silver letters. GEMA. Album no 2658 125. Stereo. And additional cat# 2479 210 & 2479 211. Made in France. (p) 1978.

Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Side 1): RSO 2479210 1 380 CIDIS
Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Side 2): RSO 2479210 2 380 CIDIS
Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Side 3): RSO 2479211 1 380 CIDIS
Matrix / Runout (Run-Out Groove Side 4): RSO 2479211 2 380 CIDIS

Review:

Grease was a huge success as a Broadway musical prior to hitting the big screen in 1978. That was the version that transformed Grease into a phenomenon -- it was a runaway box office success, and then became a TV, cable, and video favourite.

The soundtrack rivalled its film counterpart as a pop culture perennial, and it's not hard to see why -- its good-natured pastiche of doo wop and early rock & roll is infectious and charming, due in no small part to John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John's charismatic, engaging performances. They sing the majority of the originals -- "Summer Nights," "Hopelessly Devoted To You," "You're the One That I Want," "Sandy," "Greased Lightnin'" -- which were the reason why the film and soundtrack became blockbusters.

The fact that the originals hold up better than the '50s tunes is largely due to Sha Na Na's workmanlike performances, but the originals are so giddily enjoyable -- not only the quintet mentioned above, but also Frankie Avalon's "Beauty School Dropout," Stockard Channing's "Look at Me, I'm Sandra Dee," and Frankie Valli's title track -- that everything works.

Some listeners may prefer the Broadway cast recording, but the fact of the matter is, the sleek pop production the movie's soundtrack boasts and the cast's enthusiastic performances go a long way in making this Grease the definitive Grease.


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2. Various ?– Grease 2 / Original Soundtrack Recording

Label: RSO ?– RSD 5020
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country: UK
Released: 1982
Genre: Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Soundtrack, Musical

Vinyl: MINT. Clean on visual inspection. Plays nicely.
Cover and sleeve: EX-NEAR MINT. Colours are unfaded and no tears on the sleeve. Minor edge wear on top and few creases.


Tracklist:
A1. Back To School Again     
A2. Cool Rider     
A3. Score Tonight     
A4. Girl For All Seasons     
A5. Do It For Our Country     
A6. Who's That Guy?     
B1. Prowlin'     
B2. Reproduction     
B3. Charades     
B4. (Love Will) Turn Back The Hands Of Time     
B5. Rock-a-hula-luau (Summer Is Coming)     
B6. We'll Be Together     

Producer, Arranged By – Louis St. Louis


For a sequel to the highest grossing musical of all time, Grease 2 is content on leaving behind the far-reaching magnitude and quality of the music that songwriters like John Farrar immortalized.

As far as casting goes, Grease utilized the innocent appeal and gifted vocals of Olivia Newton-John and profited greatly from that casting decision. Michelle Pfeiffer is an arguably better actress than Newton-John, and even though her appeal has lasted through generations, she does not measure as well on the musical scale of entertainment.

To say that "Cool Rider" is one of the best songs and Michelle Pfeiffer's only solo on the soundtrack is to reveal the fact that Grease 2 is inferior but for a whole different reason -- the songs are dulled. Grease 2, by name alone, begs for a place alongside its predecessor, maybe even comparison.

But as Grease featured a collection of classic '50s songs and new songs (some even better than the '50s hits), Grease 2 could not keep its soundtrack from dripping in the heat if not for "Cool Rider," "Score Tonight," and the explicitly suggestive "Reproduction," which is embarrassingly catchy.



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