Rare US promo Richard Rodney Bennett YANKS Film Soundtrack OST LP 1979 Gere WW2

	£		20
	$		27

Here I have for sale US import promo of the original film soundtrack LP to 'Yanks' (1979), composed by Richard Rodney Bennett and conducted by Marcus Dods.

This has not yet been released on CD so this is currently the only available format.

Richard Rodney Bennett – Yanks (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1979)

Label: MCA Records ?– MCA-3181
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Import
Country: US
Year: 1979
Genre: Stage & Screen, Soundtrack, NeoClassical, Easy listening, Big Band
Style: Jazz, Instrumental, Vocal, Theme, Score, Dance Hall, Pop

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – EX. Clean on visual inspection. Played just pre-listing and sound clarity is great.
Cover – VG. Edge wear all round and some corner wear too. However, cover colours are unfaded and clean. Mottling on reverse side where white shows some discolouration. Cover remains intact. A very good copy overall.
Sleeve – EX. Original MCA. White 'window' paper with small MCA logos all over. Some folding/creasing. Intact.


Track listing:
A1. Main Title "Yanks".
A2. Love Theme - Matt And Jean.
A3. Elmer's Tune.
A4. John And Helen.
A5. Matt And Jean On The Moors.
A6. Helen And John At The Seaside.
A7. Montage, New Year's Eve.
A8. A String Of Pearls.
A9. Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree.
A10. I'll Be Seeing You.
A11. John Phones Helen.

B1. The Canal - Matt And Jean.
B2. Matt And Jean - Love Scene.
B3. Two O'clock Jump.
B4. Matt And Jean Return - Goodbay!.
B5. Jean On Truck To Station.
B6. Finale Boys On Train See Girls.
B7. I'll Be Seeing You.
B8. End Title Roller


About the film:
Yanks is a 1979 period drama film set during World War II in Northern England. The film was directed by John Schlesinger and starred Richard Gere, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Lisa Eichhorn and Tony Melody. It was Schlesinger's first British film since Sunday Bloody Sunday which he directed in 1971. Despite being set during the Second World War, the film is a character study which features no combat or fighting scenes.

The film depicts the relationships between American soldiers stationed in semi-rural Northern England and the local population during the build-up to Operation Overlord in 1944. In particular, three romances between US service personnel and local women are shown, in order to explore the effects of the cultural differences between the brash GIs or "Yanks" and the more reserved British population.

Schlesinger was able to obtain the finance to make Yanks - which was a personal project - because of the financial success of his 1976 suspense film Marathon Man.

Much of the filming took place on location in Northern England between April and August 1978. Scenes were shot on location in Oldham, Glossop, Stalybridge, Stockport and other surrounding areas. The opening shot of the film is the war memorial in Stalybridge town centre. Other scenes were filmed at the town hall in Hyde and outside a pillbox attached to a former Royal Ordnance Factory in Steeton, West Yorkshire. However the cinema sequences were shot at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London and exterior shots of the unnamed Welsh resort were filmed along Happy Valley Road, Llandudno, North Wales.

The ending, where the troops board their train to head to the front, were filmed at Keighley railway station on the line belonging to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. An authentic World War II locomotive, which is preserved by the heritage railway, was used for the scene.


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Postage and packaging FREE to UK. Will post worldwide. Europe standard £6.50; Europe tracked and signed £11; N and S America, USA, Canada £9; Asia, Australia, Japan £11. No returns accepted.

Payment by cheque (UK only) or Paypal please.

Please see my other soundtrack listings.

Thanks for looking and happy eBaying!



ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.