Monthly Archives: February 2010

WTF: At Play With The Playmates

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WTF BAD ALBUM COVERS AT PLAY WITH THE PLAYMATES

I don’t want to know what the boys in THIS band were thinking when they approved this unfortunately candid shot for At Play With The Playmates. The facial expressions alone are priceless. Look at “Lucky Pierre” in the middle there, he’s clearly the only one enjoying himself here…take that however you please, but the guy in the rear has “new hernia” written all over his face, while the gent in the front seems to have a sort of Glenn Beck outrage going on, combined with a case of sudden nausea. “Did you just touch my buttocks?”

At Play With The Playmates? This album has a sort of sub-par Four Seasons vibe to it, and it quickly wears out its welcome unless you’re a fan of the genre–and I’m definitely not. I’ll pass on the adenoidal shrieking, thanks very much. This album cover is damn amusing though. Just what ARE The Playmates playing at? It look suspiciously as though they’re all trying to cop a cheap jolly off the vibrations of a poorly tuned up moped.

–Joe Wallace

Can You Sell Vinyl on CD Baby?

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A while back, I sent a query out to CDBaby asking about the possibility of selling a vinyl album or in addition to digital downloads and compact discs. Vinyl junkies take note, the official word from CD Baby is good news–vinyl is most welcome. From the CD Baby rep, Deena:

“Sure, we can list vinyl at CDBaby. We prefer if it matches an album on CD that is already for sale or will be for sale here, but isn’t required. Just makes things easier for the set up, as you’ll see.”

According to CD Baby, if you already have an album for sale on CD Baby and want to start selling vinyl copies, all you have to do is send five copies (contact CD Baby directly for details about sending more for in-store distro, etc.).

Vinyl submitted as a “stand alone submission” (as in, there are no other formats to be sold) must be signed up in the same way as a new CD or digital download. You’ll need a UPC code or you can purchase one from CDBaby. Again from the rep:

“Then, we’ll need an audio cd that matches the audio on the record so that we can post your clips and/or digitally distribute the album. You can send that with the first five records you send us. Please keep in mind, we might have to take a different cut than $4 per physical copy sold, shipping costs are sometimes more than it is for CDs.  We’ll have our receiving manager check it out once it arrives.”

Don’t forget about the cover art!  Just like with CD Baby CDs, you’ll need to send  a 1000 x 1000 pixel tiff file at 300dpi (with no compression) to CD Baby. This is great news for anyone who wants to get more ears on their vinyl release but doesn’t know where to start with distribution, etc. This CD Baby page has plenty of information on signing up and getting started. And, yes, Turntabling Records does have some material distributed via CD Baby, including all the titles found in the upper right corner of our site under “Download Turntabling Records albums”



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Phenomena OST by Goblin–The Complete Goblin Instrumental Soundtrack CD

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Goblin’s original soundtrack for Dario Argento’s Phenomena is on sale here at Turntabling while supplies last. This one is getting scarce, order while you can!

Dario Argento made Phenomena in that strange mid-eighties twilight zone of horror movie releases–the genre was expanding beyond the cliches of the 60s and 70s and everything seemed to be up for grabs both plotwise and from a musical and visual standpoint.

The camerawork on Phenomena and Goblin’s moody soundtrack are good examples of the best of the era. Argento got interesting, quirky performances out of Jennifer Connelly and Donald Pleasence, and Daria Nicolodi’s turn as the mother of a twisted creature kept chained in a basement is as trippy as you’d expect it to be.

The music for this one is great–Goblin shows off yet another side of their multiple musical personalities, managing to cram some operatic vocalizations into an electro/dancefloor sounding score–and for once, the opera-style vocals actually work.

If you haven’t seen this slice of mid-80s Italian horror, you owe it to yourself to catch up, and fast. Jennifer Connelly might be embarrassed by this early effort (has she said so one way or the other?) but for fans of all things Argento (and Goblin) this is great stuff. Just don’t expect any of it to make sense (except as dream logic) and you’ll do fine.

Phenomena was released in a butchered version in the USA called Creepers, but thanks to several sources you can see it in its uncut glory the way it was intended.

Phenomena–the Complete Original Soundtrack by Goblin is a new, sealed import compact disc. Buy it now from Turntabling for $22 plus shipping.





The Erotic and Painful Obsessions of Jess Franco

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The Erotic and Painful Obsessions of Jess FrancoTurntabling has gotten in quite a few erotica and softcore soundtrack titles lately, but The Erotic and Painful Obsessions of Jess Franco combines horror and softcore to great effect. This CD is a collection of three Jesse Franco soundtracks by Gerarh Heinz, who is a favorite on the Turntabling speakers.

Things get started nicely with the soundtrack to Lolita Am Scheidweg, also known as Eugenie. Next is the OST for Franco’s Bloody Moon, which has a couple of startlingly disco-fied cuts, but gets into some slightly Goblin-esque  euro-horror territory with Die Sage des Todes suite. Giorgio Moroder fans will be pleased by Disco Alternativ, and when the disc finally heads into the home stretch with the softcore OST for Linda, we’re almost in Morricone territory with Die Madchen im Kloster and Im Strandcafe.

A little bossa, a little horror, some disco…what’s not to love about The Erotic and Painful Obsessions of Jess Franco? This is easily one of the most enjoyable titles we carry.

The Erotic and Painful Obsessions of Jess Franco is a new, sealed CD. Buy it now for $18.00 US plus shipping.