Top Ten Ebay Wins June 2007

John Barry

1. Follow Me JBCD-1 CD $439.99
2. The Best Of 007 With John Barry Japan LP $107.50
3. The Dove CD $78.49
4. Follow Me Japan 45/PS $53.01
5. Howard The Duck CD $50.00
6. Until September/Starcrash CD $47.55
7. Goldfinger US LP $42.99
8. Raise The Titanic Japan 45/PS $41.00
9. King Kong FSM CD $41.00
10. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $40.00


Ennio Morricone

1. Ripley's Game CD $200.00
2. Metello SLC Club Japan CD $199.00
3. Red Sonja/Bloodline Varese Club CD $99.99
4. The Island CD $84.89
5. Concerto Per AIRC 2CD $80.99
6. The Thing CD $63.00
7. Bixio Collection (Can) CD $61.00
8. I Film Della Violenza Italy 2LP $60.00
9. Je M'Appelle Malabar Canada LP $57.99
10. Nuova Consonanza LP $56.00


Jerry Goldsmith

1. In Harm's Way Japan CD $339.99
2. The Burbs Varese Club CD $149.19
3. 13 Rare Jerry Goldsmith CDs $143.50
4. Boys From Brazil CD $112.49
5. Night Crossing CD $90.00
6. Chinatown CD $87.00
7. Supergirl 2CD $82.99
8. Chinatown Expanded CD $81.00
9. Night Crossing CD $80.99
10. The Wind And The Lion CD $80.00


Elmer Bernstein


1. The Great Escape 2CD $79.00
2. The Great Escape 2CD $70.00
3. Ghostbusters Varese CD $53.00
4. Ghostbusters Varese CD $51.96
5. Ghostbusters Varese CD $51.62
6. Ghostbusters Varese CD $51.00
7. Ghostbusters Varese CD $41.00
8. The Ten Commandments MCA CD $35.00
9. The Sweet Smell Of Success/Walk On The Wild Side CD $35.00
10. More Music From The Ten Commandments CD $33.00


James Horner


1. A Far Off Place CD $76.00
2. Commando CD $56.00
3. Cocoon CD and Cocoon The Return CDs $56.00
4. Suites & Themes CD $49.99
5. Cocoon CD $45.07
6. Krull 2CD $39.99
7. Where The River Runs Black CD $39.60
8. Jack The Bear CD $37.50
9. Krull 2CD $36.50
10. Cocoon CD $34.09


John Williams


1. Hollywood Bowl (14 Jul 07) Tickets (4) $1,200.00
2. Hollywood Bowl (13 Jul 07) Tickets (4) $600.00
3. Hollywood Bowl (13 Jul 07) Tickets (4) $480.00
4. Hollywood Bowl (14 Jul 07) Tickets (4) $450.00
5. The Poseidon Adventure FSM CD $251.00
6. Hollywood Bowl (14 Jul 07) Tickets (2) $210.00
7. Spacecamp (Only 100 copies made) Japan CD $178.00
8. The Towering Inferno FSM CD $115.10
9. Hollywood Bowl (14 Jul 07) Tickets (2) $104.50
10. The Poseidon Adventure FSM CD $102.50

The Legend Of Frenchie King

The film was released in 1972 while I was living in Hawaii and starred Bridget Bardot and Claudia Cardinal. I bought the VHS a couple of years ago, but could only watch about 30 minutes of it and lost interest. That's all I know about this film. Makes one wonder how you could go wrong with these two females in your movie. I still own the VHS so I may yet finish this film on the basis of the music alone.

England released an LP right after the release of the film and a CD appeared in Japan in 1994. Composer Francis Lai (France's answer to Henry Mancini) composed this score and it turned out to be surprisingly entertaining. There were three vocals in the CD sung by Claudia Cardinale, Little Sammy Gaha and Micheline Presle. The best was the main title song by Little Sammy Gaha (never heard of him). The score itself is in a very frenchie spaghetti western fashion. I believe it was Francis Lai's first attempt at a western. I did enjoy it as the CD was very enjoyable throughout and I doubt that Morricone, Nicolai or Goldsmith had to worry about the competition. Lai is very famous for things like "A Man And A Woman, Live For Life, Love Story, etc. My personal favorite score by Francis Lai is "La Course Du Lievre A Travers Les Champs" ("And Hope To Die" was the title in the US). The "Legend Of Frenchie King" score is very rare and is rarely seen on CD. I do recommend the score, but not the film. The CD was released in Japan on the SLC label SLCS-5034 with a twelve page booklet with photos, all in Japanese.

The Molly Maguires

"The Molly Maguires", starring Sean Connery and Richard Harris was released in 1970, while I was living in Honolulu, Hawaii, by Paramount Pictures. Rather surprised that Sean Connery wasn't playing the undercover Pinkerton cop instead of Richard Harris. I thought Mr. Harris was miscast in this film. The only film I enjoyed his performance in was "Cry The Beloved Country". The movie is a historical drama played out in the coal mines of Eastern Pennsylvania in the 1870s. This is another film that did not perform well for Paramount. I enjoyed this one as well, mostly due to Connery's performance and the music of Henry Mancini. After the film I began reading books on the subject and found it to be most intriging. It's a great little film that needs to be on your Top Ten List of historical films to watch.

"The Molly Maguires" has a dramatic score by composer Henry Mancini. As usual, Henry composed, arranged and conducted. He is normally associated with lightweight scores such as "Breakfast At Tiffanys" and "The Pink Panther". When he does receive a rare dramatic film to score he shows you what a truly great composer he really was. This is a most enjoyable score filled with lovely tracks and listenable dramatic interplay. Surely one of his best efforts in the 1970s. The CD has been out-of-print for some time now and will cost you a pretty penny to own. The CD is on the Bay Cities label BCD 3029, 1970, with a 4 page booklet and liner notes by Jon Burlingame.