Top Ten Ebay Wins August 2007

John Barry

1. Jagged Edge Varese Club (1000) CD $177.93
2. The Golden Child Japan CD $95.09
3. Themependium 4CD $64.95
4. Beat Girl England LP $62.68
5. John Barry Signed Photo $62.52
6. John Barry Signed Photo $56.00
7. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $40.00
8. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $39.00
9. The Deep/Jagged Edge CD $37.00
10. Walkabout Poo LP $35.00

Ennio Morricone

1. 20 Ennio Morricone LPs $177.50
2. Ultimate Collection 24CD Box $146.59
3. Ultimate Collection 24CD Box $142.59
4. Ultimate Collection 24CD Box $92.00
5. The Thing CD $81.00
6. Il Gruppo (The Private Sea Of Dreams) US LSP 3846 LP $79.00
7. A Time Of Destiny CD $69.99
8. Citta Violenta Japan LP $64.00
9. Moses 2CD $51.00
10. Il Gatto Italy CD $49.99

Jerry Goldsmith

1. Fox Box 6CD $202.51
2. Fox Box 6CD $182.50
3. Goldsmith Film Music Masters Box (Video) $149.00
4. Night Crossing (Orange Title) CD $89.68
5. Sand Pebbles Deluxe CD $78.00
6. Psycho II CD $76.00
7. Jerry Goldsmith DVD $75.00
8. Psycho II CD $72.00
9. Bandolero Expanded CD $70.69
10. Chinatown CD $69.01

Elmer Bernstein

1. Ghostbusters Varese CD $80.00
2. Ghostbusters Varese CD $60.63
3. The Great Escape 2CD $56.00
4. Ghostbusters Varese CD $49.99
5. The Ten Commandments MCA CD $49.99
6. I Love You Alice B. Toklas Sealed LP $46.00
7. The Ten Commandments MCA CD $42.99
8. Heavy Metal The Score (LP Cover) Promo CD $38.00
9. The Ten Commandments MCA CD $34.33
10. Gold CD-R $32.35

James Horner

1. Testament/In Country CD $90.00
2. Batteries Not Included CD $58.64
3. Commando CD $56.00
4. Apollo 13 The Score CD $49.99
5. Balto CD $47.01
6. Commando CD $46.56
7. The Land That Time Forgot CD $44.00
8. Krull 2CD $41.00
9. Krull 2CD SCSE CD-4 CD $40.74
10. Cocoon Peg CD $40.44

John Williams

1. Indiana Jones & The Temple Of Doom 2CD $374.05
2. Tanglewood Concert 8-25-07 2 Tickets $200.00
3. The Towering Inferno FSM CD $165.50
4. Signed Topps Star Wars Composer Photo Card $125.00
5. Signed Topps Star Wars Composer Photo Card $125.00
6. Signed Topps Star Wars Composer Photo Card $99.99
7. Star Wars Sealed 2LP $81.76
8. Signed Topps Star Wars Composer Photo Card $79.95
9. Tanglewood Concert 8-25-07 2 Tickets $76.04
10. Signed Topps Star Wars Composer Photo Card $76.00

Supergirl

This film was released in 1984 while I was living in Germany. Don't remember too much of the movie, but do remember that I thought that Helen Slater didn't seem right for the part of Supergirl. Also starring in this film was Peter O'Toole, Mia Farrow, and Faye Dunaway. You may or may not enjoy this film as I personally thought it was boring.

As for the score by Jerry Goldsmith, well it is Goldsmith and his scores rarely go wrong. Another strong main title for sure. There are 23 tracks that show you why Jerry Goldsmith is THE COMPOSER of our time. His passing was a shocker and we can all be pleased that he continues to live through all the recordings he left us. This has got to be on your soundtrack shelf in one form or another. VARESE SARABANDE STV-81231 1984 LP, VARESE SARABANDE VCD 47218 1985 CD, SILVA AMERICA SSD 1025 1993 CD; and VOLCANO CPC8-1119 2000 Japan CD.

Top Ten Ebay Wins July 2007

John Barry

1. The Dove CB $68.99

2. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $40.00

3. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $40.00

4. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $40.00

5. The Black Hole/Howard The Duck CD $39.00

6. The Lion In Winter Varese CD $37.99

7. Follow Me Japan 45/PS $37.55

8. On Her Majesty's Secret Service England Promo 45 $32.00

9. Dr. No England EP $31.00

10. Mary, Queen Of Scots/A Thousand Days CD $31.00

Ennio Morricone

1. Ennio Morricone Chronicles 10CD $358.00

2. Nostromo Italy 2CD $124.49

3. Il Giro Del Mondo Japan CD $99.99

4. Lolita Japan CD $89.00

5. L'Immoralita CD $56.00

6. The Thing CD $51.00

7. Napoli - Miranda Martino LP $49.99

8. The Thing CD $49.22

9. Diciottenni Al Sole Japan EP $49.00

10. Mondo Morricone 3CD $49.00

Jerry Goldsmith

1. The Fox Box $278.00

2. Link Varese Club CD $218.00

3. Night Crossing Intrada VJF 5004D CD $169.16

4. In Harms Way Japan CD $163.00

5. Raggedy Man Varese Club CD $162.50

6. The Boys From Brazil Japan Cd $142.50

7. The Reincarnation Of Peter Proud Promo LP $127.51

8. The Burbs Varese Club CD $102.50

9. Psycho II CD $99.99

10. The Burbs Varese Club CD $76.01

Elmer Bernstein

1. Ghostbusters Varese CD $86.01

2. the Great Escape 2CD $74.99

3. Stars 'N' Bars Varese Club CD $68.07

4. The Great Escape 2CD $66.00

5. The Great Escape 2CD $57.00

6. Ghostbusters Varese CD $56.00

7. The Black Cauldron Varese CD $47.59

8. Movie And TV Themes Gold CD $42.33

9. Kings Go Forth/Some Came Running CD $41.00

10. Walk On the Wild Side CD $38.51

James Horner

1. Vibes Varese CD $306.00

2. Apollo 13 Score CD $71.00

3. Apollo 13 Score CD $50.00

4. Fitzwilly Varese CD $50.00

5. Jack The Bear CD $47.00

6. Krull 2CD $39.99

7. Batteries Not Included CD $39.55

8. Cocoon CD $38.99

9. Where The River Runs Black CD $34.00

10. Where The River Runs Black Cd $34.00

John Williams

1. Hollywood Bowl (7-14-07) Tickets (6) $1,111.00

2. Hollywood Bowl (7-14-07 Tickets (4) $718.00

3. Hollywood Bowl (7-14-07 Tickets (4) $430.00

4. The Poseidon Adventure FSM CD $319.89

5. Hollywood Bowl (7-14-07) Tickets (2) $249.99

6. The Towering Inferno FSM CD $201.72

7. Hollywood Bowl (7-14-07) Tickets (5) $200.00

8. hollywood Bowl (7-13-07) Tickets (2) $196.00

9. Space Camp Japan CD $187.50

10. The Towering Inferno FSM CD $152.50

A Genius, Two Partners And An Idiot

This film was released in 1975 and promoted in the United States as a sequel to "My Name Is Nobody". It starred Terence Hill, Patrick McGoohan, Klaus Kinski and Miou Miou. Sergio Leone and Damiano Damani directed, or so the DVD states. Understandably, Sergio Leone chose to be uncredited in the film (We would all like to think he had absolutely nothing to do with it). The music was composed by Ennio Morricone and remains the only thing worthwhile in the film. I looked all over for this movie and wouldn't locate it until it came out on DVD in 2004 (not even a rerun on late TV). There are times when you have to be careful in what you wish for. This was one of those times. It was dreadful! I couldn't wait for it to end. It reminded me of the film "OK Connery" ( a James Bond ripoff starring Sean Connery's brother) that I again waited years to finally see and was very disappointed (even this had an Ennio Morricone score with the late great Bruno Nicolai). You sense "OK Connery" was going bad when you see the Moneypenny charactor running around shooting at the bad guys with her gun pointing straight into the ground. So just how did "A Genius" go so wrong here? These are not bad actors. We all loved Terrence Hill in "My Name Is Nobody" which I saw in downtown Bangkok, Thailand in 1975. England's Patrick McGoohan was just fabulous as Danger Man, Secret Agent, and the Prisoner in the TV 60s. So again, what happened? Well, I don't exactly know. But, I do know, that this is perhaps the worst spaghetti western ever made! It was films like this that gave spaghetti westerns a bad name...DVD 2004 WHAM! USA.

On the other hand, the score by Ennio Morricone was a delight. It reminds you of the great music in "My Name Is Nobody", and is just as good. The music had many releases throughout the world except in the United States Of America. The LP releases were: Italy Deram-XDEF 128, England CBS-69231, Germany Ariola-OT 27207, France Philips-9286329 and Sonopresse-GT 36510. The CDs as shown above: 1995 Japan SLC Inc. SLCS-7262 and 2004 Italy Hexacord HCD-04.

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.