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Spurred on by the stuff not reissued thread, I was wondering if anyone could let me know which SAC tracks are on the soundtrack album. There's this amazing party-scene instrumental I've been after for the past few years.

Have a good weekend, btw...

― Jez (Jez), Friday, 18 October 2002 11:26 (twenty-three years ago)

"Girl From the City" and "I'm Coming Home" (both in the party scene) are the only SAC tracks that are included on the official album. No amazing instrumental or "Incense and Peppermints," sadly. Also the Carrie Nations tracks are different versions of the tracks used in the flick.

Best movie of all time? I think so.

― Rich, Friday, 18 October 2002 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

As one could tell from your e-mail address, yes. ;-) A filmgoing highlight of my life: a UCLA screening of it in 1991 or so when it was still officially out of circulation, attended by Russ, R. Ebert, the lead Carrie Nation, a couple of the other actresses and the guy who played Z-Man himself! Made for a great panel discussion. Half the LA punk scene from the seventies was in the audience somewhere, I gathered.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 October 2002 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Whoa, I'm jealous. I hear Russ isn't doing so well these days (a recent interview with one of his oft-used actresses revealed that he's losing to Alzheimer's), which sucks. He's such an American hero.

I spend my days anxiously awaiting the announcement of BVD on DVD. 'Course it probably won't include Meyer's commentary, but anything is better than the ugly p&s analog version most of us have to put up with.

― Rich, Friday, 18 October 2002 16:07 (twenty-three years ago)

Eh? I thought it was on DVD...

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 18 October 2002 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Nope. AFAIK, It's only available on tape.

― Chris Barrus (xibalba), Friday, 18 October 2002 17:31 (twenty-three years ago)

the 1st few times i seen it was on tape, it was a nth-gen dub off dutch (?) tv. looked good that way, the blurry colour effect was even more lurid & sleazy looking than a normal russ meyer movie. i used to have the s/track album but i sold it, whatta dumbass i was. i don't recall the SAC songs being that good tho, did they have any good songs apart fom "incense & pep."?

― unknown or illegal user (doorag), Saturday, 19 October 2002 02:29 (twenty-three years ago)

did they have any good songs apart fom "incense & pep."?

I'm fond of "Barefoot in Baltimore".

― Phil (phil), Saturday, 19 October 2002 04:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Oh yes...Tomorrow, Sit With the Guru (ignore the title), ...loads of stuff - inc. the instrumental from BYVOTD... I really recommend a greatest hits comp.

― Jez (Jez), Saturday, 19 October 2002 08:11 (twenty-three years ago)

...and Love Me Again - bluddy brilliant!

― Jez (Jez), Saturday, 19 October 2002 08:13 (twenty-three years ago)

there's a song called "black butter" on one of the "electric psychedelic sitar headswirlers" comps that's pretty damn nice.

― your null fame (yournullfame), Saturday, 19 October 2002 09:20 (twenty-three years ago)

"Sit With the Guru" goes too far for me, i.e. crosses the line from kitschy fun to just plain embarrassing. Then there's "Eulogy" from The World in a Seashell -- a love song with a surprise twist at the end that tries for sweet and clever, but ends up being kind of creepy (you'll see what I mean when you hear it).

Overall they basically deserved their reputation as lightweight and contrived, but whoever produced them had a nice sense of orchestration and arrangement.

― Phil (phil), Saturday, 19 October 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

(I like their harmonies, too -- when they're in tune, anyway...)

― Phil (phil), Saturday, 19 October 2002 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

There's an announcement regarding the planned DVD -well worth having a read, and possibly even joining in on the letter writing campaign demanding (begging for?) extra features!

http://www.beyondthevalleyofthedolls.com

― Candide, Saturday, 19 October 2002 16:13 (twenty-three years ago)

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