The soundtrack that started it all, for me at least. This is the album that, when I was twelve years old, introduced me to underground music. This soundtrack served as a sort of jump off point for me and I began purchasing albums by each of the artists included here. Chock full of awesomeness galore, this is definitely one of the best soundtracks ever put out there. It includes The Cramps, Flesheaters, TSOL, Roky Erickson, The Damned and even more! Plus they are all doing original songs written for the movie (with the exception of Roky's "Burn The Flames"). Return of the Living Dead was an almost instant cult classic for its blend of humor and gore in homage to the greatest of zombie films, Night of the Living Dead. If you haven't seen it then now would be a great time! The version of the soundtrack that I've uploaded for your listening pleasure is a special treat for Halloween. This is the rare version featuring dialogue from the film in between tracks and the original score music. To my knowledge, it was only released on the picture disc, which I am lucky enough to own, though I found this out there on the interwebs. The whole record is great but my personal faves are The Cramps "Surfin' Dead", 45 Grave's special "zombie version" of "Partytime", and The Damned's "Dead Beat Dance". All of these are unavailable elsewhere and are great tunes from some of the greatest bands of the era. So get your pointy little witch shoes on and prepare to shake what your monster gave ya!
Tracks:
1. They Don't Leak (Film Dialogue)
2. Hideous Ugly Place (Film Dialogue)
3. The Cramps - Surfin' Dead
4. Like This Job? (Film Dialogue)
5. 45 Grave - Partytime (Zombie Version)
6. It Worked In The Movie (Film Dialogue)
7. T.S.O.L. - Nothing For You
8. It's A Way Of Life (Film Dialogue)
9. The Flesheaters - Eyes Without A Face
10. You're Not Alive (Film Dialogue)
11. Roky Erickson - Burn The Flames
12. Rigermortus (Film Dialogue)
13. The Damned - Dead Beat Dance
14. Send More Paramedics (Film Dialogue)
15. Tall Boys - Take A Walk
16. Swallowed Up (Film Dialogue)
17. The Black Berries - Love Under Will
18. Trash's Fantasy (Film Dialogue)
19. SSQ - Trash's Theme
20. Let Me Eat Your Brains (Film Dialogue)
21. SSQ - Tonight (we'll Make Love Until We Die)
22. Contingency Plan (Film Dialogue)
23. Francis Haines - The Trioxin Theme (Main Title)
Download: The Return of the Living Dead OST
3 comments:
I'm glad that you posted this. I had planned on uploading this at some point before Halloween, but I don't have the special edition, so I'm glad that you beat me to the punch. :)
You're welcome! Just found that, actually, and saw that it was the same as my picture disc with the movie quotes and such. Have you seen the new banner someone made for me over at Manson Music?
Film from my childhood
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