The soundtrack is fantastic. It includes a selection of songs (all performed by Val Kilmer himself) as well as highlights from the film score.
Great memories.
Rest in peace, Val Kilmer.
Artist: Val Kilmer / Maurice Jarre / The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Album: Music From The Motion Picture Top Secret! (1984)
Release: 2025 Remaster, RSD, Clear Vinyl
Region: USA & Canada
Label: Rusted Wave – RW-023 / 1984-023
This makes sense now with the EQ breathing colour into the headphones.. Like a warm summers garden of a sound of 60s Psychedelic rock and ambient
The Future Sound of London - Alice In Ultraland by The Amorphous Androgynous
Wasn't until I put this on and it sounded flat I discovered my hardware Lokius EQ was set to off. Knew something was up when an Analogue Productions 2x45rpm pressing sounds not amazing.
Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
For something that was peak loudness wars in 2003 the remaster on this was needed brings back some dynamics. Quality rock that's underrated
Electric Six - Fire
2nd album from The Belgian Trio alot more orchestral on this one. With So much going on in these songs it's strange these were never put out on 2 LP rather than 1.
Hooverphonic - Blue Wonder Power Milk
Now Playing: Celia Cruz & Willie Colon – Only They Could Have Made This Album
Hot Chocolate - S/T
Beginning to dig into the Hot Chocolate discography. This is 100% attributable to J. Back when he was posting his daily #vinyl listening, he posted a Hot Chocolate record, and I responded, ah, thats so cool, I haven’t thought about that band in years. He quickly responded, you gotta get on that Puffer. And that first batch of records he sent me included a copy of their Greatest Hits. Since his death I’d acquired there first record, Cicero Park, and now this, their second, self-titled record. They’re both so very good. Great records in fact.
I wish J were still around to elucidate why Hot Chocolate are so remarkable. This is the kind of stuff he was so effortlessly good at talking about. But I did find this somewhat over-excited piece in the resurrected Creem, and, yeah, it’s true.
https://www.creem.com/fresh-creem/creemains-hot-chocolate-creem-reviewed-simon-frith
I mean, look at these absolute badass mofos.
