Henry Mancini Hatari! 2LP 45rpm 200g Vinyl Soundtrack RCA Analogue Productions Sterling QRP 2017 USA
Title: Hatari!
Catalog Number: LSP-2559 / APP 2559-45
Label: RCA Victor
Reissued by: Analogue Productions
Barcode: 753088255977
Original release year: 1962
Reissue year: 2017
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 45 rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 200gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 701gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: March 1, 2018
Collection: Analogue Productions RCA Living Stereo
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Coming off a double Oscar win for his Breakfast At Tiffany's score, Henry Mancini produced this score for the Howard Hawks-directed, John Wayne-starring safari comedy. This is at first a fun blend of jazz and Afro-exotica, jungle drums mixed with a classic bop combo. Elsewhere, however, the soundtrack opts for some pleasant, but very Western jazz, only stopping for the African instrument-sampler The Sounds of Hatari.
- Limited Edition
- 2LP 45rpm 200 Gram Audiophile Vinyl
- Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings QRP USA
- Lacquers plated by Gary Salstrom
- Mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
- Deluxe "tip-on" Gatefold Cover
Coming off a double Oscar win for his Breakfast at Tiffany's score, Henry Mancini produced this score for the Howard Hawks-directed, John Wayne-starring safari comedy Hatari!.
Now Music from the Paramount Picture score Hatari! is back bigger and better than ever! The album has gone the deluxe Analogue Productions route - remastered from the original analog tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound, cut at 45 RPM, plated and pressed as a 200-gram double LP at Quality Record Pressings. Then packaged in deluxe tip-on gatefold jackets from Stoughton Printing. A great title, a brilliant reissue. Exceptional!
"Coming off a double Oscar win for his Breakfast at Tiffany's score, Henry Mancini produced this score for the Howard Hawks-directed, John Wayne-starring safari comedy. This is at first a fun blend of jazz and Afro-exotica, jungle drums mixed with a classic bop combo. Elsewhere, however, the soundtrack opts for some pleasant, but very Western jazz, only stopping for the African instrument-sampler "The Sounds of Hatari," which features some nice treated piano. The filmmakers were probably hoping that the Mercer and Carmichael song "Just for Tonight" would be as much a success as Tiffany's "Moon River," but if Hatari! is memorable for anything, it's for the incredibly goofy "Baby Elephant Walk," which has gone on to be infamous musical shorthand for kookiness of any stripe. Get this tune in your head and it sticks." ~ Ted Mills, All Music
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Pressed at Quality Record Pressings and plated by Gary Salstrom. Packaged in the original tip-on jacket facsimiles that precisely duplicate the original cover art, including the "Living Stereo" logo, LSC numbers and "Shaded Dog" label. These reissues are designed from the mastering, to the cutting, to the pressing and packaging to be the finest RCA Living Stereo LPs ever reissued. These new versions are clearer than the originals and warmer and richer than past reissues!
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Theme From "Hatari!"
2. Baby Elephant Walk
3. Just For Tonight
Side B
1. Your Father's Feathers
2. Night Side
3. Big Band Bwana
Side C
1. The Sounds Of Hatari
Side D
1. The Soft Touch
2. Crocodile, Go Home!
Click here to listen to samples on AllMusic.com ♫
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