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A post over at the Classic Horror Film Board mentions that Baxter's recordings are mostly in poor shape (at MGM) and that tapes of the musc from films like X may only have a few usable moments. Let's hope he's wrong.
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Others may laugh. For lack of Internet access away from work, for the first time I've missed a CD limited edition that I had intended to get. Hope Mr. Lipscomb snagged it.
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Now sold out at Intrada. Unbelievable.
Why? How many do you think they had to sell after the dealers orders came in? I know the answer, and it's not really hard to sell out in hours.
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MOTW is a dandy little score. I'm not surprised it's gone, and I'd venture a guess it would have sold out with a couple of hundred more copies.
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This was my ultimate personal grail -- because it was the first lp I ever purchased on my own as a kid. From a Woolworth's store in Nebraska. I still own the lp -- but to have it reborn in this fashion, with original tracks added, along with "Goliath" is just an amazing, fabulous, treat.
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I was surprised this was a Signature edition rather than part of the Special Collection. I cannot wait to hear it again.
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Apr 14, 2009 - 1:23 PM
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MMM
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"And who said Les Baxter doesn't sell?"
I think this sold out not because of Baxter but because they were two of his more accessible scores that people already knew about from the LP releases. Add to that the limited-edition of 1,000, and it's no surprise it sold out so fast. But had Intrada pressed 1,500, it's possible they wouldn't have even sold 1,000, as I think that many of the purchases were so people could have something rather than to miss out on something that other people have.
They are both great scores and I applaud Intrada on releasing them, but moving 1,000 copies doesn't mean that a composer will "sell." As proved by many 1,000-unit releases of awful scores by less-than-stellar composers, pretty much anything can sell that small number of copies.
Our label's THE BLOB had no trouble selling 1,000 copies, but I wouldn't in my wildest imagination state that "Ralph Carmichael sells." It was THE BLOB that sold the release, and if I put out another Carmichael score, it might only sell 150 copies. Likewise, there are many Baxter scores that people probably haven't heard of, wouldn't like if they did, and consequently wouldn't buy. These were two of the jewels in the Baxter Crown, and coupled with the feeding frenzy for ANYTHING limited to 1,000 copies, that's why it sold out so fast. THE BLOB took a few months to sell its first 1,000 copies. Had we done it as a limited-edition, it probably would have sold out in a matter of days or weeks.
If you like great sci-fi music from Intrada, pick up THE LOST WORLD/FIVE WEEKS IN A BALLOON. It's just as enjoyable as the new Baxter release. Had Intrada listed it at 1,000 copies, it might very well have sold out right away. Obviously, that extra 200 makes a big difference, which is why some releases by soundtrack labels go for the "larger" amount in their pressing, whereas in the overall scheme of things they're pretty insignificant-sized pressings.
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Apr 14, 2009 - 2:51 PM
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Mark Ford
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From MMM: What they can't do is predict how it would sell BEFORE it was released.
Well Carnac the Magnificent probably could have! 
You're so right. I saw some Varese Club titles a while back that I couldn't see why anyone would be interested in. I mean they were by lesser revered composers and some that are considered hacks by many. Guess what, they sold out in less than a few hours. One guess is that maybe because they were of such a limited quantity, 1000 or less for instance, that people jumped on them to make sure they got something possibly collectible. [Crap, sorry MMM, you said pretty much the same thing in another comment above the one I read by you. I need to read these things in proper order a bit better!] I could very well be wrong about that though. There may have been a market for those particular titles based on the films they came from, the individual quality of the particular score, or for some other not too obvious to me reason. In any case, at least I wasn't upset I didn't get a copy in time and I hope that those who wanted them hopefully did.
By the way, can't say enough about Monstrous Movie Music's recordings. I think I need to write a blog about them and what they've done at some point!
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