I am pleased to announce that I am the proud owner of the extremely rare soundtrack to the already-rare 1987 film, "Lady Beware," a Scotti Bros. film that need to have a DVD release already... AND HOW?!
This particular soundtrack, on CD, resides from Germany - Intercord-847.328 - which would most likely explain the artwork. Also, there is a MEGA-rare release of this soundtrack on CD in Japan, yet the people here in the States are issued an out-of-print cassette or LP vinyl variant.
Getting to the actual music itself, this soundtrack features ten tracks for a total of about 42:00, give or take, with songs from artists like Robert Tepper, Abe LaMarca (AKA: LaMarca) and three amazing non-album tracks by France's very own, David Hallyday. Please note the following facts in regards to this soundtrack:
1) Tepper's tune, "Restless World," was theoretically featured on his 1986 debut album "No Easy Way Out," an album well known for its title track being the hit-single from "Rocky IV" - though, chances are it may sound a little different, as it sounds like it is in a higher stereo state. This track was never included in any of the American releases - in other words, this was not on the U.S. vinyl or the hard-to-find cassette.
2) LaMarca also makes a non-album contribution to this soundtrack, aside from his one and only album, his S/T vinyl, as well aside a prior non-album rarity called "Hold on Blue Eyes" from the soundtrack - questionably on CD - to the 1986 film, "The Wraith." Legend has it that his S/T album was released on CD at a time in Japan, but I can almost guarantee you that it is well out of print.
3) Lastly, I would HAVE to talk about David Hallyday's contributory material in terms of "Lady Beware:" For starters, he was well known in France for his debut album, "True Cool," as well as here in the States, for a time, with his "Rock n' Heart" album. Also, he did some more contributory music for the 1987 film entitled, "He's my Girl," a film also by Scotti Bros. Pictures, - the title song for that film scored a single release, and there is actually a music video for it on YouTube. For this film, three more great tracks were made, including a title song that would score as a short-lived single in Japan.
But wait, THERE'S MORE...!
In addition to some killer vocal tracks, there are five additional tracks that would make up around - give or take - twenty minutes of instrumental material by Craig Safan, the same Safan who made music for films like "The Last Starfighter," "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" and "Stand & Deliver..." just to name a few. Here, Safan uses an equal combination of electronic sequences and orchestral elements, creating a reason as to why great music like this is in dire NEED OF RECOGNITION!
Another rumor has it that this soundtrack - the Japanese release - was seen on e-Bay at a time for big bucks; in fact, CamelBlue (of Hardrockaorheaven) claims that, and I quote, that this CD has "been seen on e-bay with bids of over $5oo." I guess if you think about it, this CD is right there with the ultra-rare Japanese CD soundtrack to "Heavenly Bodies."
As it is shown on the artwork at the bottom, this is the CD variant exclusively from West Germany; I will not mind providing this soundtrack to fellow bloggers, but the password for this particular post differs from that of any prior posts here at SB's, so if anyone is interested, send me an e-mail at the address above and I will be happy to give you the password - PLEASE keep in mind that when this post expires, I will NOT immediately re-post it, though I promise it will come back.
Enjoy!
