This LP is one of many that I am listing that includes an audio track recorded directly from it so you can hear how the record plays before making a purchase decision.

The music will be a good test for your vintage hi-fi stereo system - and will certainly be fun to listen to, either by yourself during much needed down-time, or with that special someone.

"VANGELIS: BLADE RUNNER SOUNDTRACK"
VANGELIS
AUDIO FIDELITY AFZLP-154  RED VINYL   180+ gram audiophile pressing

Mastered by Kevin Gray
STEREO VINYL LP record

CONDITION:
Record is near mint, and the jacket is also; opened by me recently and played 1x to transfer to CD: wow! Have a listen to the vintage stereo sound - this SUPERB LP plays like new. 

COMMENT:  A wonderful vintage album. Great artists, great selections. Original poly-lined sleeve included.

Audio Fidelity has hit the ball out of the park with this vinyl release of the original Vangelis soundtrack. It's on 180-gram red translucent vinyl, the dozen tracks mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio. The vinyl is pressed at Chad Kassem’s 21,000-square-foot Quality Record Pressings plant in Salina, Kansas. As a physical object, the album is a lovely thing. The jacket’s front is a heavy, glossy, beautifully rendered full-color reproduction of the artwork seen first on the CD. The back of the gatefold carries the same art as the back of the CD. Inside, all but two of the photos found in the CD’s booklet are duplicated, and the missing photos are used for the record labels. Neat!

When the stylus finally hit the groove for the first time, I heard dead quiet and then the slow, deep, ethereal synthesized drone (courtesy of a Yamaha CS-80) setting the stage for Harrison Ford’s voice. From that point on I knew I was in for a ride into the magical world of Vangelis’s soundscapes, the music ebbing and flowing in and around the various melodies etched into my memories of the movie itself.

The treble was airy and fast, just what‘s needed for music with a lot of percussion effects. Check out the cymbal crash on side one. It had impact and sounded like hammered brass as it shimmered in its own cushion of air.

This music has been beautifully characterized by Paul Sammon in his book Future Noir as "futuristic nostalgia. . .a dizzying melange of unabashed romanticism, ominous electronic rumblings, gutter-level blues, delicate celestial shadings, and heartbreaking melancholy." I wholeheartedly agree. Add to that state-of-the-art sound and you have a treasure, and one long overdue.

PRICE:
SALE: $45.95 for this record + shipping

SHIPPING:
Domestic USA Shipping: $3.95 this LP, each additional is 50 cents
International shipping: $29 this heavy LP, each additional $5 (up to 4 lbs)
***we use sturdy Record Mailers to protect your vinyl, not cheap paper packaging!***

INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS: please request a total so that I can offer you the proper discount on combined shipping ($5 each additional). The amount of 50 cents per each additional album ONLY APPLIES TO USA BUYERS. 

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