The first playlist of the month is something I have never done before and that is completing an Original Soundtrack album. Now, this isn’t for a film (which you might expect), but a TV show. The show in question is Hunters which looks at a group of Nazi Hunters working in the USA in 1977. The show is a curious mix of of a serious story mixed in with some lighthearted moments and you will really need to watch the programme to see what I am talking about. I really loved the music that they used and looked around to see if it had been released anywhere. Now, TV shows don’t have the same track record of producing soundtracks in comparison to films and it would seem that this is no exception. Luckily in this day and age, there are websites that list the music from programmes such as this and I used these to help me compile this mix. I do hope that those websites are accurate and it’s too late if it isn’t.
Before putting this together, I was inspired by the soundtracks Quentin Tarantino films have. The only thing missing would be dialogue from the films but as it turns out, that would have made the rustling album too long. I also thought that as the show is set in 1977, all of the music should have been produced on or before that year. That meant there was no place for the lovely Verse by Olfur Arnalds & Alice Sara Ott which was used quite extensively and in multiple episodes. To accommodate the amount of awesome music, I felt that the album should be a double. Due to the limitations fo the vinyl format, it did mean that not every song from the show could be used.
Being based upon the length a vinyl record did mean that the sides needed to match up in terms of play time. There was no point in having a side that lasts for 15 minutes and the other 20. This did prove a bit of a challenge as I also like the music to flow sonically as well. Even though this is not perfect in that regard, I am still happy with the end result. I wanted all of the songs to be available on Spotify so I could share this collection with you. To my surprise, Spotify had all of the songs I picked, some of which are quite obscure. It just goes to show that when it comes to Spotify, artists such as David Bowie have gaps in their collections but obscure groups such as Crowmell and 5 Spiritual Tones are represented.
Lastly, I needed a front cover. Most of the images on line were in the same format as a movie post and do not fit in to the square associated with a record sleeve. Luckily, an image came up on the Glamsham website that was perfect. After a bit of careful editing, the cover was done. Enjoy.
Side 1
- Get In A Hurry – Eugene Blacknell & New Breed
- Put Your Head On My Shoulder – Paul Anka
- Baby, Do That Thing – Honey & The Bees
- All Along I’ve Loved You – Tony Ashley & The Delicates
- Evil Woman – Lou Rawls
- The Impossible Dream – Robert Goulet
Side 2
- O Caminho Do Bem – Tim Maia
- Lovin’ Is A Full Time Job – Jay Ramswey
- Show Me What You Got – Frank William’s Rocketeers
- Song Of A Sinner – Top Drawer
Side 3
- You Make Me Feel Brand New – The Stylistics
- Bad Situation – 5 Spiritual Tones
- Lonesome City – The Black Canyon Gang
- Oh I Wept – Free
- Night Moves – Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band
Side 4
- Let’s Go Fishing – Turner Brothers
- Down On The Town – Cromwell
- Nobody Knows – Pastor T. L. Barrett
- Oh! Sweet Nothing – Velvet Underground
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