DAMAGED Hearing: The Best of Louis's BLACK AND READ Trip, 03.14.09

Every couple of weeks, Brother JB and I take a trip down to Denver to one of my favorite record stores, Black and Read. It's got cheap records, cheap CDs, cheap creepy books and, best of all, the friendliest, most pleasant clerks who wear Charles Manson shirts.

While many music nerds go to record stores to find lost Zappa gems and other pretentious fare, I go for, well, wacky junk. The wackier, the better. Here's this past weekend's haul, one that will surely be irritating you soon over on DAMAGED Hearing...


THE DELTA FORCE - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Now I really can't remember what the music by Alan Silvestri was like--I'm sure it's a classic, proto-typical 80s action score--but what sold me was the cover. Man, that thing is a work of art, based on the movie poster! Remember painted movie posters? You really don't see that anymore. It's now all photos and profiles shots...let's get the art of painted movie posters back!

Either way, this is getting framed after I copy the music.


POLICE ACADEMY 4: CITIZENS ON PATROL - Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack

Before I left Oklahoma City, lo those many years ago, my buddy Rod Lott, then of Hitch Magazine, now of Bookgasm fame, collaborated on an experiment slash article called "POLICE ACADEMY: Assignment Hell", wherein we watched all seven of the POLICE ACADEMY films back-to-back. When I was younger, I had a cassette copy of this soundtrack and was sure--SURE!--that the theme "Citizens on Patrol" was performed by the Fat Boys, while Rod said I was wrong. I was adamant I was right. But, looking at this record now, I realize I was totally wrong. The song was done by POLICE star Michael Winslow and the L.A. Dream Team. Congrats on the win, Rod.

Also, this album features the song "I Like My Body" by Chico DeBarge, which is just beautiful. I want to get married to it.


WHEN THE BOYS MEET THE GIRLS - The Original Soundtrack Recording

Now I have never heard of this movie, but man, only in the 60s would you get a teen-rock movie that features Connie Francis, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, Louis Armstrong, Liberace AND Herman's Hermits on the same bill. It's a line-up that's after my own heart...