The Warriors (The Lost Soundtrack)

Filming for The Warriors began on June 26th 1978 in New York City The director Walter Hill asked Barry de Vorzon to create a soundtrack that would help move the film along. Synthesisers were relatively new at the time but De Vorzon used them over a rock ’n’ roll sound to create the iconic score for the movie – believed to be the first rock ’n’ roll soundtrack with a synthesiser.

The original motion picture soundtrack was ready in early February of the next year, and it was produced by Joe Walsh (Eagles), Barry De Vorzon, Joe Ferla & Kenny Vance, and released on March 16, 1979 by A&M Records, just a week after the movie's release in U.S. theaters. 

The Warriors original soundtrack featured 10 tracks which include some of the key pieces of music from the film score as well as tracks that are heard in the movie (including some songs which are only very briefly heard). The play time of these ten tracks is 37 minutes.aprox. but a lot of material was wasted. 

The version presented here is a reconstruction made following the film script, for this I have had to see the movie a couple of hundred times, so it will take me a while to see it again, because I know until the dialogues.., anyway!.., bit.ly/79TwS This lost sountrack has exclusive material, some unheard before in this way, with unreleased, alternate mixes or uncut versions before the revision of the director's cut was carried out and part of the music record began to be rejected. such as the opening credits music before the main theme tune.

I think it is a great movie, quite entertaining and an icon of the seventies.

Here we go!.., this is the line-up with some information about each song.of how it would have been if it had been published in two LP´s and in chronological order.

1.The Lineup - Rumble.(**)

(Link Wray).

In the deleted scene set in daytime Coney Island, The Warriors march off down the boardwalk to the subway. The music was used in Pulp Fiction.

2.Wonder Wheel - The Warriors (main title).(**)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Alternate long version). With a different ending

This was one of the most often requested tracks from the movie. This is the track that is heard at the very start of the movie as the Wonder Wheel can be seen spinning in the background, and the movie’s opening credits and logo are shown on screen up to the point that Cleon addresses the rest of the gang. This then progresses on to an extended version of the familiar theme tune from the original soundtrack that plays as The Warriors are seen on the subway making their way to The Bronx

3.Night Run (**) - Graveyard (**) - Riffs Boss. (*)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Unreleased version).

Not to be confued with the song Night Run that originally featured in some early versions of the movie in the place of Nowhere to Run. This track sounds like chase music with elements of a police siren.It started right after Cyrus' murder.The next piece: “graveyard”,also did not get included in the movie. this was going to be used when The Warriors made it to the graveyard after escaping the conclave. It does sound mildly upbeat which is perhaps why it was never used. The third part of the track did make it into the movie and is the score that can be heard when Masai descends the elevator in to the Riffs’ hangout.at the end also can hear to Masai saying “Who are The Warriors? I want all those Warriors. Send the Word!”. 

4.Echoes In My Mind.(*)

 (C.Wilson,L.Wilson,C.Cave,Dr.Richard Wilson and W.Wilson).

(Performed by Mandrill).

(Alternate edit version). With the female DJ voice included.

This track can be briefly heard in the background of the radio studio when the DJ is telling her listeners that hunt down The Warriors. She then plays Nowhere to Run.Presented here with the female DJ voice of the female DJ.

5.Nowhere To Run.(*)

(Holland,Dozier and Holland).

(Performed by Arnold McCuller).

(Alternate version). With the female DJ voice included.

Due to copyright, the original version by Marta and the Vandellas had to be renounced and this new one was recorded by Arnold McCuller. Presented here in an edited manner with the female DJ included.

6.Turnbull AC's (**) - #1 Riffs Report.(**) - News Flash (**).

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Alternate version).

The first part of this piece that plays as The Warriors watch the Turnbull AC’s pass them by in the bus under the subway station.No included in the soundtrack, only on the movie. Original movie mix, like the one below.

7.In Havana.

(Steve Nathanson & Artie Ripp).

(Performed by Frederick LaPlano).

As you can heard on the original soundtrack. This song is heard very quietly in the background on the radio when The Rogues visit the candy store. The track starts with the sound of The Rogue’s car pulling up outside the candy store.

8.The Orphans  (**) - Molotov Cocktail (**) -  March To Station (**) - #2 Riffs Report (*)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Unreleased version).

No included in the soundtrack or movie (only part 4). The first part features an alternate version of the upbeat, groovy, Graveyard track which corresponds to The Orphans. Molotov Cocktail so presumably is the score that was to be used during the molotov cocktail scene with The Orphans.The next is an extended version of Graveyard. 

9.Last Of An Ancient Breed.

(Desmond Child). (*)

(Alternate version). With the female DJ voice included.

This song is very briefly heard in the radio studio right before the DJ tells her listeners that The Warriors have gotten past “one of the minor league teams” (The Orphans)

10.Baseball Furies Chase - The Fight.(*)

(Barry De Vorzon)

(Original - Uncut).This is the complete unedited score for the entire scene with The Baseball Furies featuring the chase and the fight. this track can be heard during the chase scene when The Baseball Furies pursue The Warriors through the streets of New York into the park. The track is essentially a reworked version of the movie’s theme as Barry de Vorzon had not written any music for this fight. However, producers felt that music was needed to make the fight seem less violent.                         

11.Night Run #1.(**)

(Phillip Marshall).

(Performed by Mersh Brothers).

.(Alternate version #1).With the female DJ voice included too.

This song can be heard in the radio studio in the movie.

Listed in the movie credits but does not appear on the soundtrack, because it was replacement by “In the City”, shortly afeter the film was finished.

12. #3 Riffs Report (**) - Train Walking.(**)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Unreleased version).

Not included in the movie or soundtrack.Presumably to be used in the scene with Swan and Mercy walking in the subway.

13.You're Moving Too Slow.

(E.Mercury and W. Smith)

.(Performed  by Johnny Vastano).

As you can heard on the original soundtrack. This song is also playing on the jukebox in the Lizzies’ apartment and can be heard after The Warriors arrive and are seen chilling out.

14.Into The Tunnel.(**)

(Barry De Vorzon).

.(Unreleased version).

Not used in the movie or soundtrack and might relate to the scene where Swan and Mercy evade the cops by running in to the subway tunnel.

15.Love Is A Fire.

(Vinnie Poncia & Johnny Vastano).

(Performed by Genya Raven).

As you can heard on the original soundtrack. Second song playing on the jukebox in the Lizzies’ apartment.

16.Skater (edited) (*) - Men's Room (*) - The Fight (edited).(**)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Alternate edit version).

No on soundtrack only in the movie  when Swan is walking through the subway station pursued by the leader of The Punks on his rollerskates and during the fight scene with The Warriors and The Punks in the men’s room.

17 Riffs Learns Truth (alternate) (*) - Platform (*) - Warriors and  Rogues (*) - Luther´s Bottles (*)- On The Beach (*)

(Barry De Vorzon).

(Unreleased).

No on soundtrack. Part one of this track features in the scene when the informant comes forward with information on who really shot Cyrus. The second part when The Warriors arrive back into Coney Island on the subway train the following morning. The next when The Warriors are evading The Rogues on Coney Island and are gathering their weapons ready to fight them on the beach. The last is a dialogue edit from final scene. 

18.In The City.

(Joe Walsh and Barry De Vorzon).

(Performed by Joe Walsh).

(Alternate version). With the female DJ voice intro 

Wasn´t to be included in the movie but did it  instead of Night Run”, performed by Mersh Bros. Looking for a hit to distribute it to radio stations and thus better sell the soundtrack.

bonus tracks:

19.Betrayal.(*)

(E.Froese, C.Franke and P.Baumann).

(Performed by Tangerine Dream).

(Movie Trailer Music).

20.Just A Fugitive.(**)

(Alan Lee Brackett).

(Performed by Alan Lee Brackett).

(Unreleased random VHS track).

21.Night Run. #2.(**)

(Phillip Marshall).

(Performed by Mersh Brothers).

(Alternate version #2).With the female DJ voice intro.

Note: marked with  (*) excluded from the original soundtrack. (**)  final movie´s version too.

Finally tell you that the cover is the original alternative made for the film poster.and adapted for the occasion. that´s all. 

Ok folks!.., enjoy it and don't forget to watch the movie. It's a good movie, very good.

The Police: "Police Brutality".

Outlandos d'Amour was the debut studio album by the English new wave band The Police, released on 2 November 1978 by A&M Records. It peaked at No. 6 on the UK Albums Chart and at No. 23 in the United States.

The album was recorded at Surrey Sound in an intermittent fashion over six months, the recording sessions, with a budget of £1,500 borrowed from Stewart Copeland's brother Miles, began at January 1978 and ends in June; with the band jumping in whenever the studio had free time or another band's sessions were cancelled, something very similar to how Queen had recorded their first álbum, back in 1972.

When these sessions ended, an early version from the album had made, with 13 theme. Miles named it "Police Brutality". and so he showed it to different labels. Line-up:

Side A: (18:43)
1.Truth hits everybody.(2:45).
2.Can´t stand losing you.(2:39).
3.So lonely.(4:05).
4.No time this time.(3:18) (*)
5.Fall out.(1:33).
6.Hole in my life,(4:20)

Side B. (18:56)
1.Born in the 50´s.(3:13).
2.Peanuts.(3:16).
3.Be my girl-Sally.(1:30).
   (no spoken word version)

4.Roxanne.(3:121) (*)
5.Landlord.(2:44)
6.Next to you.(2:04)
7.Dead end job.(2:54)

All songs by Sting except: Peanuts (Sting & Copeland) & Be My Girl-Sally (Sting & Summers). 
All tracks are unreleased alternate versions except (*) 

Eventually A&M became interested in the album but advised some changes such as title, so Miles did it  to "Outlaws of love", envisioning a more romantic image for the band. after hearing Roxanne.Besides that needed to be restructured to make it not only more commercial but more powerful.  So the new version was shortened to just 10 songs; relegating: "Dead end job" that closed the original album and "No time this time", to be sides B of the future singles. "No Time This Time" The latter was included on “Reggatta de Blanc” bit.ly/2y05w However,the two songs from their second single "Roxanne", The Police were initially reluctant about it, but Miles Copeland was immediately enthusiastic and not only did he want it to appear as a single but also on the álbum; and  "Peanuts" a composition written by Stewart Copeland and Sting about Rod Stewart. The lyrics were meant as an expression of disappointment on Sting's part towards his former idol; Both will remain in this new version.

Others on the contrary as “Fall out” from their 1st non-album single was replaced by the outtake “Masoko Tanga”. "Be My Girl—Sally" is a half-finished song by Sting, later completed with an Andy Summers poem. Here you can hear the original mix.Almost all the songs were retouched,and expanded by folding for example to get the minutes necessary per each side. Meanwhile on August 14 the second single from the album came out: "Can´t stand losing you" with "Dead End Job" on side B. But this single was banned by the BBC, owing to the cover depicting Stewart Copeland with a noose around his neck, because . the song, “Can´t stand losing you”  is about a young lover being driven to suicide following a breakup.

When the new version of 10 songs was finished, the title had been changed to “Outlandos d´Amour”. a loose French translation of "Outlaws of Love", with the first word being a combination of the words "outlaws" and "commandos", and "d'Amour" meaning "of love”.

The album initially performed poorly due to low exposure and an unfavourable reaction from the BBC to its first two singles, "Can't Stand Losing You" and "Roxanne" (about suicide and prostitution, respectively). Also the reviews of the album were largely unfavorable. Subsequent retrospective reviews have been more favorable, as one of the strongest debut albums by any band or artist. It ranked No. 38 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of "100 Best Debut Albums of All Time". In 2012, the magazine ranked it No. 428 on their list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

Ok folks, that´s all.., for now.  Enjoy it.

Kiss: "Alive Japan" - (Cancelled 1977 project) - (Remixed).

Hi Again!.., How do you feel?. I hope better than never or maybe "It´s getting better". Anyway guys!, come on with more and better. This time with a super live album from the legends “Kiss”; that unfortunately retires with one last world tour. If the motherfucker coronavirus wants. Hope so. 

Ok!, come on with another jewel, one treasure unfortunately unreleased, that I now recover for everyone: “Alive Japan” (a.k.a: “Live in Japan“) with an extraordinary quality, as always I try to bring you.

"Alive Japan",It should have been the second live album since the previous “Alive!” released in September 1975 by American hard rock band Kiss. This live album launch was scheduled for early summer 1977 by Casablanca. Records, but it was cancelled and the new studio work: “Love Gun“ was released in its place on June 30. Work recorded during May at Record Plant Studios in New York. “Love Gun” was the first Kiss album to feature lead vocal performances from all four band members and the last studio album to feature Peter Criss on every song, as he was replaced by session drummer Anton Fig for all but one song on 1979's Dynasty.

The origins of "Alive Japan" go back to early 1977, when the band's manager Bill Aucoin suggested that Eddie Kramer record a live album during the last dates from “Rock N´Roll Over Tour” in Japan; a series of ten concerts that would start in Osaka at Kousei Nenkin Kaikan on March 24 and end on April 4 in Tokyo at Nippon Budokan (a.k.a: Budokan Hall). bit.ly/3ajzvk Kiss gave four concerts at the Budokan, between April 1 and 4. Giving two in the same day, the 2. It was the evening show, the chosen for the live project. Concert that was recorded professionally to edit a movie of it.

But when Eddie Kramer finished a first master tape,  was rejected by Kiss. Despite the fact that the plan was to release a live album to give the band some much deserved time off before recording next the studio album,  how the live tracks needed dubbing and the band, saturated with the tour and with the commitment to record the new studio album, they didn't want any more extra work so decided to postpone the project for later.The film and live album were archived for the moment.

One of the reasons for cancellation "Alive Japan", among other things, was the same problem that the Beatles had encountered years ago, when they recorded several shows in june 1966, in anticipation of making a live album since the Hollywood Bowl concerts had not been valid and then technology couldn't improve them. The public's shouting made it useless.though in reality Kiss were very exhausted and possibly disinterested also by the project.

During May, the band went back to Record Plant Studios to record their next work "love Gun". It was released on June 30 and the new tour started on July 8 in Halifax, Canada. It was so successful that Casablanca Records resurrected the project for a live album. And although Eddie made a new version of “Alive Japan” with ambient noise reduction, some masters had been damaged, so the band opted to record new concerts at the end of“Love gun tour“.On August 26, 27, and 28, at the LA Forum for their next live album, now called: Alive II.

Side A:(19:03)

1.Detroit Rock City (3:58)

2. Take Me. (3:10)

3.Ladies Room (2:55)

4.Makin´Love (3:10)

5. Gold Gin (5:48)

Side B: (19:38)

1.Do You Love Me (3:30)

2.God Of Thunder. (6:41)

3.Rock N´Roll All Night (4:04)

4.Beth (2:16)

5.Shout It Out Loud (3:06)

When "Alive II” was released on October, it was a double album with three sides taken “allegedly” live, because “I Stole Your Love“  it was a soundcheck used on the album with crowd noise being dubbed in later. The last side were studio recordings made at the Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ and Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY on September 13-16, 1977. Only two tracks from the Japan tapes were used: “Beth” and “I want you”.

That´s all. You want the best, here is the best. Kiss!.

See you soon and take care please.

Wicked Lester: "Wicked Lester" - (Unreleased 1972 album - final mix)

Wicked Lester was a New York-based rock and roll band formed in 1970, under the name Rainbow. In 1971 the band changed their name to Wicked Lester. They only recorded a studio album and gave two unique concerts: at the Rivoli Theatre in South Fallsburg, New York on April 23, 1971. The second, in late summer 1971, was at an Atlantic City, New Jersey hotel hosting a B'nai B'rith Youth Organization event.

After that To the group was given the opportunity to record some demos in late 1971 at Electric Lady Studios with the engineer Ron Johnsen. This tape was show to Epic Records, who agreed to fund the recording of a full album. But one of the conditions, however, was that the guitarist Stephen Coronel, founder member, be fired and replaced by session musician Ron Leejack. Some songs were completely re-recorded to accommodate Leejack's different playing style. The recording of Wicked Lester's album, which began in November 1971 at Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, took place over multiple sessions and was finished in July 1972.

The final mix sessions took place in October. What is interesting, from the point of KISS Story, is that the audio engineer at Electric Lady Studios, where the album was recorded, was one Ron Johnson, later the producer of the Wicked Lester album.

The album took this final line-up:

Side A: (18:26)

1 Love Her All I Can (2:34)

2 Sweet Ophelia (3:02)

3 Keep Me Waiting (3:10)

4 Simple Type (Rmk) (2:54)

5 She (3:03)

6 Too Many Mondays (3:40)

"Sweet Ophelia" and “Too Many Mondays” were songs originally released on Barry Mann's 1971 LP, "Lay It All Out", and were covered the same year by Wicked Lester. While Barry did better as a song writer, usually with his wife Cynthia Weil, or Gerry Goffin (co-writters on each of the tracks respectively), his own recordings didn't do so well.

“Simple Type” was reconstructed, it was the last remixed song for the album. Here´s the final version from this tune.

Side B: (15:58)

1 What Happens In The Darkness (3:07)

2 When The Bell Rings (3:19)

3 Molly (2:30)

4 We Want To Shout It Out Loud (2:42)

5 Long. Long Road (4:19)

The Hollies song "I Wanna Shout" (covered by Wicked Lester as "We Want To Shout It Out Loud") closed their 1970 album "Confessions Of The Mind" and is from one of their more obscure albums.

The master tape was ready in the middle October, in early November it was presented to Don Ellis, Epic's A&R director, he stated that he hated the album and was not going to release it. bit.ly/3Wc72g  A few days after, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, feeling that the group lacked a unifying musical vision, forming a new band Kiss in early 1973, adopting a more straightforward, harder rock sound and an emphasis on stage theatrics.

CBS Records, who owned the rights to the album, remixed it and planned to release it in late 1976 to capitalize on Kiss's popularity at the time. Kiss and Neil Bogart, the president of their label, Casablanca Records, purchased the master tapes from CBS for $137,500 and never released it, because they worried that their hard rock image would be damaged by these more eclectic recordings. It was also feared that the release would be accompanied by pictures of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley without their trademark makeup.

The cover art was used for The Laughing Dogs' self-titled debut album in 1979, but the album never was released, only three songs were used by Kiss on “The Box Set”, a five CD collection of recordings drawn from the Kiss archives reportedly selected by the band. This compilation box includes 94 tracks, including 30 previously unreleased band and solo demos, outtakes, live recordings, From Wicked Lester album: “Keep me waiting”, “She” and “Love her All I Can”.

Ok Folks!.., that's all, enjoy it and see you soon. 
Take care with the motherfucker coronavirus right!.

Billy Joel - "Souvenir" - (The 1977 Promotional Album) (Re-worked version)

“Sourvenir” was a promotional-only release by Columbia Records in the summer 1977 to promote Billy's pre-The Stranger songs. However none of the tracks from this new studio work were included in this limited compilation, because the tunes selected cames from three previous albums, excluding the 1971 record “Cold Spring Harbor” with which Billy Joel made himself known to the public.
Although the lp was very well received It was never included in Billy Joel's catalago, so it's one of his most sought-after jobs.It is estimated that they were not actually more than 100 copies.

“The stranger” lp was released in September 29 1977 produced by Phil Ramone and it was recorded at A&R Recording, Inc, New York City between July and August that same year, with “Movin´Out (Anthony Song) ” as a first single on US and “She´s always a woman” in Europe.

“Souvenir” promo-lp were distributed mainly to radio stations, clubs, and fan clubs in the US and were were not sold in stores. Pressed on Columbia's white promo labels, which state "Demonstration - Not For Sale" at the bottom, as well as on the front jacket.  bit.ly/BY77Ps1 The most interesting thing about this compilation was the inclusion of a live side, for to date Billy Joel had not released live recordings and did not officially do so until 1981 with “Toys in the attic” recorded between june and July 1980 during “Glass Houses Tour”, producer by Phil Ramone too.

Here, you got the re-worked version inspired on the unreleased original version, with two alternate edit versions on side A and new and reconstructed live side with improved sound compared to the original mix. The distributed line-up placed the A side on B and viceversa; but I think this one I´m bringing you, it´s much better.

Side 1: (22:35)

1. The Entertainer (from the Columbia Lp, "Streetlife Serenade" PC 33146).
2.  I' ve Loved These Days (from the Columbia Lp, "Turnstiles" PC 33848).
3. Captain Jack (from the Columbia Lp, "Piano Man" PC 32544).
4. Los Angelenos (edit) (original vrsion on Columbia Lp, "Streetlife Serenade" PC 33146).
5. Say Goodbye to Hollywood (edit) (original versión on Columbia Lp, "Turnstiles" PC 33848).

Side 2: (22:44)

1. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid (live). (5:07)

2. Summer, Highland Falls (live). (3:02)

3. New York State Of Mine (live). (9:03)

4. Souvenir (live). (1:44)

5. Interview. (3:47) (*)

These selections were recorded live December 5th and 6th, 1976 at Palmer Auditorium, University of Connecticut at New London during the live video taping of "Billy Joel Tonight." 

(*) Bonus track: interview taken during the soundcheck before 1st show.

Original Cover Illustration – Ron Levine.

Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman.

Manufactured By – Columbia Records.

Record Company – CBS Inc. 

Additional album information:

Columbia ‎– AS 326, Family Productions ‎– AS 326

Matrix / Runout (Matrix A, on label): XSM 130937

Matrix / Runout (Matrix B, on label): XSM 160938

Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side A, stamped): P XSM160937-1B

Matrix / Runout (Run-out Side B, stamped): P XSM160938-1A B

In January 1990 Columbia released on ly in Australia: Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection is a Billy Joel album box-set, with theses CD´s:

Disc one: Live at Yankee Stadium: Disc two: Greatest Hits 1; Disc three:  Greatest Hits 2; Disc four: Storm Front: Disc five: Interviews alongside the title track "Souvenir" (from his 1974 album Streetlife Serenade).

Ok!.., that´s all my friends. See you soon with more and better.