John Carpenter / Anthology (Limited Edition) / 24/96 Vinyl Transfer (1xLP & 1×7”)

This record started my current obsession with vinyl. Before I bought it, I listened to online samples of John Carpenter’s Anthology and thought that the music sounded too clean and too modern. So I decided to someday buy the vinyl version in order to have some "dirt" that might age the music. But the plan wasn’t yet fully formed. One day, while shopping for something else, I went into one of the biggest electronics retailer in our town to look for new Blu-Rays. By chance, I found this and decided on a whim to buy it. Unbeknownst to me, I had just bought one of the Limited Editions. The main disc contains the same program as the regular edition but adds colour, in this case, "Christine Red". The package also contains a 7” single (45 rpm) with 2 bonus tracks. I really like the overall design. Simple and efficient, yet good looking. Now I also like the sound. The vinyl records are of good quality yet they add just the right amount of flaws to make the sound more enjoyable.

P.S.: I transferred these records before I bought the Paratrace stylus. The stylus used for this one was the AT95EX. Despite this, the quality is pretty good. I opted against transferring it a second time only because I didn’t want the signal to get too clean. Imagine for a second that I just wrote this 😉

Technical information:

Audio Technica AT120LP USB, AT95EX, built-in RIAA amp
Recorded in 32 bit & 192 kHz

Tracklist:

A1 In The Mouth Of Madness
A2 Assault On Precinct 13
A3 The Fog
A4 Prince Of Darkness
A5 Santiago (Vampires)
A6 Escape From New York

B1 Halloween
B2 Porkchop Express (Big Trouble In Little China)
B3 They Live
B4 The Thing
B5 Starman
B6 Dark Star
B7 Christine

7"-A March Of The Children (Village Of The Damned)
7"-B Body Bags

FLAC (24/96):
https://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/BQURNS5B/A_Carpenter_Without_Wood.rar_links

Rar-Password:
Pop&Crackle,VinylCackle

What? No one likes John Carpenter? Not even a well produced Best-Of? I’m stunned 😀

Thanks!!!

I just downloaded it and I’m listening to it.
The sound is excellent!
Thank you once again, Sonic!

awesome…..

Like him? I love him. Hell, I even went to his concert in Athens. Did I ever tell you my favorite color was blue?
(many thanks!)

Thank you.

Wow what a cool gift, SonicAdventure. Thanks for applying your "masterblaster" to this collection from the multifariously talented John Carpenter. I appreciate how your remastering increases auricular pleasure as always.

top stuff, thanks, so, so looking forward to listen to this!

Like him? I love him. Hell, I even went to his concert in Athens. Did I ever tell you my favorite color was blue?
(many thanks!)

WAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!! 😀

Thanks for the share.

Great, many thanks!

great share. thanks!!

Thanks!!

Thank you! I always appreciate the tech info of the transfers.

Thanks

Thanks 🙂

thank you

Thanx 😉 This is good collection

Thanks a lot!

Love Nitzsche’s Starman 😉 It’s kinda "Vangelis" style.

Thank you!

What? No one likes John Carpenter? Not even a well produced Best-Of? I’m stunned 😀

I think it’s more we were all in shock to see you post a vinyl rip.

Will give this a listen.

I’m still in shock.

All you need to do is a remaster using vinyl as a source and then I’ve seen everything.

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😮 jesus christ!

the very opening… one of my favorite Carpenter films (after BTILC)…

Agreed, the aesthetic and vintage sound from the vinyl rip gives it a whole new outlook.

I wouldn’t want all music in vinyl rips.
Hans Zimmer probably won’t sound nearly as artistic as these guys.

The more organic the score, the richer the vintage feel you’ll hear from these rips.

Thanks a lot for this share.

Even with 24bit and 96kHz, it still comes out as a small size for a vinyl rip.
Should be no problem converting this to 16bit/44.1kHz.

I got to say. The In the Mouth of Madness track with the vintage feel is really taking me back to the first days I used to watch this movie to no end on VHS. 😀

Thank you very much, for this great vinyl rip!

I think it’s more we were all in shock to see you post a vinyl rip.

Will give this a listen.

I’m still in shock.

All you need to do is a remaster using vinyl as a source and then I’ve seen everything.

I understand the shock. I know vinyl to be inferior to anything digital (Hell, even to tape) but I just adore handling it. And every nifty artwork gets tons better when it’s so big. But I probably won’t do a remaster using a vinyl source. Erm… just a few days ago I bought ’10 Cloverfield Lane’ (Mondo) and the score doesn’t sound that perfect on digital as well. So I’m actually thinking about posting a vinyl rip that’s also remastered and improves upon the general sound 😉

the very opening… one of my favorite Carpenter films (after BTILC)…

Agreed, the aesthetic and vintage sound from the vinyl rip gives it a whole new outlook.

Exactly.

I wouldn’t want all music in vinyl rips.
Hans Zimmer probably won’t sound nearly as artistic as these guys.

It’s true, he doesn’t. I have Inception and that record was badly pressed, containing all kinds of defects. Doesn’t sound that good.

Even with 24bit and 96kHz, it still comes out as a small size for a vinyl rip.
Should be no problem converting this to 16bit/44.1kHz.

The FLAC was encoded with lossyFLAC, that’s why it’s so small ;). You don’t have any quantization noise within audible range – but above 20 kHz? Parts of the signal you can see is quantization noise shaped by lossyFLACs noiseshaper.

I’ll try this album !
Thanks !

Yep Love Carpenter Soundtracks, own every Original CD Soundtrack except Dark Star & Escape From New York, I have the Expanded Escape From NY from Silva Screen Records.
Love this Anthology Album it went OOP on vinyl and CD very quickly here.
Thank you for the posting and if you enjoy this album you might want to check out John Carpenter Lost Scores I & II they are really good driving albums!

Yep Love Carpenter Soundtracks, own every Original CD Soundtrack except Dark Star & Escape From New York, I have the Expanded Escape From NY from Silva Screen Records.
Love this Anthology Album it went OOP on vinyl and CD very quickly here.
Thank you for the posting and if you enjoy this album you might want to check out John Carpenter Lost Scores I & II they are really good driving albums!

It’s already OOP?? Wow, that was fast. And I thought about Lost Scores I & II – but I’m not sure if I’ll like it.

Can this get a re-up, please? Thanks!

How the hell did I miss this? Sonic, did we talk about this? I don’t remember…

How the hell did I miss this? Sonic, did we talk about this? I don’t remember…

Missed it, too, and now I’m kicking myself.

How the hell did I miss this? Sonic, did we talk about this? I don’t remember…

Of course we did. But perhaps you were lost beneath some covers… 😉

Goddammit… can’t believe I missed this… can anyone reupload?

Yes – please – please – please…

please, re-upload

I’ll echo what others above me have said. Damn it! I missed this. Could you re-up this soundtrack please??

Another one who missed this one… A re-upload will be much appreciated!

Well, maybe re-up will happen in 2019?

Woow, please a re-upload!

Anybody got an idea where did Sonic move on? 😉

i waaaaaaaaaaaaant this.

pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease.

Need a re-Up Halloween is coming!! Can’t believe I missed this also

It is already October. Halloween. Looking for a good source of Horror music that doesn’t sound off the shelf. LMK.