Vangelis – Blade Runner

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Label:

Warner Music Group – 0825646122110, EastWest – 0825646122110

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold, 180 Gram

Country:

Worldwide

Released:

Genre:

Electronic, Stage & Screen

Style:

Ambient, Soundtrack, Score

Tracklist

A1Main Titles
A2Blush Response
A3Wait For Me
A4Rachel's Song
A5Love Theme
A6One More Kiss, Dear
Lyrics By – Peter Skellern
Music By – Vangelis
B1Blade Runner Blues
B2Memories Of Green
B3Tales Of The Future
B4Damask Rose
B5Blade Runner (End Titles)
B6Tears In Rain

Companies, etc.

  • Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Warner Music UK Ltd.
  • Copyright © – Warner Music UK Ltd.
  • Licensed From – Universal International Music B.V.
  • Recorded At – Nemo Studios
  • Published By – Warner-Tamerlane Music
  • Published By – Warner/Chappell
  • Published By – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
  • Published By – Warner/Chappell North America
  • Published By – Warner Chappell Music
  • Published By – EMI Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
  • Pressed By – Optimal Media GmbH – BF86627

Credits

  • Composed By, Arranged By, Producer, Performer, Liner Notes [Athens, April 1994] – Vangelis
  • Engineer [Engineered By] – Frédérick Rousseau, Philippe Colonna, Raine Shine, Raphael Preston (tracks: B2)
  • Performer – Demis Roussos (tracks: B3), Mary Hopkin (tracks: A4)
  • Performer [One More Rainy Day] – Don Percival (tracks: A6)
  • Photography By [Vangelis] – Stathis Zalidis
  • Saxophone – Dick Morrissey (tracks: A5)

Notes

180 gram heavyweight vinyl in gatefold sleeve. Issued with black die-cut antistatic protective inner.

[Liner notes inside gatefold sleeve:]
"Most of the music contained in this album originates from recordings I made in London in 1982, whilst working on the score for the film Blade Runner. Finding myself unable to release these recordings at the time, it is with great pleasure that I am able to do so now. Some of the pieces contained will be known to you from the Original Soundtrack of the film, whilst others are appearing here for the first time. Looking back at Ridley Scott's powerful and evocative pictures left me as stimulated as before, and made the recompiling of this music, today, an enjoyable experience."
- Vangelis. Athens, April 1994

[From credits on gatefold sleeve:]
Music from the Original Soundtrack
Recorded at Nemo Studios, London
Film stills courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures and The Blade Runner Partnership

The credit on the inner gatefold for Don Percival as performer of A6 erroneously gives the track title as "One More Rainy Day"

[On back cover:]
[Main Titles, Love Theme:] Courtesy of Universal International Music BV
℗ & © 1994 Warner Music UK Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
Made in the E.U.

[From labels:]
℗ & © 1994 Warner Music UK Ltd., a Warner Music Group Company.
[Tracks A1, B6:] Warner Tamerlane Music
[Tracks A2, A3, B1 to B4:] Warner Chappell
[Track A4:] EMI Music Publishing Ltd
[Track A5:] Warner Chappell, Warner/Warner Chappell North America.
[Track A6:] Warner Chappell, Warner Chappell Music
[Track B5:] EMI Music Publishing Ltd (UK)

Front cover sticker on shrinkwrap says:
"The original
motion picture
soundtrack to Ridley Scott's
science fiction masterpiece
pressed on
180gm vinyl
0825646122110"

In 2018 this was available again as an "exclusive limited edition" of 3,000 copies on 180 gram vinyl for ''Start Your Ear Off Right 2018'' which is identical to this release with the sole addition of a Rhino sticker for ''Start Your Ear Off Right'' campaign in the upper left-hand corner. See image.

Optimal plating marks are mirrored in runouts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode (Text): 0 825646 122110
  • Barcode (Scanned (UPC-A)): 825646122110
  • Label Code: LC02982
  • Rights Society: GEMA/MCPS
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side A, etched): BF 86627-01 A1 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 1, side B, etched): BF 86627-01 B1 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side A, etched): BF 86627-01 A1 0825646122110 1=
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, side B, etched): BF 86627-01 B1 1Δ 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side A, etched): BF 86627-01 A1 0825646122110 3IX
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 3, side B, etched): BF 86627-01 B1 1IT 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A1 1=Ɛ 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 4, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B1 1|- 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A1 3+V 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 5, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B1 0825646122110 1+=
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A1 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 6, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B1 0825646122110 1+Δ
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A2 0825646122110 1+
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 7, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B2 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A2 0825646122110 1V
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 8, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B2 0825646122110 =V
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A2 0825646122110 11V
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 9, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B2 0825646122110
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, side A, etched): BF86627-01 A2 0825646122110 1V
  • Matrix / Runout (Variant 10, side B, etched): BF86627-01 B2 0825646122110 1V

Other Versions (5 of 99)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
Blade Runner (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Limited Edition, Numbered, Special Edition, Unofficial Release)Off World MusicOWM-93011993
Recently Edited
Blade Runner (CD, Album)EastWest4509-96574-2Europe1994
Recently Edited
Blade Runner - TSO (LP, Album)EastWest, Warner Music Brasil4509-96574-1, 996574Brazil1994
Recently Edited
Blade Runner (CD, Album)Atlantic82623-2US1994
Recently Edited
Blade Runner (Music From The Original Soundtrack) (Cassette, Album)EastWest, EastWest4509-96574-4, MC. 4509-96574-4Europe1994

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Reviews

  • SezaCZ's avatar
    SezaCZ
    Pressing is quiet, in a way that the music is quiet, had to turn up my volume up a lot.
    Turning the volume up means that all that crackling is amplified too, great...
    Speaking of crackling, it has quite a lot of surface noise, listening on headphones was not pleasant at all, to be honest.
    So yeah, not too impressed by the quality, but at least the sound is good.
    The synth made my furniture vibrate. Such great tracks from Vangelis.
    Maybe a deep clean would help a bit with the surface noise...
    • Suppiluliuma's avatar
      Suppiluliuma
      Después de cambiar 2 copias en las cuales saltaba la aguja en la última pista de la cara B, la que me he quedado tiene ruidos en la penúltima pista
      • Daflood's avatar
        Daflood
        Been offered this record for Christmas, and I was anxious about the sound quality of it. Fortunately, it seems that i'm a lucky one, and the record is very quiet with no surface noise. The dynamic could be upgraded, but it's widely enough for a good home listening. Didn't notice distortion on this one too. The other pressings are outrageously expensive. Maybe you should give a try !
        • Jesus__'s avatar
          Jesus__
          A mass produced jeopardy. The one you should get is this one: https://www.discogs.com/release/4611015-Vangelis-Blade-Runner Paid $20 for it back in the day.
          • belixxx's avatar
            belixxx
            My copy sounds boring, meager and plain. It's like digitizing from a bad CD
            • dj_vinylfrontier's avatar
              dj_vinylfrontier
              If you LOVE Vangelis, then you will love this soundtrack.
              I watched the original Blade Runner more than I watched the 1st STAR WARS MOVIE.

              “ Memories Of Green” is a TEAR JERKER
              • JValkeamaki's avatar
                JValkeamaki
                Great record, but my copy came with white marks in wax. Never seen something like that before. Doesn't affect sound thou
                • Jdlcbadia_67's avatar
                  Jdlcbadia_67
                  Fabuloso vinilo. No aprecié ni un defecto en mi copia. Una maravilla lo mires por donde lo mires. Sonido hermoso.
                  • FrankChen111's avatar
                    FrankChen111
                    Most favorite soundtrack ever, but my copy is warped…Anyway, I give it 5 out of 5
                    • OldRusty's avatar
                      OldRusty
                      Amazing sounding hot-wax, having a stereo soundstage so holographically 3-D it's ridiculous. Effortlessy liquid in it's fidelity, with wicked-good bass as well. Vinyl itself is whispr-quiet on my copy. The cover is also bitchin'...just sayin'.

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