Death Waltz Recording Company/Mondo : Angelo Badalamenti Twin Peaks Originally released: 1989 Reissued: 8.10.16 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me Originally released: 1992 Reissued: 1.25.17 Death Waltz Recording Company Am I a bad fan since I haven't opened either of these yet?  Angelo Badalamenti 's excellent soundtracks for David Lynch 's Twin Peaks series and its accompanying film provided a necessary and magnetic dimension to this tale of murder and this town's cast of weirdos affected by the event.  Truth to be told my hesitation to break these open is for purely geek reasons, most significant of which is that I need to acquire some plastic sleeves so I can safely file them onto my shelves.  Those die cut covers, while well-conceived and beautifully crafted, can be easily damaged. The other reason is that the soundtrack vinyl is no longer for sale . I managed to buy this copy from a seller at Discogs, which was a thankfully quick and painless experi...

I haven't pulled one of these together in a while.  Mostly reissues... Tankcrimes Spazz Sweatin To The Oldies & Sweatin' 3: Skatin' Satan & Katon Tankcrimes Reissued: 3.2016 As compilations go, few overwhelm as easily as Sweatin’ to the Oldies and Sweatin’ 3: Skatin’ Satan & Katon , two of the three volumes of rare, obscure or out-of-print material from the powerviolence band, Spazz . Originally released in 1997 and 2001 respectively via Slap A Ham Records , these Sweatin ’ collections are packed with aggression, their contents numbering well past the 60 mark in terms of track length. These CDs were my driving soundtrack for a solid month, Spazz’s growling, thrashing chaos appropriately scoring my day-to-day on road interactions with fellow commuters. This isn’t a collection meant for easy listening in an environment designed with relaxation and meditation in mind. Spazz is music, a term many may cite as loosely applied, for upsetting crowds ...

John Carpenter & Alan Howarth Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Deluxe Reissue) Death Waltz Recording Company Released: 10.21.14 ( Adjusted: 11.12.14 ) *Kind of a bummer, but I'm still happy to have secured a copy of this one.  Figured it would sell out quickly. **Images pulled from the Death Waltz Recording Company website. CORRECTION: According to Death Waltz Recording Company, the album is out but the shipping dates were pushed off.  The album is available in stores. Sincerely, Letters From A Tapehead