George Fenton HIGH SPIRITS LP Rare Film Soundtrack OST 89 Graunke Symphony Orch

	£		21
	$		27

Here I have for sale the rare US import of the original motion picture soundtrack LP to 'High Spirits' (1989), composed and conducted by George Fenton. The film starred Peter O’Toole, Steve Guttenberg and Daryl Hannah.

George Fenton ?– High Spirits (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (1989)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – VG-EX. Clean on visual inspection. Slight mottling on surface in places. Played just pre-listing and sound clarity is excellent throughout. Some minor surface noise at start of side B. The Irish jig opening cue on side A sounds superb. Overall, a great listening experience to this late 1980s gem!
Outer Sleeve (Cover) – EX. Colours are unfaded. Some light damage to the edges/corners and some minor creasing and vein-like creases in from the edges and spine. Minor disc showthrough outline.
Inner Sleeve – EX. Original. White ‘window’ paper with rounded corners. Minor folds/creases. Intact.

Tracklist:
A1. High Spirits Overture. 4:37
A2. Prologue And Main Title / Castle Plunkett. 5:00
A3. Plunkett's Lament / Prayers For Freedom. 2:16
A4. Ghost Bus Tours. 3:36
A5. Ghostly Reflections. 1:04
A6. She Is Far From The Land. 1:39
A7. Bumps In The Knight. 3:42
A8. Mary Appears / Windstorm / A Night Lovers. 5:27

B1. "I Could Love You, Sir Jack" / Shower Surprise. 2:37
B2. Knight Time At Castle Plunkett. 3:27
B3. The Wedding Night / Jack Saves Mary. 2:34
B4. Restless Spirits / The Seastorm. 6:12
B5. Madness On All Hallows Eve. 4:41
B6. Falling In Love. 4:22
B7. The Lovers Dance (Finale). 1:32

Music By – George Fenton
Orchestra – Graunke Symphony Orchestra, The


A soundtrack review:
George Fenton has been labouring in the U.K. vineyards for quite a while, and though he has many notable movies to his credit as a composer (Gandhi, White Mischief, The Company of Wolves and Cry Freedom to name a few), he isn't as well known as, say, Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, or even young upstarts James Horner and Danny Elfman.

High Spirits is another of those GNP Crescendo albums. Which means that you get a great deal. The editing and transfers, as usual, are flawless, clear, and dynamic; plus, you don't get whichever 35 minutes of music was handy to the person assembling the album -- you get every last bit that's worth putting into the release.

High Spirits is a terrific album, capturing the demented Irishness of the movie and somehow even managing to capture the character of Peter Plunkett (and actor Peter O'Toole, who played Plunkett). It's highly amusing that Fenton somehow managed to convince an orchestra to let rip with variations on Irish reels and jigs in the way that they do here.

The result is lively and spirited, and most thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable.

On the technical side, as already mentioned, the album editing and sequencing is excellent, while the digital mixing is crisp, transparent, and very dynamic indeed, with a full-bodied bass and a soaring high end that doesn't get shrill or distorted. At times, in fact, it's downright ethereal -- at which point it usually whomps you with a jig to bring you back to earth.


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Postage and packaging FREE to UK. Will post worldwide. Europe standard £6.50; Europe tracked and signed £11; N and S America, USA, Canada £9; Asia, Australia, Japan £11.


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Thanks for looking and happy eBaying!



ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.