Brooks, Mel / Morris, John Blazing Saddles / O.S.T. LP Vinyl

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing including double sided insert. Blazing Saddles is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all Hollywood comedies, a fact underlined by its three Academy Award nominations. Writer and director Mel Brooks brought to the soundtrack exactly what played out on screen, a glorious, gag-packed parody of the western genre. The main theme performed by Frankie Laine was one of those Academy Award nominations. Running a trade ad to find a Laine sound-alike to perform the song he was astonished to see the great man himself turn up to deliver this delicious parody of of every wild west theme he had previously performed mixing elements of Rawhide, Mule Train and Gunfight At The OK Corral. In collaboration with John Morris, Brooks skillfully also created a magnificent score that refined every possible musical clich? connected to westerns from swirling strings to choral refrains. Originally only released in part in the 1970s this 40th anniversary edition is the most complete version yet with 28 tracks that also incorporates some of the most hilarious dialogue from the film. This is a soundtrack created with love that captures perfectly the essence of a truly great film, now a rarity in the modern cinema era.

1. Signature/Main Title 2. Ballad of Rock Ridge 3. April in Paris 4. Hoop-Dee-Doo 5. Excuse Me While I Whip This Out (Dialogue) 6. Wagon Train Flashback 7. Transitions 8. Mongo 9. Merrily We Roll Along 10. I'm Tired 11. Schnitzengruben (Dialogue) 12. Bart Returns 13. Alky 1-2-3 / Ballad of Rock Ridge (Sad) / Desperado Registration 14. A New Rock Ridge 15. Nitwits (Dialogue) 16. Voodoo You Do / the Big Fight / French Mistake 17. The Studio Fight / Grauman's 18. Noble Farewell / Finale 19. Signature / Main Title (Instrumental / Chorus Version) 20. Ballad of Rock Ridge (Instrumental) 21. The French Mistake (Instrumental) 22. I'm Tired (Instrumental) 23. Finale (Instrumental) 24. I Get a Kick Out of You 25. Hail to the Chief 26. Bar Source 27. The French Mistake (Extended Album Version) 28. Signature/Main Title (Instrumental/Solo Version)