Alan Howarth – Halloween II (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

I scored my first press copy at Amoeba Records (Hollywood, Ca) on Friday the 13th, Oct 2017 for $18 bucks. The Halloween gods were with me that day.

Picked up a decent copy and the sound is wide, quiet and warm. Absolute classic.

Does anyone really want eco colored vinyl? Sorry, but I would prefer black vinyl over eco.

There is a late 80's/early 90's U.S. repress on the same label with barcode 030206815214 that is not listed here as of yet.

When most people think of the "Halloween Theme," they probably think of a variation of the one first round here: Alan Howarth introduced the stuttering rhythm underneath John Carpenter's now-iconic synth melody, and the ultimate version of the theme was born. "Laurie's Theme" is also stellar here, even with the ending sounding like something from Carpenter's score for The Fog. Unfortunately most of the rest of the first side is variations of those two themes, but Side B does offer much more variation. Between putting on this or the score for Carpenter's original film, I'm honestly probably going to pick this one.
As for the pressing, it's quiet and flat. I've listened to my copy maybe a dozen or so times and it sounds fantastic every single time I put it on.

Excellent repress. The orange colour record is, well orange. A fantastic pressing, no pops or hisses.

Can anyone confirm if their version of the soundtrack has the beat in the main theme? I once bought this on digital and was extremely disappointed that you couldn't hear the beat even on a good subwoofer.

How is it that Mondo/Deathwaltz can have such hit and miss releases and then this one sounds absolutely perfect? Hopefully they go back and just keep working with whoever was responsible for this wonderful pressing!

Solid packaging and solid pressing. Very few pops or static. Love this soundtrack and it was done justice

Another worthy edition to my vinyl collection; great soundtrack and really cool packaging