AOR TREASURES - The Soundtracks SFX Leftovers...But Killers " 2 "

Some tracks requested.
Never released in any format.
All leftovers from my "Soundtrack Vol. series", because the sound quality doesn't match my expectations...but still killer songs.
I must warning you, some have many SFX (movie sound effects: voices/noises), some unbalanced stereo or directly mono sound, all ripped from VHS and avi.
But again, awesome songs, just to check how good they are.

01 - Jason Paige - Pokémon Theme [Pokémon]
02 - Eric Barnett - My Brother's Eyes [Kickboxer 2]
03 - Steve Butler - Always On My Mind [Final Mission]
04 - Eve - The Walls Came Down [Armed And Dangerous]
05 - Steve Overland - No Guts No Glory [Galaxy Rangers]
06 - Steve Overland - Out Beyond The Stars [Galaxy Rangers]
07 - Steve Overland - Rangers Are Forever [Galaxy Rangers]
08 - Kodomo Band - Heart Of Madness [Hokuto No Ken]
09 - Daniel - It's All Up To You [Kickboxer 2]
10 - Hot Pursuit - Fire With Fire [Steele Justice]
11 - Thereza Bazar - Gotcha! [Gotcha!]
12 - Wheeled Warriors - [Jayce And The Wheeled Warriors]
13 - Bill Champlin - Deep Water [Night And The City]
14 - Tommy Keene - Run Now [Out Of Bounds]
15 - John Altyn - Sleepaway [Sleepaway Camp III]


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SCOTT GRIMES - Sunset Blvd. (2005) EP

Scott Grimes is a well-known actor, you can see him in Critters as a young kid, and recently in Band of Brothers, ER, American Dad!
But his true passion is to sing and play the piano.
While the acting does not leave much time to the music, he has composed and recorded great number of songs, mainly with his friend and songwriter Dave Harris.
15 of them were part of "Livin' On 'The Run", his 2nd album, released in 2005.
This is a single-track promo EP.
Opens with "Sunset Blvd" (which arrived 18 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Rank) and "Livin' On The Run" (which reached # 33).
Both are precious melodic rock gems, great songwriting and beautiful lyrics. Very good songs.
"Summerthing" and "Without You" are another two to appeal, with nice vocals, simple and melodic.
Promo only EP, never released officially.
Highly Recommended.

01 - Sunset Blvd.
02 - Livin' On The Run (new radio edit)
03 - Summerthing
04 - Without You

Scott Grimes: vocals, piano, guitars
Jay Gore: guitars & producer
Ricardo Belled: bass
Robin Dimaggio: percussion, drums


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AVION (Australia) - 4 Rare Singles 84 - 85 - 87

Mythical band in their homeland, began his career in the early 80's.
In 1983 they released the first LP for the RCA label.
The following year, one single, "Still The Night" , containing two new songs.
The label drop them, so they signed with EMI, and start recording a new album.
Here there are 2 advanced singles, each one with a track that did not end in the disc.
In 1987 the band self-released a "Live" tape, with the best songs of their career, some never recorded previously.
A 2-track promo of the album complete this collection.

Tracks noted " # " are not in the two official LP's :

1984 single A - Still The Night #
1984 single B - Southern Cross #

1985 single (June) A - We've Got Secrets
1985 single (June) B - Bigger They Are #

1985 single (September) A - Celebration
1985 single (September) B - Ransom #

1987 single A - The Bigger You Are [Live] #
1987 single B - Money Or Love [Live] #

This is an extremely rare material, you won't find it easily anywhere.
Very nice AOR .
Grab it now!

Randall Waller: Vocals & Guitar
Martyn Toole: Guitar
Kendall Waller: Bass
Evan Murray: Keyboards
John Waller: Drums
Paul Gannell: Guitar


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MOST WANTED SCANDI-AOR SINGLES EVER! Vol.2

As requested, a new Scandi - AOR single rarities Volume.

One and only QUOLIO's single, extremely melodious, great harmonies and generous keyboards.
This single from the Norwegians JUMP is one of the most sought after by collectors, even rare in their homeland.
Top songwriting, soaring choruses, a pleasure to listen to.
Unfortunately, their one and only recording.

BORDERLINE plays classic scandi AOR strongly influenced by hard rock, very good combination, nice sound.
It's rumored that they recorded a full lengh, which remains unpublished to date.
MAEDAY released one LP, only on vinyl, with very good songs following the typical swedish Scandi - AOR mould.
I love their album, this is the promo-only single, not for sale.

Other Swedes, VON ROSEN, left some very good singles, with interesting arrangements and great vocals.
A goodie.
DA VINCI achieved great popularity with two superb albums, (and an unreleased).
This is their first single ever, featuring two songs never appeared in the LP's.
One of my favorite bands in this genre.

Very good vinyl rips.
Fully tagged with info release and myself made artwork.






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VAN STEPHENSON - Unreleased 4th Album (88-90)

VAN STEPHENSON is an AOR legend, and his musical legacy, a must have.
Between 88-90, Van with his friend Dan Huff (GIANT) worked together in a musical project (supposed to be the genesis of GIANT).
Besides, Van recorded songs for his 4th album, with session musicians and of course, Dan, a session man himself.
But the project doesn't work, and Van joined forces with the group BLACKHAWK, leaving those great songs unreleased.
Some real songwriting gems.
Very Good sounding demos, remastered by myself.

01 - Fear Of Falling
02 - Love Is Stranger
03 - Snow And Thunder
04 - Change
05 - Naked City
06 - Don't Walk Away
07 - Mambo Willie
08 - Louder Than Words
09 - Calm Before The Storm
10 - Years
11 - Get Used To It (recorded later by GIANT)
12 - If That Was A Lie (recorded later by BLACKHAWK)





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AOR TREASURES - The Soundtracks SFX Leftovers...But Killers

Some tracks requested.
All leftovers from my "Vol. series", because the sound quality doesn't match my expectations...but still killer songs.
Sadly, never released.
I must warning you, all have many SFX (movie sound effects: voices/noises), some unbalanced stereo or directly mono sound, all ripped from VHS and avi's.
But again, awesome songs, just to check how good they are.

01 - Bill Wray - I Will Be Your Hero [Beastmaster 2]
02 - Bill Wray - Keep On Rockin' [Beastmaster 2]
03 - Bill Wray - No Mercy [Lionheart]
04 - Roy Ward & Mike Slamer - Hot Shot [White Water Summer]
05 - Al Festa - Living After Death [Zombi 4 After Death]
06 - David Knopfler - Mercenary Man [Laser Mission]


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AOR TREASURES - The Soundtracks Vol.8

I don't know if this is the best of my compilations so far, but sure one that contains more rarities and non album tracks:


01 - LOVERBOY: Nothing's Gonna Stop You Now [Olympic Games '84]
Loverboy at the peak of his career. Very good song only included in the Olympic Games '84 soundtrack.
A hard to find vinyl.


02 - ANDREA ROBINSON: Bad Girl [Riding Bean]
Riding Bean is a japanese animated movie and the OST only went published in his home country. Andrea Robinson was the lead singer of THIEVES, an early 80's canadian AOR - rock band. Mike Landau on guitar (Robin Beck, Tim Feehan, Steve Perry and a thousand more ...)


03 - JOHN PARR: (Restless Heart) Running Away With You [Running Man]
I can't let out from this compilations the soundtrack-man J. Parr. Sorry, the man hasn't a bad song! And most of them remain unreleased. This one, written with H. Faltermeyer. The soundtrack never was released (only the score). This is not the demo version floating the net, here you have the full original version only appeared in "Harold Faltermeyer, the Ultimate Collection 2CD" , track 19, CD2.


04 - VIXEN: Runnin' [Hardbodies]
Before recording their first album, the girls from VIXEN contributed 3 songs to this movie, whose soundtrack was only released in very limited quantity by a canadian bootleg label. This is the best of those songs, and one of the best I've ever heard from this band. Rarity.


05 - DAVID HALLYDAY: Flashback [Lady Beware]
Another impossible to find OST. Published in limited copies only in Japan, I have seen bids on eBay over $500! . Filled with wonderful AOR songs, all exclusive to this soundtrack. Very good track!


06 - MARIETTA: Fire And Ice [Feuer Und Eis]
German film whose soundtrack was only released in Europe on vinyl. This song clearly shows why I love this genre. Superb 80's AOR! - Exclusive to this OST (and as 12'' ext. vers.).


07 - STAN BUSH: Forever [Wimbledon Hits '90]
Wimbledon's silver bowl has its own soundtrack. Every year a commemorative album is published. This great ballad appeared only in this OST (later was included in the Kuschelrock series).


08 - LOUDNESS: Odin [Odin]
Even the fans of the japanese band LOUDNESS are unaware that this band recorded several songs for this obscure oriental movie. It's surprising (and pleasant) to listen to this group including many keyboards in a song.
Rare EP only released in Japan.


09 - SUE SAAD: Radioactive Dreams [Radioactive Dreams]
Sue change her rocker style for this OST, and completely overturns to mid-80's AOR. Very good guitars and gear. Exclusive of this soundtrack.


10 - JOSEPH WILLIAMS: Firepower [Body By Jake]
Body By Jake was a TV fitness show. Later released on VHS and then a soundtrack (vinyl only,1984) to do the gym at home. Joseph contributed two songs that proves why TOTO pick-up his voice for their upcoming albums.
Great song, great performance.


11 - TOMMY NILSSON & TONE NORUM: Allt Som Jag Känner [P.S. Sista Sommaren]
This swedish movie OST was published only in its home country. Tommy Nilsson (Easy Action, solo) and Tone performs a very nice european-style ballad. Rarity.


12 - LAMARCA: Bad In Blue [Lady Beware]
Another track from Lady Beware. Not a great song, but I have already included this track because is one of the most sought after by collectors. LaMarca has recorded only one solo album, and 2 non album tracks, one included in "The Wraith" OST, and the other, here.
Exclusive to this soundtrack.


13 - HENRY LEE SUMMER: No Way Of Knowin' [Twins]
Nice rockin' tune in the H. L. Summer style. Exclusive to this soundtrack.


14 - LOUDLION: Die Tuff [Balls Of Fury]
LoudLion has a curious story. Formed by L.A. Bay Area musicians, as a DEF LEPPARD tribute band. A Hollywood producer went to a show and proposed them to include one of their originals in a film. The song ended up being the main theme from "The Hills Have Eyes II". Due to the good results, they recorded 3 songs for the recent "Balls Of Fury" comedy. I have chosen this ballad, it's amazing how they sound like Def Lepp...


15 - AMEL BENT: Eye Of The Tiger [Asterix Et Les Vikings]
Amel recorded his version of SURVIVOR's classic for this french film. A curiosity (a good one), with a soul touch and interesting arrangements. This song sounds good even performed by The Carmelite's Carol Choir...


16 - ERIC MARTIN: Swing Time [Spider-Man VS. The Kingpin]
Very good rocker with Eric's stamp, his angelic voice never fails. Song structure Mr. Big-alike.
Exclusive Video Game OST track.


17 - ROBIN McAULEY: Teach Me How To Dream [If Looks Could Kill]
Ex - MSG, GRAND PRIX, solo, etc. gorgeous ballad. Very good lyrics and increscendo tempo. Great production.


As usual, + 70 min, vbr, artwork.
Most tracks are vinyl-only release and very rare, all were decrackled and declicked to get the best quality possible.

Do you want more? Leave a comment and request your song.
I'll do my best...


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DANGER AVENUE - ST (2008)

Another new swedish promise.
Guitar-driven Melodic Rock with really good vocal harmonies and hooks.
Indie release, they need a major label production and will be great.
These guys got the melodies and knows how to rock.
Support new bands.
Check their website with many purchase options:
www.dangeravenue.com

01 - West Coast Angel
02 - The Distance
03 - Boarding Pass
04 - Beat The Night
05 - Avenues & Boulevards
06 - West Coast Angel [demo version] (bonus)

Jimmie Lee Cooper: Vocals
Thomas Van Shaw: Guitars, Backing Vocals
Victor Dicola: Guitars
Viktor O'Malley: Bass
Criss David: Drums


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MOST WANTED SCANDI - AOR SINGLES EVER !

Another compilation, but a little different this time...
This is my favorite style ever: Scandi - AOR

A bunch of rare singles released by some well known bands, some not, only released in the cold scandinavian lands.
None of these tracks appeared on official albums and of course, all are 7'' vinyl only singles.

Swedes DALTON, wonderful band that left us 2 jewels, wonderful albums.
The first track is an '89 single B-side, the other two from their first single ever, released in '86, very rare.

LION'S SHARE will be reformed in the 90's, releasing high-quality albums but in a hard rock style. Few knows that in '88 produced this magnificent Scandi- AOR single with a completely different line-up.

CHERIE was a great swedish promise, unfortunately only recorded this single, extremely melodic, with great choruses.

RETURN released several singles in Norway prior to their first full lengh, this is the first of all and only has one song, a harbinger of great things to come...strong track.

AXIA used to play catchy and well crafted scandi aor, contagious.
One sided single, track not included in the LP (recorded one year later).
PEO Pettersson on lead vocals.

Finally, the great JIM JIDHED. Before joining Alien, he released several singles in Sweden, this one contains two great tracks beautifully performed.

Very good vinyl rips.
Fully tagged with info release and myself made artwork.



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