Eraserhead (soundtrack)
Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack | ||||
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Released | June 15, 1982 | |||
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Length | 37:47 | |||
Label | I.R.S. | |||
Producer | David Lynch, Alan Splet | |||
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork Media | 8.8/10[3] |
Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack (sometimes referred to as Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack Recording or just Eraserhead) is a 1982 soundtrack album composed by David Lynch and Alan Splet as the soundtrack for Lynch's 1977 film Eraserhead.[4][5][6] Sacred Bones Records remastered and reissued the album in 2012.[7]
Recording
The mood and tone of Eraserhead and its soundtrack were influenced by
Release
The original soundtrack for Eraserhead was released via I.R.S. Records on LP in the United States on June 15, 1982, with 5 tracks. Side A consists of three songs written by Thomas "Fats" Waller and Side B consists of "In Heaven", the song performed by Laurel Near's character the Lady in the Radiator in the original film.
It was reissued in 2012 by Sacred Bones Records in the form of a deluxe LP box set with additional 7" and as a deluxe CD. Tracklistings vary heavily throughout the numerous variations of the album.
Track listing
Original 1982 I.R.S. LP
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Digah's Stomp" | Thomas "Fats" Waller | |
2. | "Lenox Avenue Blues" | Waller | |
3. | "Stompin' the Bug" | Mercedes Gilbert, Phil Worde | |
4. | "Messin' Around with the Blues" | Waller |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" | David Lynch, Peter Ivers, Thomas "Fats" Waller |
Absurda 2001 CD
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Side One" | 20:09 |
2. | "Side Two" | 18:29 |
3. | "Eraserhead Dance Mix" | 10:16 |
Total length: | 48:54 |
Sacred Bones 2012 deluxe reissue CD and LP
All music is composed by David Lynch and Alan Splet
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Side 1" | 20:09 |
2. | "Side 2" | 18:26 |
Total length: | 38:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "In Heaven (Lady in the Radiator Song)" | David Lynch, Peter Ivers | 1:36 |
2. | "Pete's Boogie" (previously unreleased) | 3:58 | |
Total length: | 5:34 |
References
- ^ a b Bulut, Selim (2017-03-21). "Revisiting Eraserhead's haunting, industrial soundtrack". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ Carlson, Dean. "Eraserhead [Original Soundtrack] – David Lynch / Alan R. Splet". AllMusic. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
- ^ David Lynch & Alan R. Splet - Eraserhead Original Soundtrack, retrieved 2022-04-17
- ^ "Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack Recording, by David Lynch". David Lynch. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ David Lynch & Alan R. Splet - Eraserhead Original Soundtrack, retrieved 2022-04-17
- ^ "Eraserhead: Original Soundtrack Recording". Sacred Bones Records. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "The City of Absurdity: The David Lynch Quote Collection". www.thecityofabsurdity.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ "The City of Absurdity: David Lynch's Eraserhead". www.thecityofabsurdity.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
- ^ David Lynch on Alan Splet, retrieved 2022-04-17
- ^ a b Woodward, Richard B. (2014-05-13). "Snapping, Humming, Buzzing, Banging: Remembering Alan Splet". The Paris Review. Retrieved 2022-04-17.