Waxwork Records [Bottlenec Gallery] THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE

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BNG x Waxwork Records is proud to release THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Original Motion Picture Score by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell. In celebration of the iconic film's 50th Anniversary, the long awaited score album is now available for the very first time in any format. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American Independent horror film produced, co-composed, and directed by Tobe Hooper, who co-wrote it with Kim Henkel. The plot follows a group of friends who fall victim to a family of cannibals while on their way to visit an old homestead. Over the 50 years since its release, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has become widely regarded as one of the best and most influential horror films ever made.


The film's original score by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell is an experimental exercise in music composing and performance that utilizes non-traditional instruments such as suspended cymbals, aluminum saucepans, a children's toy percussion set, various wildlife calls, whistles, shakers, and more. The result is one of the earliest examples of industrial music and has since become known as the "holy grail" of film scores due to its status of being either lost or destroyed. As such, Hooper and Bell's innovative score has become highly sought after, spawning countless bootlegs and attempts to re-create it for commercial gain. Waxwork Records' release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell marks the first time the official score will be made available anywhere.


In 2023, the original film score master tapes were discovered and then privately held at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, TX for preservation. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre's co-composer Wayne Bell painstakingly worked to have these original source material master tapes safely transferred. Bell then personally worked to construct and mix the newly transferred official Texas Chain Saw Massacre score for a cohesive listening experience. The score was then mastered by Thomas Dimuzio at Gench Mastering.


Waxwork Records is proud to present THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Original Motion Picture Score by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell as a deluxe vinyl set featuring handpoured colored vinyl, heavyweight gatefold jackets with a printed inner flood, exclusive liner notes by co-composer Wayne Bell, an 11"x11" twelve page booklet with production and behind the scenes photography, and full album design by Steve Reeves.


Our exclusive variant will be available on Thursday (2/25) @ 12PM ET on our homepage, Bottleneckgallery.com and limited to only 200 copies!
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THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE Original Motion Picture Score LP
Limited Edition BNG Exclusive

The Original 1974 Score by Tobe Hooper and Wayne Bell
Available For The First Time In Any Format
Sourced From The Original Master Tapes
Red with seafoam green orb and splatter
Exclusive Liner Notes By Composer Wayne Bell
Heavyweight Gatefold Jackets with Inner Flood Printing
11"x11" Twelve Page Booklet
Production and Behind The Scenes Photography
Design by Steve Reeves
Limited edition of 200

$35
 

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happy days. :) i picked up the Waxwork Records 'Texas Summer' vinyl version, but everything else is the same as the Bottlenec, so hopefully it's ok having this post / these photos here (and also under the Media tab here / just my photos). apologies for some shots, my camera is a bit variable atm. :(

the Waxwork vinyl version (here) is currently out of stock, but there's a suggestion that it will be restocked at some point in the future. there's also a CD version here that is still immediately available. :thumbs:


first off, if you have not listened to this as a soundtrack, it's wonderfully bizarre and unnerving, way ahead of its time, and definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of the film. YouTube link below - but obviously nothing sounds like the vinyl. :hungry:

Waxwork have done their usual good work with the gatefold; good stock, well made, well-printed artwork:

the vinyl i received is not exactly the same as the OP photo, but it's always going to vary when it's hand-poured:

often the booklets on these editions are sort of throwaway, but i really like the photos in this one:

if you like the film, this weird and wonderful soundtrack will remind you why it stands out so much, even today. :wow::thumbs:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Horror GIF by filmeditor