Record basics

• Album name: Stardust soundtrack
• Group name: Various artists
• Year: 1975
• Number of discs: two
• Collection: Selman

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

This is the soundtrack to a movie called Stardust, which I’ve never seen and about which I know nothing. It doesn’t seem to have anything to do with Ziggy Stardust or Ellen’s Stardust Diner.

What I expected

I recognize a lot of the songs on this double-album soundtrack and a lot of them are great, but then there are a whole bunch of others that don’t ring a bell at all.

What it was actually like

This four-sided record started off with a bang! Here are the hits that I loved from side one:

• Happy Birthday Sweet 16 by Neil Sedaka
• She’s Not There by the Zombies
• Dream Lover by Bobby Darin
• Do You Want to Know a Secret by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas
• Da Doo Ron Ron by Dave Edmunds & the Electricians
• I Get Around by the Beach Boys
• One Fine Day by the Chiffons
• Loco-Motion by Little Eva

Side two was weaker, but it still some good songs, like:

• Surf City by Jan & Dean
• Will You Love Me Tomorrow by the Shirelles
• The Letter by the Box Tops
• Summer in the City by the Lovin’ Spoonful

Then side three gained even more steam, with these hits that I loved:

• I’m a Believer by the Monkees
• The House of the Rising Sun by the Animals
• Carrie Anne by the Hollies
• You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ by the Righteous Brothers
• Eve of Destruction by Barry McGuire
• White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane
• A Natural Woman by Aretha Franklin

So what happened to side four? Why did I know none of its songs at all, and why did I like only a single one of them, Some Other Guy by the Stray Cats? Life is a mystery.

Grade

4/5 (but side one gets 5/5 and side four gets 2/5)

Buy it

• Amazon (Vinyl): $7.49