Stardust soundtrack by Various Artists (Vinyl record album review)

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