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"ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW" ORIGINAL CAST 1975  FIRST PRESSING ODE LABEL
"ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW" ORIGINAL CAST SOUNDTRACK LABEL: ODE RECORDS OSV-21653 (JACKET)  SP-77031 (LABEL) EDITION: FIRST PRESSING RELEASED: SEPTEMBER 1975 RECORDED: OLYMPIC STUDIOS ~ LONDON PRODUCER: RICHARD HARTLEY MIXING ENGINEERS: KEITH GRANT & PHIL CHAPMAN SLEEVE DESIGN: JOHN PASCHE ~ GULL GRAPHICS MATRIX: (Side A) OSV 21653 - A/B  [Ode Artisan Logo]
CONDITION:  VINYL: VG+   JACKET: VG+ to EX-
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been going thru my massive vinyl record collection this winter and pulling out some LPs that I thought that someone else would want for their collection. I've been collecting records for over 40 years and it's time to pass some of them on to the next generation of collectors.
This week on EBay I am offering up this fantastic, clean copy of the First Pressing of the Original Soundtrack to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." A Cult Classic!
This is my original copy that I purchased in New York in the Mid 70s and have taken great care of it since.
~~~~~ The Rocky Horror Picture Show was a fun, campy, bizarre musical that started out as a play in London.  It was a huge success and then a Film was made, which has taken on a life of it's own and become a Cult classic. It's a witty parody of cheap movies, rock & roll, and sexual mores.
As a Teen growing up in New York City, I went to several local viewings of the Film and they were very strange events with people dressed up and acting/talking along with the film. Of course, I had to go out and buy my own copy of the album to learn the songs. I've had this record ever since, over 40 years now.
The Music is fun, risque, campy and very memorable. 'Time Warp' was a popular hit and still pops up on the radio around Halloween.
This early Ode pressing is described as the "definitive version of the Rocky Horror score"
This is a Original US First Pressing, which can be identified by the lack of a Barcode, the lack of ''Printed in U.S.A.'' on the back cover, and the "Manufactured & Distributed by Ode Sounds and Visuals" text and logo on the back cover.
The text along the Spine reads: "The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Original Soundtrack OSV-21653 ℗1975 Ode Records"
Following its initial release, the album was not successful, and was quickly deleted. Original 1975 First Pressings, like this one, are hard to find and a cult collectible. Over the years, as interest grew, originals became very difficult to find.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Some pressings of this album included an insert for joining the Rocky Horror Fan Club. From what I can research, these were added to later original pressings by Lou Adler once the show exploded in popularity, but weren't in all copies. This copy does NOT include the Fan Club insert. It was purchased in the Fall of 1975, shortly after the film hit the streets of New York.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you're not familiar with this bizarre play and film, here's the basic story...
On a dark, wet, rainy Fall night, a 'normal', innocent, recently married, middle-class young couple, Brad Majors (Barry Bostwick) and Janet Weiss (Susan Sarandon), are driving out in the Country, have car trouble and break down.
They find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere, but conveniently near the large Mansion of the odd Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
They approach the Mansion to use the phone to call for help and are invited in to take shelter from the storm.
They arrive just as Dr. Frank-n-Furter is finishing one of his latest experiments, accompanied by his bizarre group of 'friends'.
Brad and Janet come face to face with the cross-dressing Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry) who proudly unveils his latest extravagant creation,  'Rocky Horror' (Peter Hinwood), designed with a perfectly sculpted, male body and created as the ultimate male sex symbol.
'Rocky' is unveiled and introduced to the occupants of Dr. Frank-n-Furter's strange Mansion full of bizarre, campy, exotically dressed friends, admirers, staff and groupies.
The innocent young couple, Brad and Janet get caught up in this strange world and it's spooky lair of odd people and odd behaviors.
Little by little, the young couple begin to be fascinated by it all and start to embrace the whole scene. Both Brad and Janet get swayed and seduced by the strange and charasmatic, garter-belted "scientist", Dr. Frank-n-Furter. Meanwhile, Rocky is idolized by everyone and roams the Mansion, creating his own 'adventures'.
It turns out that Dr Frank-n-Furter is actually an alien transvestite from the planet Transsexual in the galaxy of Transylvania and decides he wants to return there. A fight happens and some of the main characters get killed. I won't 'spoil' anything here.
The film ends with the Mansion 'lifting off' Earth to return home.
A very strange show and movie. It's a great, but slightly seedy rock ‘n’ roll musical. 
'Rocky Horror' was created as a tribute to the old science fiction and schlock-horror B movies of the 40s and 50s. It also incorporates old 'Muscle' flicks and 50s Rock and Roll themes. It's brought up to date with it's use of Glam, Camp, Kitsch and Sexual liberation which were all the rage in London at the time. The film had, and still has, a revolutionary attitude to sexuality that permeates the whole show.
Tim Curry has called the film “a guaranteed weekend party to which you can go with or without a date and probably find one if you don’t have one, and it’s also a chance for people to try on a few roles for size”. 
The costumes in Rocky Horror were also way ahead of their time and were a big influence on the coming Punk scene in England. Odd clothing, torn fishnet stockings and colorfully dyed hair was all very strange in 1975.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The musical, comedy, horror film 'Rocky Horror' was released in 1975, produced by Lou Adler and directed by Jim Sharman. The film is based on the original 1973 London musical stage production, written by Richard O'Brien. O'Brien also wrote the lyrics and much of the music.
The film stars Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, and Barry Bostwick and is narrated by Charles Gray, and includes original cast members from early productions of the play.
Today, the film still has a large cult following and has been kept alive by a huge fan base and recent advances in the LGBTQ community.
~~~~~~~~~~ Lou Adler, record producer, owner of the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, and owner of the Ode Records label, attended an original performance of The Rocky Horror Show in London and, after being impressed, bought the American rights and brought it to his L.A. club. 
He also obtained the rights to the original soundtrack album of the film and released it on his Ode label in 1975, this album, and it's been released several times since.
Adler was responsible for promoting the film and creating it's massive cult success. He remains active in his promotion and dedication to Rocky Horror, attending and creating special events supporting the film and its cult following. 
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The tracks on this original First Pressing include:
SCIENCE FICTION/DOUBLE FEATURE: 'The Lips' (voice of Richard O'Brien) DAMMIT JANET: Vocals ~ Brad, Janet, and Chorus OVER AT THE FRANKENSTEIN PLACE: Vocals ~ Janet, Brad, Riff Raff, and Chorus THE TIME WARP: Narrator – Charles Gray. Vocals ~ Riff Raff, Magenta, Columbia, and The Transylvanians SWEET TRANSVESTITE: Vocals ~ Frank with spoken lyrics by Brad & Janet I CAN MAKE YOU A MAN: Vocal ~ Eddie and Transylvanians HOT PATOOTIE ~ BLESS MY SOUL: Vocals ~ Frank with Brad, Janet, Riff Raff, Magenta, and Columbia I CAN MAKE YOU A MAN (REPRISE): Vocals ~ Frank, Janet, and The Transylvanians TOUCH-A, TOUCH-A, TOUCH ME: Vocals ~ Janet with Magenta, Columbia, Rocky, Brad, Frank, & Riff Raff EDDIE: Vocals ~ Dr. Scott, The Criminologist, Janet, Columbia, Frank, Rocky, Brad, Riff Raff, and Magenta ROSE TINT MY WORLD: Vocals ~ Columbia, Rocky, Janet, and Brad FLOOR SHOW: Vocals ~ Brad, Columbia, Janet and Rocky FANFARE / DON'T DREAM IT, BE IT: Vocals ~ Frank with Brad, Janet, Rocky, and Columbia WILD & UNTAMED THING: Vocals ~ Frank with Brad, Janet, Rocky, Columbia, and Riff Raff I'M GOING HOME: Vocals ~ Frank and Chorus SUPER HEROES: Vocals ~ Brad, Janet, The Criminologist, and Chorus SCIENCE FICTION / DOUBLE FEATURE (REPRISE): Vocals ~ 'The Lips'
~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Musicians on this album include:
John 'Rabbit' Bundrick - keyboards Dave Wintour - bass guitar B.J. Wilson - drums Count Ian Blair - electric and acoustic guitars Mick Grabham - electric guitar Phil Kenzie - saxophone Martin Briley, Helen Chappelle, Brian Engel, Barry St. John, Liza Strike, Clare Torry - backing vocals
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Cast and Performers on this Soundtrack album include:
Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist Susan Sarandon as Janet Weiss, Brad's fiancée Barry Bostwick as Brad Majors, Janet's fiancé Richard O'Brien as Riff Raff, a hunchbacked handyman and Butler Patricia Quinn as Magenta, a maid and Riff Raff's sister Little Nell as Columbia, a groupie Jonathan Adams as Dr. Everett V. Scott, Frank's rival scientist Peter Hinwood as Rocky Horror, Frank's creation Meat Loaf as Eddie, a former delivery boy, who donates half his brain to Rocky Charles Gray as the expert criminologist and narrator
~~~~~~~~~~~~ CONDITION:  I tried to show good hi-resolution photos of the cover, labels and vinyl in my pictures.
VINYL: The vinyl is still in nice condition. It's still clean and bright, but does have some light hairlines and a few light nicks, not bad. You can see my close-up pictures of the vinyl. It looks pretty good. I'll call it VG+ to keep everybody happy.
LABELS: This LP had cool black custom Ode Labels with the 'Lips' from the beginning of the Movie. The labels are clean and without marks, writing or damage. The spindle holes show a little wear, but not bad. See my pictures for details.
JACKET: The original First Pressing Jacket still looks great. Clean and Bright with no significant marks, damage or Ringwear. No seam splits and the colors and graphics still pop. Corners are relatively sharp. A great early original copy.
As mentioned above, it has all the characteristics of an original 1975 Ode first pressing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ** NOTE: I'm selling this rare 'Collector' record "AS IS" and "NO RETURN". It's rare and as described and I'm sure you'll be very happy with it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Add this fantastic classic album to your collection today. It would make a great addition to any vinyl record collection. 
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