This was the 3rd film from Gilliam in his Trilogy Of Imagination, the previous two being Time Bandits and Brazil.
The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen is an adventure fantasy.
While not a "box office hit" by any stretch of the imagination, this film (Co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam and starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman) was nominated for four Academy Awards.
The cover art on the album is instantly recogniseable as typical the "Monty Pythonese" style
This album is the sound track of the film, the majority of which was composed & conducted by Michael Kamen but Eric Idle (who played Berthold/Desmond) is credited with composing the three tracks under the sub-section The Sultan (Side A Track 2)
The music is classical, no dialogue and played by British based National Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Kamen - The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen (Film Soundtrack)
Warner Brothers
Cat # 1-25826 (label) 9 25826-1 (spine)
Matrix/Run Out Codes (etched)
Side A: 1-25826-A-SH2 DMM K-DISC B-34295-SH2 DMM △ 23898 2-1
Side B: 1-25826-B-SH1 DMM K-DISC B-34296-SH1-DMM △ 23898-X 1-1
1988
USA manufacture (confirmed by the matrix codes above) although this appears to be a promotional "push" into the Australian market, gold stamped "Promotional Use Only" on the front of the cover and tag line at the bottom of the cover (rear) reads 1988 Warner Bros Records for the U.S and WEA International Inc for the world outside of the U.S Made in U.S.A
Cover is in very good condition, no writing, no seam splits or tears, very light edge wear from handling but there is signs of normal handling & wear but these are light and not substantial.
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in good condition, visually inspected under a white halogen light source and I can only see a couple of very light scratches/marks on each side. Just taking a look at the vinyl is not a good way to judge how it will sound so I then played the compilation album ENTIRELY, every single track, and there are no significant issues with surface noise or click/pops, if anything, Side B track 1 has a slightly increased surface noise level to being with but this is made more noticeable by the low audio level of the orchestral music at this time.
New outer sleeve
TRACKS:
The Town (In The Theatre)
The Statue In The Square
The Land Of Cheese
What Will Become Of The Baron?
Beautiful Ladies
The Sultan
The Torturer's Apprentice
A Eunuch's Life Is Hard
Play Up And Win The Game
The War Begins
The Gang Gets The Treasure
The Baron Starts The War
Sally Runs
Wednesday
Cannonball Ride
Twinkling Of An Eye
The Balloon
Escape In The Balloon Tattletale
Ascending On Bloomers
On The Way To The Moon
Storm
On The Moon
The Sea Of Tranquility
Moon King Chase
Leaving The Moon
Vulcan And Venus
A Little Fodder?
Venus Rising
The Manchausen Waltz
In The Belly Of The Whale (The Gang Together Again)
What Will Become Of The Baron?
Death And Bucephalus
The Final Battle
To The Sultan's Tent
The Battle Begins/Gustavus Blows
The Rt. Ordinary Horatio Jackson Takes Tail
Berthold Chases The Bullet
Albrecht And The Boats
Elephants
The Baron Dies And Lives Again
The Baron Shot
Requiem
Victory
Forward The Players
Open The Gates
Baron Rides Off Into The Sunset
