Risky Business - The Business Undone Edition (1983)

Time for another contribution from Mike Solof, and this time he's gone all the way back to 1983 to put together the complete soundtrack to a classic movie, so over to Mike.......

Inspiration struck tonight. I was doing some research and down the YouTube rabbit hole I went to finally drop down into the soundtrack for the 1983 movie 'Risky Business', featuring Tangerine Dream and classic cuts by Bob Seger, Muddy Waters, Prince and Phil Collins to name just a few. In doing my research, I found that 4 songs (by The Talking Heads, The Police, Bruce Springsteen and the Living Strings ) were cut from the Original Soundtrack. As well as that five of the songs that were on the album were shortened edits of their original versions. What made it even worse was that no official score of the entire Tangerine Dream material was ever released. I've therefore put together the ultimate 'Risky Business' soundtrack which Iʼm calling 'Risky Business - The Business Undone Edition'. My version expands the original soundtrack to include all the unedited original songs, including the Tangerine Dream selections, which consist of two new compositions and three reworkings of previously released material from 1979 and 1981, re-titled to correspond to scenes in the movie, plus the four songs left off the released soundtrack. Not only that, I've also included the complete super rare, hard to find and heavily sought-after promotional press kit album. 'Risky Business (The Audio Movie Kit)', which was issued in 1983 on a 17 minute, double vinyl set, with roughly 50 to 100 copies being made and shipped to various radio stations to promote the forthcoming movie. Eight pieces composed by Tangerine Dream were provided for this kit and they can only be found on this album, being different from the material that was used for the official release of the 'Risky Business' soundtrack album in 1984 by Virgin Records. As a final treat I've also included the entire original score of the movie, as performed by Tangerine Dream, with its 26 cuts totaling over 46 minutes of music. 

Track listing for 'Risky Business - The Business Undone Edition'

01 Every Breath You Take (The Police)

02 My Heart Tells Me (The Living Strings)
03 Old Time Rock And Roll (Bob Seger)
04.The Dream is Always the Same (Tangerine Dream - unedited version)
05 Cloudburst Flight (Tangerine Dream - unedited version of 'Guido The Killer Pimp')
06 The Pump (Jeff Beck)
07 Force Majeure (Tangerine Dream - unedited version of 'Lana')
08 Hungry Heart (Bruce Springsteen)
09 Mannish Boy (Muddy Waters)
10 Swamp (Talking Heads)
11 D.M.S.R. (Prince - full version)
12 After the Fall (Journey)
13 In the Air Tonight (Phil Collins)
14 Love On A Real Train (Tangerine Dream - unedited version)

Track listing for the 'Risky Business (The Audio Movie Kit)'

01 No Future (Film Version)
02 Lana (Press Kit Version)
03 Guido The Killer Pimp (Press Kit Version)
04 U Boat Commander 

05 U Boat Commander (Press Kit Version)
06 Catching The Egg
07 Returning The Furniture (Press Kit Version)
08 Love On A Real Train (End Credits)
09 Joel's Dream (The Dream Is Always The Same) (bonus track)
10 Love On A Real Train (Train Sequence) (bonus track)

Track listing  for 'Risky Business - The Full Score' by Tangerine Dream

01 The Dream Is Always The Same 
02 Joel's Dream (The Dream Is Always The Same) 
03 Watering Flowers 
04 Watering Flowers (Tangram Set One) 
05 Wrong Date 
06 No Future (Film Version) 
07 No Future (Get Off The Babysitter)
08 See You Tonight 
09 Lana 
10 Bond Withdrawal 
11 Guido The Killer Pimp (Film Version) 
12 Guido The Killer Pimp (Press Kit Version) 
13 Guido The Killer Pimp (Album Version) 
14 Joel & Lana 
15 Confrontation With Guido 
16 U Boat Commander 
17 U Boat Commander (Press Kit Version) 
18 Love On A Real Train (Film Version) 
19 Love On A Real Train (Album Version) 
20 Love On A Real Train (Train Sequence) 
21 Porsche Ride 
22 Yard Sale 
23 Catching The Egg 
24 Returning The Furniture 
25 Returning The Furniture (Press Kit Version) 
26 Love On A Real Train (End Credits) 

(Tracks 15 and 16 compiled by Anthony Morales and remixed by Andy Morales)

Journey - Charge Of The Light Brigade (1973)

In 1973 guitarist Neal Schon and lead vocalist/keyboardist Gregg Rolie left Santana, and with ex-Frumious Bandersnatch members Ross Valory and George Tickner joining them, they formed a progressive rock/jazz fusion group, as yet un-named. Prairie Prince, who had just left The Tubes for a while, became Journey’s first drummer, and together they recorded a demo tape that was known under the title 'Charge Of The Light Brigade'. Many of the songs eventually ended up on the band's debut album under the name Journey, but these are different versions, some of which were incomplete and had no vocals dubbed onto them, and other were abandoned when they recorded their debut album proper. The reason why the band never bothered releasing this album or anything from it was simple: the drumming style of Prairie Prince was way too complex for Journey’s music, which is why he left shortly after this demo tape was recorded, in order to focus on recording and performing with The Tubes, and he was replaced by Aynsley Dunbar, fresh from a stint with Frank Zappa. Of the tracks on this album, 'Mystery Mountain' is pretty much the same as the track of the same name from the first album, but this was an unfinished studio mix. 'In the Morning Day', 'In My Lonely Feelings/Conversations', and 'To Make Some Music' are instrumental versions of the songs from 'Journey', and although 'Kohoutek' is also on that album, this is a very different take, having more in common with another track 'Topaz'. The rest of the tracks are unique to this release, with the title track featuring blazing guitar riffing, killer solos, and amazing organ work. This bootleg CD has been around for a while, but it's just too good to keep hidden, and while the original disc included alternate versions of 'To Make Some Music' and 'Charge Of The Light Brigade', I've kept just the best takes of each song, and removed the three live tracks by Birthday from a 1973 concert in Hawaii in order to make a concise 46 minute album. I've also given it some new artwork as I was never that keen on the front cover, with the back being much better, so it's based on that.

Track listing

01 Mystery Mountain
02 In The Morning Day
03 Charge Of The Light Brigade
04 Still Lovers
05 To Make Some Music
06 In My Lonely Feeling/Conversations
07 Angels from Heaven
08 Can You Hear Me?
09 Kohoutek
10 Out of Control
11 See the Light