My First Star Trek Vinyl Record!

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[@katoracle]

You can't go wrong with Jerry Goldsmith scores. Great buy!

[@AmiralA]

You're not supposed to put your fingers on the grooves :-) Looks awesome!

[@targetaudience]

Thanks for the tip!

[@pauld6967]

@@targetaudience Yes, only touch the edge of the record.

[@MikeytheGeek7711]

I was going to say the same thing. He's too young to know that. 😃

[@DanSolo871]

He did say he’s not a vinyl guy. I miss my days of spinning records on my turntable at my parent’s house.

[@AmiralA]

@@MikeytheGeek7711 I know, I know. But it HURTS to see such a gorgeous vinyl being handled like that.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

This is great, Josh, thank you for sharing this. Please don't put your fingers or hands on the playing surface of vinyl, you hold it by the edges in the palms of your hands, otherwise the oils from your skin get into the grooves and trap dust this is commonly known as 'groove sludge' and will effect the sound quality of the sound and it's difficult to remove without effecting the record.

[@martinpaternoster]

You have really entered both of my worlds: Star Trek and Film Scores. What you have there is the complete score to the movie, restored from the 2 inch 16 track backup recording made in 1979, the best available recording of the original scoring sessions. I have the CD version of the release from La-La Land Records, along with their releases of Star Trek II and III, and Intrada's releases of Star Treks IV thru VI. I also have the rest of the scores in complete form from other speciality labels, Star Trek VI and Generations were signed by the composers. I hope you enjoy that treasure you have on your turntable.

[@OrdinProds]

A decent amp and speakers will do most of the work, and it'll still sound more dynamic than mp3s etc. Enjoy!

[@Vulcanerd]

That blue Underarmor shirt makes Josh look like a medical/science crew from TOS

[@kenlundegard8203]

I still have the original 1979 album. It's my favorite Star Trek soundtrack.

[@MiqelDotCom]

Maaaan, I love the inside fold-out with the hologram paper and the Enterprise going warp! 🌈🛸

[@pauld6967]

Drop that needle! Vinyl will always be the supreme media for enjoying music.

[@angie99656]

Yeah that's how it starts you buy one vinyl record then you got to buy a record player so you can listen to it and pretty soon you've got like 200 records and you're drowning in cleaning fluid. Beware.

[@pauld6967]

@angelainamarie9656 I have my father's old 78s and bought a system to copy the records onto CDs. This way I will have a copy of his and my collection should anything one day damage the records themselves.

[@OrdinProds]

Yup, everyone with no actual experience always thinks it's not true, but vinyl records through a decent amp and speakers will always sound more dynamic. Just a fact that a lot of folk need to accept. I love useful new tech but the idea that any use of any newer technology is always better and some sort of great progress is nonsense, a line spun by companies trying to endlessly profiteer.

[@SDHero]

Oh that's awesome-looking! Thanks for sharing it with us Josh. Also, love seeing that Dragon bBall DVD set behind you on the shelves!

[@travisboyle285]

The record looks awesome

[@Daviddaze]

The Prague orchestra in 2016 had a concert of the season & movie music. Available on cd and youtube too.

[@c1ph3rpunk]

Welcome to the world of vinyl, hopefully you have a nice little local record store/micro-brew like we do around Chicago.

[@Slate-writer]

really wonderful to see BUT... no one holds a record that way !! Edge and label only man ! You can be forgiven of course, because of your age 😂

[@Teletran35]

OMG that brings me back in time to the early 80s when I had soundtracks

[@KenGascoigne]

0:29 Sweet!

[@michaelnemo7629]

Fave score ever. Fave Trek film ever. Amazing.

[@bcn1gh7h4wk]

the Enterprise theme from TMP as directed by Goldsmith was _beautiful_ but for a proper _majestic_ rendition, you gonna have to wait until Nemesis. the strings on those 30 seconds of theme are something else.

[@MikeADee]

That is an awesome looking gatefold cover for a great soundtrack. I have an original single LP of star trek the motion picture. However stamped on my album cover is "Not For Resale" which means my record was used in-store as a demo to show off stereo sound systems back in the day. I did manage to grab the star trek 2 double vinyl from London because I am a vinyl guy.

[@williamblakehall5566]

I love Goldsmith. I salute you. Go vinyl!

[@destinycaptain247]

Used to have one of those in the 80’s. Now you need some Power Records Star Trek audio adventures…

[@frankandstein8618]

When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Laser Video Disc. Would have been difficult to find a player for that.

[@rogers.5153]

I think it's awfully cool that there is a director's cut of the soundtrack album. I still have the oiginal soundtrack albums of ST:TMP through ST IV on vinyl; I may need to get a copy to add to the collection!

[@claytonpaddison6721]

Goldsmith's board, sweeping epic of a score for TMP is easily his greatest work, truly his magnum opus. I would also argue that it is perhaps one of the best film scores of all time, up there with the likes of "Star Wars: A New Hope", "Gone with the Wind" and "Lawrance of Arabia". The Directors Cut pressing you have looks to be the Complete Score from the theatrical release and should be the same one I have on 3-CD set (including all the components and raw takes) that was remastered from the original 26-track master tapes from Goldsmith's estate. On a good turntable and Amp (tube if you can find one) and speakers/headphones...its sound quality is breathtaking.

[@davidfelgate9541]

In my opinion, the soundtrack for "Conan the Barbarian" is worthy of being added to your list. If you haven't heard it, I highly recommend you check it out.

[@claytonpaddison6721]

@davidfelgate9541 oh, it's in my collection recently. Been years since I saw the film...but I'll be evaluating the score for sure!

[@VolkXue]

Voyage Home is your Trek Christmas soundtrack, just incase you're looking for something for the season.

[@HopemanGG]

I feel like a little bit of this vibe extends into season 2 of TNG but not beyond.

[@ToddSmith-j8l]

Once you start listening to soundtracks, you’ll want to listen to more and more.

[@welshlad691]

That is a Beautiful looking album, well done Josh!

[@mazack00]

What a darn good looking album!

[@CaminoAir]

Lionel Newman conducted, because Goldsmith needed to sit in the engineer's booth to supervise the sound mix. Newman also conducted Goldsmith's 'Alien' and 'The Omen' for similar reasons. James Horner was present for at least some of the recording of TMP's music. Goldsmith's third Omen score is a genuine rival to his 'ST-TMP' music. Just make sure to listen to the Deluxe release of 'The Final Conflict', because the original CD release had the choir too low in the sound mix.

[@Laurie473]

Dude ! Always handle Vinyl by the Edges!! a CD she ain’t! 😮😂 Get a Vinyl duster to clean those finger prints….. ✨💥☮️

[@jesseatkins9826]

Nice buy! ☺️👍

[@adamplace1414]

Great choice, as you well know. All time great film score!

[@goldenshark3182]

Nice vinyl! I may pick one up, I have it on CD, but the holographic cover looks dope. I bought a Picard - Season 3 vinyl about a year and half ago and it is really nice too, the music is killer, the final ride of the TNG crew, can’t wait until you guys finally get there. Now all you need is an amp and some floor standing speakers to get the real sonic experience!

[@karidrgn]

There's a 45 of nichelle Nichols singing the Beyond Antares song from Consience of the King.

[@Center1240]

The music of The Motion Picture was the best and most beautiful. The music of Two was the best score.

[@greyinvader]

Nice acquisition, Josh-unit.

[@ivane5110]

Ohhh music. I grew up with Star Trek on records, where theyd have a comic and with it that Star Trek comic was acted out on the record (like radioplays, which also were still around, though sparse). Guess it'd sort've be like audiobooks nowadays but with multiple voice actors. Cool looking record. Very 60s color pattern.

[@Nomorage]

I, too, had one of these. Circa 1975. A 33rpm LP that had three or four stories on it. The only one I recall involved the crew slowly turning into felines. There was a feline crew member aboard who managed to fix everything. I remember her saying in a purring voice, "Captain! Mrrrrrrrrrrrr Spock..."

[@ucfsab]

THERE IS A RED BLUE YELLOW VINYL SET FOR THE 2009 MOVIE TRIFECTA

[@subgum3403]

Vinyl is awesome

[@TCsCollectablesCollection]

Hey Josh, can't go wrong with limited editions especially anything under 500 made. As you may know I am a fan of Limited Edtions of stuff like this or other Collectables. Believe it or not I still have the Turntable I had as a Teenager & it still works. 😁🖖

[@WEB_78O]

I have this album too, on Spotify!

[@angie99656]

Hell yes.

[@angie99656]

Well I have the original from 1979. It is one of the coolest records I ever got when I was a little kid there was a huge page of all the new alien costumes that had been created for the movie. But I just ordered this thing too.

[@finenebula]

Just some thoughts - Really great to see you watching all start trek. Wow! DS9 to come. Voyager. Amazing. You have so much to look forward to. Surely you know how fans hate Discovery. STD is terrible. And fans hate season 1 and 2 of Picard but love season 3. Dilemma. Do you jump straight to season 3? Star Trek Prodigy is supposed to be for kids but is the best new trek there is. And you have to see voyager before watching that to understand story. I never watched lower decks. It's a comedy show. And I have never seen Strange New Worlds given how bad STD was! Great videos!

[@kevinaweber6517]

The filter is strong on this one

[@johnyoung4561]

👏👏👏

[@HopemanGG]

Now they know the Facebook ads are working 😭

[@hatchbx]

❤

[@pauld6967]

Next step, get a set of quadraphonic speakers for that full surround experience.

[@r.j.sullivan2104]

Personal preference, I like the original film theme better. Not sure why they changed the arrangements

[@liber_null]

ahhh yes splatter vinyl for that superior sound quality kekw

[@tomre2769]

Nice. But fingers man, not fingers :-) Hold it by the edge.

[@Kunsoo1024]

Don't touch the grooves with your fingers!

[@MichaelJohnson-vi6eh]

I played the heck out of the Starwars vinyl soundtrack album but did not buy the Star trek album. Guess i had such a resentment against the movie. Soon STII came out and that was cool. In 1987 inwas watching the premiere of TNG in the student union at college and my friend BJ and I gave a knowing look to each other when we heard the familiar theme.

[@SaffuillaKarman]

Get a decent record player, the cheap one you have WILL damage your records. And don't put your fingers on the grooves like that. Hold the record between your hands. Check out Fluance, Audio Technica, for record players and get a separate amplifier, a phono preamp and bookshelf speakers. That will elevate the sound of your records and your listening experience

[@alexanderkloiber333]

This is fk‘n epic! 😀

[@HobbesTWC]

Sick

[@TahoeNevada]

Hate to tell you this, but whatever you do, do *not* play that record on the player you got! Cheap Crossley players are very bad for the vinyl. It will ruin the vinyl over (a very short) time! That record is awesome btw

[@DM-kv9kj]

I just recently read up on this issue myself. I avoid using Amazon like the plague, for various reasons. What would your more budget recommendations be? I already have good speakers.

[@targetaudience]

It’s not a Crossley, it’s a Seasonlife

[@TahoeNevada]

@targetaudience Unfortunately, still applies.

[@Lincynity]

Is this a video on how not to handle records?

[@richardvinsen2385]

You clearly aren’t a vinyl guy by the way you’re holding the record. Holy crap.