Tuesday, April 19, 2016

I'm Going To Set Myself On Fire - "Challenge Of The Salt" OST- Charles Bernstein 1973 Private Press Killer Documentary Soundtrack!


       Honestly I'd never heard anything about this record until I heard a clip on the excellent Boxes of Toys bog.  I luckily was able to track down a copy and surprisingly it's from my hometown of Los Angeles, well Hollywood to be exact.  I still wonder if there's any of these floating around some Hollywood thrift store or something, haha.  It seems to be super obscure, no discogs info and just one lonely copy on ebay for some insane price.  So it doesn't just drift into unheard obscurity I decided to share a rip.
   The only other records I have from Charles Bernstein are some "Nightmare On Elm Street" soundtracks which are obviously recorded much later than this one, which he recorded under the name, I'm Going To Set Myself On Fire, which is just awesome.  The record came out on some label called MVC, which I think might be the first and maybe only release from this private press company.  Mostly what we get is incredibly funky and soulful jams with vocal and instrumental versions.  The standout is definitely, "Raceway" which just sucked me in right away, what he accomplishes in 2 minutes is astounding.  Great songwriting and killer breaks if that's what you are into.  Usually vocals are a turn off for me but I really dig, "White Salt" and if you don't like them, well hey there's an instrumental version too, yay! "Here We Are" is really great as well and there's many other moments that are completely jam worthy.  So check it out and I hope y'all can find copys at some point,everything pops up eventually!
Here it is ripped from my personal collection at 320K.  Chris Tillotson        GET IT!















21 comments:

  1. wow. can't wait to dive in :) thank you for sharing!

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  2. Thanks Chris. You have made the world a better place.

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  3. Thank you so much for this!! I saw it on the same blog and scoured the internet for info, but couldn't find barely anything (not even label info). Much appreciated!

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  4. 1000thanks for this great & fascinating album!

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  5. Oh, and here's his OST for "That Man Bolt" (1973) http://www.blaxploitationpride.org/2015/05/charles-bernstein-that-man-bolt-ost-1973.html

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  6. Thanks Chris !!! Very good ost

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  7. Thanks Chris !!! Wonderful ost

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  8. Thank you, Chris. You're right, "Raceway" is a cool track--checking out the rest of this previously unknown album for the first time right now. Cheers!

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    1. Thanks for sharing Chris, appreciate the effort.

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  9. Hi! Very excited to have just found your blog - thanks so much for your efforts and introducing me to this great sounding gem! peace, love & cheers from Vancouver Island

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  10. Hello Chris

    I di like your postings of soundtracks. Any chance sharing those in Lossless?
    Thank you

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  11. Sounds dope but the link expired. Anyway we can get a re-up?

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  12. Yep !! sounds dope but unfortunately :-(

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  13. I have this record! It's ba bit beat up, but playable for sure. I'm having trouble finding any information about it, so thank you for posting ~~

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