Original Soundtrack
Yesterday I got talking to someone about the surf and skate movies of the mid to late nineteen eighties and how they featured the most incredible sound tracks. It is true that when I was a young chap, my musical tastes were heavily influenced by the films that I watched. As I have mentioned before, the Quiksilver production, The Performers '83-'84 had a massive effect on me, from the moment I saw it I knew I was on to something. The same can be said about its soundtrack too. Each and every track was an absolute treat to my ears and my musical horizons were expanded immediately. Within days I had bought Talking Heads, Speaking in Tongues, this was quickly followed up with the purchase of many other Talking Heads albums, as well as the music of the other bands that were on the sound track. Some were easier to find than others, I recall Rose Tattoo being particularly tricky to source! But for the next few yea...