Back in 1990 Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Roy Rodgers and many more joined their talent on this amazing Original Soundtrack to Dennis Hopper film The Hot Spot. Long sought after by collectors and famous recording, often used as demonstration disc on many audiophile events, this double 45rpm LP mastered by Kevin Gray presents this great score with impressive sound quality like never before!

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• 180 Gram 45rpm Double Vinyl
• Pressed at RTI USA
• Mastered by Kevin Gray and Steve Hoffman at AcousTech
• Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes

The Hot Spot Special Soundtrack Album on 2-LP, 45-RPM, 180g Set Featuring Miles Davis, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, and More On This Jack Nitzsche Produced Collection of Slow Burning, Sultry Jazz and Blues. The First Audiophile Version of This Musical Treasure Mastered by Steve Hoffman and Kevin Gray. This album was the most requested at 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas! Highly recommended!

"There was no American vinyl issue of this back in 1990. In fact, there wasn’t much vinyl of anything back then and whether or not the original UK vinyl was sourced from analog is in doubt, yet original copies of it go for upwards of $100.00. I’ve got a copy and take my word for it, that this double 45rpm reissue destroys the original. If you dig the Paris, Texas soundtrack album for its moody, desolate vibe and superb sonics, you’ll love this reissue. It’s outta the ballpark great! " - Michael Fremer, Analog Planet (9 out of 10 Music, 10 out of 11 Sound)

"That it was the impetus for this marvelous music to be made is something listeners should be thankful for, particularly fans of either Miles Davis or John Lee Hooker. Anyone who grew up with the former artist during his electric transfusions of the '60s and '70s probably wondered why he wasn't playing with John Lee Hooker the whole time, since they both seemed headed in the same direction. In fact, one wonders why it took this crummy film and the personal appeal of its director to bring these two musical giants together. That they didn't seek to do something like this on their own can be looked at as a character flaw, one that can only be forgiven after listening to how wonderfully they interact here. An important aspect of the magic is their individual genius in the art of playing blues music in such utterly personal ways. There is no mistaking the sound of either Hooker or Davis for anyone else, with layer upon layer of detail backing that up -- the actual sound of their instruments is distinctive, their choices of notes and timing completely unusual and impossible to imitate, and they both have a knack for casually making even the most basic sort of band track sound as if it is a style of music that has never been played before. No matter how many times one may have heard a bar band break into what they think is a Hooker boogie, a brief recovery period will still be required after first exposure to the tracks here." - Eugene Chadbourne, All Music

"To say this is the best recording Davis made in his final period might be misunderstood as damning with faint praise. A more solid compliment would be to contrast it with other great moments from the trumpeter's career, such as Bitches Brew or Kind of Blue, and the best parts of this soundtrack contain music that is every bit as interesting and profound. As for a Hooker album, there might be others that have better blues songs on them, but this is just about the only recording the bluesman ever did with a really great jazz soloist on it." - Eugene Chadbourne, All Music


Musicians:

Miles Davis, trumpet
Tim Drummond, bass
Bradford Ellis, keyboards
John Lee Hooker, guitar, vocals
Taj Mahal, guitar, vocals
Earl Palmer, drums
Roy Rodgers, slide guitar

Track Listing:

01. Coming To Town
02. Empty Bank
03. Harry's Philosophy
04. Dolly's Arrival
05. Harry and Dolly
06. Sawmill
07. Bank Robbery
08. Moanin'
09. Gloria's Story
10. Harry Sets Up Sutton
11. Murder
12. Blackmail
13. End Credits

Original music composed by Jack Nitzsche and Originally released in 1990.

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