soundtrack – Robin Johnson

TIMES SQUARE Special Theater Intermission Program

Sean — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 02:52:37 +0000

Another “new” item! It’s 2026 and this is the first one of these I’ve ever seen. It’s a cassette tape meant to be played between screenings of Times Square, to promote the soundtrack. The preprinted label on the case implies that it was distributed along with the film by AFD or RSO, or at least offered to theaters during the rental process.

The handwritten labels on the cassette itself, however, imply that it was up to the projectionist to figure out what was on it.

I got this from someone who’d gotten it from someone who’d gotten it from someone who had worked at a theater in Westwood Village, L.A., during Times Square‘s brief run.

I don’t remember hearing this either time I saw Times Square at the Quakerbridge Mall in October 1980. Did you see the film in a theater where this played?

TIMES SQUARE Original Soundtrack cassette, England edition

Sean — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 16:32:24 +0000

Here’s the soundtrack cassette as it was released in England. I guess it’s not surprising that it uses the UK version of the soundtrack album cover, without Tim Curry on a button on Robin’s lapel.

Other than that, it’s not much different from the US version, except that it has even more information printed on both sides of the insert.

TIMES SQUARE Original Soundtrack cassette, US edition

Sean — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:56:35 +0000

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Yes, there already is a cassette copy of the soundtrack represented here, but it’s the Canadian edition. Somehow I’ve managed to neglect to upload any of the other cassettes I’ve glommed onto, so here is a first step to rectifying that.

I also don’t know why it was that the US edition was the second one I found. There seem to be, or at least for a good long while there seemed to be, a lot of Canadian cassettes around compared to US ones.

The US edition, though, is far more elaborate than the Canadian one, which looks in comparison like a budget release. While it doesn’t reproduce any of the LP’s inside gatefold artwork or the back cover, it does have all the liner notes — so much text that it required both sides of the insert.

This specific copy sure seems to have been well-used. It makes me sad nowadays to contemplate the reasons why an item like this that obviously meant something to its owner ended up in the wild to find its way to me as a curio.

“Damn Dog” 12-inch single

Sean — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:49:10 +0000

You too might have had perhaps Robin’s only solo release, if you were a DJ… in 1981… in Belgium.

The mind boggles at the series of meetings that must have occurred to result in the decision that this was a good idea. A 12-inch single of “Damn Dog”… but not a remix or extended version… and on the other side, absolutely nothing. In order to promote the movie Times Square and Robin Johnson, a sleeve with no pictures at all. The only single release of a song written and performed just for film, released exclusively to the Belgian market. It seems like overkill while simultaneously being half-assed.

Belgium did get its own version of the European poster, and at least one promotional magazine article. I guess this is just one more inexplicable piece of evidence of the high hopes RSO had for Times Square worldwide, when the decades since have shown that they had no real clue what they were trying to sell, or to whom.

Robin Johnson, “Damn Dog,” single-sided 12-inch 45-rpm phonograph record (AAT ID: 300028643), Belgium, 1981; 12 in. x 12 in.; RSO 2812 062 (P) 1980 RSO Records, Inc. (work)
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Jackie No. 884, 13 December 1980

Sean — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 21:03:31 +0000

Join the Professionals…

The December 13, 1980 Jackie led off their “Hot Gossip” section on page 36 with a promotional piece for the Times Square soundtrack album, attached at the layout to a promo piece for the debut album by The Professionals, providing the extremely tenuous and only known link between Times Square and Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains.

HOT Gossip
More hot news about your pop TV and film favourites.

AHEAD OF OF TIMES

“Times Square” is a double album that will add a bit of everything to any record collection.

The album is the sound track of the movie of the same name, and if the track listing is anything to go by then the film must be dynamite too.

To list all the bands contributing to the album would probably take up the whole Hot Gossip page, but to give you a taste of what’s in store, here’s just some of the top names included: the Pretenders, Roxy Music, Gary Numan, Joe Jackson, XTC, Suzi Quatro and a host of others.

Whetted your appetite? Then get hold of a copy now — it’s on the. RSO label.

[photo caption:] Nicky, one of the main characters from the movie.

There’s nothing here we haven’t seen before. The picture is an edited version of #34 from the UK series of publicity stills.

Would you like to know more?
“34”

Ahead of of times (article (AAT ID: 300048715));
Jackie no. 889, December 13, 1980, p. 26; England (magazine (periodical) (AAT ID: 300215389))
34.5 cm (H) x 26 cm (W) (work);
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Música Original de la Película TIMES SQUARE (soundtrack album, Mexican edition, 1981)

Sean — Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:12:00 +0000

This is the last version of the soundtrack album I have, and the one in the worst condition. I’ve seen one or two other copies and they were as beat up as this one is. They might have had their spines intact, where this one’s is completely worn away (which is why I have no picture of it), but that didn’t seem enough to justify buying another copy. This one also didn’t have the paper picture sleeves. I don’t know if they were issued with the Mexican edition or not.

The most interesting thing about this edition is that all the text is in Spanish.

All the other editions of the soundtrack seem to have been issued simultaneously in 1980, but this one is dated 1981. It also has a unique version of the cover art: where the US edition has the familiar face of Tim Curry as Johnny LaGuardia on Nicky’s badge, and the Canadian, French, and Peruvian editions had a blank red spot, and the UK edition had nothing at all, the Mexican version has a painted red blank badge, imitating the paint-smeared style of the rest of the cover.

The Peruvian edition had some of the song titles in Spanish on its labels, and interestingly, they’re not all identical to the titles here. For instance, “Help Me!” in Peru is “Ayúdenme,” and in Mexico it’s “Ayudame.” “Babylon’s Burning” in Peru is “El incendio de Babylon,” and in Mexico, “Babilonia se quema.” I suppose it shouldn’t be surprising that Mexican Spanish and Peruvian Spanish are different, but as a speaker of neither it’s fascinating to see evidence.

[FRONT:]

Música Original de la Película
TIMES
SQUARE
Una Producción de ROBERT STIGWOOD
LPR 16370 A2 ESTEREO
Presentando música de:
SUZI QUATRQ, THE PRETENDERS, R0XY MUSIC,
GARY NUMAN, MARCY LEVY & ROBIN GIBB, TALKING HEADS, JOE JACKSON,
XTC, THE RAMONES, ROBIN JOHNSON & TRINI ALVARADO,
THE RUTS, D.L. BYRON. LOU REED, DESMOND CHILD &, ROUGE,
GARLAND JEFFREYS, THE CURE, PATTT SMITH GROUP, DAVID JOHANSEN.

[GATEFOLD:]

Producido por ROBERT STIGWOOD AND JAC0B BRACKMAN Dirigido por ALAN MOYLE Distribuido por EMI
ROBERT STIGWOOD Presenta “TIMES SQUARE” Protagonistas TIM CURRY TRINI ALVARADO y presentando a ROBIN JOHNSON como Nicky Con PETER COFFIELD HERBERT BERGHOF DAVID MARGULIES
ANNA MARIA HORSFORD Vestuario ROBERT deMORA Escenografía STUART WURTZEL
Una historia de ALAN MOYLE AND LEANNE UNGER
Guion JACOB BRACKMAN
Edicion TOM PRIESTLEY
Productores Ejecutivos KEVIN McCORMICK JOHN NICOLELLA
Productor Asociado BILL OAKES
Director de Fotografía JAMES A. CONTNER

[BACK:]

LPR 16370 A2 ESTEREO
1 MCR 91010

Disco 1 Lado 1
“ROCK HARD” – SUZI QUATRO
ROCK PESADO 3:18 PRODUCIDO POR MIKE CHAPMAN
M. Chapman/N. Chinn (Chinnicap Publishing, Inc
Admin. in the U.S.A. & Canada by Careers Music, Inc.)
Cortesia de Dreamland Records, Inc. ℗ 1980 Dreamland Records. Inc.
“TALK OF THE TOWN”
– THE PRETENDERS
HABLA DEL PUEBLO 3:16 PRODUCIDO POR CHRIS THOMAS
C. Hynde (Al Gallico Music Corp.)
Cortesia de Sire Records, Inc./Real Records ℗ 1980 REAL RECORDS
“SAME OLD SCENE” – ROXY MUSIC
LA MISMA EXCENA 3:54 PRODUCIDO POR ROXY MUSIC Y RHETT DAVIES
B. Ferry (E. G. Music, Inc.)
Cortesia de E.G. Records, Ltd./Atlantic Recording Corp./Polydor
International ℗ 1980 Atlantic Recording Corporation
“DOWN IN THE PARK” – GARY NUMAN
EN EL PARQUE 4:20 PRODUCIDO POR GARY NUMAN
G. Numan (Geoff & Eddie Music, Inc. and Blackwood Music Inc)
Cortesia de Wea Records, Ltd.?Beggars Banquet Limited
℗1979 A. Beggars Banquet Recording
“HELP ME!”
– MARCY LEVY & ROBIN GIBB
AYUDAME 3:37 PRODUCIDO POR ROBIN GIBB AND BLUE WEAVER
R. Gibb/B. Weaver (Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Admin.)
℗1980 Yam, Inc.

Lado 2
“LIFE DURING WARTIME”
– TALKING HEADS
LA VIDA DURANTE LA GUERRA 3:40 PRODUCIDO POR BRIAN ENO Y TALKING HEADS
D. Byrne (Index Music/Bleu Disque Music Co. Inc.)
Cortesia de Sire Records, Inc./Real Records ℗ 1979 Sire Records Company
“PRETTY BOYS” – JOE JACKSON
CHICOS GUAPOS 3:21 PRODUCIDO JOE JACKSON
J. Jackson (Albion Music, Ltd. (Admin by Almo Music Corp. in
the U.S. & Canada) Cortesia de A. & M. Records, Inc.
℗1980 Multiplier N. V.
“TAKE THIS TOWN” – XTC
TOMEN ESTE PUEBLO 4:07 PRODUCICO POR STEVE LILLYWHITE
A. Partridge (Nymph Music (Unichappell Music, Admin.)
Cortesia de Virgin Records, Ltd. ℗1980 Virgin Records, Ltd.
“I WANNA BE SEDATED” – THE RAMONES
QUIERO ESTAR TRANQUILO 2:229 PRODUCIDO POR T. ERDELYI Y ED STASIUM
The ramones (Bleu Disque Music Co. Inc./Taco Tunes, Inc.)
Cortesia de Sire Records, Inc./Real Records ℗1979 SIre Records, Inc.
“DAMN DOG” – ROBIN JOHNSON
PERRO MALDITO 2:40 PRODUCIDO POR BILL OAKES
INGENIERO: THOM PANUNZIO – B. Mernit/J. Brackman
(Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Admin)
℗1980 Multiplier N.V.

Disco 2 Lado 1
“YOUR DAUGHTER IS ONE”
– ROBIN JOHNSON & TRINI ALVARADO
TU HIJA ES UNICA 2:10 PRODUCIDO POR BILL OAKES
INGENIERO: JOHN PACE – B. Mernit/N. Ross/S. Brackman
(Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Admin)
℗1980 Multiplier N.V.
“BABYLON’S BURNING” – THE RUTS
BABILONIA SE QUEMA 2:34 ARREGLOS Y PRODUCCION DE MICK GLOSSOP
J. Jennings/D. Ruffy/M. Owen/P. Fox (Nymph Music (Unichappel
Music, Admin.) Cortesia de Virgin Records, Ltd. P 1979 Virgin Records, Ltd.
“YOU CAN’T HURRY LOVE” – D.L. BYRON
NO PUEDES APRESURAR EL AMOR 3:04 PRODUCIDO POR JIMMY IOVINE CON JON SMALL
E. Holland/L. Dozier/B. Holland (Stone Agate Music Division)
Cortesia de Arista Records, Inc. ℗1980 Arista Records, Inc.
“WALK ON THE WILD SIDE”
– LOU REED
VE POR EL CAMINO DIFICIL 4:12 PRODUCIDO POR DAVID BOWIE Y MICK RONSON
L. Reed (Oakfield Avenue Music, Ltd.)
Cortesia de RCA Records ℗1972 RCA Records
“THE NIGHT WAS NOT”
– DESMOND CHILD & ROUGE
NO FUE EN LA NOCHE 3:08 PRODUCIDO POR RICHARD LANDIS Y D.C. ASSOCIATE PRODUCTIONS
D. Child (Desmobile Music Co.)
Cortesia de Capitol records, Inc. ℗1979 Capitol Records, Inc.

Lado 2
“INNOCENT, NOT GUILTY”
– GARLAND JEFFREYS
INOCENTE, NO CULPABALE 2:13 PRODUCIDO POR GARLAND JEFFREYS Y BILL OAKES
INGENIERO: JOHN PACE – G. Jeffreys (Garland Jeffreys Music
℗1980 Multiplier N.V.
“GRINDING HALT”
– THE CURE
DETENTE 2:49 PRODUCIDO POR CHRIS PARRY
L. Tolhurst/M. Dempsey/R. Smith (APB Music Co. Ltd.)
Cortesia de Fiction Records/Polydor Ltd./Jem Records
℗1979 Fiction Records
“PISSING IN THE RIVER”
PATTI SMITH GROUP
EN EL RIO 4:41 PRODUCIDO POR JACK DOUGLAS
P. Smith/ I. Kral (Linda’s Music Corp.)
Cortesia de Arits Records, Inc. ℗1976 Arista Records, INc.
“FLOWERS IN THE CITY”
– DAVID JOHANSEN & ROBIN JOHNSON
FLORES EN LA CIUDAD 3:58 PRODUCIDO POR DAVID JOHANSEN
INGENIERO: HARVEY GOLDGERG – D. Johansen/R. Guy
(Buster Poindexter, Inc. and Purple Man Publishing.)
Cortesia de Blue Sky Records, Inc./CBS Records ℗1980 Blue Sky Records, Inc.
“DAMN DOG” — ROBIN JOHNSON
(Reprise – The Cleo Club)
PERRO MALDITO 2:40 PRODUCIDO POR BILL OAKES
B. Mernit/J. Brackman (Stigwood Music, Inc. (Unichappell Music, Admin.)
℗1980 Multiplier N.V.

Productor Ejecutivo de Album: Bill Oakes

RSO

MUY IMPORTANTE
Este fonograma es una obra intelectual protegida en favor de su productor
℗ 1981 POLYGRAM RECORD ORGANIZATION Derechos protegidos
La titularidad de los derechos contenidos en el fonograma se encuentra reconocida
e inscrita en el Registro Público del Derecho de Autor
Dirección General del Derecho de Autor – Secreteria de Educación Pública
SE PROHIBE SU COPIA O REPRODUCCION PARCIAL O TOTAL
La violacion de esta prohibición esta penada conforme a los Articulos
386 del Codico Penal y 135 y 136 de la Ley Federal sobre el Derecho de Autor, vigentes

2658 145

℗ 1981 HECHO EN MEXICO / DISTRIBUIDO POR
POlYGram DISCOS, S. A. se C. V.

MIEMBRO ACTIVO DE amprofon.
(Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas, A. C.)

[SIDE 1:]

HECHO EN MEXICO
DISTRIBUIDO POR POLYDOR, S.A.
MARCA REGISTRADA
RESERVADOS TODOS LOS
DERECHOS DEL PRODUCTOR FONOGRAFICO Y DE LA OBRA
PROHIBIDA SU EJECUCION PUBLICA CON FINES DE LUCRO

RSO

16370/A2
2658 145
2479 264

1
DISCO 1

℗ 1980

MUSCIA ORIGINAL DE LA PELICULA
“TIMES SQUARE”
Productor Ejecutivo: BILL OAKES

1. ROCK PESADO (Hard rock) 3:18
-M. Chapman-N. Chinn- *SUZI QUATRO*

2. HABLA DEL PUEBLO (Talk of the town) 3:16
-C. Hynde- *THE PRETENDERS*

3. LA MISMA ESCENA (Same old scene) 3:54
-B. Ferry- *ROXY MUSIC*

4. EN EL PARQUE (Down in the park) 4:20
-G. Numan- *GARY NUMAN*

5. AYUDAME (Help me!) 3:37
-R. Gibb-B. Weaver- *MARCY LEVY Y ROBIN GIBB*

[SIDE 2:]

HECHO EN MEXICO
DISTRIBUIDO POR POLYDOR, S.A.
MARCA REGISTRADA
RESERVADOS TODOS LOS
DERECHOS DEL PRODUCTOR FONOGRAFICO Y DE LA OBRA
PROHIBIDA SU EJECUCION PUBLICA CON FINES DE LUCRO

RSO

16370/2A
2658 145
2479 264

2
DISCO 1

℗ 1980

MUSCIA ORIGINAL DE LA PELICULA
“TIMES SQUARE”
Productor Ejecutivo: BILL OAKES

1. LA VIDA DURANTE LA GUERRA (Life during wartime) 3:40
-D. Byrne- *TALKING HEADS*

2. CHICOS GUAPOS (Pretty boys) 3:21
-J. Jackson- *JOE JACKSON*

3. TOMEN ESTE PUEBLO (Take this town) 4:07
-A. Partridge- *XTC*

4. QUIERO ESTAR TRANQUILO (I wanna be sedated) 2:29
-The Ramones- *THE RAMONES*

5. PERRO MALDITO (Damn dog) 2:40
-B. Mernit-J. Brackman- *ROBIN JOHNSON*

[SIDE 3:]

HECHO EN MEXICO
DISTRIBUIDO POR POLYDOR, S.A.
MARCA REGISTRADA
RESERVADOS TODOS LOS
DERECHOS DEL PRODUCTOR FONOGRAFICO Y DE LA OBRA
PROHIBIDA SU EJECUCION PUBLICA CON FINES DE LUCRO

RSO

16370/A2
2658 145
2479 264

1
DISCO 2

℗ 1980

MUSCIA ORIGINAL DE LA PELICULA
“TIMES SQUARE”
Productor Ejecutivo: BILL OAKES

1. TU HIJA ES UNICA (Your daughter is one) 2:10
-B. Mernit-N. Ross-J. Brackman- *ROBIN JOHNSON AND TRINI ALVARADO*

2. BABILONIA SE QUEMA (Babylon’s burning) 2:34
-J. Jennings-D. Ruffy-M. Owen-P. Fox- *THE RUTS*

3. NO PUEDES APRESURAR EL AMOR (You can’t hurry love) 3:04
-E. Holland-L. Dozier-B. Holland- *D.L. BYRON*

4. VE POR EL CAMINO DIFICIL (Walk on the wild side) 4:12
-L. Reed- *LOU REED*

5. NO FUE EN LA NOCHE (The night was not) 3:08
-D. Child- *DESMOND CHILD AND ROUGE*

[SIDE 4:]

HECHO EN MEXICO
DISTRIBUIDO POR POLYDOR, S.A.
MARCA REGISTRADA
RESERVADOS TODOS LOS
DERECHOS DEL PRODUCTOR FONOGRAFICO Y DE LA OBRA
PROHIBIDA SU EJECUCION PUBLICA CON FINES DE LUCRO

RSO

16370/2A
2658 145
2479 264

2
DISCO 2

℗ 1980

MUSCIA ORIGINAL DE LA PELICULA
“TIMES SQUARE”
Productor Ejecutivo: BILL OAKES

1. INOCENTE, NO CULPABLE (Innocent, not guilty) 2:13
-G. Jeffreys- *GARLAND JEFFREYS*

2. DENTENTE (Grinding halt) 2:49
-L. Tolhurst-M. Dempsey-R. Smith- *THE CURE*

3. EN EL RIO (Pissing in the river) 4:41
-P. Smith-I. Kral- *PATTI SMITH GROUP*

4. FLORES DE LA CIUDAD (Flowers in the city) 3:58
-D. Johansen-R. Guy- *DAVID JOHANSEN Y ROBIN JOHNSON*

5. PERRO MALDITO (Reprise-The Cleo Club) (Damn dog) 2:40
-B. Mernit-J. Brackman- *ROBIN JOHNSON*

Other editions of the soundtrack:

US
Canada
UK
France
Peru
Cassette (Canada)
8-track (US)

Música Original de la Película TIMES SQUARE, RSO LPR 16370 A2; Mexico, 1981; 2 long-playing records (AAT 300265802) with gatefold picture sleeve (AAT 300266823)(work);

©1980 Multiplier N.V.
℗1981 POLYGRAM RECORD ORGANIZATION

SONIDO – la revista musical, No. 56, June 1981

Sean — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:25:38 +0000

The June 1981 issue of the Mexican pop music magazine Sonido contained on pages 38 and 39 an article credited to “Vicco,” but which seems to be exactly the same kind of AFD/RSO-written publicity published in English in similar magazines a year before.

The article calls the film Times Square. It wasn’t released under that title in Mexico, though, as we shall see.

The accompanying photos are the ubiquitous TS-72-8A/14, TS-66-28/9, and TS-82-30[/4], all three of which were part of the US Press Material pack.

POR: vicco

TIMES SQUARE es un drama contemporáneo,con música estelarizada por los talentos de Tim Curry, cantante y actor británico que se dio a conocer con El show de terror de Rocky; Trini Alvarado, quien tuvo un importante papel en la película de Robert Altman Rich kids, y Robin Johnson, una actriz proveniente de Brooklin, muy dinámica y que canta también en su debut cinematográfico.

La película fue filmada en diversas locaciones de Nueva York, incluyendo el infame Deuce y es resaltada por veinte canciones originales ejemplificando algo de lo mejor del rock contemporáneo interpretadas por los más importantes artistas del momento, así como por las dos estrellas de la cinta, Robin Johnson y Trini Alvarado.

Times square retrata las desventuras de dos chiquillas rebeldonas, una proveniente de un ambiente sofisticado y, la otra, producto de las calles. Juntas desde el cuarto de un hospital neurológico comienzan una serie de bizarras escapadas y su comportamiento es reportado por un disc-jockey que trabaja toda la noche en una estación de radio y que las anima a seguir con sus trucos y logra convertirlas en celebridades menores de los medios. Ellas pasan sobre todas las autoridades llegando al climax en una escena sobre la marquesina del teatro Times Square con cientos de seguidores rindiendo su tributo.

Dicha cinta es una presentación de Robert Stigwood y fue producida por Stigwood y Jacob Brackman, dirigida por Alan Moyle, basada en una historia de Moyle y Leanne Unger. Kevin McCormick y John Nicollela son los productores ejecutivos y Bill Oakes es productor asociado.

LA MUSICA
En un momento en que la música de películas se encuentra entre los discos más populares y cuando ha sido entendida como un vehículo muy importante para la aceptación de una cinta, aparece un nuevo álbum doble en discos RSO con la música de la película Times square, uno de los más excitantes que han sido lanzados, pues no sólo captura el espíritu de la película, sino que es además una antología única de canciones interpretadas por los mejores artistas de rock del momento, tanto de Inglaterra como de Estados Unidos, incluyendo a Suzi Qautro, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Gary Numan, The Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, The Patti Smith Group, XTC, The Cure, Lou Reed,The Ramones, The Ruts, David Johansen y muchos otros. ¡Es un álbum espectacular!

v

BY: vicco

TIMES SQUARE is a contemporary drama, with music, starring the talents of Tim Curry, singer and British actor who became known in The Rocky Horror Picture Show; Trini Alvarado, who had an important role in Robert Altman’s movie Rich Kids, and Robin Johnson, an actress from Brooklyn, very dynamic and who also sings in her film début.

The movie was filmed in diverse locations of New York, including the infamous Deuce, and it is highlighted by twenty original songs exemplifying some of the best contemporary rock performed by today’s most important artists, as well as by both stars of the film, Robin Johnson and Trini Alvarado.

Times Square portrays the misfortunes of two little girl rebels, one from a sophisticated environment and, the other one, a product of the streets. Together from the room of a neurological hospital they begin a series of bizarre escapades and their behavior is reported by a disc-jockey who works the overnight on a radio station and who encourages them to continue with their tricks and manages to turn them into minor media celebrities. They get past all the authorities, arriving at the climax in a scene on the marquee of the Times Square theatre with hundreds of followers paying tribute.

This film is a Robert Stigwood presentation and it was produced by Stigwood and Jacob Brackman, directed by Alan Moyle, based on a story by Moyle and Leanne Unger. Kevin McCormick and John Nicollela are the executive producers and Bill Oakes is the associate producer.

THE MUSIC

At a time when movie soundtracks are among the most popular records and when they have been understood as a very important vehicle for the acceptance of a film, a new double album appears on RSO Records with the music of the movie Times Square, one of the most exciting to be released, since it not only captures the spirit of the movie, but it is also a unique collection of songs performed by today’s greatest rock artists, from both England and the United States, including Suzi Qautro, The Pretenders, Roxy Music, Gary Numan, The Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, The Patti Smith Group, XTC, The Cure, Lou Reed, The Ramones, The Ruts, David Johansen and many others. It is a spectacular album!

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vicco, “Cine-rock : Times Square” (article), AAT ID: 300048715)
SONIDO la revista musical, No. 56, June 1981, pp. 38-39 (magazine (periodical), AAT ID: 300215389)
20.2 (W) x 27.8 cm. (H), 64 pp (work);
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SONIDO la revista musical ©1981 Corporación Editorial, S.A.

Times Square ©1980 StudioCanal/Canal+

Record World, Vol. 37 No. 1729, September 13, 1980

Sean — Tue, 01 May 2018 16:45:38 +0000

Most of the “new” items that turn up now are variations of things we’ve already seen. This Times Square soundtrack ad is identical to the ones shown here, but unlike those two it’s still attached to the magazine it was published in. It’s page 126, the back cover, of Record World Vol. 37 No. 1729 from September 13, 1980, a recording industry trade publication, which also has an announcement of the soundtrack on the front cover…

… and coverage of the soundtrack’s announcement at 1980’s RSO Convention, featuring an appearance by Suzi Quatro.

The most intriguing thing in the article, however, is this:

A forty-minute video presentation highlighting key scenes and music from the motion picture was shown.

There was a promotional video nearly half the length of the entire film!

This was published a month before the movie’s premiere, and only says the event happened “recently.” The five-and-a-half minute in-store soundtrack promo video contains many brief tantalizing clips of footage not in the movie… who knows what lost footage might have appeared in the RSO Convention promo video!

“Hits of the Week -Albums – “TIMES SQUARE” (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).” (article, AAT ID: 300048715)
“‘Times Square,’ ‘Shogun’ Soundtracks Previewed at RSO National Convention” (article, AAT ID: 300048715)
[Just released – the original soundtrack from the motion picture Times Square] (advertisement, AAT ID: 300193993)
Record World, Vol. 37, No. 1729, September 13, 1980, pp. 1, 9, 118, 126 (magazine (periodical), AAT ID: 300215389)
32.4 x 24.3 cm., 126 pp (work);
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Record World ©1980 RECORD WORLD PUBLISHING CO., INC.

Times Square ©1980 StudioCanal/Canal+

I Wanna Be Sedated

Sean — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 15:26:40 +0000

I made another exception to my vow not to collect any more soundtrack-related items, because this one has a picture of Robin on it.

It’s the UK version of the Ramones’ “I Wanna Be Sedated” single as released by RSO as a Times Square soundtrack tie-in. I might have bought it anyway, just for the fantastic illustration on the front of the picture sleeve. Luckily for me, the back of the sleeve reproduces the soundtrack album cover, so it’s a legitimate Robin Johnson collectible as well as a Ramones collectible.

The cover reproduced seems to be, however, a variant I don’t have anywhere else, where Nicky’s lapel button, which usually bears a picture of Johnny LaGuardia, is blank red, but not the featureless red of the Canadian version. This one has a light reflection painted along its upper rim, like the one that appears on the versions with Johnny on it, except no Johnny. It’s like an intermediate version that hasn’t been finished. I still don’t understand why there are so many different variant covers, all centered around what if anything is pinned to Nicky’s lapel.

“I Wanna Be Sedated” had been taken from 1978’s Road to Ruin. The b-side of the single, “The Return of Jackie and Judy,” was taken from the Ramones’ current album at the time, End of the Century, and wouldn’t have been entirely out of place itself in the movie’s soundtrack.

I’ve previously made mention of the Spanish release of this single, of which I have a photo but not the actual item.

Ramones “I Wanna Be Sedated” b/w “The Return of Jackie and Judy”, 45 rpm record (AAT ID: 300265800) with picture sleeve (AAT ID: 300266823), England, 1980. RSO 70 (2090 512) ℗1978 Sire Records Inc. ℗1980 Sire Records Inc. © 1980 RSO Records Ltd (work)
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Bande Originale du Film Times Square (soundtrack album, French edition)

Sean — Thu, 03 Aug 2017 15:28:29 +0000

I made another exception to my decision not to collect any more copies of the soundtrack when I saw the bright red labels on this French edition. Sadly we don’t get all the text in French as well.

It’s pretty much identical to the Canadian version, with the blank red spot in place of Nicky’s Johnny LaGuardia pin on the front, and the copyrights on the back, and throughout, attributed to Multiplier N.V.

The inner sleeves are no longer identical: they’re now labelled Disque 1 and Disque 2 with their catalog numbers, even though the complete track listing for all four sides is on both of them. The printing information “Montreuil Offset / « Imprimé et Fabriqué en France »” is new. And the line “Mastered at STERLING SOUND by George Marino” is back. (If there’s a huge outcry I’ll post the Disque 2 sleeve, but it seems a waste of space since they’re otherwise identical.)

These red labels were what got my attention, and at least we get the album title in French. Otherwise, though, it’s the same as all the other variant editions, and the music is of course unchanged.

Seeing this cover version with the great red spot again made me think, though — the spot is 2½ inches across. The Australian sticker is about 2¼ inches across. Is it possible that the stickers weren’t just a promotional product, but were meant to be pasted over the spot on the Australian edition? Seems logical. But, I’ve never seen an Australian copy so I don’t know if they have a red spot, or a sticker stuck there, or what. I do know that logic has precious little to do with any aspect of Times Square.

Bande originale du film Times Square, RSO 2658 145; France, 1980; 2 long-playing records (AAT 300265802) with gatefold picture sleeve (AAT 300266823) and illustrated inner sleeves (work);

©1980 Multiplier N.V.