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.
![Page 119 of music industry trade magazine, with briefmention of TIMES SQUARE (1980) and soundtrack ad on the back cover [Relevant text:] Dreamland's president Chinn and vice presidents of marketing and promotion Michael Dundas and Rick Swig showed a special music and slide presentation featuring the groups Spider and Consenting Adults and artists Michael Des Barres, Suzi Quatro and Holly Penfield. Quatro also made a personal appearance. Dreamland president Nicky Chinn presents Suzi Quatro, who appeared in support of her forthcoming Dreamland album and her single, “Rock Hard,” which also appears on the RSO “Times Square” soundtrack.](https://storage.googleapis.com/rjnet-wordpress/2018/02/Record-World-Vol-37-No-1729-p118_1080px.jpg)
![Page 119 of music industry trade magazine, with briefmention of TIMES SQUARE (1980) and soundtrack ad on the back cover [Relevant text:] Dreamland's president Chinn and vice presidents of marketing and promotion Michael Dundas and Rick Swig showed a special music and slide presentation featuring the groups Spider and Consenting Adults and artists Michael Des Barres, Suzi Quatro and Holly Penfield. Quatro also made a personal appearance. Dreamland president Nicky Chinn presents Suzi Quatro, who appeared in support of her forthcoming Dreamland album and her single, “Rock Hard,” which also appears on the RSO “Times Square” soundtrack.](https://storage.googleapis.com/rjnet-wordpress/2018/02/Record-World-Vol-37-No-1729-p118_detail_800px.jpg)
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!
“‘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)
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