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videotapeswapshop. (aka VTSS.) is our pleasantly unhinged tribute to the peculiar world of genre film. We're equally interested in both the ridiculous and the sublime efforts that have emerged from the depths of the genre pool, and in particular, those between the late 1950's and early 90s...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
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The Brain Eaters – 1958 / Director: Bruno VeSota
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Rolling Thunder – 1977 / Director: John Flynn
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The Incredible Melting Man – 1977 / Director: William Sachs
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Panic in Year Zero! – 1962 / Director: Ray Milland
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Frogs – 1972 / Director: George McCowan
14 November 2011 9:04 PM | No Comments
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MUSIC Archive
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Schulmädchen Report : Gert Wilden & Orchestra, 1996, Crippled Dick Hot Wax!
“ Before every recording session I have the same dream: a million green men in the orchestra pit playing a million wrong notes…” Back in 1970, more than 7 million Germans…
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Sing Mit Heino – 1977 / Director: Otto Meyer
Around about the same time the GDR built a giant wall through the middle of Berlin and bricked out the spectres of post war/ post fascist Germany, a strange infectious…
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Interview – Mike Hugg
In 1969 Jess Franco directed one of his most accessible films, the sexy surreal jazz thriller, Venus In Furs. As told by Franco, the film was inspired by a conversation…
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TREMORS. The story behind the London based Horror and Sci-Fi inspired band.
The original idea for Tremors came about at the start of the year when I decided to ditch the idea of playing in bands and concentrate on a low budget…
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Assault on Precinct 13 OST: John Carpenter, 2003,Record Maker
It is interesting (but not surprising) that the soundtrack for Assault on Precinct 13 is only 26 minutes long. In my own defense, it was all the time I could…
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Ivor The Engine And Pogles Wood: Vernon Elliot And The Vernon Elliot Ensemble, 2007, Trunk Records
Trunk Record’s reach into Britain’s psychedelic esoterica for more eccentric fun and frolics. VTSS was too young to experience Ivor The Engine or Pogles Wood in their original glory when…
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Il Consigliori: Riz Ortolani, 1973, Beat Records
Alberto De Martino’s so so The Godfather cash in, Il Consigliore from 1973 (funny that!) doesn’t leave much of an impression after viewing – save perhaps the surprisingly restrained performance from VTSS…
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VTSS mixtape.004
Corey Haim is a good kisser…
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Disco Undead: VA, 2004, Device Records
There is little disputing that the Italian gore masters of 70s Horror Movies (Fulci, Bianchi, Argento, Deodato) certainly knew a thing or two about vicious blood letting. They were also…
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VTSS mixtape.003
Arm Twisting Mafia Chicken…
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La Ragazza Fuori Strada: Piero Umiliani, 1973, Easy Tempo Records
As any vinyl junkie will testify to, there is nothing better when record hunting than taking a blind punt on an album purely on the basis of it’s cover art….
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VTSS mixtape.002
Highway to Xtro…
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Interview – Zombi talk soundtracks, Herzog and VHS.
Down here at VTSS towers we are massive fans of the progressive space rock duo Zombi and listen to them all day long in a state of spaced out bliss or…
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VTSS mixtape.001
Here is the first in a series of mini mixtapes inspired by the soateremic sounds that emanate from the VTSS jukebox… enjoy!
