Ennio Morricone – John Carpenter's The Thing

2025 repress and re-release from waxworks info: So I was interested in this because there is a standard version for $35, but an $80 version as well, and it wasn't clear what else came with it due to the hefty price.

Looking back at the release from 3 years ago, that $80 version had the special slip cover that look like cracked ice, but it also came with a small booklet that included interviews from various people and Carpenter. Here is that info from 2017: https://thevinylfactory.com/news/waxwork-thing-soundtrack/

"The “old-style satin coated gatefold jacket” comes with spot gloss varnish, an 11″x22″ poster, and 11″x11” booklet featuring an exclusive interview with director John Carpenter."

But for this release...

I ed them, and it turns out that that special book is not included. I also am pretty sure the poster is not there but if it is considerate a bonus in having low expectations.

So essentially, the cracked ice special cardboard slipcover that is very, very cool, seems to be $45 more expensive to be $80 total.

I'm not too shy about collecting interesting collector's editions in place of a normal edition, but I'd rather have an arts and crafts day where I make this myself for fun.

I know the run is limited and we're lucky to get another person but it is pretty astonishing they could charge that much for just a piece of cardboard.

Thought I would provide a heads up. But I'm also very curious to the people who bought the first one, what makes it so special if I am missing anything, etc. Thanks.

Link to both new releases: https://waxworkrecords.com/products/the-thing?variant=51745635533164

You need to be super careful with this release. The first press suffered real pressing issues (noise etc). Waxwork did another run of these about 6 months later. Unfortunately, there is no way to distinguish between these two 'pressings'. Only people who bought them at the time will know which 'version' they have. I suspect that any that are sold unsealed - or 'opened but never played' (dont you just love that term) are those that have the issue. I would just stay clear of them all together and go for the 2nd and 3rd pressings to be honest.

Reissue coming this year 2019! Just like they have reissued FT13th part.

All i have read about this release is complaints of a ton of surface noise. Glad I read before I plunked down big bucks for the few copies that are out there.

Fantastic packaging here. Good mastering too, although my copy has a bit of surface noise.

Why does almost no one sell internationally? Never seen this on another release before.

And why are everyone deciding to sell just now?

Is there going to be a second pressing of this or not? I hear complaints and its sold out on Waxworks, but will they make more?

This is the coolest vinyl release of all time! This entire package is gorgeous.

What is really going on in Antarctica? Anybody want to fly there & check it out?