RON GEESIN – Ghost Story (Original Score) [Reissue] – LP – Vinyl

Description

LP – Limited Edition Black Vinyl. One pressing only. 700 copies worldwide.

Ghost Story, by Ron Geesin, is a previously unreleased, wildly inventive soundtrack to Stephen Weeks cult British horror film of 1974. Blending traditional folk motifs, modern electronic experimentation, and eccentric studio craft, Geesins score is at once haunting, playful, and profoundly originalcharacterized by spectral atmospheres and surreal sonic storytelling.

With the first-ever commercial release of Ghost Story, Ron Geesin finally lifts the veil on one of the most peculiar and captivating British horror scores of the 1970s. Conceived for Stephen Weeks unconventional filmalso known as Madhouse Mansion and Asylum of Bloodthe album stands as a testament to Geesins ability to blur boundaries between tradition and sonic innovation. Across 24 tracks, the composer interweaves folk melodies, tape experiments, and early synthesizer textures, uniting them into a tapestry that is as bonkers as it is precise. Recorded in the company of legendary collaborators (including Marianne Faithfull, whose infamous session delivered uncanny essence if little actual vocal performance), Geesins studio became a playground for ghostly voices, warped jazz, and mutated sound effects.

The result is a score that defies easy genre categorisation: spectral choral passages merge with mechanical rhythms and sinister wind sections, evoking not just the gothic tropes of British horror, but also the playful absurdity found in Geesins work with Pink Floyd. Geesins approach never resorts to clichevery sonic layer is informed by a restless curiosity, rendering ritualistic dread as musical collage. The scores dynamic range and odd timing emphasize the supernatural themes while injecting flashes of black humour and campfire eeriness.

Presented on limited vinyl by Trunk Records and accompanied by previously unseen studio images, Ghost Story is a vital document for connoisseurs of experimental soundtracks and vintage British cinema. With only 700 copies pressed, half of which are reserved for Trunks devoted following, the set is as collectible as it is listenablea unique collision of pastoral folk, avant-garde electronics, and horror whimsy. Ron Geesins Ghost Story is not just a rediscovered relic; it is an invitation to inhabit the irreverent imagination and technical mastery of one of the UKs true sonic explorers. Fifty years on, this happy day release completes a neglected chapter in the story of experimental film music, offering contemporary listeners a chance to experience its full spectral resonance in any seasonnot just Halloween.

Tracklist:

A1 The Road In [3:21]
A2 Innocent Trot [1:33]
A3 Anticipatory Step [1:22]
A4 Prickly Pathway [0:39]
A5 Outside The Old Abode [1:03]
A6 Weeping Windows [0:59]
A7 Dark Hallway [0:48]
A8 Moving Through [0:22]
A9 Dusty Harmonium [0:52]
A10 Torchlight Doll/Raving Pipes [2:27]
A11 Hand Of The Doll [1:08]
A12 Coffee And Toast [1:34]
A13 Tentative Departure/Hunting Over The Hills [4:08]
A14 Contented Clatter [1:59]

B1 Doll’s Big Eyes [2:06]
B2 Magic Vapours [0:41]
B3 Haunted Path [0:35]
B4 Bitten And Bewitched [1:40]
B5 Asylum Corridors/Asylum Cell [6:16]
B6 Loonies’ Letout [2:36]
B7 Spreading Madness [2:03]
B8 Night Run/Doll’s Dance [2:58]
B9 Flaming Eyes [0:35]
B10 Ghostly Reflections [4:27]