The Beau Hunks Play the Original Little Rascals Music: 50 Roy Shield Themes [SOUNDTRACK]

Beau Hunks

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 15, 1994)
• Original Release Date: 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Koch Int'l Classics
• ASIN: B000005YQ4
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #154,737 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sounds more original than the original!!, August 28, 2001

By	Joel L. Gandelman (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Can a CD achieve more than perfection? The Beau Hunks clearly have in their absolutely incredible re-recreation of Roy Sheild's famous Little Rascals music, used throughout the original run by the Hal Roach Studios. There is NO BETTER CD than this. Working from original and yellowing sheets, or the original films, these folks went back and note by note reconstructed these themes. They used period instruments, period mikes and perfectly revived virtually each and every one of the themes you hear in the background on the Little Rascals shorts. The only difference? There isn't the age-caused static and scratchiness you hear on the films. I always politely differ when folks call these kinds of tapes and CDs "nostalgia." No, this is a collection of highly-melodic comedic and dramatic music -- done in the exact tempo, with the exact notes and the exact sound as the original (minus the scratchiness, of course!). The original music in these shorts brimmed with a sense of joy and humor. Usually re-created music lacks the original joy. These tracks don't. Every note has pizazz. I see that this is often out of stock. My STRONG advice to you if you want this is: get it when it's in stock, get a used copy but GET IT since as we move into the 21st century it may be unavailable. It was unavailable for many years, except for other not-quite accurate occasiona attempts at recreations. All the bouncy themes, action themes, and suspense themes are here. And if you are indeed a Little Rascals buff you will be immediately sucked in by the nostalgia since you'll associate a theme with a certain short that you may have seen when you were a kid. This is as perfect a CD of this kind of music as you will EVER find. They caught the mood, pace and the sound of the originals. FINAL THOUGHT: I sometimes sell my older CDs or books....but I'll never part with my Beau Hunks Little Rascals Music CD. Ever.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go out of your way to get this CD!, November 13, 2002

By	K. Brown "El Rudo Lucky Pierre!" (Walnut, Ca USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This CD is not just a mere "one band's take" on the Little Rascals theme songs we remember and love; The Beau Hunks manage to capture the essence of these tunes to perfection!

The Hunks start the album off just right with "Good Old Days" (the opening theme to all the early Little Rascals talkies; until this CD, it was a nameless tune to me!). These are all short tunes, one as short as 11 seconds (more of a sound effect than a tune), and most seeming to average the range of one minute. If you're a fan of The Little Rascals, you will no doubt have specific visual Black & White prankster scenes from the flicks playing through your head upon hearing these background tunes. I even recognized some tunes from other Hal Roach productions I enjoyed years ago ("On To the Show" was a Rascals tune, but I remember it better from a Laurel & Hardy short).

While the fast-paced tunes are playful, there are several moody tunes that capture that sweetness from the Rascal shorts. I totally pictured a half-asleep Jackie Cooper muttering his love and devotion for Miss Crabtree when I hear "The One I Love Best," and "The Dog Song" is a heartstring-tugger, bringing hep recollections of every episode that featured one of the Rascals trying to protect their mutt from evil dog catchers!

This CD comes with a slick 15 page booklet that gives a lengthy bio of composer LeRoy Shield and his career. If there are any R. Crumb fans out there, there is a small sketch of Shield by the underground cartoon legend himself. Also lots of Little Rascals pics and a little background behind many of the melodies.

If you ever get nostalgic for Hal Roach & His Little Rascals, this CD is essential for your collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars INCREDIBLE! ONLY IN YOUR WILDEST DREAMS COULD THIS BE POSSIBLE!, April 22, 2008

By	! MR. KNOW IT ALL ;-b "DR SHOCK" (TRI STATE AREA) - See all my reviews

This CD is the kind of thing you dream about! I love 'The Little Rascals' and the music was always memorable. Usually I collect original recordings only, but this is actually better than having the original recordings. The Beau Hunks have done a very special and incredible tribute to the Rascal's music. By using period instruments and microphones this band has painstakingly put together perfect reproductions of the original songs minus crackles,pops and production standards from the 1920's and 30's! It's nothing short of amazing and the CD is loaded to boot! I'm glad I bought this when it was in print. There was a second disc release called 'On With The Show' Which includes another 50 tracks of the remaining material. This is a fantastic disc!