OST - Soundtrack- Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix vol 1 ( vinyl LP )

Release date: 02-10-2014

2014 EU issue on vinyl LP -Soundtrack to the James Gunn-directed 2014 film Guardians Of The Galaxy includes classic 1970's songs from the movie like Blue Swede's "Hooked on a Feeling," David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream," 10cc's "I'm Not in Love," the Jackson 5's "I Want You Back," Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love," and The Runaways' "Cherry Bomb" plus the film's original score composed by Tyler Bates.

Tracks:
A1 –Blue Swede - Hooked On A Feeling  
A2 –Raspberries - Go All The Way 
A3 –Norman Greenbaum -Spirit In The Sky  
A4 –David Bowie- Moonage Daydream 
A5 –Elvin Bishop- Fooled Around And Fell In Love  
A6 –Jackson 5- I Want You Back  

B1 –10cc- I'm Not In Love  
B2 –Redbone- Come And Get Your Love  
B3 –The Runaways- Cherry Bomb 
B4 –Rupert Holmes -Escape (The Piña Colada Song)  
B5 –Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child  
B6 –Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell -Ain't No Mountain High Enough 

Whatever the precise plot machinations that led Guardians of the Galaxy to rely so heavily on the Super Hits from the '70s doesn't quite matter when it comes to regarding the soundtrack. Here, the record works as a sampler of the soft rock and Yacht rock hits that are familiar not only from constant exposure on the radio, but also their use in movies. "Hooked on a Feeling" played a pivotal role in Reservoir Dogs, "Spirit in the Sky" opened up Miami Blues, "Fooled Around and Fell in Love" was in Boogie Nights, and "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" has been in countless films and TV shows -- as has almost everything else here with the possible exception of David Bowie's "Moonage Daydream," which touches upon the space age futurism of this comic book caper.

Music plays a major role in Guardians of the Galaxy as the 1970's songs featured in the film are part of the storyline in a unique way. Explaining how the songs come to play in the story, director James Gunn says, "One of the main story points in the movie is that Quill has this compilation tape [Awesome Mix #1] that he got from his mother before she died that she made for him. It was of songs that she loved, all songs from the 1970s, and that's the only thing he has left of his mother and that's the only thing he has left of his home on Earth. He uses that as a connection to his past and to the sadness that he feels of having left all that and lost all that."roducers. Marvel's GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is written by James Gunn and Nicole Perlman.