Search - Various :: Pennies From Heaven (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Perseverance Records is happy to announce the re-issue of the 1980s cult musical, Pennies From Heaven. Coming off his monster hit, The Jerk, Steve Martin decided that he wanted to do something completely different. He teamed with his Jerk co-star (and then girlfriend) Bernadette Peters to make a Busby Berkeley-esque musical drama set in 1920s Depression-era Chicago. The movie was something a lot of MartinÂs fans did not expect from the ÂWild and Crazy Guy comic. The film features him dancing through many elaborate numbers with a big cast of extras. The film was nominated for three Oscars (Costume, Sound, Adapted Screenplay). The soundtrack LP was originally released on Warner Bros Records in 1981. Long out of print, and never before on CD, itÂs a great collection of classic music from a musical era long since past. The movie enjoys a strong cult following and this soundtrack will be a welcome addition to any fanÂs collection. RELEASE NOTES:  We remastered this which means a quality sounding master of many Depression era classics. Keep in mind that even the original LP used these elements which were taken from original 78 albums. Nothing additional was added. The master is the same track list as the original double LP release. Beautiful 12-page booklet, designed by James Wingrove, containing liner notes by Daniel Schweiger. Another reasonably priced re-issue from the WEA back catalogue for collectors to enjoy.