I remember the first time I ever heard about Footlight Records in NYC -- shortly after we met for the first time in 1990 or so, Lukas Kendall called me from some place I'd never heard of, asked if I needed anything from this mecca of soundtracks, the likes of which he had never seen.
It was his first trip to Footlight and he saw titles neither of us had ever glimpsed in a RI or Martha's Vineyard record store before -- INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM (the PolyDor cut-out), SUPERGIRL (Jerry Goldsmith Varese), and RUNAWAY (Goldsmith again) to name just a few.
I picked those up in a jiffy, since this was back in the early days of FSM (not even sure if it was called FSM at that time), and had sporadic dealings with Footlight over the years since.
The store went out a few years back but the owners tried to make a go of it by running an online-only business. Now the online business is closing up and Footlight will soon turn out the lights for good. Thus, the store is offering 30% off all soundtracks thru Friday 3/2, and there are some deals sprinkled here and there for interested parties.
RIP Footlight!
Thursday, March 1, 2007
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I first discovered Footlight in the early 90s and being happy to find a store that not only had obscure soundtrack titles not available anywhere else, but I also enjoyed how it was within walking distance of two other must-visit spots for me, the Strand Used Book Store just up the street, and further over the Forbes Gallery Museum. I spent many summer afternoons going to all three!
Footlight was always the place to buy on the spot a Varese Club title that I didn't want to pay for on-line by credit card, and that helped me get copies of "The Robe" and "The Fury" before they disappeared. And admittedly, they were also the place to go too if you wanted a boot title desperately enough, and I still have the copies of "Ten Commandments" and "Spartacus" I got there in the early 90s.
RIP Footlight, and thanks for the memories.
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