Various Artists – The Big Lebowski – Vinyl LP

The Coen Brothers’ 1998 film noir spoof, The Big Lebowski, with Jeff Bridges’ shaggy title character, ‘The Dude,’ has gained a fervent following, complete with annual conventions, where phrases like ‘The Dude will abide’ have entered the vernacular. With the Coens’ typical care and love of music they demonstrated throughout their diverse career, The Big Lebowski soundtrack has become just as much of a cult classic as the film itself. Album highlights include songs accompanying a trio of bowling scenes: Bob Dylan’s New Morning track, ‘The Man In Me’ over the title credits, the Busby Berkeley-influenced psychedelia of Kenny Rogers and the First Edition’s ‘Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition is In’) and the Gypsy Kings’ redefining take on the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California,’ as John Turturro licks his bowling ball. The classic album will now be made available for the first time on vinyl through Universal Music Enterprises.

1 The Man in Me – Bob Dylan
2 Her Eyes Are a Blue Million Miles – Captain Beefheart
3 My Mood Swings – Elvis Costello
4 Ataypura – Yma Sumac
5 Traffic Boom – Piero Piccioni
6 I Got It Bad and Than Ain’t Good – Nina Simone
7 Stamping Ground – Moondog With Orchestra
8 Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – Kenny Rogers & The First Edition
9 Walking Song – Meredith Monk
10 From the Opera – Gluck Das Mir Verblieb
11 Lujon – Henry Mancini
12 Hotel California – Gipsy Kings
13 Wie Glauben – Carter Burwell
14 Dead Flowers – Townes Van Zandt