I recently upgraded my copy of Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains from DVD to the new 4K version (and boy oh boy it's a beaut of an upgrade—highly recommended). However, I continue to lament that there has never been an official soundtrack released for the film. I guess one was planned for around the time the movie was first issued on DVD, but that was never officially released. So while there are reportedly some digital versions of that planned release out there, I have yet to find any of them myself. Why don't we have an official soundtrack for a movie that starred (among others) Diane Lane, Laura Dern, Steve Jones, Paul Cook, and Ray Winston? No clue.
In general it's not an insurmountable tragedy since most of the songs from the film ended up being released by the bands that performed them. But the two songs I want most, the two actually "performed" by The Fabulous Stains, were never released into the wild beyond the versions grafted onto celluloid film. But since no official version of their songs exist, the below will have to do...for now. (Hey Mondo, this seems like a project that'd be perfect for you!)
Below is the glossy version of The Stains covering The Looters' (who were actually The Professionals in real life) "Join The Professionals." People are split on whether or not this was really neesarry to graft onto the tail end of the movie over the credits (to imply The Stains went on to a "happier ending" as MTV darlings) but I think we can all agree it's a sprightly little version of this ditty.
And while there is no "official" version of The Fabulous Stains' "Waste Of Time," YACHT did record a dancefloor-friendly cover of the tune back in 2009 (?!) so for now it's the best I have to offer you on that front.
