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Various Artists Deep Throat Anthology, Parts I & II Light in the Attic __________________________________________________ |
 A legit release of these long sought-after soundtracks couldn’t have
come at a better time, seeing as how porn is now as chic (if not more so)
than it was when Deep Throat made it cool to visit your local Pussycat
Theatre in 1971. There have been plenty of crappy bootleg LPs of DT I’s
bootycentric score, but the CD and vinyl from Seattle’s Light in the Attic
(which also released another superlative sinema soundtrack, Lialeh, in
’03) is not only a vast improvement over previous versions (the tracks
have been converted to stereo, for one), but also the first to include the
score from the 1974 sequel (which arrived in theaters minus its hardcore
scenes – whoops). Sonically, the two soundtracks operate on the same
velour, easy-listening vibe, though DT II is clearly more extravagant
(benefiting from the truckloads of cash brought in by the original), with
excursions into lush orchestral pop (“Deep Throat,” which singer Laura
Greene sells like she’s Shirley Bassey belting out the theme to Goldfinger)
and whitebread Latin and R&B grooves (the hilarious “She’s Got To Have
It,” over which T.J. Stone oozes lines like “She’d even make the Devil
come on time” with unctuous Vegas soul). DT I sticks closer to the
garage-funk that epitomized ‘70s porn music, with lots of fuzztone riffs
(“Bubbles”), cop-show walking basslines (the righteously rockin’ “Pussy
Cola”), and extended workouts (a long and uncredited rip through Mickey
and Sylvia’s ‘60s pop hit “Love is Strange”). These are balanced out by
goofball “funny” tracks, like the smutty rewrite of the old Coke jingle
(“Come lick my straw,” warbles the vocalist on “Relax Your Muscles, My
Dear”) and dialogue snippets (“How much of this deep throat do you think I
can take?”). And because you can never get enough Deep Throat, the CD
booklet includes lots of pics from the movies, as well as an interview
with Ron Jeremy, in which he discusses his masturbatory preferences (Mary
Ann on Gilligan’s Island and Barbara Eden on I Dream of Jeannie, in case
you were wondering). It’s all silly, dirty fun, sorta like Deep Throat
itself, and definitely worth a spot on your CD shelf if you’re building a
collection of bizarro soundtracks or Music to Screw By (and really,
who isn’t?).__________________________________________________ |
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-Paul Gaita |