In 1983 Black joined the Huntington Beach pop punk rock group "The Earwigs" and stayed with them until they split up in 1987. All were killed on 31 December 1985 when the plane in which they were travelling crashed in De Kalb, Texas less than two miles from a landing strip at approximately 5.14pm. The band split up when Ricky Nelson asked drummer Ricky Intveld and Woodward to join his backing band. Black left and was replaced by Patrick Woodward. He started out in music on bass guitar in the Los Angeles clubs with a rockabilly trio, James Intveld and the Rockin' Shadows. A traitorous scientist gives them a second weapon: Titanosaurus.Bill Black (real name William Thomas Blackwell III) was born in Long Beach, California. Godzilla comes to the rescue when an alien race rebuilds Mechagodzilla to destroy Earth's cities. The undersea nation of Seatopia sends the gigantic Megalon to destroy the world above - and it's up to Godzlla and a size-shifting robot, Jet Jaguar, to defeat him.Īpe-like aliens build a robotic Godzilla to destroy Japan, and the true Godzilla may not be powerful enough to destroy it. Hedorah, the smog monster, destroys Japan and fights Godzilla while spewing his poisonous gas to further the damage.Ī man begins to suspect that something is wrong about his employers meanwhile, Godzilla and Anguirus are alerted to something strange going on. Gojira-Minira-Gabara: Ōru Kaijū DaishingekiĪ bullied schoolboy dreams of traveling to Monster Island, where he befriends Godzilla's son, who is also having bully troubles.įrom Earth's pollution a new monster is spawned. Scientists experimenting with changes in weather on a tropical island get more than they bargained for when Godzilla shows up to battle humongous insects and protect his newborn child.įemale aliens take control of Earth's monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race. Gojira, Ebirâ, Mosura: Nankai no daikettoĪ young man steals a boat to find his brother, but he and his shipmates become shipwrecked on a mysterious island inhabited by a giant sea monster and a slumbering Godzilla. Sent on the expedition are astronauts Glenn and Fuji who discover it's none other than King Ghidorah. The disappearance of a princess coincides with the arrival of a prophetess who warns of the return of Godzilla, Rodan and the arrival of a civilization destroying space monster.Īliens known as the Xiliens arrive on Earth seeking to borrow Godzilla and Rodan to save their planet from Monster Zero. Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster (1964) They refuse to return it to its rightful owner, Mothra, as Godzilla washes ashore from the same typhoon. He is captured and brought to Japan, where he escapes from captivity and battles Godzilla.Ī typhoon washes ashore a gigantic egg that's claimed by greedy entrepreneurs near Nagoya. Godzilla battles an irradiated Ankylosaur and destroys Osaka in the process.Ī newspaper and television station funded by a pharmaceutical company want a sensation, which happens to be the discovery of King Kong on an island. Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975:Īmerican nuclear weapons testing results in the creation of a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast. Like an unleashed Kaiju, Waxwork is excited to stomp our way further into the Monsterverse with this landmark box set that collects many of the original Godzilla film soundtracks on vinyl for the very first time and featuring the works of composers Akira Ifukube, Masaru Sato, Kunio Miyauchi, and Riichiro Manabe. It would go on the spawn fourteen beloved sequels during the historic Showa era, introduced terrifying foes and lovable allies, created lifelong fans, and inspired filmmakers, artists, and storytellers for generations to follow. It presented a cultural shift and altered how movie-goers around the world would absorb entertainment. In 1954, Godzilla clawed its way from the sea and changed cinema forever.
In collaboration with Toho, Waxwork is honored to present a lavish collector’s box set with remastered audio for vinyl, new artwork by Robert Sammelin, eighteen 180 gram colored vinyl discs, heavyweight matte laminate coated album jackets, an LP storage box with a fold-down magnetic flap featuring an album cover glossary, a turntable slipmat, all housed within a slipcase box with matte satin laminate coating. Waxwork Records is proud to present Godzilla: The Showa Era Soundtracks, 1954-1975.Ĭollected for the very first time are all fifteen Godzilla film soundtracks from Japan’s Showa era in a prestigious box set showcasing the groundbreaking music from the iconic giant monster films.
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