So does the soundtrack, which is the best of any John Hughes movie. Psychedelic Furs! Suzanne Vega! OMD! New Order! The Smiths! Echo and the Bunnymen! INXS! Otis Redding!
Okay, so 1986's Pretty in Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack didn't have the Redding, but it did have all those other top-notch artists, making it one of the very best pop soundtrack albums and one of the best new wave compilations. The good people at A&M/UMe certainly recognize this because they've been reissuing this soundtrack for its 40th anniversary like there's no tomorrow. It came out as pink and black vinyl options earlier this year. The pink one even made room for Otis Redding, as well as a pretty good track by some group called Talk Back.
Now Pretty in Pink: OMPS is getting in its last licks as a clear disc filled with pink glitter that probably weighs more than Andie and Duckie together. It looks cute, but how does it sound? After all, we're here to hear records not look at them. Well, the vinyl is a bit noisy and there are some distortions, especially toward the end of each side. The music is mastered well though, with deep but not overbearing bass and good detail, but those distortions kind of spoil it. On the up side, there's none of the surface whoosh you get from picture discs and this latest iteration makes room for the Talk Back and Otis Redding tracks, so feel free to lip-synch along to it in failed attempt to impress your redheaded dream girl.
