Various Artists - Coneheads (Music From The Motion Picture) - New Lp 2019 Warner RSD First Release on Yellow Vinyl - 90's Soundtrack / SNL

Street Date: 4/13/19

Coneheads is the Soundtrack to the 1993 sci-fi comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin revisiting their Saturday Night Live characters, Beldar and Prymaat. SNL's Lorne Michael produced and Steve Barron directed. The film also featured cameo appearances by Michael McKean, David Spade, Chris Farley, Sinbad, Michael Richards, Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Jason Alexander, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Drew Carey, Kevin Nealon, Ellen DeGeneres, Jon Lovitz, Tom Arnold and many others.The Coneheads Soundtrack featured a number of great tracks - many of which had stories tied to it specifically. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by k.d. lang and Andy Bell (of Erasure fame) had performed the Platinum release originally made famous as a duet by Barbara Streisand and Donna Summer for the Brit Awards and then recorded for inclusion on the Soundtrack. The Red Hot Chili Peppers supplied "Soul To Squeeze," an unused track from Blood Sugar Sex Magic which had been a B-side for "Under The Bridge." Released as a single from Coneheads, it went to number one for five weeks on the Modern Rock chart. Michael Monroe (Hanoi Rocks) and Slash teamed up to record the old Steppenwolf gem, "Magic Carpet Ride." Barenaked Ladies cover Public Enemy's "Fight The Power." R.E.M. also contributed the B-side to "Drive," "It's A Free World, Baby." The album was filled out with a number of other tracks including Paul Simon's "Kodachrome" and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love."