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Auction History Result 1a0591 DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL English record 1951 sound effects for theatre lobbies, ultra rare! Date Sold 10/31/2021 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 1951 English Movie Theater Sound Effects Vinyl Record (measures 10" x 10" [25 x 25 cm]; 78 RPM record) (Learn More) The Day the Earth Stood Still, the classic 1951 Robert Wise science fiction (sci-fi) alien-contact thriller ("From out of space.... a warning and an ultimatum!"; "Strange power from another planet menaces the Earth!"; from the story by Harry Bates; about a super intelligent alien visiting the Earth, and mankind mistrusts him without reason; he is able to "pass" as a human, and he visits the world's greatest scientist, and when he is injured and taken to a hospital, he is rescued by his robot Gort) starring Michael Rennie (as Klaatu), Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe, Billy Gray, Frances Bavier, and Lock Martin (as Gort the Robot). Note that the unusual music heard in this movie was achieved through the use of the musical instrument called a theramin, and audiences loved the eerie sounds it made, and it became standard in many science fiction movies thereafter to use this instrument in the same way! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that because the theramin music heard on the soundtrack of this movie was so popular, English cinemas were sent a 78 RPM record that contained "special sound effects for theatre lobbies" from this movie, so that when people entered the cinema, they would hear theramin music playing as they bought their tickets! This is the only time we have ever auctioned this record, which is surely incredibly rare, and it has its original jacket. Also included with the record is a photocopy of an exhibitor ad aimed at theater owners telling them about the theramin music (not photographed, because it is a photocopy, but it will be sent to the winning bidder). Condition: very good. We have no way of verifying if the record is playable, but it appears to be. The paper jacket has some tears and tiny paper loss and tape at the bottom, where it had separated. Learn More about condition grades 
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