![]() ![]() That one took a long time in particular because we don’t do anything the easy way. That one took a long time even though it’s a modern movie and everyone is still working, still kicking around Hollywood. But it was Trick ’R Treat (2007), our sixth release ever. Honestly, it’s funny because you’d think it would be a really old title. What was the most difficult project you’ve worked on? So, it’s a lot of research…probably more than any sane person would normally do. Sometimes, it’s maybe someone who co-produced the film or even a family member. In terms of licensing, a lot of it is a matter of finding where the rights holders are now, because a lot of times the rights aren’t with the composer or the studio anymore, or the has gone out of business. They had just been sitting there for 30 years. Like for Creepshow and Day of the Dead, we found those tapes stuffed in an attic in Pittsburgh, of all places. We wanted to find the original tapes, do it deluxe, and really going for it. You know, those digital files are already available, but we wanted to release the actual score. It was already on the table to do a re-issue of the soundtrack, as it was in 1968. It wasn’t until we started releasing stuff with major studios, like Paramount, where we found the master tapes to Rosemary’s Baby in Australia. We had to put ourselves out there – we didn’t have a track record or anything. It’s one of these things where in the beginning, it took a little bit of extra effort because we were trying to get ourselves established. We have to track down where these masters are located it’s a lot of phone calls and emails, and reaching out to family members of the composer if he’s passed away. So, when finding the music and licensing it, it’s like I said earlier – it’s kind of like playing detective. Can you walk me through the process of how you choose what to release and how you track down the original master tapes? And perhaps what the rights process looks like for some of the more obscure stuff? I was building off the steam from my last band, and we just launched one project after another, and it’s been great. And I had just come off a band break up – we were working hard for five years straight, touring, recording, releasing vinyl…So, it was kind of this nice segue going from a band to starting a record label. I played in various bands over the years, so I’ve already had experience with releasing vinyl. Did you have a background in releasing music? Or was this just a passion project? That means sourcing the original master tapes, really just playing detective to find them, transfer them, getting liner notes from people who were directly involved in the movie, like the composer or director…and getting artwork from current artists. To differentiate us from other labels that were doing it at that time, we decided ti release the most deluxe soundtracks available on vinyl. And we were going through them, and we decided it would be cool if we could try our hand in starting a record label that specializes in releasing film scores on vinyl. In that stack was a lot of soundtracks, both old and modern releases. Basically, it all started in Christmas of 2012, when Suzy bought me a stack of records. ![]() We launched in 2013 – there was a good six months of preparation and planning that went into our first record, which was Re-Animator. So, without further ado, ghouls and boys, let’s get into it… How did Waxwork Records get started? One such treasure is the new 30th Anniversary deluxe vinyl re-issue of the Evil Dead 2 score. Along with his co-founder and partner in crime, Suzy Soto, the team scours the globe for the best tape sources and vault materials, sometimes digging up scores that have either never been commercially released, or haven’t been heard in their entirety in decades. We recently caught up with Waxwork Records founder Kevin Bergeron, to chat about how his love for vinyl and ’80s horror led to a never-ending quest to unearth lost gems for modern audiences. Resurrecting the Undead with WAXWORK RECORDS ![]()
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