The Social Network - 2010 Us Null Corporation Label 19-track 2LP Set

Rare 2010 US Null Corporation label 19-track 2LP set - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' sublime score for David Fincher's 2010 film featuring two slightly reworked tracks from Nine Inch Nails's Ghosts; the track "Magnetic" reworked from "14 Ghosts II" and "A Familiar Taste" which is a a remixed version of "35 Ghosts IV".

Allmusics Heather Phares wrote that Artful sound design and textural interplay are dead giveaways that Reznor had a hand in this music, as are the carefully chosen motifs: spectral pianos pass through icy and brittle electronics and brush up against corrosive electric guitars, and that the music is Cerebral but with a very real emotional undercurrent... impressive and listenable in its own way. The score won nine major awards - amongst them the 2010 Golden Globe award for Best Original Score – Motion Picture, and the Academy Award for Best Original Score at the 83rd Academy Awards.

Vinyls are manufactured as heavy, stiff 180 gram vinyl pressings with custom picture labels - housed in a 3-panel fold out picture cover... great artwork by long time associate Rob Sheridan.

... and the hand etched matrix information:
Side 1: NULL - 001 - A KPG@ATM
Side 2: NULL - 001 - B KPG@ATM
Side 3: NULL - 001 - C KPG@ATM
Side 4: NULL - 001 - D KPG@ATM

Condition: VG+(+) (Record 1 Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Records 2 Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Cover):
Vinyl are superbright... have been used drectly from the paper inner sleeves and have subsequently a light degree of sleeve inflicted scuffing. Record 1 has a single or two thin and fine hairlines which might be needle inflicted. Record 2 has a series of marginal pressing imperfections but otherwise just a little sleeve inflicted scuffing - hence the VG+ grading for this record. Labels are perfect. Record 1 is graded close to near mint/excellent,  

Vinyl plays fine though... straight and superb dynamics .. plays with a slight crackling during the more quiet motifs... seems unavoidable as these passages are extremely vulnerable. 

Cover has a lower opening corner dent but otherwise just hints of inevitable rubbing along upper vinyl outline on front and back of the 1st panel as well as on the back of the 3rd panel... which leans against the 1st. Cover has no wrinkling from edges and very little, superficial creasing. 

Seams are intact and straight - corners otherwise extremely nice... right side of the lower spine corner has a touch of rubbing... otherwis perfect... a simply very nice cover - at least uper VG+. 

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Hand Covers Bruise"    4:18
2. In Motion" (This is mislabeled as an "interpolation of 35 Ghosts IV" – the actual track is A Familiar Taste) 4:56
3. A Familiar Taste 3:35
4. It Catches Up with You 1:39
5. Intriguing Possibilities 4:24

Side 2:
6. Painted Sun in Abstract 3:29
7. 3:14 Every Night 4:03
8. Pieces Form the Whole 4:16
9. Carbon Prevails 3:53
10. Eventually We Find Our Way 4:17

Side 3:
11. Penetration 1:14
12. In the Hall of the Mountain King" (Edvard Grieg) 2:21
13. On We March 4:14
14. Magnetic 2:10

Side 4:
15. Almost Home 3:33
16. Hand Covers Bruise, Reprise 1:52
17. Complication with Optimistic Outcome 3:19
18. The Gentle Hum of Anxiety 3:53
19. Soft Trees Break the Fall 4:44

All tracks are written by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, except where noted.

Mastered at Precision Mastering, 1008 North Cole Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90038
Laquer cutting at AcousTech Mastering, 486 Dawson Dr., Camarillo, CA 93012

Credits:
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – performance, programming

Technical Credits:

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross - production, arrangements
David Fincher – executive producer
Blumpy – engineer
Michael Patterson – mix
Kevin Gray - Lacquer Cutting
Tom Baker – mastering
Lia Vollack (for Columbia Pictures) – executive in charge of music

Artwork:
Rob Sheridan – design