{"product_id":"john-mclaughlin-music-for-abandoned-heights-381575","title":"John McLaughlin – Music For Abandoned Heights (Impex)","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Brand New\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn McLaughlin's \u003cem\u003eMusic for Abandoned Heights\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e brings the guitarist's long-running search for new settings into film music, with a score written for the New York-set noir of the same name. Rather than treating it as background-only material, McLaughlin shapes the album as a standalone program, moving between heated fusion and more reflective ballads while keeping the drama of the script in view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat mix suits an artist whose catalogue runs from \u003cem\u003eExtrapolation\u003c\/em\u003e and the Mahavishnu Orchestra to later acoustic and collaborative work. Here, his electric and acoustic guitar lines are backed by close musical partners including Gary Husband on drums and keyboards, Julian Siegel on saxophone, and bassists Misha Mullov-Abbado and Etienne Mbappe9. The tougher passages give pieces like \"The Scene\" real momentum, while \"Nathaniel \u0026amp; Christine\" shows how much space and tenderness McLaughlin can draw from the same ensemble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Impex edition also helps explain why the album has become a vinyl title worth seeking out: the score was composed and recorded in 2025, then issued by Impex in early 2026, giving one of jazz fusion's defining guitarists a neatly focused entry in a part of his career he had not explored so fully on record before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLP, 33RPM, 180g, Impex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered by Chris Bellman at Bernie Grundman Mastering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed at RTI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecorded and mixed by George Murphy at Eastcote Studios, London\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe booklet with studio photography and new notes by John McLaughlin and Walter Kolosky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/john-mclaughlin-vinyl-records\"\u003eJohn McLaughlin\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e Impex Records\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_worldwide\"\u003eWorldwide\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jazz-music-vinyl-records\"\u003eJazz\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+The+Scene\"\u003eThe Scene\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Cura%C3%A7ao+Dream\"\u003eCuraçao Dream\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Will+\u0026amp;+Elijah+On+the+Train\"\u003eWill \u0026amp; Elijah On The Train\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Elijah+in+DC\"\u003eElijah In Dc\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Malcolm+Fitzgerald\"\u003eMalcolm Fitzgerald\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+DC+Basketball\"\u003eDc Basketball\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Nathaniel+\u0026amp;+Christine\"\u003eNathaniel \u0026amp; Christine\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+Nathaniel+Drives+To+New+Jersey\"\u003eNathaniel Drives To New Jersey\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB4 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+One+Step+Out\"\u003eOne Step Out\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB5 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=John+McLaughlin+The+End\"\u003eThe End\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Impex Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44488238563393,"sku":"2022445","price":80.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/AIMX_6065__196478__10162025032625-2562.jpg?v=1787900055","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/john-mclaughlin-music-for-abandoned-heights-381575","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}