In 1985, John Carpenter and his long time friends and collaborators Nick Castle and Tommy Lee Wallace recorded the title track to John’s film, Big Trouble in Little China, under the moniker The Coupe De Villes.   They enjoyed the process so much that they decided to write and record a full album together.  They called it, Waiting Out the Eighties.   As lore would have it, they only pressed 150 copies of the album and gave them out to friends and family. Admittedly, it’s a bit bizarre to hear what amounts to John Carpenter and Michael Myers from the Halloween film, singing doo-wop and pop songs! This special edition also contains four versions of the track, “Big Trouble In Little China”.

WAITING OUT THE EIGHTIES 3:08

Nick - lead vocal    The Coupes - background vocals

1967    3:44

John - lead vocal    Tommy - background vocals

SHE HAS NO FRIENDS IN L.A. 3:37

Nick - lead vocal    Tommy & Nick - background vocals

MANHOLE       2:59

Nick - lead vocal    Tommy & Nick - background vocals

HARD ON ME 3:35

Nick , John  lead vocal           

SHE DOESN’T WANT YOU ANYMORE       3:28

Tommy - lead vocal  The Coupes - background vocals

BACK FROM THE DEAD 1:47

Nick - lead vocal

ON MY KNEES AGAIN 4:00

John - lead vocal

I REALLY NEED YOU  2:58

Nick, John - lead vocals

HOLLYWOOD        3:21

John - lead vocal

DARLIN’ (ALL NIGHT LONG)              3:23

Nick - lead vocal          The Coupes - background vocals

MIDNIGHT TRAIN 3:46

John - lead vocal   The Coupes - background vocals

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Original Mix) 3:01

John, Nick - lead vocal  The Coupes - background vocals

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Film Mix)        3:36

John, Nick - lead vocal  The Coupes - background vocals

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Album Mix)    3:14

John, Nick - lead vocal  The Coupes - background vocals

BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA (Video Mix)     3:17

John, Nick - lead vocal  The Coupes - background vocals