Hello Curious,
Yes, they did flip the LP sides. It's a mix-up, that's all. The music's all there. The only thing you need to do is re-program your CD player in order for the tracks to play in the original LP order. The only thing is that the track times don't correspond to their respective titles.
Now, I haven't checked the LP track-by-track. As Doug says, the tracks on the vinyl blend into each other almost seamlessly, so without checking with the film itself, I can't say which cue belongs to which track. It seems to me that "Prison Break/Finale" is too short a cue (0.42) to cover that entire film sequence, though. But it's too long since I saw the movie...
As far as I can tell, here's the tracklist how it is actually heard on the CD:
1. Rabbit's Escape And Death (4.12)
2. The Inmates Sense The Entity (0.56)
3. The Warden's Recurring Nightmare (3.31)
4. Sandor Calls Up The Spirit (8.25)
5. The Prison Break / Finale (0.42)
6. Main Title / Catherine / Execution (5.06)
7. The Prison Cellar (5.27)
8. The Entity Is Released (2.16)
9. Death In Solitary (5.02)
10. Barbed Wire Unleashed (1.51)
11. Stripdown (4.54)
To have the LP sequence, program this:
6. Main Title / Catherine / Execution (5.06)
7. The Prison Cellar (5.27)
8. The Entity Is Released (2.16)
9. Death In Solitary (5.02)
10. Barbed Wire Unleashed (1.51)
11. Stripdown (4.54)
1. Rabbit's Escape And Death (4.12)
2. The Inmates Sense The Entity (0.56)
3. The Warden's Recurring Nightmare (3.31)
4. Sandor Calls Up The Spirit (8.25)
5. The Prison Break / Finale (0.42)
I'll do a direct LP to CD comparison when I have the time. But I think this is pretty much it - though i have no idea at the moment (without the direct comparison) where the extra music now is ("Catherine"?). Theoretically, it should be on track 1 on the cd (wrongly titled "Main Title/Catherine/Execution" which actually is "Rabbit's Escape And Death"). Now, would this make the track's correct name "Rabbit's Escape/Catherine/Death"?
Yes, it is a bit of a puzzle, but it's very far from the major foul-up as some FSM folks make it... Things like that happen. Especially when you're painstakingly paying attention to details (like where to put what cue, from what source, matching speed and dynamics etc.), the most simple mistakes can sneak in.
I work as a sound engineer in a jazz club and remember this one gig where the monitor wedges onstage did not work. I crawled around on stage (in front of the audience) exchanging cables, exchanging wedges, re-wired the auxiliary sends on the mixing board and so on. After having done all that, i finally noticed that i simply forgot to switch on the monitor amp. Some engineer, huh?
In any case, it's all good, the music's all there and it sounds better than ever. Great release - i heartily recommend it!
Best,
Burnie