WorldWideGimp Compilations of Italian Music
Many, many years ago I began listening to Italian library music, and soundtracks to Italian films from the 1960s & 70s; a truly prolific time in Italian film/music/art/design culture. It is during this period that the Italians were at the height of their game. Groovy 60s films required a groovy 60s soundtrack. Exploitative sex films required a sexxxy soundtrack, and perhaps most famously, Italian westerns required... well, something a little bit special. We all know the Sergio Leone-directed westerns with soundtracks from 'Il Maestro' himself Ennio Morricone. It simply must've been these 'man with no name' trilogy soundtracks with -much like the 70s cop movie music by Lalo Schifrin- entranced me so much.
So, back in Manchester circa, ohhh let me see now, 1996, I began buying Italian soundtrack compilations. The first series was the Mo'Plen series (more about that here) which I acquired from the best record shop in Manchester at the time, Decoy records. It all began there, and after that year dozens of Italian compilations from Film and Libraries began swamping the record shops of the world. There's just so much of it! And, believe you me, once you get hooked, you'll find yourself in a seemingly un-ending maze of 60s groove. The Italian archives are enormous, and the rarity of some of the vinyl means you need a deep pocket - or a lot of luck - to get the tunes you really want. So it is then, that over the years I've been meaning to put some compilations together... Here's the second one!
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Volume Two: Cocktail Sulla Tastiera
Fair to say that this compilation was a right bastard. Uusally, over time, a compilation of tracks fall into place very naturally. Italia volume 2 never did. There was always something wrong with it, and, as creative types know, if you fiddle around too much with art, it gets over-worked and shite. So it was back to the listening board with this. And, indeed, several years later, it finally all fits into place. It's taken ages, and this is why 3 comps have all appeared at the same time!
This comp has a hammond organ link to all the tracks, hence the name cocktail sulla tastiera which translates as cocktails on the keyboard (as in Hammond, not computer). It's robbed from an old Phase 6 super stereo cover. Very groovy indeed!
Full Tracklist:
Claudia In Motoretta - Roberto Pregadio
Ha-Ri-Ah - Albatros
Abigaille (Party At The Beach 1) - Piero Piccioni
Mah Nà Mah Nà - Piero Umiliani
Guitar Improvisation - Piero Piccioni
Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria - Piero Piccioni
Incompatibilita - Gianni Ferrio
Shake Per Un Divorzio - Fred Bongusto
Bada Caterina (Vocal Version) - Armando Trovaioli (Vocals Carmen Villani)
Pearls (Alt. Take) - Piero Piccioni
Funky Lovers - Piero Piccioni
Bossa Beat - Franco De Gemini & Alessandro Alessandroni
Supercolpo Shake - Nico Fidenco
First - Ugo Fusco
Il Profeta - Armando Trovajoli
Eclisse Lunare - Antonio Riccardo Luciani
Cinque Bambole Azzurre (Version Cembalo) - Piero Umiliani
Decisione - Armando Trovaioli
D'Amore Si Muore - Armando Trovajoli
Laguna Tropicale - Piero Umiliani
Lullaby (Edited) - Mario Migliardi
