Red Light Movies - Nico Fidenco

A kind soul has uploaded the Nico Fidenco rarity 'Red Light Movies' onto Youtube & I've taken the liberty of downloading the tracks, tagging & converting them to mp3 at the highest possible settings and then compiling them as they originally appeared on this rare & long out of print LP.

(Original Youtube Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o48r9M3MM2o )

The original LP featured a compilation of themes from the trio of obscure Italo sexy comedies Benevenuto Sesso, Labbra Bagnate & Le Ereditere Superporno. The album is mostly Fidenco compositions, however the Benevenuto Sesso tracks were actually composed by While you could easily be mistaken for expecting hip-grinding synths & wacka-wacka fuzz guitars, it's actually nothing of the sort. It's a far more restrained collection in tone than you might expect; it's almost "respectful" at times... A welcome release nonetheless - feel the love!

More details about the original LP can be had over here:

http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/title/11068/Ereditiere+Superporno%2C+Le

Nico Fidenco

"Red Light Movies"

Beat LPF 054 (1981)

1 - Away

2 - Small Fawn Clawn

3 - Red Sound

4 - Emotional Service

5 - Black Soft

6 - Dutch Poppy

7 - Helen's Love

8 - Fly, Oh, Fly!

9 - Romantic July I

10 - Romantic July II

11 - Rectangle

12 - Solitude Love

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Orgasmo!

Just a small share this time around but it's a little gem. A little aural treat in the Otis Redding / James Brown vein, courtesy of Wess & The Airedales. These funky soul tunes were originally released on a rare 45 that was issued by Durium in Italy way back in 1969. "Just Tell Me" is from the Umberto Lenzi giallo Orgasmo while "Crazy" hails from the Vedo Nudo soundtrack (although I've noticed this single mix is a little different to the version included on the complete soundtrack).

No complete album for Piero Umiliani's score to Orgasmo was ever issued but another 45 was released (this time by CAM) which contains the title vocal theme "Fate Had It Planned So", backed with Angelo Lavagnino's title theme to Un Corpo Caldo Per L'Inferno. You can check it out on Youtube over here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpiVuFBq_BM) but the quality is pretty rough. If anyone has it in better quality, please drop me a line.

Not a great deal seems to be known about the mysterious Wess but he (and unnamed session musicians) sounds in fine form here. From the Wiki entry:

"Wesley Johnson aka Wess (August 13, 1945 - September 21, 2009) was an American born Italian singer perhaps mostly known for representing Italy along with Dori Ghezzi in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden, placing third. He Formed a successful duo with Ghezzi achieving some big hits in Italy, such as "Voglio Stare Con Te", "Come Stai? Con Chi Sei?" and "Un Corpo E Un'Anima". Originally from North Carolina, Wess moved to Italy in the '60s to pursue a musical career. Wess died in New York during his US tour when a breathing crisis lead to his death. Wess also played in the funk-soul band Wess & The Airedales in the mid '60s to early '70s"

Orgasmo (45 RPM)

Durium CN A 9297

Italy / 1969

1 - Just Tell Me

2 - Crazy

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Delirium: Le Foto Di Gioia - Simon Boswell (Soundtrack)

Presenting today is the hard to find soundtrack to Lamberto Bava's 1988 giallo Delirium: Le Foto Di Gioia by Simon Boswell. English musician Boswell was no stranger to the Italian Schlock scene, having already contributed works to Phenomena, Demons 2, Stagefright and would go on to be Bava's 'composer of choice' for almost all of his efforts from around this period. The film is a fairly standard latter day giallo which serves more as a vehicle for the ample charms of Serena Grandi. There are a couple of minor points of interest: Italo pop princess Sabrina (anyone recall "Boys, boys, boys"?) and loveable George Eastman have sizeable roles, the killer has a demented point of view where he views his victims with insect heads and it's all backed with a punchy little score by Simon Boswell.

Way back in the day, when I was buying and selling rare soundtracks on actual, physical vinyl (remember that?), I was offered this soundtrack, almost apologetically, by an Italian dealer. It's sourced from the original Cinevox audiocassette release which I then converted to CD. I'm guessing it's a pretty obscure release (the Soundtrack Collector website doesn't offer any info) which was released to limited quantities of vinyl and audiocassette. A few of the tracks have sultry spoken word by Serena Grandi and that's part of the official release. Seems like an odd choice perhaps Grandi was attempting to launch a recording career at the same time? In any case, I've included a rip of the title theme as it appears in the film as a bonus track.

Now if only I could get my hands on Simon Boswell's Brivido Giallo...

Simon Boswell - Delirium: Le Foto Di Gioia (OST)

1 - Sete

2 - Le Foto Di Gioia

3 - Chase

4 - Climax (Instrumental)

5 - Delirio

6 - Window

7 - Air Fix

8 - Climax

9 - Adolf's Birthday

10 - Clean Sweep

11 - Moving Right Along

12 - Holding Perfectly Still

13 - Cemetery 1 & 2

14 - Il Sogno Di Serena

15 - Le Foto Di Gioia (Film Version)

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Mardi Gras Massacre - Soundtrack

Over at the fantastic Temple Of Schlock blog, some fiendish detective work has resulted in a track listing for the soundtrack to the "video nasty" slasher "Mardi Gras Massacre". As anyone who has seen the film can attest, this low budget schlocker (a loose remake of "Blood Feast") was graced by an incredibly funky disco score.

Since they did such a great job in describing it, here's a direct link:

http://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2008/11/mardi-gras-massacre-soundtrack.html

Minus a couple of tracks that couldn't be located (any help out there?), here is the soundtrack to "Mardi Gras Massacre" - enjoy!

And Seasons Greetings to everyone!!!

1 - High On Love

2 - Cosmic Wind

3 - Funk Connection

4 - Ain't Nothing To It

5 - The Bull

6 - Belly Boogie

7 - Free Spirit

8 - Boogie Magic

9 - Big City Sidewalk

10 - Brazilian Butterfly

11 - Wings Of Fire

12 - Mardi Gras Massacre (TV Spot)

LINK IN THE COMMENTS SECTION

Spamo Mixtape Sampler - Session 1

Yay for me! We've hit the 10,000 views point and in order to celebrate I've put together a little sampler mix that manages to combine the best from the previous posts as well as the inclusion of a few updated/remastered versions of previous posts.

So this is for the handful of good folk who've popped in and shared their thoughts, even shared some tunes before departing into the night. Also I thought this might make an ideal introduction to the blog for anyone who's been curious about some of the music to be had around here. Not to mention it's an ideal way fro me to serve up leftovers. I guess it's also for that strange guy over there in the corner who comes and goes before you even notice... (10, 000+ views & only a handful of comments? C'mon guys..!)

Some notes on Spasmo Mixtape Sampler - Session 1

A Blade In The Dark - This suite is a different mix than previously featured on 7 Notes From The Crypt. This manages to combine most of the themes from the film into one mix.

Man From Deep River - After scouring through a back catalogue of library stuff in my collection, I realised Patucchi had officially released the theme on a CAM library album.

Cut & Run - I found a clip that features the 12" mix as featured on the B side of the Claudio Simonetti "Skywalker" LP. Since Simonetti has claimed that the master tapes for this release are long lost to a flooding incident, this may be the only chance to source it!

Goblin2010 - These live studio tracks were recorded May 2010 and feature the (almost) classic line-up of Massimo Morante, Claudio Simonetti & Maurizio Guarini (no Fabio Pignatelli?).

Horror Express & My Bloody Valentine - A couple of very nicely composed horror themes. If I had of thought of them in time, I would have included them on my Gore Score release.

Robbery - alt (Last House On The Beach) - I think I sourced this from Paul Durango's blog. If so, cheers for digging this up. It's the same unreleased track from the robbery scene but appears to originate from the German release where it sounds much better.

1 - A Blade In The Dark - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

2 - Man From Deep River - Daniele Patucchi

3 - Cut & Run - Claudio Simonetti

4 - Shake (Orgasmo Nero) - Stelvio Cipriani

5 - Porno Holocaust - Stelvio Cipriani

6 - Horror Express - John Cacavas

7 - My Bloody Valentine - Paul Zaza

8 - Roller - Goblin2010

9 - Profondo Rosso - Goblin2010

10 - Zombi (live 2008) - Goblin

11 - 1990 The Bronx Warriors - Walter Rizzati - Roberto Pregadio

12 - Bronx Warriors 2 - Francesco De Masi

13 - Fay (The New York Ripper) - Francesco Santucci remix

14 - Cannibal Apocalypse - Alessandro Blonksteiner

15 - Place For The Landing (Last House On The Beach) - Roberto Pregadio & Ray Lovelock

16 - Robbery - Alternate (Last House On The Beach) - Roberto Pregadio

17 - Funky Disco Soul (Yeti) - Sante Maria Romitelli

18 - Preludio (Milano Calibro 9) - Luis Bacalov / Osanna

19 - Dune Buggy (Watch Out, We're Mad!) - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis

20 - Lone Wolf McQuade (live) - Alessandro Alessandroni

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

Milan Calibre 9 & The Designated Victim

A pair of Italian genre films from around 1971 that share some brilliant soundtrack themes composed by Luis Bacalov, whose amazing career spans everything from "Django" right through to the Oscar winning goodness of "Il Postino". For these projects, Bacalov wrote and composed various themes which were then performed by Italian prog rock bands Osanna & The New Trolls.

Milano Calibro 9 is a great slice of Italo crime directed by one of the masters of the genre Fernando Di Leo. After a mobster is released from prison, he finds himself unable to get out of the game when mobsters become convinced he's holding onto a secret loot stash.

It's worth noting that the film actually uses different mixes of the themes (just Bacalov compositions?) then what appeared on the original albums. If you haven't heard this before, you're gonna love it. Classical influences clash with early '70s prog rock (especially Jethro Tull) with an Italian flavour. You might have even heard a snippet of the main theme sampled by DJ Shadow! I was actually lucky enough to pick up a mint Japanese lp at a record fair many years ago. It was one of the first lps I ever picked up and it was only years later (after having a hard time finding the CD reissue) that I realised just how lucky I was. It's still a personal favourite and probably in my top ten soundtracks of all time. Yep, it's that good.

Maurizio Lucidi's "The Designated Victim" (frankly I prefer the "Murder By Design" video retitle, which is where I first saw the film) is a spin on Hitchcock's "Strangers On A Train", with Tomas Milian and Pierre Clementi as a pair who promise to murder the others spouse. Naturally, things don't run that smoothly. It's maybe a bit too tame for it's own good (and lacks the delirium of any other Italo thriller from that period) but Milian & the great score make it worthwhile.

Milano Calibro 9 - Osanna & Luis Bacalov

1 - Preludio

2 - Tema

3 - Variazione I - To Plinius

4 - Variazione II - My Mind Flies

5 - Variazione III - Shuum...

6 - Variazione IV - Tredicesimo Cortile

7 - Variazione V - Dianalogo

8 - Variazione VI - Spunti Dallo Spartito...

9 - Variazione VII - Posizione Raggiunta

10 - Canzona - There Will Be Time

The Designated Victim (Concerto Grosso) - New Trolls & Luis Bacalov

11 - Allegro

12 - Adagio (Shadows)

13 - Cadenza - Andante Con Moto

14 - Shadows (per Jimy Hendrix)

15 - Nella Sala Vuota, Improvvisazioni Dei New Trolls

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

Bronx Warriors 2 - Francesco De Masi

Trash & his pals return for this great score by Francesco De Masi and I get to cross one more title off my want list.

Thank you very much to Alex for providing this share!

While on the topic of Trash from the Bronx, check out this fan site:

http://www.bronxwarriors.co.uk/main.htm

Fuga Dal Bronx - Francesco De Masi (BEAT LP 063) - 1983
30 tracks @ 192

1 - Escape Sequence 1
2 - Escape Sequence 2

3 - Escape Sequence 3

4 - Escape Sequence 4

5 - Escape Sequence 5

6 - Escape Sequence 6

7 - Escape Sequence 7

8 - Escape Sequence 8

9 - Escape Sequence 9

10 - Escape Sequence 10

11 - Escape Sequence 11

12 - Escape Sequence 12

13 - Escape Sequence 13

14 - Escape Sequence 14

15 - Escape Sequence 15

16 - Escape Sequence 16

17 - Escape Sequence 17

18 - Escape Sequence 18

19 - Escape Sequence 19

20 - Escape Sequence 20

21 - Escape Sequence 21

22 - Escape Sequence 22

23 - Escape Sequence 23

24 - Escape Sequence 24

25 - Escape Sequence 25

26 - Escape Sequence 26

27 - Escape Sequence 27

28 - Escape Sequence 28

29 - Escape Sequence 29

30 - Escape Sequence 30

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

Last House On The Beach - Soundtrack

A nasty little spin on the Last House formula - original title "La Settima Donna (The Seventh Woman)" - from Franco Prosperi. The film was retitled "Terror" for export release, but finally found a home on 42nd street under the more appropriate title "Last House On The Beach".

A gang of violent bank robbers invade a beach house, where Florinda Bolkan plays a nun/teacher to students who sit around sunbaking in bikinis. Naturally, rape and mayhem ensue... some of it filmed in slow motion for your enjoyment. Ray Lovelock has a sizeable role (even warbling on the theme tune) as the more sympathetic thug. That may be due to the inclusion of a mascara wearing sexual freak as one of the other thugs.

Music by Roberto Pregadio. While the title theme features another lovely Edda Dell'Orso vocal, the rest of the score sports some scuzzy guitar and sparse disco numbers. This release originates from a bonus disc that came with the German DVD - I've included the trailer and a rip of a short theme featured in the film that was criminally not included on the soundtrack. Why exactly the score wasn't issued for the release of the film remains a mystery. Could it be the litigious nature of the tune "Place For The Landing"...?

1 - La Settima Donna (vocals by Edda Dell'Orso)

2 - Place For The Landing (vocals by Ray Lovelock)

3 - Lo Spogliarello

4 - Favolosa Festa di Danza

5 - Costretti a Fare I'Amore

6 - Un Pomeriggio di Sole

7 - La Fuga

8 - Perfide Bestie

9 - La Settima Donna (Ripressa)

10 - Favolosa Festa di Danza (Versione Alternativa)

11 - La Fuga (Versione Alternativa)

12 - Robbery (Bonus 1)

13 - Original Trailer (Bonus 2)

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

Panicos At The Disco Mix

Get yer boogie shoes on for this disco themed mix of soundtrack themes. I have no idea what kind of club would have been spinning these tunes - the Monster Club perhaps..?

1 - Alien (Nostromo Mix)

2 - Amityville (Frenzy Mix)

3 - Phantasm (Captain Zorro Mix)

4 - Friday The 13th Part 3 (Disco Mix)

5 - Assault On Precinct 13 (Splash Band Mix)

6 - Escape From New York - Duke Arrives (12'' Mix)

7 - Escape From New York - Title Theme (Hypnotic Mix)

8 - Profondo Rosso (City Center Mix)

9 - Tenebre (Alex Spadoni Mix)

10 - Tenebre (Phantom-Justice Mix)

11 - Phenomena '96 (Simonetti Mix)

12 - Profondo Rosso Progressive (Simonetti Mix)

13 - Profondo Rosso (Flexter Mix)

14 - Argento Megamix (Julian B Mix)

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

The New York Ripper - Soundtrack

Music by Francesco De Masi to the eyeball slashing gorefest that is Lucio Fulci's Lo Squartatore Di New York. Released in 1982 and following the success of his previous Gothic projects (The Beyond, House By The Cemetery, City Of The Living Dead), this film - essentially a gory giallo with a vicious killer stalking New York - was a disappointment for fans and something of a turning point in his career. Having the killer adopt the voice of Donald Duck to taunt the police is just plain stupid and the leaden pacing and flat photography make the gore scenes a chore to get through. The hard-gore/soft-porn misogynistic nature of the film also managed to alienate all but the most hardened splatter fan and the film was subsequently banned in many territories (including my own, Australia). It doesn't help that lead actor Jack Hedley looks like he would rather be ANYWHERE else. However... it does feature another fine score from Francesco De Masi, composer of Thunder, Lone Wolf McQuade and a whole bunch of Spaghetti Westerns. The track "April Night" (performed by Walter Rizzati) also turns up in the Australian video trailer for "Cannibal Apocalypse". Weird, eh? And as a useless bit of trivia, the screenwriters of this film (Vincenzo Mannino & Gianfranco Clerici) later re-worked the screenplay to become Ruggero Deodato's Off Balance / Un Delitto Poco Comune (1988).

EDIT: This updated version has a more consistent bitrate (@320) as well as a few cover versions of the title theme. Thank you to those musicians; I'm hoping in the spirit of Fulci-ness, they won't mind me sharing their fantastic versions!

LINK IN THE COMMENTS

1 - New York One More Day

2 - Phone Call

3 - New York One Night

4 - Puerto Rico Club

5 - The Ripper

6 - New York One More Day (Funk)

7 - Fay

8 - Where Is The Ripper?

9 - New York One Night 2

10 - Puerto Rico Club 2

11 - Suspense And Murder

12 - Waiting For The Killer

13 - New York One More Day (Funk - Long Mix)

14 - Fay (Alternate)

15 - New York One More Day (Funk - Alternate Mix)

16 - April Night (Walter Rizzati)

17 - Porn Scene Song (I Got A Misery?)

18 - New York One More Day (Another Dead Junkie)

19 - New York One More Day (Jazz Version)

20 - New York One More Day (Island Rocks)

Bonus - Original Trailer

Cannibal Apocalypse - Soundtrack

This is the soundtrack for Antonio Margheriti's Cannibal Apocalypse (aka Apocalypse Domani, Invasion Of The Flesh Hunters, Virus, and many others...), a rip-roaring bit of exploitation nonsense starring John Saxon. Vietnam veterans return to America with a cannibalistic virus and run amuck! As the virus spreads and the police edge closer, the desperate group of cannibals hide in the city sewers. Not really a zombie or cannibal film, although the film is clearly inspired by Dawn Of The Dead (screenwriter Dardano Sacchetti manages to throw in a biker gang and a trip to the mall). It's all pretty silly but there's the occasional jolting gore scene (John Morghen has a gaping hole blown thrown his torso, for example) to perk things up. Then there's the alternatively funky and creepy score from Alessandro Blonksteiner, who really oughtta have composed more Euro Schlock scores. Still awaiting a CD re-issue, this is the longest version available, complete with some bonus bits n pieces...

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1 - Jane

2 - Apocalypse

3 - Impossible Love

4 - Apocalypse & Love

5 - Boys & Girls

6 - Underground Fugue

7 - Market Suspense

8 - Jane 2

9 - Station Service

10 - Impossible Love 2

11 - Dreadful Night

12 - Jane 3

13 - Target Firing

14 - At The Hospital

15 - Cannibal Apocalypse m20

16 - Cannibal Apocalypse m27

17 - Cannibal Apocalypse - Suite 1

18 - Cannibal Apocalypse - Suite 2

Bonus - Original Trailer

Sex Suites

Now that I have your attention... A collection of sexy themes from some of the sleaziest films of Italian Schlock Cinema. Is it any surprise Joe D'Amato's name is behind most of these titles? Lots of sweet funky tunes (and some downright rude background noise). And I have no idea why Fabio Frizzi's theme from End Of Innocence / Emanuelle's Daughter Blue Belle turned up again in 7 Notes In Black. Must have felt it was just to good to waste on a sexploitation flick. Listen to it with someone you love... As usual,

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1 - Yellow Emanuelle (Nico Fidenco)

2 - With You / End Of Innocence (Linda Lee & Fabio Frizzi)

3 - Annie Belle / End Of Innocence (Linda Lee & Fabio Frizzi)

4 - Mandinga (Marcello Giombini)

5 - Waves Of Lust (Marcello Giombini)

6 - Images In A Convent (Nico Fidenco)

7 - Pleasure Shop On 7th Avenue (Bruno Biriaco)

8 - Hard Sensation (Alessandro Alessandroni)

9 - Orgasmo Nero - Sensual Suite (Stelvio Cipriani)

10 - Orgasmo Nero - Climax Suite (Stelvio Cipriani)

11 - Porno Holocaust - Title Theme (Nico Fidenco)

12 - Porno Holocaust m2 (Stelvio Cipriani)

13 - Porno Holocaust m3 (Stelvio Cipriani)

14 - Porno Holocaust m4 (Stelvio Cipriani)

15 - Porno Holocaust m5 (Stelvio Cipriani)

16 - Porno Holocaust m6 (Stelvio Cipriani)

17 - Porno Holocaust m7 (Stelvio Cipriani)

18 - Play Motel (Ubaldo Continiello)

..... and a special message from a sexy friend!