★Cramps Records
Microphone (LP)
The astonishing and influential first solo electronic album by the pianist/composer and one of the rarest on Cramps' superlative "Nova musicha" experimental music series, released in 1978. Some of the best and most extreme electronic music ever.
John Cage (LP)
The first album on Cramps' superlative "Nova musicha" experimental music series released in 1974, presenting pieces for piano, voice and radio noises spanning from 1947 to 1971, performed by an all-star cast including Walter Marchetti, Demetrio Stratos, Juan Hidalgo and Gianni-Emilio Simonetti.
Cheap Imitation (LP)
17th album on Cramps' superlative "Nova musicha" experimental music series released in 1977, with piano pieces performed by the composer himself recorded live in 1976.
Luna Cinese (LP)
Rare original edition of the Romenian composer's first album of intense electro-acoustic music, one of the best on the superlative Cramps' Musicha Nova series released in 1975.
Four Principles On Ireland And Other Pieces (LP)
Compositions based on the revolutionary songs of different countries performed on the piano by the composer himself, released on Cramps' unparallelled "Nova Musicha" experimental music series in 1974.
Mono Tono
Rare original edition on Cramps of the second album, from 1978, by the genre-defining most Italian punk band. With original innersleeve. Black vinyl.
Kinotto!
Original edition on Cramps of the third album, from 1979, by the genre-defining most Italian punk band. With original innersleeve.
Kinotto! (LP)
Original edition on Cramps of the third album, from 1979, by the genre-defining most Italian punk band. No original innersleeve.
Pesissimo! (LP)
Original edition on Cramps of the fourth album, from 1979, by the genre-defining most Italian punk band. With original innersleeve and one postcard.
Musica Su Schemi (LP)
condition (record/cover): EX/EX Gatefold sleeve with original inndersleeve. Gruppo di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, founded in Rome in 1964, brought together leading contemporary composers including Franco Evangelisti, Ennio Morricone, Mario Bertoncini, and John Heineman in a radical collective exploration of structured improvisation. Musica Su Schemi (Music on Schemes) documents their unique approach – using graphic scores and conceptual frameworks to generate spontaneous yet rigorously org…
In Terram Utopicam (LP)
condition (record/cover): NM/VG+ (tiny stains on front) Gatefold sleeve with original innersleve. Walter Marchetti (1931-2015), co-founder of the legendary ZAJ collective in Madrid alongside Juan Hidalgo, presents three visionary works bridging concrete music, home-made electronics, and conceptual provocation. J'aimerais jouer avec un piano qui aurait une grosse queue (I would like to play with a piano that has a big tail, 1974-75) is a witty and subversive piano action documented at the Venice …
Musica Futurista (8CD box)
condition (discs/cover): M/EX (still sealed but box has minimal wear) A pioneering voice in Italian experimental music! Daniele Lombardi (1946-2017), distinguished pianist, composer and musicologist, dedicated much of his career to preserving and reinterpreting the revolutionary music of Italian Futurism. This comprehensive 8-CD box set presents a complete survey of his work in this field - from meticulous reconstructions of Luigi Russolo's intonarumori compositions to performances of works by F…
Musica Futurista (2CD)
condition (discs/cover): NM/NM Includes 20-page booklet with text in Italian and English. The sound of the Italian avant-garde 1909-1935! First edition on Multhipla Records, Gianni Sassi's label dedicated to avant-garde music and performance. Music and words from the Italian Futurist movement, featuring original recordings and contemporary performances.
Luigi Russolo's Esempi Sonori documents his revolutionary Intonarumori (noise intoners) – mechanical noise-generators that realized his manifes…
Improvisation (LP)
Original 1975 LP on Cramps' highly collectable DIVerso series with original innersleeve, with confident and superb guitar improvisations.
Musica su Schemi
A testament to one of Italy's most radical musical experiments, now available in this carefully crafted limited edition for a new generation of adventurous listeners.
W.W.3
2004 release ** Italian punk / new wave: Kaos Rock's first album from 1980, "a valid example of punk turned pop, fast and direct without frills yet stuffed with fast-catching melodies"."
Rock And Roll Exibition
2005 release ** ""Rock N’ Roll Exhibition" is a completely new and unique album in the career of Demetrio Stratos, Mauro Pagani and Paolo Tofani and also for the Cramps label: it is a live tribute to the origins of rock’n’roll.""
Rock' 80
2002 release ** "An oddity in Cramps production was the release in 1980 of a series of singles by seven Italian new-wave bands (Dirty Actions, Kandeggina Gang, Kaos Rock, Skiantos, Take Four Doses, Windopen, X-Rated) called "Rock 80". Most singles came on coloured vinyl and were subsequently collected on the "Rock 80" compilation." Seminal release for Italian punk / post-punk."
Bluesman
2002 release ** "Second solo album by the Roman blues guitarist, released in 1979, a year after his debut. Songs of his own composition, alternating with some covers, such as "Baby please don't go", by Muddy Waters, and "Bottle up and go", by John Lee Hooker. Recorded live, alone on stage, with the only accompaniment of a harmonica player.""
Arbeit Macht Frei
2014 release ** "Appearing as it did in 1973, Area's debut album must have sounded to the average Italian pop critics like the end of the world. Issued on the Cramps label, the album highlighted Area's early sound, which featured overt folk melodies, Canterbury Scene prog rock, acid psychedelia, and vanguard jazz all filtered through a particularly Italian sensibility. Those who came to love PFM later will not be able to handle the beautiful -- yet very disciplined -- weirdness of Area, at least…