El Topo O.S.T.
Tip! The visionary metaphysical western El Topo, which became famous thanks to John Lennon's enthusiastic endorsement: a classic of the revolutionary 1970s indie midnight movie movement. The soundtrack is composed by Alejandro Jodorowsky himself, recorded at Abbey Road Studios and originally released by Apple Records in 1971. New edition in vinyl black 180g with 8-page booklet and new notes by musician Gary Lucas.
Stridulum (The Visitor)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with the Riz Ortolani estate, presents the premiere CD edition of one of the titles most requested by maestro Ortolani’s fans: the bizarre 1978 mondo movie Brutes And Savages (aka Savana Selvaggia). Written by Jenny Craven and directed by Arthur Davis, this belongs to the select group of mondos that became notorious not for their shocking content, but for their lack of understanding of the genre. Surviving in two different cuts (92 mins vs. 107 mins), Brutes An…
Brutes And Savages (Original Soundtrack Music)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with the Riz Ortolani estate, presents the premiere CD edition of one of the titles most requested by maestro Ortolani’s fans: the bizarre 1978 mondo movie Brutes And Savages (aka Savana Selvaggia). Written by Jenny Craven and directed by Arthur Davis, this belongs to the select group of mondos that became notorious not for their shocking content, but for their lack of understanding of the genre. Surviving in two different cuts (92 mins vs. 107 mins), Brutes An…
This Stolen Country of Mine
Double LP version. Alva Noto's award-winning score for the 2022 German documentary film This Stolen Country of Mine directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese features nineteen compositions to be released on Noton. The documentary film explores the question of a state's sovereignty in the face of foreign powers. The film portrays Ecuadorian resistance fighters and journalists who oppose the sell-off of an extensive part of the country's resources to Chinese investors. Alva Noto's music subtly accom…
Le Mariage Collectif
Unissued anywhere else before, and now available for the first time ever, Born Bad Records presents a lost soundtrack found in a Parisian garbage dump. In our modern world, everything ends up -- or will end up -- in the garbage dump or in a museum. Occasionally, objects make it to the museum by way of the dump. The record you are holding is one of those objects. With the exception of two songs that already came out on a 45, the material on this disk was destined to remain in the trash. In 1971, …
Casanova’70 (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Sony EMI Music Publishing Italia and GDM, presents a greatly expanded release of an Armando Trovajoli gem from a Marcello Mastroianni comedy. Directed by Mario Monicelli in 1965, Casanova’70 tells the story of UN diplomat Andrea Rossi-Colombotti, whose globetrotting adventures leave him sexually frustrated. Women throw themselves at the handsome man, but he unfortunately has performance issues: he can only get aroused if there is some sort of chase involve…
Vedo Nudo / Dove Vai Tutta Nuda? (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Edition of 350 copies. Quartet Records, in collaboration with GDM, presents an Armando Trovajoli double-header with two infectious scores for classic Italian comedies by Dino Risi and Pasquale Festa Campanile, both released in 1969.
Vedo Nudo is a portmanteau film directed by Dino Risi and starring Nino Manfredi in seven episodes of erotically charged madness. After the opening song, “Let’s Find Out” by Isabel Bond (accompanied by a suitably Bond-inspired titles sequence), the various episodes …
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Edition of 350 copies. Quartet Records, in collaboration with Universal Music Publishing Italia and GDM, presents a greatly expanded edition of one of the most celebrated collaborations between composer Armando Trovajoli and director Ettore Scola.
Brutti, Sporchi E Cattivi (1976) is about a poor outlaw family living in the suburbs of Rome. Headed by patriarch Giacinto Mazzatella (Nino Manfredi), the family practices all sorts of debauchery in the midst of the shantytown. When Giacinto comes into…
Requiem Per Un Gringo (Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Cinevox Records, presents a remastered, expanded edition of the classic Angelo Francesco Lavagnino western score for a most unusual duel. Directed by Eugenio Martín and José Luis Merino in 1968, Requiem Per Un Gringo made use of unorthodox costume and set design and a great plot device to say something new in the genre. Based on the idea of a Ulysses-like character who uses his brain against his violent opponents, the film tells the story of peace-loving bo…
Due Ragazzi Da Marciapiede (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Beat Records and Liuto Edizioni Musicali, presents world premiere release of the catchy, infectious score by Piero Umiliani for the successful Spanish-Italian comedy Due Ragazzi da Marciapiede, directed by Ramón Fernández in 1969, and starring Alfredo Landa, Jean Sorel and Ira von Fürstenberg.
The film is about Dr. Andréu, who runs a gynecological practice in a provincial town without any success because he’s too handsome for the husbands of his patients. …
Tecnica Di Un Omicidio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
*300 copies limited edition* Robby Poitevin (24-10-1926 / 3-10-2003) represents the Italian Film Music school, very close, for its lounge sounds, to that of his American colleagues, such as Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones and Hugo Montenegro. Other than being an extremely valid arranger and orchestra leader, Maestro Poitevin composed jazz, blues and swing themes, like those for “The hired killer”, which is part of the police and spy current. For this genre, the composer also created o…
Angeli Bianchi Angeli Neri
Another Piero Umiliani classic gets its first-ever release on 7" vinyl! Shortly after 'Sweden: Heaven and Hell', in 1969 'Angeli Bianchi, Angeli Neri' continued the collaboration between Umiliani and director Luigi Scattini, this time in the direction of magic and esotericism, as the English title of the film, "Witchcraft '70", makes abundantly clear. The two tracks included in this release reflect that direction, which informs more or less the entire score written by the Florentine composer. On…
Mothra
Tip! We are excited to announce that we are releasing the complete Mothra Original 1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack by Yuji Koseki! This special double LP album marks the very first time that the complete original soundtrack has ever been released on vinyl, anywhere. We are honored to present this release in close collaboration with Toho featuring all new album art by Yuko Shimizu. Join us in celebrating the historical significance of one of the most popular Kaiju monsters who is second only to Go…
Man On A Swing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Wewantsounds is delighted to release for the first time on vinyl the Lalo Schifrin’s soundtrack for Frank Perry’s thriller ‘Man On A Swing’ from 1974. Featuring Schifrin's superb mix of Jazz, Bossa, Groove and atmospheric soundscape, the soundtrack, recorded in LA with the Wrecking Crew’s Emil Richards, Bud Shank and Howard Roberts among others, finds the composer at his most inspired. Delving in the Paramount tapes, the label has re-sequenced the soundtrack from scratch and found several unissu…
Rivelazioni Di Un Maniaco Sessuale Al Capo Della Squadra Mobile
** First ever vinyl reissue, Yellow vinyl. expanded Edition ** Revelations of a Sex Maniac to the Chief of the Mobile Team" is a 1972 crime film directed by RobertoBianchi Montero, director of many films belonging especially to the western and erotic genre. The soundtrack is here entrusted to the well-known pianist, arranger and composer Giorgio Gaslini (1929-2014) the Italian musician who's known to most for his avant jazz piano work, but who also gave the world some pretty great soundtracks to…
Les Granges Brûlées
Tip! Transversales proudly presents the first LP reissue of “Les granges brûlées”, original soundtrack written and performed by Jean-Michel Jarre shortly after his work experience at G.R.M (Groupe de Recherches Musicales). Probably one the first ever electronic music score, recorded with very scanty means: a VCS3 synthesizer, a Farsifa organ and three synchronized Revox tape recorders. Director Jean Chapot, who understood immediately the interest in the gap between this hyper classical rural thr…
L'Uomo Della Valle Maledetta
Beat Records is glad to present the expanded original motion picture soundtrack by Francesco de Masi for the Western movie L’uomo della valle maledetta, one of the very first Italian production inspired to the super popular Hollywood cinematic genre. Already available in the CDCR series with the code 47, a selection of this score made part of a trio of soundtracks together with the OSTs of La sfida dei MacKenna and …e venne il tempo di uccidere, since a long time sold out.
Transferring first gen…
Money - Original Soundtrack
*First time on vinyl* Money (aka "Intrigo in 9 mosse") is a 1991 thriller directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and written by Larry Pederson and Gordon Roback, based on the novel of the same name by Paul-Loup Sulitzter. The film was produced by André Djaoui and René Malo, with music by Ennio Morricone and starring Eric Stoltz, Maryam D'Abo, Bruno Cremer, Mario Adorf, Anna Kanakis, F. Murray Abraham, Christopher Plummer, Bernard Fresson, Angelo Infanti and Tomas Milian.
Frank Cimbali is a 21-year-ol…
Awaaz Series 1: Original Soundtrack Recordings from the Archives of CBS Gramophone & Tapes India 1982-1986
Bollywood rarities handpicked and remastered. Featuring rare, overlooked or not-previously-on-vinyl music from Bappi Lahiri, R. D. Burman, Ilaiyaraaja, Kalyanji-Anandji, Anand Milind, Raamlaxman and Kirti Anuraag released between 1982 and 1986. Mastered for and cut to vinyl by multi Grammy-nominated Frank Merritt at his mastering studio The Carvery. Naya Beat is incredibly proud to present the first in our series of ‘Awaaz’ (‘sound’ in Hindi) archival projects focused on uncovering the sounds of…
Lo Chiamavano Trinità...
* 2023 Repress in 180 gr. green and silver vinyl. Limited to 500 copies * A catalog such as Beat Records, with its roots in the '60s may have a difficult logistic. Beat Records changed many times head quarter up to moving to Via Filippo Nicolai 16 from the late '80s up to nowadays. Such a company catalog, sensibly grown during 55 years of life, was always needing more space and so, recently, the label decided to find a new place where to agglomerate various storages spread through Rome. What doe…