Olimpiade
Trumpeter Francesco "Cicci" Santucci and saxophonist Enzo Scoppa got their start in the late '50s with the Italian group Italian group Modern Jazz Gang, along with other Italian jazz greats such as Sandro Brugnolini and Amadeo Tommasi. In June 1971, "il maestro" Piero Umiliani offered them his Sound Workshop recording studio located in the heart of Rome, to create an album to create an album under his supervision.
The result was Olimpiade, a jazz-funk album driven by the electric piano of Franc…
Codice D'Amore Orientale OST
‘Codice D'Amore Orientale’ is a 1974 film directed by Piero Vivarelli, author also of the song “24,000 baci”, made famous by Adriano Celentano and his own record company. As the director himself stated in an interview, ‘it is a film freely inspired by the Kāma Sūtra and all its philosophy’. The story is about two young people in love, but hindered by their parents, who have already arranged their marriage. The two run away and find themselves in a forest temple, where the high priest initiates t…
Vanessa (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
For the first time ever, the complete soundtrack music for the classic cult films "Vanessa". Selections were released on a compilation LP in 1977 on a Hong Kong import LP which went platinum, and is still highly sought after today by collectors and fans of Gerhard Heinz' music alike.
Le Grand Ouest - 1978 - 1988
This compilation features tracks released between 1978 and 1988 in Western France.
Io Sto Con Gli Ippopotami
"It was 1979, and I was barely 5 years old. Some memories are impressed on my mind with a sort of solarized texture, like in the photographs of the period, full of icons and myths. My father Franco and mother Luciana were like crazy pinballs, touring the world: America, France and Germany were the sides against which they continuously bumped and Italy's capital the hole to which they always returned. I was really young, but I remember very well the period in which my father worked on this little…
Library Music Series 01 / Crime
"Crime" is the first volume of these library music series and we have put together a track compilation focusing on crime, noir, and thriller genres recorded by the italian band "Larry Manteca" between 2013 and 2023 in various studios in Milan and its province and inspired by Polizieschi / Spaghetti Crime Film soundtracks , orbiting musical genres from West Coast jazz and inner-city funk to psychedelic and synth-infused sounds . Definitely one for the fans of Stelvio Cipriani, De Angelis brothers…
Special Sound Series – Vol. 2: The Word
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* "The Word II” track has gained instant worldwide recognition after being sampled by Mac DeMarco in "Chamber of Reflection" and by Travis Scott and Quavo's unit Huncho Jack in "How U Feel." Shigeo Seikito's seminal work, which includes this track, is now reissued on colored vinyl. This album is the most widely listened-to electone piece in the world, drawing attention from a diverse range of audiences including hip-hop, balearic, and dream pop enthusiasts.
Delitto Al Ristorante Cinese
*100 copies limited edition* Tava Tava Rare presenting the 7'' vinyl release of Detto Mariano's "Delitto Al Ristorante Cinese". This crime-comedy film is part of the successful collaboration between director Bruno Corbucci and actor Tomas Milian, featuring the character Nico Giraldi, a former criminal turned cop. The score by Detto Mariano blends electronic pulses, funk rhythms, jazz, Mediterranean sounds, and oriental atmospheres, showcasing the late composer's creative range.
Italia a Mano Armata
*100 copies limited edition* A driving Italian soundtrack from the height of the cop/crime years – done with really full arrangements by Franco Micalizzi, in a way that easily rivals some of the best American work of the genre in the 70s! This score from 1976 (here reissued on wax) features an amazing band, spacey grooves, some jazz atmospheres, timeless brass-crescendos, the charm of '70s funk and the untameable talent of the maestro! Most of the orchestrations are quite bold – upbeat rhythms w…
Genova a Mano Armata
*100 copies limited edition* Franco Micalizzi wrote one of his best OSTs for the Poliziesco genre with this one (the main theme is one of Micalizzi's favorites and he often performs it live in concert with his orchestra Big Bubbling Band). The OST opens with the strong main score written for woodwinds and percussion, which is then reprised with different arrangements throughout the film. It is also alternated with moments of suspense. The violent urban jungle atmosphere is broken by Sambamba, a …
Mazinger Z TV BGM Best Collection
*100 copies limited edition* Mazinger Z TV BGM Best Collection by Chumei Watanabe.
Umi No Toriton TV BGM Best Sound Collection
*100 copies limited edition* Umi No Toriton TV BGM Best Sound Collection by Hiromasa Suzuki,
The Gorilla Seven TV BGM Best Collection
*100 copies limited edition* The Gorilla Seven Tv Bgm Best Collection by Keitaro Miho.
Kamen Rider TV Original BGM Best Collection
*100 copies limited edition* Kamen rider tv bgm best groovy collection music by: Shunsuke Kikuchi. Selected by 2DAZE.
Ashita No Joe TV BGM Collection
*100 copies limited edition* BGM Music Collection from classic JapaneseTV Boxing anime broadcased in 1970-1971, music composed by Masao Yagi.
Panorama
Deluxe Tip-On jacket LP including exclusive and extensive liner notes. Remastered from the original master tapes. Transversales Disques proudly presents Panorama, an excursion through rare French soundtracks & other rarities mostly never reissued or compiled. 11 forgotten nuggets recorded between 1969 and 1980 by famous masters like Francis Lai, Alain Goraguer and Michel Magne alongside underrated composers like Jean Schwarz, Christian Gaubert or Maurice Lecoeur. A cinematic journey overflowing …
New Rock & Underground
*2024 stock* Chaos and impulse! The impact of the moment when Japanese rock and jazz was born. The treasured sound sources from the Late 60's~ that the whole world craves for have finally been released. Recorded with the latest remastering from the film music tapes left over from Koji Wakamatsu's films!
Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria
“Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria” (1967) is a comedy directed by Luciano Salce, taken from the theatrical play of the same name (1965) by Natalia Ginzburg. The main characters are Pietro and Giuliana, respectively interpreted by Giorgio Albertazzi and Monica Vitti. A lawyer from a good family, serious, accustomed to a calm and regular life who got married to a indolent and dazed girl with a difficult past a month after meeting her at a party. Despite Giuliana's inability to transform herself into a g…
Il Signor Robinson, Mostruosa Storia D'Amore E D'Avventure
A dream pursued for years through frantic music searches and rights negotiations, and finally, 3 years after assembling the audio masters, the green light shines upon Il signor Robinson, mostruosa storia d'amore e d'avventure (1976).Previously AWOL from the discography dedicated to the soundtracks of the Italian cult cinema composed by the legendary Maestro duo Guido & Maurizio De Angelis , this release certifies the quality of the productions attributed to them.Paolo Villaggio, long-time vetera…
L'Ultimo Squalo
L'ultimo squalo (The Great White) is a 1981 movie directed by Enzo G. Castellari, an Italian reply to the horror genre dedicated to shark movies, a trend that started a few years before with Spielberg's Jaws. In our movie, we have an enormous white shark disrupting the summer of a coastal city in Georgia, in a crescendo of tension and horror that will end in a terrible 1-on-1 between the monster and Peter Benton (James Franciscus), protagonist of the movie and unwitting shark hunter. The music w…