SPONTANEOUS

LP 180gr. | Limited Edition 500 copies
Hard tip-on sleeve.
out on 19 JULY 2019

TRACKLIST:
A1 – Sunny Coast – 3:06
A2 – Lucille – 2:05
A3 – Pure Nature – 2:28
A4 – Spontaneous – 3:22
A5 – Young America – 3:10
A6 – Green Salad – 2:41
A7 – Blue Waves – 2:36

B1 – Watergate – 3:27
B2 – Mitzi – 2:20
B3 – High Class – 2:54
B4 – Meadows – 3:34
B5 – Grazing – 3:26
B6 – Life Tree – 4:00

Maybe the best Alessandroni’s album ever. A true holy-grail for any collector and worldwide music lover, which we can consider nowadays as the most sought-after record of the whole legendary RCA SP 10000 series, and as the rarest album from the king of Italian libraries.
Jazz, mellow-funk, downtempo breaks, and incredible rock blends, make this record a refined portrait of the 70’s American way of life, viewed through the fully Italian lens of Alessandroni’s sensitivity.
The magic around Spontaneous is that this album is not only beautiful and astonishing, but is certainly on of those amazing records to which time gives new life and freshness, making it sounds unbelievably contemporary.
After five years of exhausting research, finally Four Flies can give a light to this obscure and fascinating mistery, rescuing it from the darkness. It’s not just another piece of Alessandroni’s legacy that is finally put back in the right place. This should be considered as the definitive act to re-estabilsh Alessandroni’s leadership into the library music scene, and beyond.

FEMINA RIDENS

LP 180gr.
Hard tip-on sleeve 650gr.

TRACKLIST:
A1 – Week-End with Mary – 2:02
A2 – Love Symbol – 2:20
A3 – Hot Skin – 2:46 *
A4 – Chorus and Brass “Fugato” – 2:18 * / **
A5 – Rendez-Vous in the Castle – 1:51
A6 – Sophisticated Shake – 3:43 *

B1 – “Femina Ridens” Song – 3:23 ** / ***
B2 – Mary’s Theme – 2:08
B3 – The Shower – 2:44 * / **
B4 – The Run in the Alley – 2:48
B5 – Fight of Love – 3:21 **
B6 – Femina Ridens – M15 – 1:48

music composed, arranged and conducted by STELVIO CIPRIANI

* vocals: Edda Dell’Orso
** choir: I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni
*** vocals: Olympia

A4: previously unreleased extended version

recorded by Sergio Marcotulli at RCA Studios on 5/5/1969

If a jewel were to be chosen from among the more than three hundred soundtracks composed by Maestro Stelvio Cipriani during his long and prodigious career, the choice would probably fall, rather than on the now super famous ANONIMO VENEZIANO, on this previous and somewhat less celebrated score: FEMINA RIDENS, which, together with MARK IL POLIZIOTTO is one of Cipriani’s most iconic titles. Indeed, this is one of those soundtracks that best represent the spirit of Italian golden age film music, and the original LP, published on CAM series SAG – 9017, is at the very top of every collector’s most wanted list.

Cipriani perfectly captured the mood of Piero Schivazappa’s 1969 film, a feminist parable blending eroticism with black humor and Pop Art. The maestro combined classical music, orchestral pop and baroque jazz with spaghetti western, psychedelic blues and lounge vibes – all of this with sumptuous arrangements that still sound contemporary. “Mary’s Theme” is an immortal, timeless track – it has been sampled in contemporary hip-hop productions – and shows the eternal modernity of the finest Italian cinematic sound.

This reissue finally makes available again an iconic soundtrack that remained inaccessible on wax for way too long. And it does so in the best possible way, starting from the original master tapes preserved in the CAM archives, where it was possible to locate an unreleased track, now added at the end of side B. An enhanced version of “Chorus and Brass Fugato”, whose original edit has been improved and extended, is also included. And as if that weren’t enough, Four Flies also released an extra 7-inch record featuring the two most danceable tracks on the entire OST!

LE MONTAGNE DELLA LUCE

Pressed on 12″
3 tracks previously unreleased
OUT ON 12 APRIL 2019

TRACKLIST:

A1 – KILIMANGIARO
A2 – KUKUMBE
A3 – WAYOMBE

B1 – KILIMANGIARIO (SPOKEN ALT. TAKE)
B2 – NAIROBI

Romolo Grano (composer) and Gianni Oddi (arranger and conductor) join forces for a trippy and funky journey exploring both the heart of Africa, and its deepest mysteries.
Originally composed for an Italian TV Documentary in 1975 and released on a very rare and sought after 7-inch on the Ricordi Label (SRL 10781), this score finally shines again in a new guise thanks to a collaboration between Four Flies Records and the renowned music publisher Flipper Music.
Besides the two tracks pressed on the original 45, we present here for the first time three new cuts that were recently discovered in the archives. Edda Dell’Orso lends her voice on the leading track “Kukumbe” with her unique scat style, but also sings on “Kilimangiaro” – a dreamy cinematic number spiced with cosmic electronics, and presented here as a double version; the newest powered by the spoken words of an unidentified Italian actress. The biggest surprise is “Nairobi”, a wonderful mid-tempo track with a groovy bassline similar to “Kukumbe” – a gem we’ve missed for way too long. And what about “Wayombe”? A lovely afro-funk downtempo cut driven by the great Oscar Valdambrini’s trumpet, in the style of Gianni Oddi’s most wanted, like “Ho incontrato un’ombra” and “Dreamin’”. An unmissable beauty for any serious DJ/collector.

LA MANO LUNGA DEL PADRINO

LP 180gr. | Limited Edition 500 copies
CD bonus included with 4 additional tracks
out on 22 FEB 2019

TRACKLIST:
A1 – Raffica – M1 – Titoli 01:28
A2 – Raffica – Seq. 1 – Suspence Psichedelica 02:35
A3 – Fuga in La Minore 03:06
A4 – Sabina 02:05
A5 – Porto Cammelli 02:56
A6 – Raffica – Seq. 3 – Hammond Bossa 01:43
A7 – Streap 02:09
B1 – Raffica – Seq. 4 – Strong Beat 01:50
B2 – Raffica – M45 – Beat Psichedelico 01:55
B3 – Raffica – M9 – Giallo Bossa 01:30
B4 – Raffica – Seq. 5 – Suspense 02:48
B5 – Sabina #2 01:29
B6 – Largo Triste 01:30
B7 – Mare 03:17
B8 – Sabina #3 01:57

music composed by Silvano D’Auria for the movie LA MANO LUNGA DEL PADRINO (1972, Nardo Bonomi) – prod. Filmsettanta
arranged and directed by Giacomo Dell’Orso

vocals on A4-A5-A6-A7-B7-B8: Edda Dell’Orso
choir on A1-A3-B2: I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni

Dreamy bossanova, baroque-jazz, fuzz guitar, psychedelic flute, wide and panoramic themes sung by the heavenly Edda Dell’Orso, and arranged by her husband Giacomo (a.k.a. Oscar Lindok). And furthermore, kriminal beats, spy-exotic flavours, and dreamlike suspense, as well as the unmistakable voices of I Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni.
Recorded in 1972, but previously unreleased on any format, THE LONG ARM OF THE GODFATHER, a.k.a. RAFFICA, embodies the essence of the best Italian soundtracks from early 70s. Pure class and top-quality sounds, played by some of the best Italian session musicians of the time.
After the amazing discovery of the terrific and esoteric score to SORTILEGIO, Silvano D’Auria shines once again as a talented film composer. Groove, elegance, and sensuality are all brilliantly represented on this record. Limited Edition of 500 copies with a bonus CD included.

3 NOTTI D’AMORE

LP 180gr. | Limited Edition 300 copies
serie jazz n. 1
out on 22 FEB 2019

TRACKLIST:
A1 – COME ON ROME (2:07)
A2 – POP’S LOLLY (2:19)
A3 – SALLY’S SURF (3:30)**
A4 – THE EASY WAY (1:39)
A5 – YOUR SMILE (2:14)
A6 – TRE NOTTI D’AMORE – SEQ. 1 (2:34)*
A7 – IN THE EARLY HOURS (3:14)
B1 – BIG NOISE (2:29)
B2 – TRE NOTTI D’AMORE – SEQ. 2 (1:52)*
B3 – TRE NOTTI D’AMORE – TITOLI (2:03)*
B4 – JUST FOR FUN (3:23)**
B5 – COME ON ROME #2 (1:20)
B6 – NELLE TUE BRACCIA (3:36)
B7 – MISTICO AMORE (2:44)

* previously unreleased
** original extended version, previously unreleased

music composed by PIERO PICCIONI
except B6 & B7 composed by CARLO RUSTICHELLI

artwork: Luke Insect

remastered from original master tapes by Fabrizio De Carolis at Reference Mastering Studio | Rome

Four Flies launches its new jazz series dedicated to top Italian soundtracks from the 1960’s with this extraordinary work by Piero Piccioni: 3 NOTTI D’AMORE (3 Nights of Love). Originally released in 1964 on CAM – CMS series, this record had a very limited pressing, and is considered one of the grooviest and jazziest scores composed by the legendary Italian maestro. Thanks to the support of an exceptional big band, Piccioni shapes a unique cool style, supported by a truly exotic and percussive rhythm section (“Come on Rome”, “Just For Fun”), full of charming flute phrases (“The Easy Way”) and baritone sax passages (“Pop’s Lolly”), and beautifully played by the two great soloists, Gino Marinacci and Gato Barbieri. Piccioni himself plays the piano on all the tracks, and created a magnificent, dynamic and sophisticated soundtrack. Pressed for the first time in its integrity, this soundtrack includes some missing numbers from the original record, and presents others in their extended full versions, such as “Sally’s Surf” (compiled in the essential Easy Tempo series). A superb album featuring marvelous tracks – from bossa to pop-jazz – this original soundtrack also features a couple of tracks by Carlo Rustichelli; two dreamy, sensually vocalized melodies. One of Piccioni’s lesser known masterpieces that truly embodies that golden time period, and a real beauty for every 60s jazz lover.

BACKGROUND DISCO

Pressed on 12″
Dancefloor edition
OUT ON 7 DECEMBER 2018

TRACKLIST:

A1 – BABY COME DOWN (UNDERGROUND DISCO EDIT)
A2 – I GET YOU IN MY MIND (SOUL MEETING – INSTRUMENTAL)

B1 – I GET YOU IN MY MIND (SOUL MEETING)
B2 – BABY COME DOWN (UNDERGROUND DISCO – INSTRUMENTAL)

Just say Background Disco and you’re quickly reminded of the super-groovy sound that pervaded certain sequences of 1970’s Italian films, generally set in discos or clubs with a strong presence of music. Soul, disco, and funk tracks playing in the background, between a dance on the floor and a glass of J&B at the counter, that were supposed not to overcome the dialogues. Two of these jewels, signed by Alessandroni for the sexy comedy FRITTATA ALL’ITALIANA (1976, Alfonso Brescia) and previously released by our label in the collection LOST & FOUND (Four
Flies Records 2017), definitely deserve the upgrade to the 12’’ format.
Therefore, they are proposed in a new edit designed for the dancefloor, each in a double version: the sung one (by
lesser known Lorena, a member of Alessandroni’s vocal band I Cantori Moderni) and the instrumental one.

LIBRERIE MUSICALI

First studio album by DANCEFLOOR STOMPERS
100% black and cinematic groove!
OUT ON 7 DECEMBER 2018

TRACKLIST:

A1 – 4 DITA E UNA PISTOLA
A2 – A MAN OF JUSTICE
A3 – POP! SHAKE! BEAT!
A4 – ARMANDO IN INCOGNITO
A5 – RAPINA ALLA BRINKS

B1 – DOUBLE PIMP
B2 – CAR 28
B3 – COUNTRY RIDE & BOAT CHASE
B4 – ARMANDO’S WALK
B5 – ROMANCE

With the main intent to pay homage to the soul-jazz labels like Blue Note, Verve, Stax / Volt and the Mod style, Dancefloor Stompers finally arrive at their first studio album after reaching propensity for “cinematic” taste through the work for different performances, reading-concert and commissions for short films.

LIBRERIE MUSICALI starts with the intent to merge these different experiences, trying to put together passion for black music (soul-jazz, rhythm’n’blues, Hammond sound and funk) and fascination for the great music for cinema, television and radio, in particular produced in Italy between Sixties and Seventies.

Devotion to those models is clearly stated by the attempt to reproduce sound, instrumentation, recording and mixing techniques, graphics… risky choice in times of digital recording and plugins. Not a simple nostalgic attitude, though. More the desire and curiosity to rebuild the taste for research, the great joy of interpretation or the arranging creativity that you could breathe, for example, at the Italian RCA and RAI TV studios of that time.
That’s why, besides the basic quartet (drums, bass, guitar and organ/keyboards), we can listen also saxophones, trumpets, trombones, flute, vibraphone, percussion, harmonica, 12 strings guitar, ancient instruments such as harpsichord and fortepiano, string section, recorded mostly live, except for some overdubs.

A special set that tries to blend the groove of Booker T. & The MG’s, The Meters, JB’s, Horace Silver and Jimmy Smith with a beat & orchestral sound typical of Marc 4, Piero Umiliani, Ennio Morricone, Stelvio Cipriani, Armando Trovajoli, Franco Micalizzi, Gian Piero Reverberi. Without forgetting the overseas examples of Lalo Schifrin or Jerry Goldsmith and the most modern ones like Corduroy, BBNG, Adrian Younge. The result is a riot of organ riffs, guitar phrasing, explosive horn section and ultra-syncopated rhythm section.

Like the music for a TV series that has not yet been written…100% BLACK & CINEMATIC GROOVE!

AFRICA OSCURA

LP 180gr. with inner sleeve
including high-quality download in MP3 320kpbs
Afro-Dark Electronic Percussions
The unreleased dark side of Zoo Folle
OUT ON 15 OCTOBER 2018

TRACKLIST:

A1 – OASI NELLA GIUNGLA (2:58)
A2 – MIRAGGIO (2:37)
A3 – SORTILEGIO (1:44)
A4 – SENZA SCAMPO (2:33)
A5 – INIZIAZIONE (2:27)
A6 – NOTTE NELLA SAVANA (5:15)

B1 – PREDATORI (1:27)
B2 – AFRICA OSCURA (1:19)
B3 – SACRIFICO UMANO (2:46)
B4 – VIAGGIO NEL DESERTO (3:22)
B5 – ANACONDA (2:03)
B6 – VOODOO (3:09)
B7 – AGGUATO (3:13)

all tracks composed and recorded between 1974 and 1976 by Giuliano Sorgini at Cat & Fox Studio – Rome

drums, percussions, synth Giuliano Sorgini
compiled & conceived by Pierpaolo De Sanctis
transferred & restored from original master tapes by Riccardo Ricci at Ultrasonic Studio
mastered by Fabrizio De Carolis at Reference Mastering Studio
artwork Luca Barcellona
thanks to Andrea Fabrizii, Francesco Brancaccio
© & ℗ 2018 Four Flies Srls

Recorded by composer and multi-instrumentalist Giuliano Sorgini between 1974 and 1976 in his studio in Prati district in Rome, a stone’s throw from Italian television offices, Africa Oscura is a set of tracks inspired by the wildest and most obscure secrets of those lands, intended to be the background of some tv documentaries.
Some tracks were recorded during the same session of Zoo Folle, the album widely recognised as his masterpiece, celebrated today by the most influential connoisseurs from all over the world. Some others came right after, for a mysterious documentary whose title was supposed to be “I corsari della savana” (as stated by the credits written on the reels that we have found).
All these tracks remained unbelievably unreleased until now, forgotten on some old and dusty ¼-inch reels, amazingly survived up today, then transferred and restored to compile this much-needed release. A sort of concept-album about darkest Africa, with a kind of eerie mood, nearly esoteric, to which Sorgini was very close in these years, working on horror and b-movies soundtracks or experimental libraries.
All tracks are entirely played by composer himself, with drums, percussions and all sorts of analog synths overlaps, to create an afro-ambient soundscape, something halfway between electronic and minimalism, with a vibrant prog flavour. Among John Carpenter’s reminds, occultism, large prairies and Saharan landscapes, this amazing score truly reveals the creepy dark-side of Zoo Folle.

LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO

Limited edition 550 copies 2xLP Gatefold 180gr.
feat. I CANTORI MODERNI DI ALESSANDRONI & EDDA DELL’ORSO
including 23 bonus tracks previously unreleased

recorded on November, 19 September 1973 at Ortophonic Studio (Rome) by Sergio Marcotulli

TRACKLIST:

A1 LA SCHIAVA 1:57
A2 SAMBANDO 2:06
A3 DOLCE SCHIAVITU’ 3:46
A4 CORSETTA DI PARTENZA 1:39
A5 SEDUZIONE 1:39
A6 COPPIETTA DI RIO 1:51
A7 SEQUENZA ALLA RIDOLINI 1:29
A8 L’INDIGENA PIU’ BELLA 2:46

B1 A CACCIA DI DONNE 2:02
B2 IO E LA MIA SCHIAVA 2:54
B3 ARRIVO A RIO 1:58
B4 TANGO DELLA SEDUZIONE 1:46
B5 RICERCA ED INCONTRO 2:04
B6 IN RISSHO 1:51
B7 BATTESIMO 1:34
B8 FLIRT A RIO 2:53

C1 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 1 2:14
C2 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 2 1:15
C3 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 3 1:02
C4 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 4 1:12
C5 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 5 0:55
C6 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 6 3:03
C7 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 7 0:51
C8 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 8 0:55
C9 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 9 1:06
C10 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 10 1:20
C11 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 11 1:29

D1 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 12 1:29
D2 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 13 1:03
D3 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 14 1:41
D4 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 15 1:17
D5 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 16 0:35
D6 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 17 1:07
D7 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 18 1:50
D8 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 19 0:38
D9 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 20 1:03
D10 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 21 2:04
D11 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 22 0:57
D12 LA SCHIAVA IO CE L’HO E TU NO – SEQ. 23 1:01

Thanks to the partnership between roman labels and distributors Cometa Edizioni Musicali, Beat Records and Four Flies Records, one of the most iconic and essential works by Piero Umiliani has finally emerged from the archives. Recorded at Ortophonic studios in Rome in September 1973, La schiava io ce l’ho e tu no is the original soundtrack of a Giorgio Capitani’s movie with Lando Buzzanca and Chaterine Spaak, widely regarded as one of the most sought-after productions from the famous Italian composer, and whose original LP has now considered as a kind of holy grail among the most serious worldwide record diggers.

The reason is maybe the magnificent quality of the composition and the arrangements, written by the Maestro himself, who reaches here one of his top-level creative peaks ever. His music is the quintessential Italian sound for 70’s sophisticated comedy: an unmistakable flavor now carved into our imagination, blending samba-bossa rhythms, funk guitars, dynamic and airy strings, but most of all, those brilliant choirs, always functional in relation to movie’s mood (performed here by ominpresent Cantori Moderni di Alessandroni in a leading role). Together with the sensual vocalisms of Edda Dell’Orso, they truly represent the identity of an entire genre.

The release of this double LP makes us really proud, not only because it brings to light one of the most fresh and topical soundtracks of Piero Umiliani, but also because, after a long and patient research work, we have had the chance to locate the original master tapes with the complete recording sessions of the soundtrack.

That’s why we are able to present here, in addition to the LP’s original track listing, 23 tracks never before released in any format, revealing Umiliani’s compositional eclecticism and his ability to transition effortlessly from jazz to funk, easy listening to symphony. Personal memories by Umiliani’s daughters enrich this edition through their contributions to the liner notes, giving us a familiar and intimate perspective about the composer’s private life.

The Pawnshop (white sleeve)

FLIES DJ-02
THE PAWNSHOP | EP
(Braen / Raskovich / Kema)
The finest Italian stuff exclusively for DJs, producers & worldwide music lovers

Limited Edition: 300 white cover | 300 black cover
Artwork by Francesco Franz Longhi
Out on June, 8

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Please, Don’t Say No! *
A2 – Telegraph is Calling
A3 – My Shade
A4 – Laura

B1 – Carol
B2 – Telegraph is Calling (instrumental) *
B3 – My Shade (instrumental) *
B4 – Laura (instrumental) *

* previously unreleased

Warped guitars, screams and voices gone berserk; furious drums, tenacious bass guitars, frenzied Hammonds, avalanches of sitars, dramatic inflections, and hypnotics breaks. All these things together and many more are THE PAWNSHOP. A moniker for an obscure supergroup behind which three truly unforgettable heroes of the Italian library music used to conceal themselves and experiment without any musical boundaries whatsoever. They were the celebrated Giuliano Sorgini (Raskovich), Alessandro Alessandroni (Braen) and Giulia De Mutiis (Kema), the latter’s wife. To this day, the only proof of their existence was a handful of 7” – wildly sought after today by collectors and DJs who worship mod music, prog and funk – recorded in the November months of 1970 and 1971 at Piero Umiliani’s legendary Sound Work Shop, the greatest, the best equipped and totally over the top studio of its era among all those working with or for RAI television. Later on, the moniker completely disappeared from the musicians’ discographies, but the sound of those tracks bore vital fruits in library gems such as INCHIESTA GIUDIZIARIA, DRAMMATICO or QUARTA PAGINA (poliziesco) through which Braen & Raskovich were to contaminate and transform the b-movie sound, newscasts and radioshows at a time when Italy was shaken to its core by the occult and shady dealings of secret agencies, bombings in public squares, kidnappings, and the so-called proletarian expropriation carried out by the left wing movement. Having miraculously recovered the sessions’ original master tapes recorded for both 7”, we were also able to retrieve the group’s whole output, comprehensive of three instrumental versions of the four tracks released on 45rpm between February 1971 and March 1972. Furthermore, we were able to hunt down Please, Don’t Say No!, a true hidden gem, a track that has never been released before in any form. Recorded during the group’s first session, it was sacrificed – and completely forgotten afterwards – to make room for the iconic tracks Telegraph is Calling e My Shade on the A and B sides. This one is perhaps the most surprising piece of music of the whole bunch. The most innovative and ground-breaking track. The impossible melting point between freakbeat, garage-punk and psychedelic pop! With the precious help of Maestro Giuliano Sorgini and the Alessandroni family, who have actively helped put the project on its feet by opening their most secret vaults for us, Four Flies Records is honoured and proud to present and bring out in the open another hidden masterpiece of the secret history of Italian music. Presented in a limited edition of 600 copies with two different covers with complementary colours.

The Pawnshop (black sleeve)

FLIES DJ-02
THE PAWNSHOP | EP
(Braen / Raskovich / Kema)
The finest Italian stuff exclusively for DJs, producers & worldwide music lovers

Limited Edition: 300 white cover | 300 black cover
Artwork by Francesco Franz Longhi
Out on June, 8

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Please, Don’t Say No! *
A2 – Telegraph is Calling
A3 – My Shade
A4 – Laura

B1 – Carol
B2 – Telegraph is Calling (instrumental) *
B3 – My Shade (instrumental) *
B4 – Laura (instrumental) *

* previously unreleased

ESTERNO GIORNO D’ESTATE

Limited edition 500 copies | Inner sleeve LP 180gr. + CD bonus
Open air grooves, daytime breaks, sunny and scat beats from Italian untapped ﬁlm music archives (1969-1978)
artwork & lettering: LUCA BARCELLONA
remastered from the original master tapes by FABRIZIO DE CAROLIS at REFERENCE MASTERING STUDIO (ROME)

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Mario Migliardi – Pensiero D’Amore | M1 (Titoli)
A2 – Bruno Zambrini – Crociera Verso il Sud
A3 – Silvano D’Auria – Porto Cammelli
A4 – Bruno Lauzi – Incontri
A5 – Gianni Oddi, Gianni Dell’Orso – Soul Meeting
A6 – Gianni Marchetti – Un’Altra Donna
B1 – Alessandro Alessandroni – Don Milani | M23
B2 – Nico Fidenco – Cugine Mie
B3 – Manuel De Sica – Rough
B4 – Sandro Brugnolini, Giorgio Carnini – Verso La Droga
B5 – Alberto Baldan Bembo – Gideon
B6 – Carlo Pes – Bossa Party
B7 – Stelvio Cipriani – Poliziotto Senza Paura | Seq. 6

The sunny side of ESTERNO, between warm rhythms, percussions, bossanova, wah wah guitars, psychedelic flutes and explosive synth sounds.
Musiche leggere e gaie [Light and joyful music] – to use the title of a collection from the RCA SP series in which some of these tracks could have ended.
Listening to the record, you can perfectly breathe the unmistakable atmosphere of certain movies of that time: a luxurious world of cocktail parties by the pool, countryside escapes, and scuba diving. Sets that could have been easily found in a variety of genres, from cool ‘musicarelli’ and mondo-movies to sexy comedies, thriller, poliziotteschi and TV
documentaries.
ESTERNO GIORNO D’ESTATE brings together unreleased material and tracks from a number of hard-to-find library music LPs. Among the artists featured are: Carlo Pes & i Marc 4, Alberto Baldan Bembo, Stelvio Cipriani, Alessandro Alessandroni, Nico Fidenco and Gianni Oddi.

ESTERNO NOTTE JAZZ

Limited edition 500 copies | Inner sleeve LP 180gr. + CD bonus
Latenite jazz and cool breaks from Italian RCA ﬁlm music vaults (1962-1969)
artwork & lettering: LUCA BARCELLONA
remastered from the original master tapes by FABRIZIO DE CAROLIS at REFERENCE MASTERING STUDIO (ROME)

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Armando Trovaioli – I Nostri Mariti | M1
A2 – Robby Poitevin – Amore All’Italiana | M1
A3 – Enrico Simonetti – Tempo Di Charleston | M701
A4 – Piero Umiliani – Colpo Gobbo All’Italiana | Seq. 2
A5 – Amedeo Tommasi – Non Mi Dire Mai Goodbye | M26
A6 – Gino Peguri – Desideri D’Estate | M14
A7 – Nino Tassone – Un’Ora Per Vivere | M23
A8 – Silvano Spadaccino – Amarsi Male | M24
A9 – Piero Piccioni – La Donna è Una Cosa Meravigliosa | M14
B1 – Giovanni Fusco – La Corruzione | M20
B2 – Nino Oliviero – La Moglie Giapponese | M2+M16
B3 – Romano Mussolini – La Ragazzola | M49
B4 – Luis Bacalov – Questa Volta Parliamo Di Uomini | M12
B5 – Robby Poitevin – L’Uomo Del Colpo Perfetto | M38
B6 – Gianfranco Reverberi & Gian Piero Reverberi – Una Jena In Cassaforte | M13
B7– Franco Potenza – Avventura Al Motel | M14

A volume entirely dedicated to the jazz atmospheres of the Italian movies from the ‘60s, including genres such as noir, melò, giallo, dark comedy and crazy ‘musicarelli’. With a great variety of styles and moods, jazz represented the perfect soundtrack for the Italian “nouvelle vague” season: an element of great innovation that radically disrupted the way traditional scores were conceived. No longer entrusted to cumbersome orchestras but light combos, with a fresh and dynamic sound. This record is the result of a research that focused on the soundtrack archive of RCA Italy and consists of songs that have remained unpublished until today. It demonstrates how Italian jazz beneﬁtted from its relationship with the ﬁlm industry, which provided a fertile ground to experiment and create to great musicians such as Piero Umiliani, Romano Mussolini, Amedeo Tommasi, Robby Poitevin, Piero Piccioni or Armando Trovajoli.

ESTERNO NOTTE VOL. 2

Limited edition 500 copies | Inner sleeve LP 180gr. + CD bonus
More jazz-funk, latenite breaks, cinematic prog & psych from Italian untapped ﬁlm music archives (1968-1978)
artwork & lettering: LUCA BARCELLONA
remastered from the original master tapes from FABRIZIO DE CAROLIS at REFERENCE MASTERING STUDIO (ROME)

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Silvano D’Auria – Rafﬁca | M8
A2 – Carlo Pes – Riff
A3 – Silvano D’Auria – Porto Cammelli
A4 – Ruggero Cini – 3 Superman a Tokyo | M30
A5 – Sandro Brugnolini, Giorgio Carnini – Giovane Clan
A6 – Gianni Ferrio – La Liceale Nella Classe Dei Ripetenti | Seq. 6
A7 – Guido e Maurizio De Angelis – L’arbitro | M7
B1 – Romolo Grano, Berto Pisano – Working in the city
B2 – Paolo Ormi – Provaci anche tu Lionel | M8
B3 – Piero Piccioni – Gunz Concerto
B4 – Luciano Michelini – La Polizia Accusa Il Servizio Segreto Uccide | Seq. 17
B5 – Claudio Tallino – Smoke Gets In Your Head
B6 – Severino Gazzelloni – La Profonda Luce dei Sensi | M13

A new stunning chapter of the ESTERNO series, dedicated to the rediscovery of rare and unreleased soundtracks and library music from Italy. While the previous volumes consisted of unreleased material from the mythical RCA Italy archive, the research has been extended thanks to some new mysterious sources, unveiling some of best kept secrets from the ‘60s and ‘70s. The result is a deep journey into the secret history of Italian Library music, dedicated to sounds that were designed for a cityscape pervaded with action, car-chases, and hightension scenes set in smoky nightclubs. Jazz-funk, deep breaks, prog and psych ﬂavors from some of the most hip names from the Italian scene: Alessandro Alessandroni, Piero Piccioni, Carlo Pes and I Marc 4, Sandro Brugnolini. This all-star cast is completed by Silvano D’Auria, here with another terrifying unreleased track after the shocking ‘Sortilegio’, presented for the ﬁrst time in volume UNO.

AFRO DISCOTECA ★ digital release

DIGITAL RELEASE (mp3 320 kbps)

Remastered from original master tapes
Previously unreleased on every format

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Afro Voodoo – 3:53
A2 – Afro Darkness – 3:15
A3 – Afro Discoteca – 3:08
A4 – Afro Sentiment – 3:08

Four Flies Records is back in full force, this time with an EP that looks at the more sophisticated and modern dancefloor…
The Italian label embarked on another journey of rediscovery, a specialty they seem to master.
The destination of this trip was a dusty vault in Africa, where a famous Italian musician moved years ago…
The Italian film and TV industry provided in the 60s and 70s countless opportunity for talented musicians to compose and produce a rich variety of music: soundtracks, library music, experimental music – an infinite amount of recordings that still represents a paradise for the most curious and passionate diggers.
So here we have the proof that there’s still lot to discover. Alessandro Alessandroni is one of those pioneers, a maestro that built the legend of Italian soundtracks and library music along with Ennio Morricone, Piero Umiliani and many others. His vault testifies how prolific had been those times, with hundreds of tapes and obscure recordings from that period. Among the many, a dusty tape bearing the hand-written label “Afro Discoteca” captured the attention of Four Flies.
The music contained in the tape had never been released until now.
When he listened to the tracks, Italian legendary DJ LEO MAS (one of the undisputed inventors of the Balearic sound) told us: “It is surprising to listen to something that sounds so modern… This EP is the perfect union of Afro influences and Italian taste. There’s something Afro lounge here but also incredibly cinematic – it makes me think of John Carpenter’s atmospheres. B1 (Afrodiscoteca) reminds me of clubs I’ve been in Malindi in the late 70s and the closing track is absolutely spellbinding. This is wonderful.”
PAOLO SCOTTI, head of Déjà vu Records and an authoritative Italian jazz expert said: “Alessandroni’s contribution to music is huge, he’s a great musician and a great experimenter. Afrodiscoteca sounds like it’s been produced yesterday by a DJ of our times, an absolutely surprising EP and proof of Alessandroni’s spontaneous genius!”

LOST & FOUND

LP 180gr. | Limited Edition 500 copies
CD bonus included
inner sleeve with extended liner notes by Pierpaolo De Sanctis
artwork by Luca Barcellona
LAST COPIES AVAILABLE!!!

TRACKLIST:

A1 – Sea Breeze
A2 – Sweet Emotions
A3 – Underground Disco
A4 – Soul Meeting
A5 – After Crime
A6 – Night Fly
A7 – Flirt n° 2

B1 – Memento
B2 – Saltiness
B3 – Shot Undercover
B4 – Homecoming
B5 – Pipe Dream
B6 – Obstinate Pop
B7 – Strip-Tease
B8 – Synthetic Rendezvous

Four Flies Records keep on researching Alessandro Alessandroni’s limitless archive, compiling this time an LP of tracks composed between 1972-1978

All the tracks were previously unreleased and are presented here for the first time – a truly ‘Lost & Found’ treasure that sees the light for the first time!

After the incredible success of Afro Discoteca (Four Flies Records, 2017), Pierpaolo De Sanctis compiles a 15-tracks LP of forgotten soundtracks and library music treasures from the Italian Maestro

Jazz, Disco, Electronic music – there’s no genre Alessandroni hasn’t explored – this compilation testifying the incredible diversity of his production and immense musical mind