[milliondollars]

made my way through some titles from the Themes International Music label. this one is really nice. very fine jazzy and funky crime & mystery cues. realized that i miss some good titles from this label still. damn! does the hustle ever end? probably not...

https://www.discogs.com/James-Clarke-My ... ase/931952

[Dollarhyde]

@milliondollars

I'm sure there are a lot of gems in the Themes catalogue, maybe a lot of the labels other releases are over shadowed by drama suites 1 and 2, and the voice/sound of soul lps.

Also nice going on the Giordano lps!

[texasvinyl]

If anyone wants the rip of this send me a PM. One of my favorites

[milliondollars]

@Dollar: you are right! definitely many of the Themes are over shadowed by the ones you mentioned. while i never understood the buzz arround Voice/Sound Of Soul i must confess that Drama Suite are amongst the best british libraries ever made. some will think, with all these short cues they become unlistenable but it is absolutely not the case. the tension being build by the links is incredible. with your eyes closed listening to this you see one of the biggest crime movies [n/]ever made. these suites are a must. a 2LP reissue is due...

https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Tew-Drama- ... se/2386656

[milliondollars]

Drama Suite Vol.2 continues where Vol.1 has ended and without compromises. listening to this with headphones over the weekend i found myself drenched in sweat after the end of side A already. funniest thing is that somediscogs user was so full of tension and drama that he of she paid more than 800 € for a copy, haha!

https://www.discogs.com/Alan-Tew-Drama- ... se/2386685

[Dollarhyde]

@milliondollars

I need to give drama suite another listen, I always prefered the sound of soul lp :D

[milliondollars]

@Dollar: haha! it depends on your mood surely...

[milliondollars]

@Dollar: i think this is the funkiest title from the Themes label. Hawkshaw & Bennett at their best. for 1974 way ahead of the time...

https://www.discogs.com/A-Hawkshaw-B-Be ... ase/921194

[milliondollars]

apparently the Themes record might be from the same session as this...

https://www.discogs.com/Brian-Bennett-A ... se/2181393

[Dollarhyde]

@milliondollars

Thanks for the tip on that KPM I once had synthesizer and percussion, Brilliant lp and I think sampled more than once.

I do still have the great little comp cinemaphonic Soul vol 2: Soul Punch
Which collates all the best tracks from that LP. Along with some nice Amphonic pieces.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Cinemap ... ter/290178

[milliondollars]

@Dollar: thanks for heads up. did not know this compilation. i will probably never get it but it is interesting to see what people have comped on this one...

[milliondollars]

these two are by far my favourite releases on the mythical Leo label. for me straight masterpieces of art and i count them to the best library records ever made. damn, what were they thinking?

the music so incredible and the bright colours on the simply designed covers so beautiful that i decided to share these pictures for certain visual record collector porn reasons...

https://www.discogs.com/Giuliano-Sorgin ... se/4389017

https://www.discogs.com/Oronzo-De-Filip ... se/1707749





***edit***
for some reason i thought Oronzo De Filippi is Rino Filippis son or brother or something. thank you internet! haha...

[milliondollars]

spinned this one to death over the weekend. even my kids became kind of interested in it, haha! can't believe this has not been reissued yet. there seems to be a strong musical connection between Meccanizzazione and Alessandroni's Ritmo Dell'Industria N°2.

just found out 4 tunes from this album appear on De Filippi's Ritmicolor.

https://www.discogs.com/Oronzo-De-Filip ... se/1707749

[milliondollars]

couldn't help myself and got Rockin With Seka . i just had to hear and see how they have used numerous Time Signals cues in it. just don't ask. i had to...

[Dollarhyde]

LOL!!

Some deep research to be done,all in the name of library music of course!

[milliondollars]

it's a dirty job but somebody's gotta do it...

[Steve Powder]

So JT posted this on Instagram....

what is up with this? Is this finally coming?

"Looks like the wait is finally over for many. The rebirth of SR. whole cat being repressed innit."

[texasvinyl]

Great news!!! Open Air Parade, Rebus and Miscellanea are big wants for me. Plus a couple of the intermezzi that have proven elusive like Ye Ye Beat and Sviluppo Industriale.

[Steve Powder]

I think he only meant the Open Air Parade record....

[milliondollars]

http://sermifilm.com/

i have talked to the son of the SR Sermi owner about 2-3 years ago and he told my they plan to reissue the whole catalogue. don't see the need to do that which is what i have told him. there's some good and sought after titles that folks look for but there is no need to do the whole catalogue. just my opinon.

only thing i care for is unreleased, new stuff...

[Steve Powder]

On what medium?

[milliondollars]

black plastic. at least that's what he told me then...

[milliondollars]

this one never gets old...

https://www.discogs.com/Daniel-Janin-Di ... se/1664913

[milliondollars]

in deep sorrow for the loss of a great composer/musician/personality...

...the dark(/est) side of Alessandroni aka bitter sweet octopus salad.

these two from the Octopus catalogue are so creepy! the one has been (partly?) reissued by Finders Keepers but the other one is still quite unknown i think. dark avant-garde psychedelics with outstanding guitar work by the master himself. for me this one sounds almost like Drammatico vol.2

https://www.discogs.com/A-Alessandroni- ... se/7425624

https://www.discogs.com/Braen-Raskovich ... se/6074955

[milliondollars]

this Sorgini is great and would make a great reissue. so (un/)funky, so strange, so experimental, so complex, so good...

the B side either compiles some tunes from three other italian libraries or they took these tunes to use them for these particular ones (Musica Da Ballo on Meridiana, Ballate Con Noi N.1 on Leonardi and Natura E Musica N. 7 on Grand Prix). hard to tell as none of them tell the year of release.

it is one of those where you (or your ears?) discover something new you every time you play it.

https://www.discogs.com/Giuliano-Sorgin ... se/4389017