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Nov 28, 2015 - 10:57 AM
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blue15
(Member)
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For the absolute first time on CD, Digitmovies releases two complete soundtracks by Gianni Ferrio for the Spaghetti Westerns “California” (aka “Adios California”) and “Reverend’s Colt” (“Reverendo Colt”).
From “California,” only an EP single was released by Ariston, with the film’s main score on side A. The master tapes from this OST were thought to have been completely lost until the mono master tapes were found in the private archives of Gianni Ferrio, which made this CD possible to create (63:10 minutes). Unfortunately the originals were not in good condition, and even after restoring them some tracks are still damaged. Nevertheless, this CD should be considered a miracle. Ferrio wrote a wistful main score with a male choir, orchestra and harmonica which alternates between Western themes and other more modern themes with a touch of rock. The score is brought up later in the commentary. Another precious discovery from the private archives of Ferrio was the OST from “Reverend’s Colt.” Also this OST was thought to have been lost forever, but it was found under the pseudonym “Lady Park”. Thanks to a mono master tape, fans can enjoy the excellent music performed by Alessandro Alessandroni on guitar and whistle, accompanied by winds, horns and drums for the main score.
Nico Fidenco composed a lovely OST, most certainly inspired by the young and beautiful Gloria Guida. In this OST, romantic melodies alternate with dance melodies popular in clubs in the mid-1970s. Edda Dell’Orso performs solo and her exceptional voice creates a sweet and magical atmosphere. Previously C.A.M. had released a promotional LP with 15 songs in full stereo (C.A.M. CAM CML – 068), which we rereleased for the first time on CD in 2007. After finding the original recording session in full stereo, we were able to add about 18 unedited minutes. We discovered that the speed of the only master album available had been slowed down when we compared it to the current master tape used for this release. We’ve also added the songs “Why Are You Running Fast” and “The Flag,” performed by the group “La Rosa Dei Venti, which was released only as a rare single Erre RR 3066. We used this single as our source because the original single master tape is lost forever and even after an adequate restoration, the quality of the sound was not comparable to the rest of the CD.
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Thanks, blue15, for this update ... which fills a gap in the CDDM line. 
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