Thought that Rustichelli's Un minuto per pregare, un'istante per morire had sold out ages ago but maybe they did a repressing of that one the expanded score was very enjoyable. It would be interesting to see the total number of copy's that they made for each of their cds purely out of interest to have an idea of roughly how many fans of these great Italian composers are actually out there.
Think you are right ToneRow that is more than likely the way things are there has to be more than 500 fans of Italian composers that are actively purchasing a number of these cds each year. You would think the fan base would be getting slighter larger each year and maybe it has but due to the recession and the flood of the market with so many releases.
More collectors but just fewer releases each who knows
Some titles look fairly certain to have only had one pressing (500) Morricone's Il Prigioniero for a score that never seems to get a mention anywhere and with no samples to be found on YouTube and few copies to be found on the secondary marketplace .
Years ago Digit mentioned about re pressing a number of titles that were good sellers one in particular was Micalizzi’s Lo Chiamavano Trinita
The more copy’s they make the better I say especially if the interest is there for fans that would still like to be able to buy a copy when they were able too.
But perhaps most significantly, Claudio Gizzi's double cd set for BLOOD FOR DRACULA and FLESH FOR FRANKENSTEIN. A truly beautiful release. Get em while you can!
Screen Archives often has samples for the Digitmovies releases. Looks like they don't for the Gizzi double header though. Here's my favorite theme from the set. It's pretty good example of the mood of both scores:
And here's a great track from the Frankenstein score:
Just a heads up that 4 titles have recently reached the end of their run:
STRIDULUM (The Visitor) by Franco Micalizzi (classic trippy sci-fi / horror - THE SCORE that opened my appreciation for 70's funk). Love it to pieces.
L 'IMMORALITA by Ennio Morricone (wonderful and moody score - but very repetitive. Lots of piano and strings with some wordless female vocals. dreamy stuff)
"...E ALLA FINE LO CHIAMARONO JERUSALEM L'IMPLACABILE" by Franco Micalizzi (fun but short western score. 70's, so it's got some Bacharach influence hanging over it))
"STANLIO & OLLIO: DUE TESTE SENZA CERVELLO" by Piero Montanari (I never got this - looks like a mickey mousy kind of comedy score)
I'm with you in your opinions, Michael. Stridulum is indeed a classic score of its style and was (on the old RCA release) my introduction to the music of Micalizzi many years ago. It got and still gets a lot of play (of course I upgraded to the Digitmovies CD when it came out). Jerusalem is also very good and fun and I only recently ordered L'Immoralita -- glad I did so in time.
Also, just like you, I remember passing on Stanlio & Ollio when was released based on the mickey-mousing samples which I heard. Has anyone got this title and heard it in full?
Hey - Carlo Rustichelli's long-haired music for I LUNGHI CAPELLI DELLA MORTE is here no longer (according to Digitmovies' site - this is now sold out).
Hope all interested parties had gotten their copies!
Rustichelli's - I LUNGHI CAPELLI DELLA MORTE Very enjoyable score Ferrio's - UN DOLLARO BUCATO has had a re pressing but it still says sold out at Digitmovies site Micalizzi's - STRIDULUM very enjoyable score but the expansion was not worth picking up the bonus tracks were no different to what was already on the original release.
Some fans myself included mentioned to Beat about our dislike of Digipaks they stopped using them then shortly after Digitmovies started releasing them ah
HERCULES (Le Fatiche Di Ercole / Ercole E La Regina Di Lidia) has gone recently too. This is one that I believe sold out a long time ago and they repressed it. Looks like the repressing is gone now.
Here's my list of "Sold Out" CDDM titles @ Digitmovies. [if an album has 2 or more titles/composers, then I listed simply one entry]
1. CDDM002 Disprezzo, Il Piccioni, Piero 2. CDDM005 Piranha Paura Cipriani, Stelvio 3. CDDM006 Leggenda Della Pianista, La Morricone, Ennio 4. CDDM013 Perche' Quelle Strane Gocce Di Sangue Sul Corpo Di Jennifer Nicolai, Bruno 5. CDDM016 Tuo Vizio E' Una Stanza Chiusa E Solo Io Ne Ho La Chiave, Il Nicolai, Bruno 6. CDDM017 Quanto Costa Morire Masi, Francesco de 7. CDDM018 Io Sto' Con Gli Ippopotami Rizzati, Walter 8. CDDM019 Tutti I Colori Del Buio Nicolai, Bruno 9. CDDM020 Collina Degli Stivali, La Rustichelli, Carlo 10. CDDM021 Catacombs Donaggio, Pino 11. CDDM022 Maladolescenza Caruso, Pippo 12. CDDM025 OK Connery Morricone, Ennio 13. CDDM026 Chiamavano Trinita', Lo Micalizzi, Franco 14. CDDM028 Coda Dello Scorpione, La Nicolai, Bruno 15. CDDM030 Eugenie Nicolai, Bruno 16. CDDM031 Piedone Lo Sbirro De Angelis, Guido 17. CDDM032 Corsaro Nero, Il De Angelis, Guido 18. CDDM033 Dama Rossa Uccide Sette Volte, La Nicolai, Bruno 19. CDDM037 Pensione Paura Waitzman, Adolfo 20. CDDM039 Morte Risale A Ieri Sera, La Ferrio, Gianni 21. CDDM040 Notte Che Evelyn Usci Dalla Tomba, La Nicolai, Bruno 22. CDDM041 Frusta E Il Corpo, La Rustichelli, Carlo 23. CDDM043 Quattro Dell' Ave Maria, I Rustichelli, Carlo 24. CDDM044 Blindman Cipriani, Stelvio 25. CDDM046 Ecologia Del Delitto Cipriani, Stelvio 26. CDDM048 Federale, Il Morricone, Ennio 27. CDDM050 Senza Sapere Niente Di Lei Morricone, Ennio 28. CDDM052 Un'Ombra Nell'Ombra Cipriani, Stelvio 29. CDDM053 Cosa Avete Fatto A Solange? Morricone, Ennio 30. CDDM054 Carambola Bixio, Franco 31. CDDM055 Quel Gran Pezzo Della Ubalda Tutta Nuda E Tutta Calda Nicolai, Bruno 32. CDDM056 Morte Cammina Con I Tacchi Alti Cipriani, Stelvio 33. CDDM057 Fatiche Di Ercole, Le Masetti, Enzo 34. CDDM058 Vampiri, I Vlad, Roman 35. CDDM059 Chi L'Ha Vista Morire? Morricone, Ennio 36. CDDM060 Arrivano I Titani Rustichelli, Carlo 37. CDDM061 Corsaro Nero, Il Peguri, Gino 38. CDDM062 Sette Note In Nero Bixio, Franco 39. CDDM063 Kapo' Rustichelli, Carlo 40. CDDM064 Gatto Dagli Occhi Di Giada, Il Trans Europa Express 41. CDDM065 Addio Fratello Crudele Morricone, Ennio 42. CDDM066 Klaus Kinski Horror Trilogy Pisano, Berto 43. CDDM068 Spasmo Morricone, Ennio 44. CDDM069 Iguana Dalla Lingua Di Fuoco, L' Cipriani, Stelvio 45. CDDM070 Soldato Di Ventura, Il De Angelis, Guido 46. CDDM071 Occhio Alla Penna Morricone, Ennio 47. CDDM072 Ercole Al Centro Della Terra Trovajoli, Armando 48. CDDM074 Sodom And Gomorrah Rozsa, Miklos 49. CDDM075 Uomo Senza Memoria, L' Ferrio, Gianni 50. CDDM076 Roma Contro Roma Nicolosi, Roberto 51. CDDM080 Figlio Di Spartacus, Il Piccioni, Piero 52. CDDM087 Ragazzina, La Fidenco, Nico 53. CDDM089 Agi Murad Il Diavolo Bianco Nicolosi, Roberto 54. CDDM090 Ercole Alla Conquista Di Atlantide Marinuzzi jr., Gino 55. CDDM092 Preparati La Bara Reverberi, Giampiero 56. CDDM093 Guerra Di Troia, La Fusco, Giovanni 57. CDDM094 Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Puo' Sparare Morricone, Ennio 58. CDDM095 Corri Uomo Corri Nicolai, Bruno 59. CDDM097 Gatti Rossi In Un Labirinto Di Vetro Nicolai, Bruno 60. CDDM098 Poliziotta, La Ferrio, Gianni 61. CDDM099 Solamente Nero Cipriani, Stelvio 62. CDDM101 Battaglia Di Maratona, La Nicolosi, Roberto 63. CDDM102 Matrimonio Con Vizietto Morricone, Ennio 64. CDDM103 Femina Ridens Cipriani, Stelvio 65. CDDM104 Blue Jeans Fidenco, Nico 66. CDDM108 Giganti Della Tessaglia, I Rustichelli, Carlo 67. CDDM110 Corpi Presentano Tracce Di Violenza Carnale, I De Angelis, Guido 68. CDDM112 Lunghi Capelli Della Morte, I Rustichelli, Carlo 69. CDDM113 Terrore Dei Barbari, Il Innocenzi, Carlo 70. CDDM116 Dellamorte Dellamore De Sica, Manuel 71. CDDM117 Cauchemars Naissent La Nuit, Les Nicolai, Bruno 72. CDDM119 Poliziotto Senza Paura Cipriani, Stelvio 73. CDDM120 Banda J.S. Cronaca Criminale Del Far West, La Morricone, Ennio 74. CDDM121 Compagno Don Camillo, Il Cicognini, Alessandro 75. CDDM123 Annibale Rustichelli, Carlo 76. CDDM125 Segno Di Roma, Nel Lavagnino, Angelo Francesco 77. CDDM127 NoiLazzaroni Morricone, Ennio 78. CDDM128 Cannibali, I Morricone, Ennio 79. CDDM133 Laure Micalizzi, Franco 80. CDDM134 Corta Notte Delle Bambole Di Vetro, La Morricone, Ennio 81. CDDM135 Ladro Di Bagdad, Il Rustichelli, Carlo 82. CDDM136 … E Poi Lo Chiamarono Il Magnifico De Angelis, Guido 83. CDDM137 Streghe, Le Piccioni, Piero 84. CDDM138 Assedio Di Siracusa, L' Lavagnino, Angelo Francesco 85. CDDM140 Oggi A Me … Domani A Te! Lavagnino, Angelo Francesco 86. CDDM141 Mio Caro Assassino Morricone, Ennio 87. CDDM142 Ultima Neve Di Primavera, L' Micalizzi, Franco 88. CDDM143 Triangolo Delle Bermude, Il Cipriani, Stelvio 89. CDDM145 Una Ragione Per Vivere E Una Per Morire Ortolani, Riz 90. CDDM146 … E Poi Non Ne Rimase Nessuno Nicolai, Bruno 91. CDDM148 Orzowei Il Figlio Della Savana De Angelis, Guido 92. CDDM149 Quei Disperati Che Puzzano Di Sudore E Di Morte Ferrio, Gianni 93. CDDM151 Minuto Per Pregare, Un'Istante Per Morire, Un Rustichelli, Carlo 94. CDDM157 Baby Sitter Lai, Francis 95. CDDM159 Cristo Del Oceano - Canossa, El Nicolai, Bruno 96. CDDM164 Prigioniero, Il Morricone, Ennio 97. CDDM165 Medaglione Insanguinato, Il Cipriani, Stelvio 98. CDDM172 Eat It Morricone, Ennio 99. CDDM183 Stridulum Micalizzi, Franco 100. CDDM195 Mostro E' In Tavola … Barone Frankenstein, Il Gizzi, Claudio 101. CDDM199 Tentacoli Cipriani, Stelvio 102. CDDM200 Zorro De Angelis, Guido 103. CDDM202 Chi Sei? Micalizzi, Franco 104. CDDM222 Immoralita', L' Morricone, Ennio 105. CDDM227 Grazie Zia Morricone, Ennio 106. CDDM229 … E Alla Fine Lo Chiamarono Jerusalem L'Implacabile Micalizzi, Franco
