Christmas surprise! | 15 rips from RCA Custom [FLAC + MP3]

[Mr]

What's red and white and smells like... attic? Not only santa, but also this collection of vintage Italian LPs from RCA

Though they are sadly very elusive, I am thankful to have been able to amass a small collection of them over the years - without even going bankrupt in the process.
Seldom heard, I figured it was about time a proper spotlight was put on this series; RCA Italiana's "RCA Custom" label. And so, I have ripped my entire collection.

Contained within, we find some of the earliest known library music out of Italy, encompassing many different moods (including some very amicable jazz!), and including the very first outings of some future big names, including but not limited to Rino De Filippi ("Gisteri"), Luigi Zito ("Klor"), Amleto 'Puccio' Roelens ("A. Grettici"), Teo Usuelli, Luis Bacalov and even fragments of Bruno Nicolai's very first film score, which is otherwise unreleased. Of note, trumpeter Nini Rosso also makes an appeareance as soloist for an entire A-side, perhaps at the height of his career.

... and, characteristically mysterious from its very inception, the pseudonyms are of course plentiful.


I wish you all a merry christmas.
Thanks for being here <3

Please, enjoy - the center gem of my library collection.

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Contents:

LPs:
RAL-4 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 3 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1958/1960)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, diretta da Pietro Argento e da Ermanno Colarocco
Composers: Lilibhett, Giovanni Militello, Gerardo Rusconi, Teo Usuelli, Carmine Rizzo, Jelich, Edoardo Micucci

RAL-5 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 4 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1958/1960)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta da José Rodriguez Fauré e Ferruccio Scaglia
Composers: Pierantoni, Nuccio Zorzi, Ezio Belga, Vincenzo Manno, Edoardo Micucci, Carmine Rizzo, Gerardo Rusconi, Annibale Bucchi

RAL-11 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 6 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1960)
Luigi Zito e il suo complesso/Amleto Roelens e la sua orchestra
Composers: Beppe Landi, A. Grettici

RAL-12 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 7 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1960)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, diretta da Romolo Grano e Alessandro Derevitsky
Composers: Edoardo Micucci, Stasio, Crinado, Franzosis, Gerusco, Salvatore Giovanni Orlando, Alessandro Derevitsky

RAL-13 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 8 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1960)
Orchestra diretta da Luigi Zito, tromba solista: Nino Rosso/Quintetto Mercurio diretto da Luigi Zito
Composers: Klor, Emilio Bettinelli, Hugarrar

RAL-14 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 9 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1960)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma, diretta da Pietro Argento
Composers: Edoardo Micucci, Carmine Rizzo, Gerardo Rusconi, Gerusco, Vincenzo Manno, Jelich

RAL-15 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 10 (musiche per sonorizzazioni) (1960)
Angelo Brigada e la sua orchestra
Composers: Sarotay, Franzosis, Gisteri, Nuccio Zorzi, Misolidio

RAL-20 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 12 (1961)
G. Gandini/D. Ceccarossi/V. Emanuele/E. Berengo Gardin/B. Morselli/E. Magnetti/Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta da J. Rodriguez Faurè e Pietro Argento
Composers: Carlo Jachino, Gerardo Rusconi, Edoardo Micucci, Gian Luca Tocchi, Carmine Rizzo, Enzo De Bellis, Vincenzo Manno

RAL-23 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 14 (1963)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta da Pier Luigi Urbini
Composers: Vieri Tosatti, Sergio Cafaro, Carmine Rizzo, Edoardo Micucci

RAL 29 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei vol. 20 (1964)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta dall'Autore [Salvatore Allegra]
Composers: Salvatore Allegra

RAL 33 - Musiche di autori italiani contemporanei (1966)
Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta da Gian Luca Tocchi/Orchestra Filarmonica di Roma diretta da Nino Bonavolonta'
Composers: Gian Luca Tocchi, Bruno Nicolai, Fernando Candia



Bonus rips:
LP:
RAL 7 - La dolce vita - Nino Rota (1960)
- (A famous score for a famous film, reissued a number of times. Ripped from my (well-worn!) copy of the original first pressing, issued at the same time as (and likely issued as a promotional item coinciding with) the film's premiere in February 1960.)

RAL-16 - La fanfara del 1° reggimento Bersaglieri Corazzato (1960/1963)
- (Bugle music from the Itaian army, issued inbetween library LPs.)


7" single:
45R-5 - Parlami di me/La dolce vita - Nino Rota (1960)
- (La dolce vita's accompanying single release, ripped from my original copy.)


7" EP:
RAE 8 - Bruscolini/Er matto/Armonie Romane/Saltarello - Mario Luciani/Mario Gangi (1963)
- (An odd little EP of original poetry and music promoting a clothing store in Rome. Poetry written and read by the store owner.)

[nidostar]

Wow that is certainly one Christmas surprise. Thank you so much Mr. I have only listened to odd bits thus far but they seem to capture the relative innocence of library/soundtrack music of the late 50s/early 60s. Wonderful. A Very Merry Christmas to you Mr!

[Fuzi]

Awesome, thank you Mr.
Someone (@greta) happy today

[Eternas Ondas Musicales]

Absolutely a big surprise! Thanks a lot Mr. 

[owlglass]

Thanks, Mr! Looking forward to listening to these!

[GradyTate]

Thank you for sharing, Mr.!

[RetroVinyl84]

This collection is truly fantastic, I'm delighted. Thank you, Mr. I have the missing volumes, and as soon as I can, I'll share them here.

[Greta]

Yep, quite a great collection and share Mr, thanks for sharing.
I'm happy, yeah, most of all for the Zito and Roelens releases!

[Tanasi]

many thanks!

[Flemming]

Wonderful, thank you very much and a Merry Christmas to you too Mr. Really appreciate it. 

[Ice8]

Thanks a lot Mr, and Merry Christmas!

[KPMFan1000]

Thanks Mr, and merry christmas to you =)

[digdeeper]

Merry Christmas, Mr, and thank you for the generous posts! 🎄