RCAL (Lossless)

[BlackwatchPlaid]

I have no idea where this library comes from, other than the very short little blurb they have on UPM.  There isn't any other information to be had on the web, it seems.  There is no entry on discogs.  It seems to be another one of those compilation libraries, albeit a little bit more interesting than most.

Music from Italian films of the 1950's, '60's and '70's.

The wave files came as bwavs, or broadcast waves, and as such, they were tagged.  But, the tags are atrocious.  Most of the artist names have abbreviated first names and most I did not recognize from their last names.  Having no reference guide such as discogs to use, I just left the tags as they are and braver souls than I can have a little bit of a challenge, if they are so inclined. 

Tracklisting information, limited artist information and streaming audio can be had at UPM's page:

universalproductionmusic.com/en-de/discover/labels/38/RCAL

All albums are 16bit/48kHz FLAC



RCAL1001 - Industrial, Sports & Leisure (2009)
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RCAL1002 - Romantic Themes (2009)
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RCAL1003 - Action Adventure Suspense (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/lb8ZHQ0D/file.html

RCAL1004 - Lighthearted Sentimental Nostalgic (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/PykT0VN3/file.html

RCAL1005 - Technology Mystery Science Fiction (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/GG4ka9mt/file.html

RCAL1006 - Children & Comedy (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/N1fLYev8/file.html

RCAL1007 - Panoramic Sea (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/TOeww9qF/file.html

RCAL1008 - Circus Cartoons Comedy (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/WI4T7G2M/file.html

RCAL1009 - Space Odyssey (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/aG8oHoOA/file.html

RCAL1010 - War & Danger (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/LBIEcL5F/file.html

RCAL1011 - Jazz Fusion (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/CJFSSShj/file.html

RCAL1012 - Big Band (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/tmzjfqXi/file.html

RCAL1013 - News Sports (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/IRnEM4OC/file.html

RCAL1014 - Third World Jungle & Wild Life (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/ERB5PXaj/file.html

RCAL1015 - Romantic and Emotional Themes (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/KQmiln5K/file.html

RCAL1016 - Drama & Suspense (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/GqB9Ntc6/file.html

RCAL1017 - Dances (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/4fOQGaAc/file.html

RCAL1018 - Ancient Medieval Renaissance (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/IaNvYVhh/file.html

RCAL1019 - Jammin' Jazz (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/o95T8Xtk/file.html

RCAL1020 - Orchestral Themes (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Kygn5nk1/file.html

RCAL1021 - Silent Movie Era (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/zhKswD5B/file.html

RCAL1022 - Travel & Landscapes (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Thffjn4Y/file.html

RCAL1023 - National (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/QybV5PXi/file.html

RCAL1024 - Light Themes- Latin & Jazz (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/y8TuexcD/file.html

RCAL1025 - Sports 2 (2009).part1
www42.zippyshare.com/v/YvDlgvHg/file.html

RCAL1025 - Sports 2 (2009).part2
www42.zippyshare.com/v/TvJyaaar/file.html

RCAL1026 - Solo Instruments (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/KicCWPDk/file.html

RCAL1027 - Action, Drama & Suspense (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/OoieznUr/file.html

RCAL1028 - Technology 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/j3RBMUX4/file.html

RCAL1029 - Pop, Rock & Dance (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/JwrtfdMo/file.html

RCAL1030 - Children 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/21ebGS9j/file.html

RCAL1031 - Jingles 1 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/DFvHIt6h/file.html

RCAL1032 - Action, Drama & Suspence 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/XfjgXf1O/file.html

RCAL1033 - Period- Classical & Baroque Style (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Pqea9zHt/file.html

RCAL1034 - Jammin' Jazz 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/zfjlvJ3m/file.html

RCAL1035 - Contemporary Romantic (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Pk4rCoim/file.html

RCAL1036 - Urban Life (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/3uAd9S7U/file.html

RCAL1037 - Industrial & Sports 3 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/aGc3xHIx/file.html

RCAL1038 - Orchestral Themes 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/SxyxuzkT/file.html

RCAL1039 - Contemporary Romantic 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/ep5pg8mH/file.html

RCAL1040 - Atmospheric- Sea & Land & Space (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/AvzWTzJc/file.html

RCAL1041 - Travel & Adventure (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/DJTdHS3z/file.html

RCAL1042 - Urban Life 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/gEpGCWJb/file.html

RCAL1043 - Christmas Themes (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/65u1RPfE/file.html

RCAL1044 - Latin Jazz (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/4D58twQd/file.html

RCAL1045 - Space & Science Fiction (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/6sEq4pjK/file.html

RCAL1046 - Pop & Rock & Dance 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/9SZzuk5q/file.html

RCAL1047 - Vocals (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/5sdEUbdq/file.html

RCAL1048 - Lighthearted, Sentimental, Nostalgic 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/iMx9jttg/file.html

RCAL1049 - Contemporary Big Band (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/DYl3PNov/file.html

RCAL1050 - News & Sports 2 (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/ZTa8iU4h/file.html

RCAL1051 - Jazz Under The Sun (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/u5B9TWM6/file.html

RCAL1052 - Snow Age (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Ltow1YdS/file.html

RCAL1053 - Acoustic Melodies (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/SJdr8YxN/file.html

RCAL1054 - Dance Club (2009).part1
www42.zippyshare.com/v/b5mCbcIX/file.html

RCAL1054 - Dance Club (2009).part2
www42.zippyshare.com/v/v2Fwj0Z2/file.html

RCAL1055 - A Taste of Italy (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Bx0zyN1l/file.html

RCAL1056 - Eurodance (2009).part1
www42.zippyshare.com/v/xBCydVm2/file.html

RCAL1056 - Eurodance (2009).part2
www42.zippyshare.com/v/pkGiSQa3/file.html

RCAL1057 - GlobalBeat (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/QwyyF1mT/file.html

RCAL1058 - On Air (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/93mgfgCw/file.html

RCAL1059 - New Age Emotions (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/07UbKxRJ/file.html

RCAL1060 - Rockland (2009).part1
www42.zippyshare.com/v/T6l0RGxX/file.html

RCAL1060 - Rockland (2009).part2
www42.zippyshare.com/v/pCVN2yld/file.html

RCAL1061 - UrbanJazz (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/uCVjOWwv/file.html

RCAL1062 - Chorus (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/zeJu7dfF/file.html

RCAL1063 - World Vibrations (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/Fw1Cp5JO/file.html

RCAL1064 - Guitar Melodies (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/oJp1hQGN/file.html

RCAL1065 - Shockin' Town (2012)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/HCLY5tMB/file.html

[Greta]

Hi BWP, I've just edited the hotlink to the company site.

[BlackwatchPlaid]

Ah, I forgot. My bad, sorry about that.

[Greta]

NP. Just to let you know what I did in case you see "last edit by Greta..."

[Consonanza]

Fantastic share, BWP.  Thank you so much.

[Muff Diver]

Hi, BWP, just coming onto this thread and I see a mystery.

Since RCAL is operating/ed from Italy, I'm assuming under an Italian license, couldn't this acronym mean RCA-Library label?

We know that RCA has put out Library music before in Italy under RCA Italiana and in France via April Music, etc.

Could the RCAL be a more formalized Library label, or another more recent startup from under the RCA umbrella of recording companies?

Of course, I have NO proof. I'm only speculating since real evidence seems to be so scarce on this topic. The label definitely has me curious-er.

Btw, thanks for these uploads. I've not downloaded anything yet. Nor have I ever heard any of these records, at least not to my knowledge.

Where's Scooby Doo when you need a mystery solved?

[Muff Diver]

Here's one I just picked random from your listing above: RCAL 1034

It's on Discogs, reportedly part of the RCA family

hzzps:||www.discogs.com/F-Rosolino-G-Tommaso-A-Salini-Jammin-Jazz-No-2/release/6109725

I doubt they'd all be listed, but at least we know that RCAL is RCA. That's a start 

[Mr]

Where's Scooby Doo when you need a mystery solved?

Woof!

As Muff observed, the CDs actually read "The BMG Production Music Library on RCA label"... though this has been cropped out of the digital release images, which - incidentally - is why they look so stretched.
- If similar to their antecessor, the CDs booklets are actually quite informative with regards to original dates and such.

RCAL is the CD-era RCA (Original Cast/Italiana) library output, picking up c. 1990, at the end of the SP 10000s, after RCA had been acquired by BMG -but before BMG became BMG/Zomba and ultimately Universal Music Publishing Production Music. I'd guess it ran into the late 90's, when the next CD series takes over. Like the late SP 10000s, these were produced by Alessandro Micalizzi (and father Franco).
The catalogue is a mix of previously issued cues from the SP 10000s and 8000s, some previously unissued cues, and cues that originated from scores to contemporary or near-contemporary Italian TV and film productions. Annoyingly, the reissued cues have all been retitled, and as this is the case with the latter "Score Music Series", I wouldn't be surprised if a few of the reissued tracks are also misattributed.
The series is succeeded by the "Score Music Series" (BPM), which reuses previously issued cues from the SP 10000s, SP 8000s and RCALs (also retitled), some previously unissued cues.... and so on and so on.

A full reissue key for both of these CD/digital series is in the works, and has been for a while.

couldn't this acronym mean RCA-Library label?

Hadn't given that any though, but yeah I think that's probably right. "RCA Label" or "RCA Library"... label.
I'll stick to vocalizing it as "Are-Cal".

[Muff Diver]

Thanks for the confirmation, additional clues and further speculation, Mr.

Great Minds, plumbing the depths of the Library Labyrinth..!   

[V0n7m0u5]

all not work......

[TEOL]

This definitely was an old 80s vinyl library on re-issue sounds really good as well.

Did the job as well as the very few Patchwork re-issues on Gallerie until MCT started using it only for new releases but most of them re-issues were MCT re-issues first as well.

I like it when a vinyl clean up is actually done right on a professional grade stylus and good remastering software with wide panning improvements on dynamics and such and not over remastered by adding loudness compression to it as well doing the alternative effect on the remastering.

As for the main label the publisher most of the time gives a clue.

Gallerie is both Illerstration Musicalle and Patchwork/MCT but mainly new music by them with very few new reissues on the side. Both brands now owned by Koka who are distribution the new stuff under Gallerie but they are still working under their own brands because the publishers are said in the new works.

Edit: Seems to be owned by universial themselves now whoever it is by and they slapped their own name as publisher unlike the Gallerie where they both use their own names IM and MCT (PW).

I've probably worked it out. RCAL is actually meant to be RCA-L and they probably merged both the French and Italian in the reissue or even extended the Italian to include the French.

Ok so it was CD but very early 90s it's both owned by RCA and BMG.

hxxps://www.discogs.com/label/807898-BMG-Production-Music-Library

The original cover pictures on discogs says:

The BMG Production Music Library On RCA Label

Guess thats case closed and solved.

[Dino]

Is anyone Please willing to re-upload some of them?
Please, don't delete this topic..

[BlackwatchPlaid]

I'll reupload them soon.

[BlackwatchPlaid]

Everything is reuploaded now

[musicfan]

hi, any chance to reupload those??
RCAL1009 - Space Odyssey (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/aG8oHoOA/file.html

RCAL1010 - War & Danger (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/LBIEcL5F/file.html

RCAL1011 - Jazz Fusion (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/CJFSSShj/file.html

RCAL1012 - Big Band (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/tmzjfqXi/file.html

RCAL1014 - Third World Jungle & Wild Life (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/ERB5PXaj/file.html

RCAL1015 - Romantic and Emotional Themes (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/KQmiln5K/file.html

RCAL1016 - Drama & Suspense (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/GqB9Ntc6/file.html

RCAL1018 - Ancient Medieval Renaissance (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/IaNvYVhh/file.html

RCAL1019 - Jammin' Jazz (2009)
www42.zippyshare.com/v/o95T8Xtk/file.html

RCAL1021 - Silent Movie Era (2009)

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