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La Gatta In Calore Italian Lurid Sleaze Giallo

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La gatta in calore vinyl soundtrack Edda dellOrso
La Gatta In Calore (The Cat In Heat) has thrown in the not-for-the-faint-of-heart kitchen sink; bored housewives, druggie drama, orgies, revenge, the lot. And the VERY Morricone-esque soundtrack from Gianfranco Plenizio, with giallo favorite vocalist Edda dell’Orso cannot be beat. Directed by Nello Rossati, this one is, as they say, twisty/turny.

The soundtrack is HIGHLY recommended, and you can (at the time of this writing for as long as the video stays online, hah) get a good look and listen via YouTube. If you feel motivated to buy after watching the full-length film below, Turntabling has limited quantities of the La Gatta In Calore soundtrack for sale, available as a 2015 Australian repress with extensive liner notes and GORGEOUS album artwork.


Buy the soundtrack to La Gatta In Calore from Turntabling.

Awesome Vinyl Goodness Still In Stock

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We are about to add a nice selection of titles to the Turntabling shop, but as we are processing new arrivals, have a look at some of THESE amazing vinyl records still in stock and getting more rare by the day, from the looks of things!

This awesome Dangerhouse compilation includes the legendary X (John Doe and company, not the Japanese band of the same name), The Alley Cats, Black Randy, and the Dils. Some will gravitate heavily towards the Avengers track, oh yes indeed. You can buy the Dangerhouse Give Me A Little Pain compilation LP from Turntabling.

Another EXCELLENT compilation we have a VERY limited supply of,  this one features legendary acts including Popol Vuh, Vangelis, Deuter,  Ash Ra Tempel, and many others. This is a THREE LP compilation set and worth every penny. Buy The Microcosm: Visionary Music of Continental Europe from Turntabling.

Definitely not a compilation, but this stunner from Morricone conductor Bruno Nicolai is a totally must-have soundtrack for any fan of the giallo genre. The movie itself is entertaining as hell, with twists, twists of previous twists, and plenty of scenery chewing by Anthony Steffen, who plays a character described by the IMDB as a “wealthy pervert”. If that doesn’t get your full attention, you probably don’t need to see this film.

Buy the soundtrack vinyl LP for The Night Evelyn Came Out Of The Grave from Turntabling. Did we mention this is a double-LP color-vinyl edition featuring one LP in blue and one LP in red? With a gatefold sleeve? Oh, yes…this one’s great.

Deep Red (Profondo Rosso) Trailer

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Why are some of us vinyl collectors so hung up on giallo soundtracks, Italian horror, and Italian cinema in general? The Ennio Morricone connection aside, there is some kind of weird perfect storm that happens when you get the music, the trailes, and the movies together. A look at the Deep Red trailer is proof of that. Deep Red, aka Profondo Rosso, was directed by Dario Argento at the height of his talent and cinematic clout. Starring David Hemmings and Dario Nicolodi, this is a GREAT entry into the world of giallo. If you haven’t seen it, the trailer might just push you over the edge.

Goblin’s score for this goes all over the place, from edgy prog to moody atmospheres, and it’s fairly unique among their output if you’re thinking of soundtracks like Dawn Of The Dead and Tenebre. This was a project Goblin stepped into after Giorgio Gaslini and Argento parted ways during the film. Gaslini gets a credit on the soundtrack, but Goblin is front and center.

P.S. if you let this video play and move on to the next ones, there are a TON of great Italian horror and horror-related trailers there…loads of classics!

Sergio Martino’s Torso Trailer

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Sergio Martino directs Suzy Kendall in Torso, released in 1973. It’s one of the sleazier giallo films from Italy, featuring a soundtrack by Guido and Maurizio de Angelis which you can buy for a limited time from Turntabling.

Any Italian film that features Suzy Kendall in peril is worth at least a look, and Torso does NOT disappoint. It co-stars Luc Merenda, the awesome Carla Brait who giallo fans will remember as “Mizar Harrington” from another high-quality giallo, Case of the Bloody Iris, starring the one and only Edwidge Fenech.

Turntabling is obsessed with the soundtracks to films like this-there’s something about those dissonant guitars, the lounge interludes, and the often VERY experimental approaches to music composition in general. Long before Throbbing Gristle showed up on the scene to make uncomfortable noise in a musical context, composers like the de Angelis brothers, Fabio Frizzi, Ennio Morricone, Riz Ortolani and many others were doing similar things for 60s, 70s, and 80s era Italian films and international productions.

If you find yourself gravitating towards these sounds, do take a moment to browse the Turntabling collection as you’ll find quite a bit of these sounds to obsess over.