Fumo di Londra - Piero Piccioni (1966) A bumper, massively expanded 3 CD set of the grooviest Mondo Beat S/T of all time. Original Mono plus a Stereo mix from The Maestro's bottom drawer. With vast extras bringing a total of 97 tracks of groove and beauty. Fresh off the plane from Beat Records in Rome! Surf-twang guitar, jittering pianos, beautiful full orchestral arrangements, Star-Trek wordless vocal washes, full songs, choirs, Jazz and Shake.
The perfect soundtrack to watch Albert Sordi get kitted out at Lock, Lobb and Dunhill. Featuring some arrangements and conducting by Ennio Morricone and Bruno Nikolai. Vocals by Lydia MacDonald, Edda Dell'Orso, Il Cantori Moderni di Allessandroni, Julie Rodgers and lotsa keys from Piccioni himself and Carlo Pez twanging his guitar.
I'm gonna be listening to this for a long time. A rich delight.
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