TRAVOLTI DA UN INSOLITO DESTINO NELL'AZZURRO MARE D'AGOSTO (SWEPT AWAY) (2LP)

Piero Piccioni may not have had the name recognition of his contemporary and countryman Ennio Morricone, but he wrote his share of notable film scores, of which this one -- for Lina Wertmuller's Swept Away (not that abysmal remake starring Madonna) -- is one of the choicest. An almost dream-like, surreal quality pervades this score, with its long, languid melodic lines and lush orchestral passages -- interspersed with gorgeous acoustic guitar sections and organ cadenzas -- that flow off of this soundtrack. The music manages to encompass jazz, samba and classical material with astonishing effectiveness, haunting and moody throughout. The resulting album, which has been largely unheard and unavailable during the CD era, is almost as substantial a listening experience as the movie was to watch. It was a keeper in 1975 and an instant classic, which it remains more than three decades on. Track it down on CD if you can, or on vinyl if you have to. ~ Bruce Eder
Limited Double Vinyl.

Please note for shipping purposes this counts as 7 discs

A1.Travolti da un insolito destino nell'azzurro mare d'agosto
A2.Spirale d'amore
A3.Vertigo
A4.Significa amore
A5.Distesa estate
B1.Andante improvviso
B2.Las encantadas
B3.Turquoise
B4.L'isola misteriosa
B5.Guitars
B6.Insolita luce azzurra *
C1.Turquoise - 2 *
C2.Distesa estate - 2 *
C3.Andante improvviso - 2 *
C4.Insolita luce azzurra -2 *
C5.Spirale d'amore - 2 *
C6.Turquoise - 3 - Vers. Lunga *
D1.Turquoise - 4 *
D2.Vertigo - 2 *
D3.Spirale d'amore - 3 *
D4.Turquoise - 5 - Vers. piano *
D5.Andante improvviso - 3 *
D6.Turquoise - Finale
* First time on vinyl