Name: Africa Addio (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Brand: Riz Ortolani

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

VMLP222

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Red vinyl.

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-04-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

8016158022247

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Riz Ortolani

Genre GB

Soundtracks

Label GB

Vinyl Magic

Record Store Day 2019

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Italian progressive rock label Vinyl Magic was established in 1989 by the Vinyl Magic Record Shop in Milan, Italy. Led by *Massimo Buffa*, an aficionado of Italian prog, the label specializes in reissuing rare Italian music from the 1970s. In addition to these reissues, Vinyl Magic has also released albums by new Italian acts and international bands. After the original partnership ceased in 1998, the label was rebranded as VM 2000 in 1999. Although later releases maintained the same catalog numbering, they should now be listed with BTF.it as their label.

For fans of progressive rock and collectors of rare vinyl, Vinyl Magic is a treasure trove of musical gems. With a focus on rediscovering and preserving classic Italian prog from the '70s, this label brings forgotten masterpieces back to life for a new generation to enjoy. Led by Massimo Buffa's passion for this genre, Vinyl Magic has become synonymous with quality reissues that capture the essence of Italy's vibrant progressive rock scene.

In addition to their dedication to preserving musical history, Vinyl Magic also supports emerging talent within Italy and beyond. The label showcases new Italian acts alongside their roster of established artists, creating a diverse catalogue that appeals to both seasoned prog enthusiasts and those discovering this genre for the first time.

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Africa Addio (also known as Africa Blood and Guts in the United States and Farewell Africa in the UK) isa 1966 film directed by Gualtiero Jacopetti and Franco Prosperi, winner of the David di Donatello prize for best production in the same year; the same directors, four years earlier, with the seminal Mondo Cane, practically invented the ‘Mondo movie’ movie genre, transforming the classic documentary format into something shocking, making use of low-budget amateurish shots showing a raw, crude reality that, compared to the one in which the films were distributed and projected, was very distant, geographically and ideologically.

In 1963 Mondo Cane was followed by La Donna Nel Mondo, (“Women of the world”), and in both cases their soundtrack had been entrusted to Riz Ortolani, who eventually came back to work with Jacopetti /Prosperi in ‘66 with Africa Addio, a film that already at the time raised a discreet fuss among critics and experts. Ortolani’s music is mainly classical / symphonic, played by a wisely directed orchestra, perfect both during the most relaxed moments, where the use of stringed instruments prevails, and in dramatic ones, in which the presence of the wind instruments amplifies the tragic events documented in the film.

Africa Addio is an exclusive release for the Record Store Day 2019, reissued today almost forty years after its previous edition. Limited to 500 Copies.