The Ecstasy of Gold : 23 Killer Bullets from the Spaghetti West Vol. 1

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The resounding echo of gunshots bounces off the walls of a canyon crossed by an outlaw on horseback. The first notes of a bass riff kick in as an obsessive loop while he points a Colt as long as his arm toward the peaks. Blood splatters onto the desert floor in scarlet stains. We needn’t tell you: the music of spaghetti westerns clings brutally, intensely, to both close-ups and panoramic shots, offering no respite to the viewer glued to their seat. Selected from the abundant audio jungle of films from the 60s and 70s, this generous collection of five double vinyls exhumes the genre’s most inspired themes (Bandidos, My Name Is Shanghai Joe, Professionals for a Massacre, A Man, a Horse, a Gun, Ringo the Outlaw, Three Winchester Shots for Ringo, Sabata, etc). If ENNIO MORRICONE was recognized as the undisputed master, dozens of other composers, mostly Italian, less well known though just as talented, were not to be outdone when it came to kitsch and flamboyance. Ecstasy of Gold - 23 (for volume 1) or 22 (for volume 2) forgotten tunes to whistle without shame or moderation - already proves to be the ultimate top selection for aficionados. Limited edition of 750 copies.