Since the soundtrack-waxings released as part of the PML/LPM-series did not proove very successful on a commercial basis, RCA decided in the later 60ies to launch an own series for all its soundtrack-releases, comparable to this business-policy adopted especiallyby the C.A.M.-label! Their first commercial soundtrack-series was started 1969/70 with "La moglia giapponaise" a jazzy love-score by Nino Oliviero on RCA KOLS 1001. However, this second commercial soundtrack-effort was again not a top commercial success and therefore this series was a short-time effort only producing around a dozen soundtrack-releases in the early 1970ies.
However, production values had improoved from the PML/LPM-series and were now up to the care invested in RCAs non-commercial efforts! Comparable top pressing quality on heavy vinyl packaged in glossy-artwork covers manufactured on strong laminated cardboard leaves absolutly nothing to be desired! There are no soundtrack-releases to be found, which could top these items!
Presumably quite expenive in its production process, this series again prooved not to be a commercial success and soon ended after having given birth to quite a couple very nice jazz/beat-efforts especially by Piero Piccioni and Armando Trovajoli. Also again, due to the low print-run of only 1000 copies/item, very hard to find stuff, but if found - then usually in perfect condition, since these items were manufactured to last not for decades but for centuries: virtually undestroyable deep groove pressings sheltered in virtually unbendable covers!
If you have any questions, that have been left unanswered (and I am sure there are some ...), please do not hesitate to drop me a line e-mail! I answer all questions as fast as possible, plan to collect them and want to put them into a FAQ-section (which is planned for 2003!). The same goes of course, if you have any info or items for sale or trade available!!
AVAILABLE item (visually graded: cover/record; play-graded upon request): Sorry, no spare copies available right now!
La moglia giapponaise | RCA KOLS 1001 | 197 | S | Oliviero |
Amore mio aiutami | RCA KOLS 100x | 197 | S | Piccioni |
Riusciranno i nostri eroi a ritrovare l´amico misteriosamente scomparso in Africa? | RCA KOLS 100x | 197 | S | Trovajoli |
Come quando perche | RCA KOLS 1006 | 197 | S | Trovajoli |
Il commissario Pepe | RCA KOLS 1008 | 197 | S | Trovajoli |
Racconti di mare | RCA KOLS 101x | 197 | S | Zambrini |
Baby sitter (= Un maledetto pasticcio) | RCA xxx | 197 | S | Lai |
Italiani brava gente | RCA PML 10.382 | 196 | S | Trovajoli |
Luigi Proietti e Meo Patacca | RCA xxx | 197 | S | Proietti |
Bianco e nero (NST) | RCA KOLS 1002 | 197x | S | |
Brutti sporchi e cattivi | RCA TBLI-1219 | 197x | S | Trovaioli |
Boccaccio ´70 (triple F/O) | RCA Victor xxx | 195x | M | Umiliani |