By the mid-Sixties, a coterie of Italian composers had already established themselves as the world's most radical exponents of the movie soundtrack. With Ennio Morricone leading the way, the likes of Nino Rota, Piero Piccioni and Piero Umiliani gleefully set about buldozing musical boundaries and drawing upon a staggering range of traditions and influences. Traditionally the soundtrack existed to serve the purpose of the movie, but during the golden age of Italian cinema - when mighty groundbreaking classics rubbed shoulders with the most absurd potboilers - their relative significance was often as not reversed. And then came psychedelia...

Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard jewel case. Six-page booklet with interesting liner notes.