HELLO TO ALL ITALO-DISCO FREAKS!
Let me introduce myself in short words:
- born in Germany
- first Italo-record I ever heard: "Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita"
- Italo-Collector since 1985, started with ZYX
- first records: "Rex Abe - I can feel it" and "Digital Mind - Countdown"
- 1986: started to collect only originals from Italy
- a few favourite records:
Body Power - Nothing, Glasses - Crystals, BWH - Stop,
Radiorama- Vampires, Danny Keith - Keep on music,
Brand Image - Love in a summernight, Tension - My dream
Enjoy the best music and play it loud.
Greetz, J
:-))
I REMEMBER THE GOOD OLD DAYS ...THEY NEVER COME BACK...
LET`S ENJOY A FEW NICE MEMORIES:
1) Tickets of some events I have visited in the 90´s
2) Personal answer by Mauro Farina to my Fan-letter! (1989)
3) Alan Ross LIVE (1994)
4) Check Up Twins LIVE (1994)
5) Tom Hooker LIVE (1994)
6) Letter from the Radiorama Fan´s Club (1990)
7) Letter from the Asia Fan´s Club (1990)
8) One of the best Italo-DJ´s in the Netherlands: P. Nederpelt (front: guy with headphones/ 1994)
9) Company stickers for Fans at the beginning of the 90´s
10) A few Dealer-Buttons from the Vinyl-Mania in Milano when I helped Mr. Lombardoni at his stand!
(2002-2007)
11) Mr.Lombardoni in action! (Vinyl-Mania / May 2006)
12) It´s the first time that my name is mentioned on a CD....Wow!
Thanks to Kimmo. (Dyva CD/ 2006)
13) CHECK UP TWINS IN ACTION! (1994)
14) THE STORY OF TIME RECORDS -- "SPECIAL FAN-ISSUE" BY MARCELLO D´AZZURRO !
15) MARIO TORELLI`S RECORD-SHOP IN VEGGIA (REGGIO EMILA)
16) MARIO TORELLI aka TORO (EBAY) IN MAY 2007
17) THE STORE OF HITLAND (DISCOMAGIC) IN MILANO.
HITLAND WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER ADDRESS AT THE END OF 2008. BUT WHO WILL EVER FORGET THE WELL-KNOWN ADDRESS "VIA MECENATE" WHICH WE ALL KNOW FROM OUR HOLY VINYLS??
18) HITLAND-STORE AGAIN -- JUST ANOTHER VIEW.
19) IF YOU WANT TO VISIT ROBERTO CALZOLARI (DYVA) IN SESTRI LEVANTE -- HERE YOU CAN DO THAT!
20) ITALOTOM IS SHOCKED! MR. LOMBARDONI (MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE) TOLD HIM THAT ALL THE RARE AND GOOD RECORDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ANYMORE.
21) ROBERTO LA MONACA`S STAND AT THE "VINYLMANIA" in MILANO 2007
22) ROBERTO LA MONACA AND ITALOTOM!
AFTER MANY YEARS OF HAVING GOOD DEALS ONLY REMAINS A SMILE --
FINALLY NO RARE RECORDS AT ALL! BUT ITS ALWAYS GREAT TO MEET NICE FRIENDS.
23) LOMBARDONI´S STAND AT THE VINYMANIA IN MILANO 2007. HE IS STARRING AT ME , SHOUTING "MORE CUSTOMERS PLEASE!"
24) VINYLMANIA 2007: ME AND ANTONIO (MAN ON THE RIGHT SIDE).
A GREAT GUY WITH VERY GOOD STUFF, IN THE PAST IT WAS POSSIBLE TO MEET HIM AT VINYL-MANIA ANYTIME!
25) THIS IS MY FAVOURITE PEN! :-))
26) A MAXI-SINGLE HITLIST FROM ONE OF THE BEST RECORD-SHOPS IN MY HOMETOWN (1986) !
ISN´T IT MORE PLEASANT THAN EACH HITLIST FROM NOWADAYS?
AUTOGRAPHS: 1) PETER ARCADE / GAZEBO! 2) DE-DE-MO!
KIMMO SALO AND ADRIANO CAGLIONI AT FLASHBACK OFFICE IN NOVEMBER 2006!
LUNCH IN BERGAMO IN FEBRUARY 2007 (FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT):
ADRIANO CAGLIONI, MANILO CANGELLI AND KIMMO SALO!
2007: DJ ERNWEST ENJOYS MIXING-ACTION IN JESOLO, ITALY!
ERNESTO IS ALSO WELL-KNOWN AS A GREAT EBAY-SELLER.
MAY 2009:
IN FRONT OF THE HALLS OF THE "VINYL MANIA" FAIR IN MILANO!
IS IT STILL A PLACE TO FIND "ITALO-PEARLS"?
NOT SO MANY VISITORS, NOT SO MANY SELLERS, JUST A FEW NICE TALKS WITH A HANDFUL OF FRIENDS AND NOT A SINGLE SOURCE OF GOOD RECORDS.
SAD BUT TRUE...THERE WAS NO REASON FOR HAPPINESS AT ALL...!
TOM´S FACE REFLECTS WHAT HE FEELS: A DISASTER!
"IT´S NOT WORTH THE LONG WAY, WHY DIDN´T WE SAVE OUR GASOLINE"..
HE PROBABLY THOUGHT THIS...REALLY TRUE!
I WAS OUTSIDE THE HALL AND ENJOYED A BEER WITH OUR FRIEND ERIC TOLEDO..
FACT: THE INTERNET WILL DOMINATE THE FUTURE OF RECORD-TRADING...
HERE IS A LITTLE PIC-SHOW OF NICE 7INCH-SINGLES ! SOME OF THEM WERE NEVER RELEASED ON 12INCH, SHOW US A DIFFERENT PICTURE-SLEEVE OR LABEL.
HERE WE GO ON WITH A SELECTION OF MY FAVOURITE ITALO-TRACKS.
JUST A FEW TO MENTION...
Body Power - Nothing
Felli - Diamond in the night
Ryvon - I´m gonna dance
Oxo - Keep on living
Decadance - On and on
Venise - Playboy
Dario Dell´Aere - Eagles in the night
Brand Image - Love in a summer night
Glasses - Crystals
Riky Maltese - All the night
Riky Maltese - Warrior
Patrol - Invisible
Danny Keith - Keep on music
Tension - My dream
Dyva - I know
Valerie Dore - It´s so easy
Sensitive - Driving
L.A Messina - Daydream
Ranko - Happy world
Some Bizarre - Don´t be afraid
Lee Young - Napoleon
AND OF COURSE THE GREAT CLASSIC TRACKS OF
Den Harrow
Radiorama
Gazebo
Savage
Brian Ice
Styloo
Martinelli
Albert One
Koto
Silver Pozzoli
ITALO IS THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE :-)
HERE WE GO WITH A LITTLE PIC-SELECTION OF ITALO-DISCO 12"INCHES --
CLASSICS AND RARE ONES !
MY FAVOURITE LINKS:
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AND HERE ARE SOME AMAZING PICS FOR ITALO-FREAKS!
(THANKS TO FLEMMING DALUM FOR HIS SUPPORT)
A GREAT JOURNEY BACK TO THE 80´S !!!
ENJOY!!!
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DISCOMAGIC STORE ON VIA MECENATE WITH THE OLD LOGO IN THE EARLY 90'S
(BEFORE THE NAME WAS CHANGED INTO "HITLAND")
DISCOMAGIC STORE ON VIA FANTOLI IN 1985!
LET`S GO INSIDE!
THE BOSS: MISTER SEVERO LOMBARDONI IN FRONT AND INSIDE HIS STORE!
MR. LOMBARDONI SUDDENLY DIED IN FEBRUARY 2012 BY THE CONSEQUENCES OF A STROKE HE HAD SOME TIME BEFORE; R.I.P.!
MEETING BETWEEN "STARS" OF THE SCENE IN THE EARLY 90's...
HERE YOU CAN SEE S. LOMBARDONI AND FRIENDS AT DINNER...
THE TWO GUYS SITTING BEHIND ARE MARCELLO CATALANO AND
FRED VENTURA, THE BLONDE WOMAN IS KRYSTYNA (HIGH ENERGY LABEL)!!
MILANO: INCREDIBLE SHOPS IN THE EARLY 80´s!!
THE STORE OF "IL DISCOTTO" IN 1986! TAKE A LOOK BEHIND THE SECRET ENTRANCE AND BE AMAZED...
PLEASE TELL ME: WHERE CAN I GET A TIME-MACHINE..?? :-))
HITMUSIC ITALY: THAT´S A MAGAZINE I REALLY LIKE! :-))
GUESS EACH AND EVERY ITALO-FREAK LOVES THE "SIAE"-STAMP"..!
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE SOURCE! :-))
FLEMMING IS POSING IN FRONT OF A "DISCOTTO-LORRY"!
I AM SURE NOT MANY PEOPLE HAVE A SIMILAR PIC IN THEIR ALBUM !! ;-))
GREAT STUFF AT THE RECORDSHOP OF L´ALTRO MONDO!
THERE WAS NO NEED TO MAKE SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT EBAY-PRICES IN 1984..
:-)
"DISCO MASTELLONI" IN FIRENZE (1984). A GREAT RECORD-SHOP!!
MR. MASTELLONI HIMSELF IN ACTION!
A FEW OTHER NICE PICS -- JUST ENJOY! :-)
FOCKEWULF 190: DARIO DELL´AERE AND VICTOR LIFE !
(Photo courtesy of Electrum Lux).
THE BEST RECORD TEAM (EARLY 80s) - HERE WITH CLAUDIO CASALINI AND STERLING SAINT JACQUES (BOTH IN THE MIDDLE)!
FACTORY SOUND STUDIO IN THE 80´s:
MAURO FARINA / G. MAIOLINI / G. CRIVELLENTE
THE GODS OF ITALO WITH "GOLD"! :-)
THIS IS A RARE PIC OF VALERIE DORE TOGETHER WITH SERGIO BONZANNI (SENSITIVE/ OXO / TRILOGY).....thanx to Aftering from euroflash for his support! :-)
GEORGE AARON (2nd man from left) TOGETHER WITH SERGIO BONZANNI (2nd man from right) AND THE OTHER 2 MEMBERS OF THE BAND "SENSITIVE" AFTER A GIG IN 1984!
ALBERTO CARPANI (AKA ALBERT ONE) AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 80´s...
DJ AND ITALO-DISCO ARTIST.
1984:
DANIELE LOSI (MEX "CALLING YOU") IS HAVING AN INTERVIEW WITH ALBERT ONE. ALBERTO PRESENTS HIS NEW HIT SINGLE "CRAZY FAMILY" BY JOCK HATTLE FOR A TELEVISION SHOW!
BETTY MIRANDA IN STUDIO, 1985
THE WAY TO THE TOP: SANDY MARTON AFTER HIS SUCCESS WITH
"OK RUN" AND "PEOPLE FROM IBIZA".
AFTER A GIG IN BELLUNO (ITALY) A FEW YEARS BACK (2009) :
VINCE LANCINI AKA SCOTCH,
ELISABETTA PANCERA (THE VOICE OF "MOVIN ON", "BROKEN TALE"
AND "PRINCE OF THE NIGHT")
- ON THE RIGHT SIDE...ALBERT ONE!
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LAST BUT NOT LEAST: ME, MYSELF AND I !
WELL, THE YEARS GO BY.... ;-)))
1986....Me as a singer in the 6-months-project "Smiling Rolls"! We had a lot of fun but finally I never became a famous music-star! ;-)
1989...
Proud of the records i had at this time! ;-)
THANKS FOR VISITING MY LITTLE PAGE !