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v/a - stranger in a strange land, special agent man, i c love affair, a tour in italy - italian records - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Disco - Italo

1 N.O.I.A - Stranger in a Strange Land (Club Mix)

2 Gaz Nevada - Special Agent Man (Female Version)

3 Gaz Nevada - I C Love Affair (Italian Version)

4 Band Aid - A Tour In Italy (Dub)

EP featuring four killer Italo classics from cult new wave label Italian Records. All from 1983, these tracks highlight the label’s successful move into the burgeoning Italo-disco sound with three of the cuts mixed by legendary producer Tony Carrasco (part of seminal Italo outfit Klein & MBO) who tweaked the bands’ post-punk electronic songs into epic disco/proto-house tinged soundscapes.

Side A kicks off with N.O.I.A.’s rare Italo monster ‘Stranger In a Strange Land’. The Club Mix featured here was supplied by Mr Carrasco and has a strong early house flavour.
Next up is the first offering from Italian synth-pop group Gaznevada - the hard-to-find Female Version of Special Agent Man, another Tony Carrasco mix.
Side B opens with another Gaznevada track ‘I.C. Love Affair’. A favourite of Ron Hardy, this is an Italo tour de force with proper sleazy bass, soaring female vocals and a house-sounding intro. Last comes the sought-after Dub version of Band Aid’s ‘A Tour In Italy’, an example of the genre with a spacey summery tropical feel built up through layers of echoing synths, funky bass, brass stabs and cool kalimba action .