Blue Phantom - "Distortions" 1971

From Rockasteria: "This legendary 1971 album was recorded by unknown musicians in Milan, for use as incidental music in films, television, and radio. Almost each and every track is a short, heavy, acid rock symphony .... Disturbing, dissonant, and downright menacing. An astounding blend of creepy grooves and distorted guitar, it was released in tiny numbers in U.K., France, and Italy and is highly sought after by collectors today."

This distortion of sound is now commonplace, but when one considers that MOOG and digital sound were at the time still an experiment, Blue Phantom's sound is nothing less than revolutionary. Many of the tracks from this album were used in the movie: "Sinner: Diary of a Nymphomaniac" directed by Jess Franco in 1972. The music was originally recorded by a composer named Armando Sciascia (under the pseudonym "H. Tical") and performed by unknown session musicians in 1971.

The original release was on Spider Records which was a subsidiary of Sciascia's own Vedette Records label. The name "Blue Phantom" was only coined to give the record some visibility in record shops, as this was one of the rare library music albums released to the general public.

UK vinyl

French CD