Italian
Library music, Italo-disco, and giallo soundtracks — the coolest crates in the building. Italian vinyl at Wax Trax.
Italian Vinyl Records
Italy quietly made some of the most plundered records on earth. Italian library music and the giallo and horror soundtracks — Ennio Morricone obviously, but also Goblin scoring Dario Argento's nightmares — are crate-digger holy grails. Then Italo-disco lit up the '80s with gloriously synthetic dancefloor energy that producers still mine today. Import pressings, killer sleeve art, and a sound you can't get anywhere else. This is a connoisseur's section.
What You'll Find Here
Italian library music, giallo and film soundtracks, Italo-disco, and Italian pop — imports and reissues on LP. Originals turn up in the collector bins; reissues keep the canon in reach. If you love soundtracks or dance music, the Italian section is where the really stylish stuff hides.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is giallo soundtrack music?
The scores to Italian giallo horror/thriller films of the '60s–'70s — Goblin's work for Dario Argento is the touchstone. Tense, proggy, electronic, and wildly atmospheric. A cult-collector favorite.
What's Italo-disco?
The '80s Italian take on disco and synth-pop — bright, electronic, melodramatic dancefloor music that's been hugely influential on modern dance producers.
Is this where Morricone lives?
Some of him, yes — though major soundtrack names also sit in our Soundtracks section. Worth checking both.