As many around the world have a couple of days off in the next week or so, here’s something to enjoy during the break: an MP3 download and video EP from Hap Snow’s Whirlwinds, The 1963 Acetates, Part II: Early and Alternate Tracks; Maurizio Furlani and ex-Whirlwind Stefano Torossi’s entire 2011 album Romantic Piano & Strings: Classical Sentimental Soundtrack on YouTube; and a full-length movie featuring a soundtrack composed by Torossi, Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (Italian! It is Strictly Forbidden To Use The Toilet During The Stops!) (1969).

Stefano Torossi in Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (1969)

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Hap Snow’s Whirlwinds – The 1963 Acetates, Part II: Early and Alternate Tracks EP

Hap Snow’s Whirlwinds – The 1963 Acetates, Part II – Early and Alternate Tracks EP

These original compositions by Steve James (also known as Steve Fradkin) feature Bill Elgart on drums, Steve James on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Michael Kaye on piano and vocals, and James K. “Hap” Snow on lead guitar and vocals. Recorded at a home studio in Massachusetts around 1963, these unreleased tracks include:

• Whole Lot of Rockin’ (Version)
• She (Alternate Take)
• He Can Have Her (Early Take) (Part A)
• He Can Have Her (Early Take) (Part B)
• Whole Lot of Rockin’ (Reprise)

A video for Hap Snow’s Whirlwinds’ The 1963 Acetates, Part II: Early and Alternate Tracks is on YouTube:

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Maurizio Furlani and Stefano Torossi – Romantic Piano & Strings: Classical Sentimental Soundtrack (2011) LP

Maurizio Furlani and Stefano Torossi – Romantic Piano & Strings: Classical Sentimental Soundtrack (2013) Deneb Records

featuring Maurizio Furlani and Stefano Torossi’s

• Lonely Melody
• Romantic Piano
• Romantic Piano (Strings Version)
• Empty Eyes
• Portrait Of A Lady
• Eleanor’s Diary
• Nostalgic Past
• Teardrops
• Devotion
• Ginevra’s Theme
• Dancing Butterfly
• Passion Flame
• Keyboard Reflections

Maurizio Furlani and Stefano Torossi’s full album is on YouTube:

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Omicidio per vocazione aka l’Assassino ha le mani pulite (Deadly Inheritance) (1967)

Director Vittorio Sindoni, with Tom Drake, Femi Benussi, Ivo Garrani, Valeria Ciangottini, Jeanette Len (Giovanna Lenzi), Virgilio Gazzolo, Ernesto Colli, Isarco Ravaiolo, and Andrea Fantasia, written by Aldo Bruno, Romano Migliorini, and Vittorio Sindoni

Omicidio per vocazione (Deadly Inheritance) (1967) film poster

Five tracks from Stefano Torossi’s soundtrack and two trailers are online:

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Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (Italian! It is Strictly Forbidden To Use The Toilet During The Stops!) (1969)

Director Vittorio Sindoni, with Silvia Dionisio, Franco Acampora, Sandro Dori, Maria Rosa Sclauzero, Stefano Torossi, and Patrizia De Clara, written by Aldo Bruno, Romano Migliorini, Gianbattista Mussetto, and Sindoni

Italiani! È severamente proibito servirsi della toilette durante le fermate (Italian! It is Strictly Forbidden To Use The Toilet During The Stops!) (1969) film poster

Additional soundtrack music from Stefano Torossi can be found at the6thdimension.com.