On the occasion of Record Store Day 2022, CAM proudly presented the 50th anniversary edition of this masterpiece of Italian Giallo cinema "La Dama Rossa Uccide 7 Volte" with a 2LP special vinyl edition fully remastered from the original tapes and enriched by two bonus tracks, of which one previously unpublished.   

Two baby sisters (one of whom is interpreted by Barbara Bouchet in her adult form) are scared to death when their grandfather informs them about a curse their family has been afflicted by for centuries: every one hundred years, the Red Queen who inhabited their castle awakens from the dead to kill seven people before finding peace again.  

The film by Emilio P. Miraglia - who the previous year had directed another gem of the genre The Night that Evelyn Came Out of the Grave - blends the line of demarcation between thriller and horror by introducing supernatural themes. 

The cult success of the film, though, is to be attributed to its aesthetics that encapsulate the essence ofItalian thrilling, a genre that peaked in 1972 in fact. Its sophisticated costumes, interiors, ultrapop décor and the charme of the actors brilliantly succeed in overcoming the screenplay flaws. 

However, the icing on the cake is the music by Bruno Nicolai, who between 1965 and 1974 was living his best moment by working side by side with his friend and colleague Ennio Morricone, for whom he conducted the orchestra on pretty much every soundtrack.  

For "The Red Queen Kills Seven Times", Nicolai composed one of his best works, by flawlessly bringing together the pop and underground music sensitivity of the 1970s with the gothic nuances of the plot thanks to a clever use of harpsichords. The result is a pivotal score, not just because of the importance of the film itself, but for the whole golden age of the soundtrack genre. Exquisite, sweet and sensual lounge tracks are counterbalanced by tense, deranged and suspense-filled dodecaphonic highlights and by obstinate bass lines that become the perfect soundtrack for the Red Queen’s murders or the victims’ desperate getaways.  

The album is part of CAM Sugar’s PAURA, a series of standalone soundtrack releases that follow the same-titled compilation which explores rare and unreleased horror gems from the label archive.  

This new special limited edition of this cult, sought-after soundtrack is destined to become a staple for the collectors of the genre and for the fans of the golden age of Italian and horror cinema, making it an essential release of Record Store Day 2022.