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Hi, Onya.
I've gotten only 3 LPs thus far with the Four Flies label, but not from the label directly - from Dusty Groove.
No downloads accompanied their purchases, but the content of 1 of the albums is available for download elsewhere for another price. https://us.7digital.com/artist/roberto-nicolosi/release/eye-in-the-labyrinth-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-9417992
gatefold LP 180gr. | Limited Edition 500 copies
inner sleeve and original movie poster included extended liner notes by MARGHERITA MARTINI, nephew of ROBERTO NICOLOSI
artwork by LUCA BARCELLONA based on Maestro SANDRO SIMEONI’s original paintings
TRACKLIST
A1 – Realtà
A2 – Tiberius
A3 – Ispirazione
A4 – Colori Colorati
A5 – Dedicata A Rita
A6 – Canzona
A7 – Risultanze
A8 – La Fiare D’Arese
A9 – Le Belle Statuine
A10 – Essenza
B1 – Alchimia
B2 – Rose Di Mondo
B3 – Pallore
B4 – Cercando Te
B5 – Concentrazione
B6 – Lampada Accesa
B7 – Il Sosia
B8 – Sospiro
B9 – Immagine Velata
B10 – Il Declino
B11 – Quadri Di Stagione
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I've asked them, at least for a CD version, but no reply...
What do you expect from them? Four Flies is a vinyl label - just like Sonor Music - and they don´t produce any CDs. Never did. For quite a few years now they have a solid customer base of about 500 people who are interested in their vinyl releases and that´s profitable for them. This is more than the not even 300 copies which get sold of many old Italian scores by our small European CD labels.
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I think he expects some kind of reply...I asked them also.
Digitmovies label is producing LP and also CD version of some of their scores.
However, Digitmovies was and is mainly a CD label and nowadays they are also forced to produce LPs of their popular cult titles as there is so much demand for vinyl among collectors (and many younger ones among them) above all in Italy itself.
Four Flies on the other hand is only a vinyl label. They don´t have any intention or interest in producing CDs. This is obvious and you don´t have to wait for any reply from them to get a confirmation of this..
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Well, La Schiava Io Ce L'Ho E Tu No is now being released on CD by Beat records, after the 2018 Four Flies LP edition. It would be good to know in advance.
Yes, of course I understand. But then it would be better if you ask Digitmovies, Beat or even Quartet if any of them intends to (re-)release the Nicolosi score - which is owned by Warner Chappell - on CD in the near future. It certainly makes more sense than asking Four Flies who have nothing to do with CDs at all. It´s simply not their business.
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You are not fully informed, Stefan.
In 2016 I went to a club in Silverlake (Ca.) specifically to purchase a copy of this album because it included a Cd. https://www.discogs.com/Various-Esterno-Notte/release/7940919
But go on with your excuses for this phony "elitist" trend in music that couldn't be any more obnoxious to soundtrack collecting fans.
Maybe you have misunderstood me, but I am certainly not a fan of Four Flies and their LP releases. I have just made some observations on how the soundtrack market unfortunately works nowadays (above all here in Europe) and no so-called "excuses" for an "elitist trend".
But thanks for the hint that for the "Esterno Notte" and also the "Esterno Giorno" compilations they at least included a bonus CD to the entire package - in a similar way that Stylotone did it so that you have of course to buy everything if you only want to get the enclosed CD which is kind of a joke.
I also see that in one or two cases - for example AFRICA OSCURA by Giuliano Sorgini - they did release an additional CD, but nevertheless this seems to be a rare exception if you look at their entire output:
https://www.discogs.com/label/882835-Four-Flies-Records
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Is it Four Flies ...on grey vinyl? 
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Is it Four Flies ...on grey vinyl?
Don't get yer velvet plumage ruffled, Carson o' 9 tails - some of these LPs are issued on blood-splattered vinyl!
Argento or no Argento.
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Well, La Schiava Io Ce L'Ho E Tu No is now being released on CD by Beat records, after the 2018 Four Flies LP edition. It would be good to know in advance.
Back in 2018 I ordered the 2xLP (20 pounds + 15 pounds shipping) but it was defective with horrible surface noises.
So I ordered the 2xLP again (20 pounds + 15 pounds shipping) which was OK, but had to spend a day to rip, clean and edit for a CDr.
Now the CD is being released (20 pounds + much less shipping).
I can go you one better slint -- Early-2018, I was fortunate enough to pay beaucoup bucks for an original Vedette pressing of La Schiava. And like you, spent all the time to make the best transfer possible to a CD-R. Within a few months, the Four Flies expanded 2-LP was released -- I went through all the same effort to get that onto a CD-R for "easy listening." And then of course, quite unexpected, we get the Beat release. The up side, of course, is the many enjoyable hours I got to spend listening to this terrific score, prior to the CD release.
I've been very impressed by the Four Flies label; their releases are always top-notch (I've not encountered any bad vinyl pressings so far). In addition to their vinyl releases and LP/CD combos, they have released a few titles on stand-alone CD, and some titles are available in FLAC/MP3 download format on the Bandcamp website. However, none of the vinyl releases I've purchased have come with an additional download code.
I'm not sure how they pick which format for any particular release. Me, I prefer CD for everything, but will go vinyl or FLAC if I have to. Not crazy about MP3s.
OFF TOPIC
LP vs VINYL pressing prices
https://www.discmanufacturingservices.com/
VINYL IN GATEFOLD SLEEVES (300 copies): £1,509.00 / €1677.72 / $1976.69
CD IN JEWEL CASES (300 copies): £473.00 / €525.856 / $619.524
That´s quite insane difference.
That pressing cost for 300 CDs is not quite there, but is approaching the price I paid for my original Vedette La Schiava LP. I know there are more costs involved in producing a CD than just the pressing cost, but if I was told, "Hey, for a couple hundred bucks more, you can get 300 silver-pressed CDs," the decision would be kind of a no-brainer.
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Is it Four Flies ...on grey vinyl?
Don't get yer velvet plumage ruffled, Carson o' 9 tails - some of these LPs are issued on blood-splattered vinyl!
Argento or no Argento.
Ha ha
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BTW I asked them also. 
