Italians Do Better

Vinyl Releases

ITALIANS DO IT BETTER - A TRIBUTE TO MADONNA (LTD) (2LP, PINK COLOURED VINYL)
coloured 2LP 14.06.24
a hommage to madonna
IDIB177
Italians Do It Better
A1: Joon - Papa Don t Preach
A2: Desire - Angel
A3: Sally Shapiro - Holiday
A4: Dlina Volny - Hollywood
A5: Farah - Gang Bang
Last Copy!
42.01 EUR *
ESCAPE (180G BLACK DIPPED IN RED VINYL LP) (2LP)
2LP 01.03.24
180g black dipped in red vinyl
IDIB337X
Italians Do It Better
A1: Black Latex
A2: Telling Me Lies
A3: Liquid Dreams
A4: Love Is A Crime
B1: Zeros
Last Copy!
42.01 EUR *
THEMES FOR AN IMAGINARY FILM (RED 3LP)
Coloured 3x12 Inch 23.11.18
repress of the 2011 symmetry album on red coloured triple vinyl.
IDIB37RED
Italians Do It Better
Last Copy!
24.57 EUR *
40.95 EUR
40% Discount
FISHERMANS BEND (AMO1 / DAN LISSVIK RMXS)
12 Inch 25.10.11
this 12 inch showcases the first original composition by tiedye, along with remixes from studios dan lissvik & a mountain of one. the dan lissvik version was the epic closer to our solid gold compilation last year. tiedye re-invented modern aor as we know it. sit back, relax, & enjoy the music.
idib31
Italians Do It Better
in stock
7.36 EUR *
WANT YOU BACK
12 Inch 04.11.09
the title track is a dreamy balearic disco number with perky female vocals (comes with a beatless alternate version). all out of order is a quirky throwback to eclectic 80s pop ballads, think laurie anderson on autotune (comes with a version sung in spanish)
idb018
Italians do it better
Last Copy!
9.00 EUR *
MAIN CHARACTER (OPAQUE BABY PINK VINYL 2LP)
2LP 06.11.23
ltd coloured vinyl
IDIB200
Italians Do It Better
A1: Child Actor
A2: Do Me A Favor
A3: Brittany
A4: Dangerous Blue
B1: Main Character
out of stock
26.04 EUR *
RENT (HALLOWEEN ORANGE 12 INCH)
Coloured 12" 06.10.23
amazing psb cover version
IDIB172
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
26.88 EUR *
AFTER DARK 3: ITALIANS DO IT BETTER (PURPLE 180G 3LP)
Coloured 3x12 Inch 22.10.21
the third do it better label sampler with 18 exclusive tracks on purple coloured 180 gram triple vinyl.
IDIB137
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
38.65 EUR *
FADED NOW (LTD. RANDOMLY COLOURED 180G VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch LP 11.08.21
...die limitierte lp erscheint auf farbigem 180g vinyl, das per zufallsprinzip (rot, weiss oder klar) sortiert ist und entsprechend per zufallsprinzip ausgeliefert wird.
IDIB238
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
26.88 EUR *
NIGHT DRIVE (LTD IVORY 2LP)
Coloured 2x12 Inch 14.02.20
limited repress on ivory coloured double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.. remastered re-issue of the 2007 album by chromatics, including 5 never before released tracks. produced by johnny jewel, vocals by ruth radelet.
IDIB28IVORY
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Vinyl (EUR 19.49)
Deluxe Edition (EUR 31.18)
out of stock
36.03 EUR *
CLOSER TO GREY (RED 2LP)
Coloured 2x12 Inch 14.02.20
pressing on blood red 180 gram double vinyl, cut at 45rpm, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
IDIB237
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
32.76 EUR *
ROMANCE NOIRE (IVORY VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 13.02.20
the debut ep from french duo double mixte on ivory coloured vinyl.
IDIB97
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
23.75 EUR *
SHADOW (LTD WHITE & CLEAR VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 28.12.18
limitierte auflage der chromatics-ep shadow (2015) auf halb klarem, halb weißem vinyl. der titelsong, eine hommage an den twin peaks soundtrack und julee cruise, stammt aus dem mysteriösen, nie erschienenen chromatics-albums dear tommy.
IDIB49whiteclear
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
16.38 EUR *
IN THE CITY (LTD CLEAR & BLUE VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 28.12.18
limitierte auflage der chromatics-ep/mini-lp in the city (2010) auf halb transparent / hal blauem vinyl.
IDIB27BLUE
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
22.11 EUR *
UNDER YOUR SPELL (LTD ICE BLUE VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 28.12.18
deleted - limitierte auflage der desire-ep -under your spell- (2015) auf eisblauem vinyl mit auskopplungen und alternativ-versionen diverser tracks ihres albums ii (2009). die uskanadische electronic-band desire besteht aus sängerin megan louise sowie den chromatics-mitgliedern johnny jewel und nat walker.
idib21iceblu
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
16.38 EUR *
THE ONLY ONES (PINK VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 19.12.18
pressing on translucent misty pink vinyl.
idib12pink
Italians Do it Better
out of stock
15.55 EUR *
II (PINK LP)
Coloured 12 Inch 13.12.18
reissue on pink coloured vinyl.
IDIB19PINK
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
17.19 EUR *
ESCAPE FROM BERLIN (LP)
Coloured 12 Inch 23.11.18
limited pressing on grey marbled 180 gram vinyl.
IDIB79GREY
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
22.11 EUR *
NITE (LTD IVORY LP)
Coloured 12 Inch 22.11.18
limited repress on ivory coloured 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve..
IDIB56IVORY
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Vinyl (EUR 28.75)
out of stock
23.75 EUR *
CAMERA (RED 180G LP)
Coloured 12 Inch 22.11.18
pressing on cherry red 180 gram vinyl, cut at 45rpm.
IDIB71RED
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
23.75 EUR *
LADY (PINK VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 06.11.18
repress on translucent pink vinyl.
IDIB35PINK
Italians do it Better
out of stock
18.83 EUR *
GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (CLEAR VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 12.10.18
superlimitierte vinyl-auflage des cyndi lauper-covers “girls just wanna have fun” der chromatics aus 2015, das für einen werbespot der modeforma mango mit den models kate moss und cara delevingue verwendet wurde und ansonsten nur digital erschien. klares 180g vinyl.
IDIB52
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
10.64 EUR *
THEMES FOR TELEVISION (CHERRY PIE COLOURED 2LP)
coloured 2x12 Inch 12.07.18
inspiriert von seinen beiden beiträgen zum twin peaks the return score von 2017, legt chromatics-frontmann johnny jewel nun ein ganzes album voller soundtrack-kompositionen vor. unter den 21 tracks befinden sich auch neue variationen seiner beiden twin peaks beiträge windswept und shadow. die doppel-lp erscheint auf kirschkuchenfarbenem vinyl.
IDIB96
ITALIANS DO IT BETTER

also available as:
out of stock
27.03 EUR *
WANT YOU BACK
12 Inch 20.06.18
idib18
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
9.00 EUR *
BEACON (WHITE 180G LP)
Coloured 12 Inch 20.06.18
the beacon crowns ashurst hill in dalton, lancashire, looming over the verdant english countryside nearly six hundred feet above sea level. this spartan brick monolith was erected in 1798 as a watch tower to warn of french invasion during the napoleonic war — & there it silently remains, keeping infinite vigil. it stands in tess roby’s mind. the beacon calls to her. “throughout my life i have felt the pull to return to it,” she says. “i’m beckoned by father’s roots & by the sullen landscape of fields leading to the coast.”
pressing on solid white 180 gram vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.
idib99
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
20.47 EUR *
CABEL DAZED / WEIRD PAINS
12 Inch 19.06.18
IDIB8
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
9.00 EUR *
NIGHT DRIVE (PINK 2X12 LP)
2x12 Inch LP 18.06.18
remastered pink double vinyl re-issue of this 2007 album by chromatics, including 5 never before released tracks. produced by johnny jewel, vocals by ruth radelet.
idib28pink
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Vinyl (EUR 19.49)
Deluxe Edition (EUR 42.88)
out of stock
26.20 EUR *
TICK OF THE CLOCK (CLEAR & BLUE VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 09.04.18
pressing on clear and translucent blue split-coloured vinyl.
idib41
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
14.74 EUR *
NITE (LTD RED LP)
12 Inch LP 21.02.18
reissue des ersten minialbums der chromatics von 2006, das noch vor deren legendärem debütalbum -night drive- und der gründung des italians do it better-labels auf troubleman unlimited erschien und zu gleichen teilen aus fuzz-gitarren-basiertem art-rock und muskulärem italo-disco-revivalismus besteht. limitierte neuauflage auf kirschrotem vinyl.
IDIB56RED
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Vinyl (EUR 28.26)
out of stock
24.16 EUR *
DIGITAL RAIN (LP)
12 Inch LP 21.02.18
neues soloalbum von johnny jewel, kopf der chromatics und glass candy, sowie betreiber des new yorker kultindies italians do it better. nach intensiven kollaborationen mit filmemachern wie david lynch (-win peaks new season), nicolas winding refn (drive) und ryan gosling (lost river), veröffentlicht jewel nun mit digital rain ein album voller sinnlich-warmer, analoger electronica. aufgenommen in joshua tree, abgemischt in los angeles und geschnitten vom legendären mastering-engineer bernie grundman in hollywood.
idib74lp
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
24.16 EUR *
I ALWAYS SAY YES (LTD PINK LP)
coloured 12 Inch 16.02.18
reissue der i always say yes ep von glass candy (aka johnny jewel & ida no), die 2006 auf troubleman unlimited erschien und ein definitives statement in richtung italo-disco und synth-pop war (und ist). limitierte neuauflage auf rosafarbenem vinyl.
IDIB55PINK
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
25.39 EUR *
LONESOME TOWN (RED VINYL)
Coloured 12 Inch 18.10.17
pressing on translucent red vinyl, cut at 45 rpm.
idib67
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
17.19 EUR *
HOME O.S.T. (LP)
12 Inch LP 10.08.17
critically acclaimed flemish director fien troch’s fourth film. a-side features pop music from chromatics & symmetry with johnny jewel’s ambient score on the b-side.
idib61
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
26.20 EUR *
A BEAUTIFUL NOW O.S.T. (LP)
12 Inch LP 10.08.17
soundtrack to director & writer daniela amavia’s first feature film shot in los angeles spring of 2013. starring abigail spencer, cheyenne jackson, collette wolfe, elena satine, & sonja kinski.
idib62
Italiens Do It Better
out of stock
26.20 EUR *
AFTER DARK 2 - ITALIANS DO IT BETTER (CLEAR 3X12 LP)
Coloured 3x12 Inch LP 13.09.13
statt einer kollektion ungleicher kuenstler erscheint after dark 2 wie eine produktion >johnny jewel & friends present<..die den idib sound auf heutigen stand bringt, ohne dabei den energischen neon-charme einzubuessen, der weiterhin ein immens attraktiver modus dieses labels bleibt
IDIB26
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
CD (EUR )
out of stock
18.83 EUR *
NIGHT DRIVE (2LP)
2x12 Inch 30.11.12
remastered double vinyl re-issue of this 2007 album by chromatics, including 5 never before released tracks. produced by johnny jewel, vocals by ruth radelet.
idib28LP
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Deluxe Edition (EUR 31.18)
Deluxe Edition (EUR 42.88)
out of stock
16.38 EUR *
KILL FOR LOVE (2XLP)
2x12 Inch LP 11.09.12
kill for love, chromatics first album since night drive, finally gives this loosely associated, prematurely decayed musical aesthetic its magnum opus and brilliantly transcends it.
IDIB38LP
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
CD (EUR 17.54)
out of stock
31.94 EUR *
WARM IN THE WINTER
12 Inch 26.10.11
hot off the presses. we just got these in last nite from portland. this is our first real peak at body work, glass candys much anticipated third album. johnny & ida have been destroying clubs with both of these tracks for almost two years now. forever pushing forward into new ground from where b/e/a/t/b/o/x & 2010s feeling without touching left off, they candy coated this slice of analog glamour & sprinkled it with some stardust on top. lazer driven melodies bounce off electro primitive drums that would make moe tucker proud. idas crazy like a monkey & happy like a new year as she sings a call & response to the crowd. >warm in the winter< continues to unfold for seven plus minutes of shimmering percussive synth. the proto boogie b side >beautiful object< is so grimey it makes us think of bbbb s production on the first madonna album. the rhythms keep turning while future & past collide. johnny gives us the usual dosage of heavy bass & crisp handclaps. written & recorded in the icey montreal winter. mixed for all seasons.
entire first pressing on delicious rasperry colored vinyl !
idib33
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
8.18 EUR *
THE YEARS
12 Inch 26.07.11
we met fred ventura in 2006 over emails sent to italians do it better headquarters. he was one of the first people from europe to start writing the label prior to after darks release. it took us a few months to realize that this was fred ventura, the cult italo legend from milan. like a true gentleman, he had never bothered to mention it. since the early 1980s fred ventura has released numerous singles in europe & toured the world extensively as a solo artist. last year, johnny was in bologna on tour with desire & fred came out to the show to drink champagne & bring us some copies of the reissued tapes of fred’s early post punk group state of art. the lightbulb lit up & we asked him if he had any home recordings of his solo work. months later, he sent us 83 tracks of cassette recordings between 1982 & 1987. they had been sitting upstairs in a dusty box at his parents house in italy for the last 25 years. these tracks have only been heard by a handful of his closest friends. we were completely floored & honored! finding a beautiful treasure completely untouched & preserved is so rare. the songs are raw & honest written by a romantic with a love for an anthemic chorus & a drum machine running through his veins. think early minimal depeche mode with an italian heart. ornew order covering madonna produced moroder. yes, its that good. here we have the first official italians do it better release of these songs on a 4 song 12inch ep. this vinyl only release is a teaser for the >dont give up< 18 track lp out in a couple of months. so in the meantime, slip on those gucci loafers, rev up the alfa romeo and head down to the discotheque because life is too short
IDIB030
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
7.03 EUR *
CAPRICORN RISING (LP)
12" LP 26.07.11
comes with free mp3 download codes... italians do it better head honcho mike simonetti got his start in the new york city underground house scene in the late 1980s. as a teenager he promoted parties at the legendary dance club mars. twenty years, countless edits, mixes & dj gigs around the world later, italians do it better is pleased to present mikes first slice of original music. >capricorn rising< is songs for the dance floor & the party after the after party.
IDIB029
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
7.36 EUR *
IN THE CITY (LP)
12" LP 16.11.10
after five years of experimenting with a string of different singers, chromatics introduced ruth radelet as the lead actress to star in their films in 2005. forever standing out from the crowd, chromatics imagined the soft rock focus of hall & oates stretched over a fleetwood mac beat. trading the dancefloor for gorgeous chords & melancholic strings. they lived where it was always late & neon lights glimmered across the wet streets. this record archives studio work between 2004 & 2006 leading up to the now infamous >night drive< album.
IDIB027
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
10.64 EUR *
FEELING WITHOUT TOUCHING
12 Inch 23.06.10
glass candy return with a brand new 12-inch single – italians first record of 2010. includes the cuts >feeling without touching< (video mixx and instrumental mix), >sugar & whitebread< (regular and instrumental versions), >covered in bugs< and >shine like gold & diamonds<. features full-color two-sided insert and lyric sheet and full-color sleeve
idb025
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
7.36 EUR *
IN THE CITY
12 Inch 10.05.10
wicked & haunting 12inch, the latest in the italians do it better series. many will recognize from dixons >body language< mix cd, but now its released in its own right w/original, accapella, + >in the headlights< & their cover of bruce springsteenÆs >im on fire<. limited w/deluxe packaging.
idb005
Italians do it better
out of stock
10.64 EUR *
IF I CANT HOLD YOU TONIGHT
12 Inch 13.01.10
sublime disco ep from italians do it betters own supergroup: johnny jewel of glass candy & chromatics, nat walker (chromatics) and vocalist megan louise. 2 mixes of the title track plus 2 mixes (instrumental and demo) of >i can dream about you<. all exclusive traxx. full picture sleeve.
IDB020
Italians Do It Better
out of stock
9.00 EUR *
ONE NIGHT AT RAW DEAL
12 Inch 29.04.09
a brooding, belligerent, open top, ocean drive, wind in your hair eighties disco theme. very 80s. a perfect storm of dark synths and disco beats... where every dance floor is a crime scene.
idb015
Italians do it better
out of stock
9.00 EUR *
WHAT DID HE SAY
12 Inch 17.12.08
very limited pressing of 500 copies only. this is a spacial release. tiedye remix of the all girl indie group rubies. its an absolute balearic disco workout that is rather reminiscent of their fellow swedes studio...
idb013
Italians do it better
out of stock
9.82 EUR *
I FEEL ELECTRIC
12Inch 13.06.08
very limited pressing of 500 copies only. this is a spacial one sided release. tiedye remix the all girl indie group rubies. guest vocals is fiest). its an absolute balearic disco workout that is rather reminiscent of their fellow swedes studio...
idb010
Italians do it better
out of stock
8.67 EUR *

Releases on CD / DVD

SAD CITIES (CD)
CD 07.10.22
IDIB171
Italians Do It Better
Forget About You
Believe In Me
Down This Road
Sad City
Dulcinea
Last Copy!
14.28 EUR *
KILL FOR LOVE (CD)
CD 25.07.12
kill for love, chromatics first album since night drive, finally gives this loosely associated, prematurely decayed musical aesthetic its magnum opus and brilliantly transcends it.
IDIB38CD
Italians Do It Better

also available as:
Vinyl (EUR 38.01)
out of stock
14.74 EUR *
SOLID GOLD - A COLLECTION OF SINGLES (CD)
CD 03.09.10
the singles conllection on cd !!!
IDIB002CD
Italians do it Better
out of stock
7.36 EUR *
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