Octopus label: itallian library

[breaks4days]

I have this record by a group called Climax on the Octopus label, I think it's Itallian. It's really psychy but has funk leanings with one large break. Overall lots of scat and a great listen.

It's also got a Montparnasse sticker on it which is even more confusing.

Any info would be rad.

Thanks,

nate

[Col Wolfe]

The only Climax stuff I've got is Belgian. The most memorable 45 being 'You, I'. Tasty fuzz-rock/beat-psych oompah. Dunno if it's the same group. Helpful I know.

[sermad]

There are deffo a lot of tasty bits on the octopus label. It always crops up on ebay going way out of my price bracket for unknown lps. I know there was a comp of octospus output but I've never seen a copy sadly.

[soundsville]

Indeed there was a comp called SCOCTOPUS which came out on Schema Records from Italy.
Awesome comp! It was one of the first easy italian library comps I bought. Haven't played it in yonks!

David

[spiralbeat.]

Octopus is Italian although I don't have any info about the label. The comp was released on Schema and I suspect is long oop. Recommended if you can find a copy. The tunes I've heard by Climax are very good indeed (save up/frog in love/maze/climax) and come off as a more psychy version of the Novi Singers. The label also put out some great jazzy psych stuff by the usual suspects like Alessandroni, I Cantori and Tommasi.

Evertything I've heard is quality so well worth keeping an eye out.

I would guess the MP sticker is just French distribution. I have a few KPMs with Sonoton stickers and a couple of French MPIs with Brull (UK) but all have original labels and sleeves.

[Lord Thames]

Now you mention it, the Primrose Music Library's just reissued this on CD, under the title 'Delirium 1973' - I'd always wondered where the tracks were sourced from.