FLEA Records

[drnrg]

Hey. Who remembers that awesome Italo label in the early 90's FLEA? You see a lot of Famous Eurobeat names get thier start. For those of you who have some of these 12's you'll recognize the manes :Gelmetti, Pasquinni, Farina, Dall Ora, Fadinger, Crivellente, Falkus, Carina. and you'll also hear famouse vocals of Gianni Corrianni, Claudio Magnani, Gino Caria, Mauro Farina, Giancarlo Pasquinni(Dave Rodgers)some I think even Clara and Elena got thier start too.Here are some aliases.
Mauro Farina= King Kong
Gianni Corrianni= Valentino, Mr. Beat,Nick Kaye, Dave Cole, Michael Dream, Michael J. Hill
Claudio Magnani= Dandy, Bella & Blue, Valentino, Thomas & Shubert
Giancarlo Pasquinni=Coo Coo, Blue Sunbeam, Mr. Beat, King Kong, Venice, Michael Dream, Thomas & Shubert, Bella & Blue
Gino Caria=Coy McCoy, Al Morse,Dandy, Macolm J. Hill,Robot Man,Blue Sunbeam
If you listen to thier Music styles they are the ones they adopted for thier artist names on other labels. ex.
Claudio for Silver
Gino for Dr. Money, Lou Grant, Chester etc...also for EDO, Mike Skanner
Gianni for Danny Kieth, D.J Energy,K.L Jones
Giancarlo for Robert Stone , Patrick Hooly, Mario Ross
Mauro for Mr. Black,Alphatown,Max & Co.


I can pretty well destinguish male vocals, but have little trouble with female. Who recalls if Domio ,Clara, Elena or other famouse females got thier start on this label and who were thier aliases.

[lightsol]

Yes Elena Gobbi got her start here as "Barbara" and sang "Luv Luv Luv."

Also Annerley Gordon got her start here! She sang as "Tiffany Jones" and is was an AMAZING song called "Make Me Look in the Mirror." Very similar to "Donna" and "Sexy Boy Sexy Toy" but much better in my opinion.

It was also the place where King Kong and D'Jungle Girls had that famous DDR song "Boom Boom Dollar" and other songs!

[the_ditz]

Yay, so many DDR classics in here (Boom Boom Dollar, Walkie Talkie, Upside Down (Coo Coo)) - most were from King Kong & D.Jungle Girls, but I love the quasi-80s Eurobeat sound that those tracks have. Like Stock Aitken & Waterman on Speed!

[Ronald]

It's indeed a label filled with lots of different producers and male and female vocals we do know now in the Eurobeat scene.
Don't forget Fabrizio Rizzolo. Roby Arduini & Puntilo (Boy track).
And Stefano Castagna (last FLEA work together with Pasquini).
About Giancarlo Pasquini, he did the mixing work on the first Dandy track.
Good reminders of this label for me are: Elena Gobbi as Giorgia Morandi - Jump for joy (typical Oliva/Caria material). Or the first Ceasar's Dancers track. And Tatjana (Dutch nude model), Laurent did she sung? Or Clara did helped her a little?
And Ross (Canadion lady?!), I remember her first track on BMS. Very fast Italo track (the Eurobeat term was not even invented at that time). Do you this one Laurent! Great song from Bastoni, Melotti and Salvatori.
And Chip Chip? Did this group orginally came from Munich.
For the fans, I did found the total cataloque on the IVENTI labelmania page. Check it out (I added some remarks to it):

FL 012LP Chip Chip Close To Me - L.p. 1990
FL 8321 Off Electric Salsa 1987 (Sven Vath)
FL 8322 Off Electric Salsa - Rmx 1987
FL 8323 The Groover Sexy Thing 1987
FL 8324 Off Step By Step 1987
FL 8325 The Ceasar's Dancers You / Chinese Bang 1987 (both instrumtal; VERY GOOD!).
FL 8326 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood 1987
FL 8327 Off Step By Step - Rmx 1987
FL 8328 Dandy Raise Tonight 1987 (mixed by Giancarlo Pasquini)
FL 8329 Chip Chip So Close To Heaven 1987 (very good).
FL 8330 Blue Sunbeam Sweetest Girl 1987
FL 8331 Ross Don't Stop 1987
FL 8332 Off Harry Aber Jetzt 1988
FL 8333 Valentino Tonight 1988 (Mauro's voice)
FL 8334 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Lies 1988
FL 8335 The Caesar's Dancers Take It Easy / Let's Go - Rmx 1988
FL 8336 Coo Coo Upside Down 1988
FL 8337 B. Band Funky Fly 1988
FL 8338 Thomas & Schubert Crank It Up! 1988
FL 8339 Lilac Jump To The Music 1988 (thx to Patrick Cowley!).
FL 8400 Dandy I'll Be There 1988 (great mixing work Laurent!).
FL 8401 Malcolm J. Hill Take A Chance 1988 (Gino Caria!!).
FL 8402 Giorgia Morandi Children Of The Sky (figli Delle Stelle) 1988
FL 8403 Yas Titi Ya Femme Fatale 1988
FL 8404 The Buckbeats Daydream 1988
FL 8405 Tatjana Chica Cubana 1988 (can she sing!).
FL 8406 Jacqui Berne It's Been So Long 1988
FL 8407 Click Duri Duri 1988
FL 8408 Venice You Gave Me Love 1988
FL 8409 Chip Chip No More Tears 1988
FL 8410 Coo Coo You Can Set Me Free 1988
FL 8411 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls It's So Funny 1988
FL 8412 Ross Go Go Boy / Megamix 1988
FL 8413 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.1 - L.p. 1988
FL 8414 Chip Chip Everything You Love 1988
FL 8415 Malcolm J. Hill Come Back And Do It 1989
FL 8416 Tatjana Awaka Boy 1989
FL 8417 Lilac Come Come Come 1989
FL 8418 Thomas & Schubert Little Flower 1989
FL 8419 Venice Ever And Ever 1989
FL 8420 Boy Broken Wings 1989
FL 8421 Dandy Casanova 1989
FL 8422 Boy Falling Away 1989
FL 8423 Maria Gomez Hungry For Fame 1989
FL 8424 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Boom Boom Dollar 1989
FL 8425 Astro Murray Violencia 1989
FL 8426 Coo Coo All You Need Is Love 1989
FL 8427 Joe Inferno Alleluia Beat 1989
FL 8428 Ross Magical Dream 1989
FL 8429 Lilac Bang Bang 1989
FL 8430 Righeira Coca Me 1989
FL 8431 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Megamix 1989
FL 8432 Malcolm J. Hill Don't Make Me Cry 1989
FL 8433 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.2 - L.p. 1989
FL 8434 Ross Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Rmx '89 1989
FL 8435 Chip Chip Let Me Give You All My Love 1989
FL 8436 Dandy For Your Heart 1989
FL 8437 Click Que Te Pasa 1989
FL 8438 Coo Coo Happy Days 1989
FL 8439 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Walkie Talkie 1990
FL 8440 Blue Sunbeam Before The Night Has Gone 1990
FL 8441 Venice Falling In Love 1990
FL 8442 Thomas & Schubert Eyes Of Ice 1990
FL 8443 F.f. Leder Prima Data 1990
FL 8444 Lilac Step By Step 1990
FL 8445 Malcolm J. Hill Heartache 1990
FL 8446 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Turn The Sound Up Higher 1990
FL 8447 Chip Chip Close To Me 1990
FL 8448 Coo Coo Uiah Eiah 1990
FL 8449 Boy Don't Leave Me Alone 1990
FL 8450 Giorgia Morandi Jump For Joy 1990
FL 8451 Mani Cancion Del Sol 1990
FL 8452 Ross Love Is On My Mind 1990
FL 8453 Dandy Girl, I Love You 1990
FL 8454 Luly Tucker Kissy Kissy Mama 1990
FL 8455 Venice Love Games 1990
FL 8456 Valentino You Are The Sunshine 1990
FL 8457 Thomas & Schubert In The Deep Of My Heart 1990
FL 8458 Malcolm J. Hill Run To Me 1990
FL 8459 Lilac Losing My Mind 1990
FL 8460 Barbara Banana Boogie 1990
FL 8461 Carol Lee Mama Girl 1990
FL 8462 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Love Of The Angel 1990
FL 8463 Blue Sunbeam Dreaming 1990
FL 8464 Linda Martin Stay 1990
FL 8465 Coo Coo Easy Lover 1990
FL 8466 Colin Newman Jail Bait 1990
FL 8467 Donna Lunna I'll Never Try To Change You 1990
FL 8468 Lenny Tell Me The Reason 1991
FL 8469 Bella Model Don't Touch Me 1991
FL 8470 Coy Mc. Coy Island 1991
FL 8471 Mr. Beat Change 1991
FL 8472 Michael Dream Eyes In The Sky 1991
FL 8473 T. Dancer Dancer 1991
FL 8474 Giorgia Morandi & Co. With Love 1991
FL 8475 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Love And American Dollars 1991
FL 8476 Bella & Blue Magic 1991
FL 8477 Coo Coo Boogie Woogie 1991
FL 8478 Carol Lee For Love 1991
FL 8479 Luly Tucker ? 1991
FL 8480 Valentino Tender Love 1991
FL 8481 Michael Dream Shock In The Night 1991
FL 8482 Thomas & Schubert Lost In Paradise 1991
FL 8483 Malcolm J. Hill Tin Box 1991
FL 8484 Lilac When I'm With You 1991
FL 8485 Barbara Luv Luv Luv 1991
FL 8486 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls King Kong 1991
FL 8487 Coo Coo Loving You 1991
FL 8488 Linda Martin Flashback 1991
FL 8489 Colin Newman Beautiful Girl 1991
FL 8490 Donna Lunna Come On Come On 1991
FL 8491 Lenny Ever & Ever 1991
FL 8492 Doctor Boogie Americana 1991
FL 8493 Robot Man Big Samurai 1991
FL 8494 Flashman & Spider Girls Boom Boom Dancing 1991
FL 8495 Maggie Sue Love Me Do 1991
FL 8496 Angie Starr Hold Me Please 1991
FL 8497 Bella Model I Can Stand It 1991
FL 8498 Coy Mc. Coy I'm A Macho Man 1991
FL 8499 Mr. Beat Kiss Me Baby 1991
FL 8500 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Bingo 1991
FL 8501 Coo Coo Energy 1991
FL 8502 Tiffany Jones Make Me Look In The Mirror 1991
FL 8503 Nick Kaye Open Your Door 1991
FL 8504 Paula Marsh Baila Macho 1991
FL 8505 Mandy Gordon Tokyo Night 1991
FL 8506 Al Morse Someone Somebody 1991
FL 8507 Karin Rex Hold Me In Your Arms 1991
FL 8508 Dave Cole Space Desire 1992
FL 8509 Coo Coo Winner 1992
FL 8510 Donna Lunna If I Can't Have You 1992
FL 8511 Valentino For Your Love 1992
FL 8512 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Bad Man 1992
FL 8513 Dandy Loving Your Lips 1992
FL 8514 Venice More Than One Love 1992
FL 8515 Robot Man Supercar 1992
FL 8516 Michael Dream Feel Like Dancing 1992
FL 8517 Malcolm J. Hill Fantasy 1992
FL 8518 Bella & Blue A Reason To Love 1992
FL 8519 Thomas & Schubert I'm Living Alone 1992
FL 8520 Ross I Promise My Heart 1992
FL 8521 Maggie Sue Toy Joy My Boy 1992
FL 8522 Blue Sunbeam Somebody 1992
FL 8523 Lenny Self Control 1992
FL 8524 Angie Starr Just In Time 1992
FL 8525 Lisa Lee Don't Give Up 1992
FL 8526 Legend Nobody's Land 1992
FL 8527 Albert O'ryan So Real 1992
FL 8528 Michael Dream Never Say Goodbye 1992
FL 8529 Jennifer Welcome To The Edge 1992
FL 8530 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Merry Go Round 1992
FL 8531 Coo Coo Walking On Music 1993
FL 8532 King Kong & The D'jungle Girls Panic In New York 1993
FL CD 01 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.1 - L.p. 1989
FL CD 02 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.2 - L.p. 1990
FL CD 03 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.3 - L.p. 1991
FL CD 04 Artisti Vari Hitalo Beat Vol.4 - L.p. 1992

If I recall:
Domino: Linda Martin - Stay.
Domino: Bella Model - Don't touch me.

By the way I did found 'Felix the fox' and 'Frankie Lee' on back side of the sleeves of certain Flea's always interresting.
Quess it was the nick name of Pasquini & Oliva during the time the studio was in the cellar downtown of Mantova. Also known as the Harlequin studio of Memory Records

[oresama-chan]

Just visit my friend's HP, where you can see almost all the sleeve pics of FLEA vinyls.

http://eurosati.k-server.org/public_htm ... flea1.html

Enjoy!

[jeurobeat]

Hey. Who remembers that awesome Italo label in the early 90's FLEA? You see a lot of Famous Eurobeat names get thier start. For those of you who have some of these 12's you'll recognize the manes :Gelmetti, Pasquinni, Farina, Dall Ora, Fadinger, Crivellente, Falkus, Carina. and you'll also hear famouse vocals of Gianni Corrianni, Claudio Magnani, Gino Caria, Mauro Farina, Giancarlo Pasquinni(Dave Rodgers)some I think even Clara and Elena got thier start too.

Albert O'ryan - So Real = Marcello Catalano & Fred Ventura duet (iirc)
Mandy Gordon - Tokyo Night = Manuela Gubinelli (she sung on most of Dall'Ora female productions)

But I wouldn't say all those people started at Flea . At least these people worked for TIME records before FLEA was even established:

Farina/Crivellente (vocals, productions)
Gino Caria (Sandy Bee)
Clara Moroni (Gipsy & Queen)
Giancarlo Pasquini (Aleph)...

and even before Time some of them were already active on for example Memory Records back in 1984: Gino Caria, Sandro Oliva, Gianni Corraini.

But FLEA probably did start the cooperation between Farina/Crivellente/Fadinger... Florian Fadinger is "Flo" for short, translated to "Flea" in english.

Speaking of Elena Gobbi, anyone who remembers Miss Sage - Infatuation (Memory Records 1989) or Barbara - Ciao Boys (Asia Records 1988)?

Anyway, Flea was a great label bringing back lots of good memories

[lightsol]

Yes I have the Infatuation song - it's a good one but not as great as the "Jump for Joy" one

[Ronald]

Miss Sage was released togehter with the last Memory Record tracks.
Angel - Angel (sung by Giancarlo Pasquini), Alan Ross - Ciao (written by Fabrizio).
As a matter of fact this was the start of ABEATC ........
Rizzolo, Oliva, Caria, Gobbi, Domino, Pasquini etc. started in the Harlequin studio (ex Memory) in the centre of Mantova. During the FLEA period Pasquini had a room down there called the Domino studio.
Later the orginal plan was to build a new studio in de basement of Pasquini's house. Due to building construction it was not possible, there the created the Rodgers studio a little bit futher away.
And Barbara - Ciao boys is fantastic. What about Feminucci, also on Asia. Great!

Adios,

Ronald.

[drnrg]

Gino Caria- Sandy Bee? I always thought Fernando(Mike Hammer) did Sandy Bee Vocals? ex.
Wild Love= Fernando
Colour Of My Love=Fernando
Ready For My Loving=Fernando
New Day=Fernando
Funky Funky Child=Fernando
Give Me Your Love-=Fernando
So wHich was sung by Gino Caria? There is a really old Italo Sandy Bee song called Coke & Rum. Was it that one?

[Ronald]

Gino Caria- Sandy Bee? I always thought Fernando(Mike Hammer) did Sandy Bee Vocals? ex.
Wild Love= Fernando
Colour Of My Love=Fernando
Ready For My Loving=Fernando
New Day=Fernando
Funky Funky Child=Fernando
Give Me Your Love-=Fernando
So wHich was sung by Gino Caria? There is a really old Italo Sandy Bee song called Coke & Rum. Was it that one?

I thought 'Wild Love' was done by Max Coveri. Who's behind that name is for me still unkown. The same vocals do appear on productions released on WORLD ENERGY (or something like that). Productions created by Laurent and Clara.
Sandy Bee 'Coke & Rum' is from the early days of TIME. Like Tommy K. 'Speedy life'. At that time Mauro did a lot of vocal work. But I'm not sure he's done this first Sandy Bee. He did by the way the first Mike Hammer!!

Ronald.

[jeurobeat]

Gino Caria- Sandy Bee? I always thought Fernando(Mike Hammer) did Sandy Bee Vocals? ex.
Wild Love= Fernando
Colour Of My Love=Fernando
Ready For My Loving=Fernando
New Day=Fernando
Funky Funky Child=Fernando
Give Me Your Love-=Fernando
So wHich was sung by Gino Caria? There is a really old Italo Sandy Bee song called Coke & Rum. Was it that one?

You're right! That's the one!

[drnrg]

Ronald Wrote:

I thought 'Wild Love' was done by Max Coveri. Who's behind that name is for me still unkown. The same vocals do appear on productions released on WORLD ENERGY (or something like that). Productions created by Laurent and Clara.

If you look at TIME's catalogue, Everytime Mike Hammer released a song Sandy Bee would follow, hence both vocals were Fernando. That is starting with "Shock Me" - Mike Hammer and "Wild Love"- Sandy Bee

[oresama-chan]

Yeah, also "Wild Love" is Nando Bonini.

Ronald, sad to say Max Coveri (real name=Massimo Maglione) passed away last August due to leukaemia...
You can read in more detail on this thread.

[drnrg]

hey for those of you interested. FLEA got a web sit
http://www.alabianca.com/alabianca2000/ ... .asp?new=1

You can even order 12's from thier. I do about 2-3 times a year. have fun