Black Widow Records is an Italian

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founded in

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in 1990 and taking its name from the British

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band Black Widow. It was originally a rarities shop focusing on collectable records and reissues. After a few years they began to release records, at first concentrating on reissuing rare records but then began to release new albums by contemporary bands.

Discography

*BWR001 Crystal Phoenix - ''Crystal Phoenix'' CD/LP *BWR002 Men of Lake - ''Looking for the Sun'' Box LP *BWR003 Malombra - ''Malombra'' CD/LP *BWR004 Runaway Totem - ''Trimegisto'' CD/LP *BWR005 Dunwich - ''Sul Monte è il Tuono'' CD/LP *BWR006 Presence - ''The Sleeper Awakes'' CD *BWR007 Standarte - ''Standarte'' CD/LP *BWR008 The Black - ''Refugium Peccatorum'' LP *BWR009 Malombra - ''Our Lady of the Bones'' CD/2LP *BWR010 Beggars Farm - ''Beneath the Moon of Ilsacon'' LP *BWR011 Abiogenesi - ''Abiogenesi'' CD/LP *BWR012 Darxtar - ''Sju'' CD/LP *BWR013 Runaway Totem - ''Zed'' CD/LP *BWR014 Presence - ''Black Opera'' CD/2LP *BWR015 Standarte - ''Curses and Invocations'' CD/LP *BWR016 The Black - ''Apocalypsis'' CD/LP *BWR017 Il Segno del Comando - ''Il Segno del Comando'' CD/LP *BWR018 Abiogenesi - ''Il Giocoscuro'' CD/LP + Poster *BWR019 Architectural Metaphor - ''Creature of the Velvet Void'' CD/LP + Insert *BWR020 ST 37 - ''Spaceage'' CD/LP Ltd. 160 gr. + 7" picture sleeve *BWR021 Northwinds - ''Great God Pan'' CD/LP Ltd. 160 gr. Gatefold *BWR022 Universal Totem Orchestra - ''Rituale Alieno'' CD/LP *BWR023 Rise and Shine - ''FlowerPowerMetal'' CD/LP *BWR024 Black Widow - ''Black Widow IV'' LP (limited 500 copies) *BWR025 E Tu Vivrai Nel Terrore - ''Tribute to Horror & Gothic Movies'' 2CD + book/3LP + book *BWR026

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- ''The Elf & the Hawk'' CD/2LP *BWR027 Gian Castello - ''Taliesin'' CD/LP *BWR028 Standarte - ''Stimmung'' CD/LP *BWR029 Black Widow - ''Return to the Sabbat'' LP *BWR030 Shine Dion - ''Killandra'' LP *BWR031

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- '' Review Your Choices'' LP *BWR032 Ars Nova - ''The Book of the Dead'' LP + 12" *BWR033 Alan (The Elf) Davey - ''Chaos of Delight'' CD/LP + comic book *BWR034 Akron - ''La Signora del Buio'' CD/LP + book *BWR035 Various Artists ''Blue Explosion: Tribute to

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'' CD/2LP *BWR036 The Black - ''Golgotha'' CD/LP *BWR037 Rise and Shine - ''RoadFlower'' CD/LP *BWR038 Various Artists ''Beyond the Realm of

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: Tribute to Death SS'' CD/2LP *BWR039 Various Artists ''King of the Witches: Tribute to Black Widow'' CD/2LP *BWR040 Northwinds - ''Masters of Magic'' CD/2LP *BWR041 Monument - ''The First Monument'' LP *BWR042 Bram Stoker - ''Heavy Rock Spectacular'' LP *BWR043 Necromandus - ''Orexis of Death'' LP *BWR044 Cirkus - ''One'' LP *BWR045 Presence - ''Gold'' CD/LP *BWR046 Abiogenesi - ''Le Notti di Salem'' CD/LP *BWR047 Simon House - ''Spiral Galaxy Revisited'' CD/LP *BWR048 Helden Rune - ''The Wisdom Through the Fear'' CD/LP *BWR049 Agony Bag - ''Feelmazumba'' CD/LP *BWR050

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- ''Open Season'' CD/2LP *BWR051

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- ''In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum'' CD/LP *BWR052 Morgan - ''Nova Solis'' LP *BWR053 Malombra - ''The Dissolution Age'' CD/2LP *BWR054 Various Artists - ''The Tapestry of Delights'' CD/2LP *BWR055

- Sub-Basement CD/LP *BWR056 Ars Nova - ''Android Domina'' LP *BWR057 Il Segno del Comando - ''Der Golem'' CD/LP *BWR058 Antonius Rex - ''Anno Demoni'' CD/LP + 7" *BWR059 Various Artists - ''Not of This Earth '' 3CD + book/4LP + book *BWR060 Simon House/Rod Goodway - ''House of Dreams'' CD/LP *BWR061 Ange - ''Tome 87'' LP *BWR062 Sad Minstrel - ''The Flight of the Phoenix'' CD/LP *BWR063 Crystal Phoenix - ''The Legend of the Two Stonedragons'' CD/LP *BWR064 Manilla Road - ''Spiral Castle'' LP *BWR065

- A Keg Full of Dynamite CD/LP *BWR066 Antonius Rex - ''Neque Semper Arcum Tendit Rex'' CD/LP (Ltd 400) *BWR067 Akron - ''Il Tempio di Ferro'' CD/LP + book (ltd 400) *BWR068 ST 37 - ''Insect Hospital'' CD/2LP *BWR069 Presence - ''The Sleeper Awakes + Live'' CD/2LP *BWR070 Ripper - ''And the Dead Shall Rise'' CD/LP *BWR071 Areknames - ''Areknames'' CD/LP *BWR072 The Black - ''Peccatis Nostris/Capistrani Pugnator'' CD/LP *BWR073 Zess - ''Et in Arcadia Ego'' CD/LP *BWR074 Antonius Rex - ''Praeternatural''CD/LP *BWR075 Various Artist - ''Daze of the Underground: A Tribute to

'' 3LP Box *BWR076 Wicked Minds - ''From the Purple Skies'' CD/2LP *BWR077

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- ''Minotauri'' CD/2LP *BWR078

- '' Show 'Em How'' CD/LP *BWR079

- ''The Horned God of the Witches'' 2LP *BWR080 Paul Roland - ''Strychnine...and Other Potent Poisons'' CD/LP *BWR081 L'Impero Delle Ombre - ''L'Impero Delle Ombre'' CD/LP *BWR082 Morticia - ''Exhumed'' CD *BWR083 Antonius Rex - ''Magic Ritual'' DVD + CD *BWR084

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- ''Judgement of the Dead'' LP + book *BWR085 Deep Switch - ''Nine Inches of God'' LP *BWR086 Wyxmer - ''Feudal Throne'' CD/LP *BWR087

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- ''Child of Darkness'' CD/LP *BWR088 Abiogenesi - ''Io Sono il Vampiro'' CD/LP *BWR089 Northwinds - ''Chimeres'' CD + DVD/2LP *BWR090 Paul Roland - ''Pavane'' 2LP *BWR091 Orne - ''The Conjuration by the Fire'' CD/LP *BWR092

- ''The Seventh Seal'' LP *BWR093 Wicked Minds - ''Witchflower'' CD + DVD/2LP *BWR094 Areknames - ''Love Hate Round Trip'' CD/2LP *BWR095 Goad - ''In the House of the Dark Shining Dreams'' CD/2LP *BWR096 Paul Roland ''Re Animator'' CD/LP *BWR097 Abysmal Grief - ''Abysmal Grief/Mors Eleison'' CD/LP *BWR098 Jet Jaguar - ''Space Anthem'' CD/2LP *BWR099 Antonius Rex - ''Switch on Dark'' CD/LP *BWR100 Delirium - ''Vibrazioni Notturne Live'' CD/2LP *BWR101 Il Bacio della Medusa - ''Il Bacio della Medusa'' CD/LP *BWR102 Il Bacio della Medusa - ''Discesa agl'Inferi d'un Giovane Amante'' LP *BWR103 Spirits Burning - ''Alien Injection'' CD/LP *BWR104 Dr. Hasbeen - ''Signs'' 2CD *BWR105 Presence - ''Evil Rose'' CD *BWR106 Universal Totem Orchestra - ''The Magus'' CD/2LP *BWR107 Pholas Dactylus - ''Concerto Delle Menti'' LP *BWR108

- ''Tardo Pede in Magiam Versus'' CD/LP *BWR109 Il Cerchio D'Oro - ''Il Viaggio Di Colombo'' CD/LP *BWR110 G.C. Neri - ''Logos'' CD *BWR111 Ripper - The Dead Have Rizen LP / CD *BWR112 T.H.C. WITCHFIELD - Sleepless... LP / CD *BWR113 DELIRIUM - Il nome del vento LP / CD *BWR114 SOPHYA BACCINI - Aradia CD *BWR126 ANTONIUS REX Per Viam LP / CD *BWR129 GUDARS SKYMNING Morka Vatten LP *BWR130 L'IMPERO DELLE OMBRE I Compagni di Baal LP / CD *BWR131 PAOLO SIANI & FRIENDS FEAT. NUOVA IDEA Castles, Wings, Stories and Dreams LP / CD *BWR132 THREE MONKS Neogothic Progressive Toccatas LP / CD *BWR133 ARABS IN ASPIC Strange Frame of Mind CD *BWR134 ORNE The Tree of Life LP / CD *BWR135 JACULA Pre Viam LP / CD *BWR136 WICKED MINDS Visioni, deliri, illusioni - A Tribute to Italian Prog 2LP / CD feat. special guests:

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(Jacula/Antonius Rex) and Sophya Baccini *BWR137 HAWKLORDS The Barney Bubbles Memorial Benefit Concert 2LP poster cover *BWR138 NORTHWINDS Winter LP / CD *BWR139 SPETTRI Same LP / CD *BWR140 ANDROMEDA Same LP+7" *BWR141 SANCTA SANCTORUM Black Sun Mini LP / Mini CD *BWR142 THE HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER The Ninth hour LP / CD *BWR143 SEID The Magic Handshake 2LP / CD *BWR144 DORIS NORTON Raptus LP / CD *BWR145 BLACK WIDOW See's the Light of the Day 2LP+10" / 2CD *BWR146 ELECTRIC SWAN Swirl in Gravity LP / CD *BWR147 PSYCHO PRAXIS - Echoes from the Deep LP / CD *BWR148 CROWNED IN EARTH - A Vortex of Earthly Chimes LP / CD *BWR149 Witche's Brew - Supersonicspeedfreaks LP / CD *BWR155 INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE - In Hoc Signo LP / CD feat. special guests: Mattias Olsson (

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), David Jackson (

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), Angelica Sauprel Scutti *BWR156 DAEMONIA - Dawn of the Dead-Zombi CD *BWR157 VICTOR PERAINO's KINGDOM COME with ARTHUR BROWN Journey in Time LP / CD+Dvd *BWR158 DORIS NORTON - Parapsycho LP / CD *BWR159 THREE MONKS - The Legend of the Holy Circle LP *BWR160 IL TEMPIO DELLE CLESSIDRE - Alienatura LP / CD *BWR161 IL SEGNO DEL COMANDO - Il Volto Verde LP / CD *BWR162 SOPHYA BACCINI's ARADIA - Big Red Dragon (William Blake's Visions) 2LP / CD *BWR163 OSANNA Tempo 2DVD + Booklet *BWR164 GLEEMEN - Oltre, Lontano, Lontano… (with Bambi Fossati, Marco Zoccheddu, Maurizio Cassinelli, Angelo Traverso) LP / CD *BWR165 LATTE E MIELE - Passio Secundum Mattheum CD *BWR166 NUOVA IDEA - Live Anthology DVD *BWR167 BLUE DAWN - Cycle of Pain LP / CD *BWR168 IL TEMPIO DELLE CLESSIDRE - Live in Seoul 2DVD *BWR169 SECRET TALES - L'Antico Regno LP / CD *BWR170 ANNOT RHUL - Leviathan LP *BWR171 HIGH TIDE - Interesting Times LP *BWR172 HIGH TIDE - Precious Cargo LP *BWR173 ERRATA CORRIGE - Sigfrid il Drago e altre Storie LP / CD+Dvd *BWR174 SPETTRI - 2073 La Nemica dei Ricordi LP / CD *BWR175 MERRY GO ROUND (ex-Standarte members) - Merry Go Round LP / CD *BWR176 T.H.C. WITCHFIELD - Sabbatai Zevi LP / CD *BWR177 WONDERWORLD (Roberto Tiranti) - Wonderworld LP *BWR178 RIPPER - Third Witness LP / CD *BWR179 NORTHWINDS - Eternal Winter LP / CD *BWR180 DELIRIUM - L'Era della Menzogna LP / CD *BWR181 CHERRY FIVE - Il Pozzo dei Giganti LP / CD *BWR182 GOBLIN REBIRTH - Live 2LP / 2CD / Dvd / Ltd Box 2CD+Dvd *BWR183 LA FABBRICA DELL'ASSOLUTO - L'Ultimo Uomo d'Europa LP / CD *BWR184 GOAD - The Silent Moonchild LP / CD *BWR185 ARABS IN ASPIC - Victim of Your Father's Agony LP / CD *BWR186 THE HOUNDS OF HASSELVANDER - Ancient Rocks LP / CD *BWR187 LANDSKAP II LP / CD *BWR188 TRIP - Live 1972 LP *BWR189 BARI WATTS - There was a Time LP *BWR190 PAOLO SIANI feat. NUOVA IDEA - Faces with No Traces LP / CD *BWR191 INGRANAGGI DELLA VALLE - Warm Spaced Blue LP / CD feat. special guests: Fabio Pignatelli (

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, Cherry Five), Stefano Vicarelli (La Fonderia, La Batteria), Paolo Lucini (Ezra Winston) *BWR192 WONDERWORLD - II *BWR193 SEID - Wettlaufer's Enke LP *BWR194 VANEXA - Too Heavy to Fly LP *BWR195 MUGSHOTS - Something Weird LP / CD *BWR196 CAP with ALVARO FELLA - Coraggio e Mistero 2LP / CD *BWR197 VV.AA. - Bambi Fossati Guitar Fest DVD *BWR198 UNIVERSAL TOTEM ORCHESTRA - Mathematical Mother LP / CD *BWR199 4GOBLIN - Four of a Kind CD *BWR200 VV.AA. - Marc Bolan David Bowie A Tribute to the Madmen Box 3CD *BWR201 IL TEMPIO DELLE CLESSIDRE - Il-ludere LP / CD *BWR202 ELECTRIC SWAN - Windblown 2LP / CD *BWR203 IL SIGILLO DI HORUS - Effimera LP *BWR204 IL CERCHIO D'ORO - Il Fuoco Sotto la Cenere LP / CD *BWR205 CHROMIUM HAWK MACHINE - Annunaki 2CD (Elios Chreed, Nik Turner, Jay Tausig) *BWR206 SEMIRAMIS - Frazz Live DVD+CD *BWR207 HOLLOWSCENE - Hollowscene CD *BWR208 THE BLACK - Requiem MLP *BWR209 THE BLACK - Reliquarium / Infernus, Paradisus et Purgatorium CD *BWR210 FUNGUS FAMILY - The Key of the Garden LP / CD *BWR211 LUCIANO ONETTI - Sonno Profondo O.S.T. LP *BWR212 LUCIANO ONETTI - Francesca O.S.T. LP *BWRCD211-2 LUCIANO ONETTI - Sonno Profondo / Francesca O.S.T. CD *BWR213 VV.AA. - Terror Tales A Tribute to Death SS 4LP / Box 3CD *BWR214 IL SEGNO DEL COMANDO - L'Incanto dello Zero LP / CD *BWR215 PAOLO SIANI ft NUOVA IDEA - The Leprechaun's Pot of Gold LP / CD *BWR216 MYTHOLOGY - The Castle of Crossed Destinies LP / CD *BWR217 GOTHIC STONE - Haereticus Empyreum LP / CD *BWR218 LUCIANO ONETTI - Abrakadabra O.S.T. LP / CD *BWR219 SATURNALIA - Magical Love Pkd / CD *BWR220 METAPHYSICAL ANIMATION - Metaphysical Animation 2LP / CD *BWR221 FREDDY DELIRIO & THE PHANTOMS - The Cross LP / CD *BWR222 LA JANARA - Tenebra CD *BWR223 LATTEMIELE 2.0 - Paganini Experience LP / CD*BWR501 DIST FLOWER FLESH - Duck in the Box CD *BWR224 MELTING CLOCK - Destinazioni 2LP / CD *BWR225 RUNAWAY TOTEM - Multiversal Matter CD *BWR227 ANNO MUNDI - Land of Legends LP / CD *BWR228 RAMROD - Jet Black LP / CD *BWR229 MELISSA - Midnight Trampoline LP / CD *BWR230 IL GIRO STRANO - Il Pianeta delle Verità 2LP *BWR231 L'IMPERO DELLE OMBRE - Racconti Macabri Vol. III LP / CD *BWR232 LA STANZA DELLE MASCHERE - La Stanza delle Maschere LP / CD *BWR233 KHADAVRA - Hypnagogia 2LP / CD *BWR234 BALLETTO DI BRONZO - The Official Bootleg 2LP / CD *BWR235 THE BLACK - Ars Metal Mentis LP / CD *BWR236 HAWKWIND - Solstice at Stonehenge 1984 2LP / 2CD+DVD {{Authority control Italian record labels Record labels established in 1990 Doom metal record labels Heavy metal record labels