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LP 180gr black vinyl. "Ritmo dell'industria N. 2", originally released in 1969, is part of a reissues series, made in collaboration with Edizioni Leonardi (Milan, Italy), of extremely rare library music LP's published between late '60s and early '70s, most of which have never been released again...
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"Lesbo" is a 1969 erotic film directed by Edoardo Mulargia, his only experiment in this genre within a filmography mostly focused on Western films and sentimental/romantic comedies. Calling "Lesbo" an underground film is practically an understatement, as no official home video releases of this...
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A trio from Turin, formed in 1970 by keyboard player Alluminio (hence the name of the band) and drummer Ostorero with various guitarists, they only lasted for a couple of years and their only album, Scolopendra, was issued when they had already split.The album is very well made, mainly based on...
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Alusa Fallax were born in Milano in 1969, and they released a couple of 45s soon after. But it wasn't until 1974 that they released their first and only longplay.Released on the Fonit label with 5000 copies pressed, this is today a very sought after collector item in its original format.The album...
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Given that Banco del Mutuo Soccorso's debut album dates back to 1972 and that "Come in un'ultima cena", the band's sixth LP, was released in 1976, we can only draw a simple conclusion: very few, or perhaps no one else, were able to produce extremely high quality works of art in such a short time....
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Another milestone when talking about Italian progressive rock, the same titled album by Campo di Marte, from 1973, is getting the deluxe reissue treatment.Good guitar, keyboard and flute, along with Italian sung lyrics talking about the foolishness of wars. This is a strictly limited reissue of 500...
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After the split of Osanna in 1974, two of their members went to form Città Frontale, keeping most of the characteristic sound elements of Osanna for this new project. So this is still a blend of progressive rock with mediterranean folk, but more melodic and lightweight than Osanna. This is their...
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Faithful reissue of one of Italian Prog greatest releases, on 180gr. clear green vinyl packaged in a faithful reproduction of the original gatefold sleeve.Dalton's original line-up included three musicians, Aronne Cereda, Giancarlo Brambilla (on bass and then keyboards) and Rino Limonta, coming...
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At the end of the '60s in Italy - but also abroad, especially in France and England - a very particular trend began to spread, that one known as 'Library music' or 'sonorization': as suggested by its name, those were real music libraries intended for the accompaniment of audiovisual productions...
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"Nuda" is nothing short than a milestone of progressive Italian rock, wonderful not only in its musical content but also in its appearance, thanks to its triple gatefold cover, exclusively illustrated by the comic book artist Guido Crepax. This LP will be followed by "Astrolabio", before a long...
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"Area di Servizio" is a truly unique release in the history of '70s Italian music: a record consisting of twelve Italian-sung compositions, mainly the result of the collaboration between Riccardo "Rolli" Pirolli and Franco Battiato: the first came from the Cristalli Fragili group, which Battiato...
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Gleemen, featuring Bambi Fossati on guitars, Maurizio Cassinelli on drums and voice, Lio Marchi on keyboards and Angelo Traverso on bass, had been musical pioneers in the field of Italian progressive pop during the mid 60's. They started playing The Rolling Stones and The Beatles' cover songs until...
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Another classic italian progressive classic now available from BTF in deluxe ltd. ed. LP edition with original gatefold cover artwork and 180 gr. vinyl. "Vietato ai minori di 18 anni?" is Jumbo's third album from 1973, a more sophisticated recording in respect to the previous one, with some great...
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At the end of the '60s in Italy - but also abroad, especially in France and England - a very particular trend began to spread, that one known as 'Library music' or 'sonorization': as suggested by its name, those were real music libraries intended for the accompaniment of audiovisual productions...
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If you mention the name of Metamorfosi in front of any fan of Italian progressive rock, you get a unique effect: awe, wonder, united to the memory of the masterpiece that firmly established them as fundamental exponents of the genre. We are obviously talking of "Inferno", published in January 1973...
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New deluxe LP reissue for Metamorfosi unique italian prog-rock opera and concept album from 1973! Superb gatefold cover LP edition, with 180 gr. vinyl, all lyrics in the inner sleeve and original LP labels.
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Although this wasn't directed by but Sergio Leone, but by the less known Giulio Petroni, "Tepepa" is one of the best films in the spaghetti western genre, thanks to a perfect synopsis - even if as set in the abused' Mexican Revolution of the early '900 - to a trio of exceptional actors and,...
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"Una pistola per Ringo" and "Il ritorno di Ringo" are two movies from 1965 that belong to the 'spaghetti western' genre, directed by Duccio Tessari and starring Giuliano Gemma as the main character. The two movies, not actually having much more in common besides their title and protagonist, were...
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Released in 1969 it was one of the very first complete LP by a pop band and in the meantime a real concept album, lyrics where written for them by singersongwriter Fabrizio De André and the poet Mannerini wrote the lyrics while Giampiero Reverberi (later producer of Le Orme's "Collage", "Uomo di...
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In 1980, while musical genres like punk and new wave were enjoying an incredible popularity and progressive rock seemed to be just an old faded memory, Le Orme, completely disinterested in following the trends of the moment, continued in the wake of popular/folk/baroque music with classical...
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Third LP in three years and substantially third center in a row, this was "Felona and Sorona", the definitive consecration record for Le Orme, who became dominators of the Italian progressive rock scene, a status that still resists the inexorable passing of the years. The long opener "Sospesi...
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Osage Tribe were an Italian Prog band who released just one album in 1972, "Arrow Head", before splitting up and disappear - even if all bandmembers went on playing in other groups as Duello Madre, Capsicum Red, The Trip and Il Volo. The band was founded by Franco Battiato, who left right after...
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Perfectly known as one of the key names of the Italian progressive scene, this is Naples' Osanna's debut album, from 1971. By then, the band image was thrilling..... dressed in long vests and with painted faces, as they're shown in the gorgeous triple gatefold cover of this album. "L'uomo" is a...
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Perfectly known as one of the key names of the Italian progressive scene, this is Naples' Osanna's debut album, from 1971. By then, the band image was thrilling..... dressed in long vests and with painted faces, as they're shown in the gorgeous triple gatefold cover of this album. "L'uomo" is a...
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