村岡実 『恐山』 Minoru Muraoka "Osorezan"(1970,Japanese jazz rock)

original edition

Minoru Muraoka was born in 1923,and began to studying shakuhachi  (=Japanese bammboo flute) officially in 1939.Later in 1959,he started to mix shakuhachi music with popular music.By playing with  Herbie Mann,a famous jazz flute plaer,in 1967,Minoru playing shakuhachi was known to  a lot of jazz fans.

This album "Osorezan" is a live recording.

The concert was held on April 7th ,1970 .
It had two parts.
First part was named "Soul shakuhachi" and tracks they played were American blues songs, Bossa Nova,Japanese traditional songs ,rock music....and so  on.

Second part was named "New Dimension  " and the tracks they played were "Take Five""Come Together""Oiwake""Kawanakajima""Ma""Kobushi" and so on.

And the last track they played was an epic "Osorezan".

In this album,"Osorezan"was the first track,but actually,was the last track at the concert.



second edition



In mid 70s,this album was released as the second edition with the different cover  .but one track called "Take Five"was deleted from the album.I don't know the reason.

For more information ,there are scans in the file.

I hope it will be released as the perfect live CD some day.

Some of Minoru Muraoka's albums are very interesting to prog fans ,however , most of them are too difficult to get for us......

You know them at these sites.
http://hccweb6.bai.ne.jp/~hfc81001/html/muraoka/muraoka.html
http://blog.livedoor.jp/imq/tag/Shakuhachi




Side A
1.恐山　Osorezan (15:58)....Takashi Ikeda
2.Take Five (5:50).... The Dave Brubeck Quartet
3.追分 Oiwake (6:54)....Japanese trad.

Side B
1.褐色のブルース　Blues de Memphis (7:00).....theme music from the French cinema
2.Bamboo Rock (10:05)...Japanese trad
3.間　Ma (6:47)...Japanese trad

Osorezan (Tr-1)

ripped from original LP (usung both 1st edition and 2nd edition).

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Francois Wertheimer

With Jean-Michel Jarre , comrade of the Lycée Michelet in Vanves , Francois Wertheimer begins music professionally. At the age of 19, he wrote and staged the musical . He released his first album in 1970 before going on tour opening for Johnny Hallyday . Alongside his music career (two more albums followed, the 45 towers, and numerous musical performances: Troupe John Lackland , Popéracosmic (1967) , Gomina , Magic Story , "The Flying Opera "...), he multiplies activities: mime , comedy , circus , music for ballet , directed short films for the ORTF , the development of numbers magic with Dominique Webb , creating a line of ready-to-wear , towards a recording studio , record production, or writing a novel , or City Barjo * Chronicles of a new barbarism . In 1973 , he wrote also to Barbara , where he was the lover, all the texts of his album The Wolf , whose song Marienbad .

In 1982 , he created with his partner, a production company and event-driven , Zygote , for which he blends his many talents. Therefore, it leaves its dormant career singer to concentrate on his business , now specializing in the production of stereoscopic films . In addition to the development of a new technique of virtual reality, the "Ectoplasmovision," he continues his production work, writing, composition , and of arrangements of music, including the films of Agnes Varda . For the record, François Wertheimer also holds roles in two films of the latter: One sings, the other not , and The Gleaners and Glaneuse (films which he also participated in the music ). He is currently working on a new form of entertainment all virtual. His long experience relief images make it one of the most popular stereographers the moment.

Well I gotta say, with the google translator, this guy sounds even more groovy than in the original bio. I love the html on the word "music" I think all social scientists and neurologists are completely flummoxed by the purpose of music in the human brain and in evolutionary theory -- is it just me or is that translation service absolutely the most fun you can have on the internet these days?

I've included two albums, the self-titled one with the really wacky lsd-inspired cover with 3 eiffel towers which makes it a masterpiece, and 'fermez les yeux' more composed in the chansonier style, actually in my opinion a little more subdued and bland

Si un jour

chanson des...

Beausoleil Broussard - Mutinerie 1977

I won't talk more about the band or style but refer you to the real highlight on this album, 'L'annee noire' (the black year). This song is quite beautifully written (lyrics by Jacques Savoie with music from the singer, Isabelle Roy) and stands with the best songs from Connivence and french-speaking Canadian folk-rock.

"I read in an old book
the name of a child born much too young.
It happened in 1794...
She was born in the black winter
that was so hard,
no one thought they would survive...

She never knew that life
could have some good times,
The best that she ever knew...
was to go to sleep one time for good
to a lullaby that her mother
still had the heart to sing to her."


Wow, what fabulous lyrics, and I said earlier, completely lacking in irony as typical of this era. Note the beautiful sustained violin background notes adding that note of pathos to the piano. On these vinyl rips the sound of the grand piano is so full, warm and gorgeous, I defy anyone to bring me a CD that sounds the same.

I should also point out the first track of side 2, Mutinerie (referring again to the annoying story behind namesake Beausoleil Broussard) which is a three-part suite, starting with another beautiful lullaby-like piece by Isabelle Roy, moving into folk jig territory, before evoking the wave-like feeling of 3/4 on piano arpeggios in the end and some gorgeous three-part harmony vocals on Isabelle's part. The little instrumental song "Pif et caribou" again is highly reminiscent of Connivence or L'engoulevent, wordless singing on some very nice minor chord changes, musique by Claude Fournier.

Mention must be made unfortunately of the cover wherein we can again laugh at the hairstyles of the seventies-- sadly, the haircut beautiful Isabelle Roy got was all too fashionable at the time.

L'annee noire


mutinerie

沖浩一（Koichi Oki) 『四季』"Shiki"(1974,Japan, prog jazz rock)

original edition (1974)

沖浩一　（Koichi Oki)  『四季』"Shiki"(1974,Japan, prog jazz rock)



second edition (release year ?)



沖浩一(Koichi Oki) is a very famous electone player in Japan since 1970s.And he also was an electone proffesor in a musical college during recent years .
He released various type of records and CDs ever.
One of the albums that prog fans are interested in is this album "四季"(Shiki=the four seasons,1974).
As you know ,Le quattro stagioni(1725)（The Four Seasons)is a very famous classical music by Antonio Lucio Vivaldi.
Oki arranged it and played as trio style(with giutar and drums).
As the result,it became a very thrilling ,exciting prog jazz rock.
Especially,if you are the fan of Keith Emerson, you will surely like this album. Enjoy !!!

(players)



沖　浩一　Koichi Oki ....Electone,Arp synthesizer
石川　晶　Akira Ishikawa.....Drums
矢島　賢　Ken Yajima.....Guitar
 




(Tracks)

SideA

1.Spring pt1,pt2,pt3
2.Summer pt1,pt2,pt3

SideB
1.Autumn pt1,pt2,pt3
2.Winter pt1,pt2,pt3

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

You can see his discography on this site.
Many of his albums might be moody instrumental electone music,....not prog.
http://electonemaniax.web.fc2.com/contents/catalog/130/list.html

Summer pt1  (remixed version)



Toru Hatano "Yoko" (1977,Japan,prog,electronics,psych)

"Yoko"（杳子）is a name of the Japanese cinema in 1977.(I have never watched it.)It was made by young stuff and private production.It seems an experimental cinema when I read the plot.They decided to use synthesizer music in the cinema from the start ,just like "MORE"(Pink Floyd) and German electronics..

Then Toru Hatano (畑野亨）was asked to make the music.At that time ,he was 23 years old ,and he made the OST without watching the cinema for one year (from 1976 to 1977).

Hatano was a drummer of legendary group ESCAPE (Masayoshi Takanaka went to FLIED EGG), the ESCAPE appears on the album titled "BRUSH!?"(1971) .

http://www.vasiliska.com/music/rock_m/35012-brush-brush-1971.html



Toru Hatano 





Brush:
Toru Hatano (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum)
Masayoshi Takanaka (spoken vocals)
Hitoki Goto (guitar, piano, bass guitar)
Takefumi Yoshida (sitar)
Michio Ara, Tushio Tsukagishi.

After the release of several albums and singles,he stopped using the name of Toru Hatano in 1983 and changed his name into Toya Hatano .
And he has been the boss of a sound equipment company now.

He played all of the instruments and vocals in this album.It contains  brilliant tracks all over the album. 

To the fans of Mike Oldfield,German electronics,Pink Floyd.

Thanks to Kohsaku for the information about Brush.

Side 1.
1.LOVE FOR YOU(6:42)
2.歓喜　Kanki (5:19) ....means rejoice
3.紫雲　Shiun (1:50) .....means purple clouds
4.水晶　Suisho (13:33)....means crystal

Side 2.
1.回想　Kaiso (5:22)......means recollection

2.サムサーラ　Sumsara (6:48)
3.ただ青空になりたい Tada aozorani naritai (15:39)......means I just wanna be a blue sky

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

Sumsara

Beausoleil Broussard ST (1976)

As promised here is the first Beausoleil Broussard album from Nova Scotia 1976. This album is more folkloric and simple, almost the whole of side 1 to me is fast-forward material, pockmarked by a load of choreiform folk jigs and assorted folks songs which some might appreciate but I am not too partial to (apologies to those who differ). At the end of the side however a nice folk-rock track called "Restons la terre est belle" (Let's stay the earth is beautiful) sung by the wonderful Isabelle Roy talks about the history of the namesake. In fact inside the gatefold a little blurb elucidates the meaning of the title: "Joseph Broussard, named Beausoleil, was one of the chiefs of a movement that conducted by sea first through the Antilles, then from there to the country of the Bayous, hundreds of prisoners either from the ancient fort of Beausejour or from the camps of Halifax. The boat that served for these adventures was torn from the hands of the English during a mutiny organised by him, at the moment of the deportation."
Right, and I think that clears it all up.
At any rate, it seems from the lyrics the album is a kind of document song cycle about the adventures of Beausoleil.

The second side is more varied and interesting. Track 2 starts promisingly with a gorgeous 1700 minuet on harpsichord and flute, unfortunately it segues into the shrieky babbling fiddle music again. The next song "La femme de l'ivrogne" (The wife of the drunk) is a conversation song between these two typecast protagonists, and in my opinion well worth listening to, beginning to end. There is nothing unconventional about the lyrics, with the usual platitudes about the wife's role and the man's role presumably from the point of view of the 18th century. A complete lack of irony makes this very typical of 70s music. Ignore the lyrics though, the melody and acoustic guitars are sublime. Here the balance between traditional song and pop is absolutely spot-on perfect.
Next track starts with organ (the acoustic or church kind) "Les vepres et le reel..." before tragically moving into the fiddles again. This album as well closes out with two amazing compositions, Mouvange, an instrumental with wordless singing, and La revanche des berceaux (Revenge of the cribs -- great title).

Again the masterpiece sits at the very end of the album, with some ingenious chord changes and such intense emotional singing on the part of Isabelle as to give me chills up my spine. As well note how artistically the two acoustic guitars play off each other, strumming different arpeggios and melodies behind her voice with the occasional cymbal crash providing really intense drama.

The wife of the drunk--


Revenge of the cribs--

Peter Schickele and Joan Baez - Silent Running OST 1971

I wanted to share this record because the movie is one of my favourites from the seventies with its completely implausible attempt by caretaker Bruce Dern to save earth's biosphere on a large spaceship heading out to nowhere... the combination of beautiful 2001-like special effects and achingly idealistic earth-day ecology is unmistakably seventies. Two really remarkable songs were included in this soundtrack, which was composed by Peter Schickele, sung by Joan Baez, "Rejoice in the Sun" and the title track, "Silent Running" -- the latter in particular really deserves to be played on satellite radio, it's a lost masterpiece without doubt. It features a really odd chord progression (F - A minor - E min - G - C - B min - D - F sharp min - A7 - D) and a very melancholy A minor slow refrain about weeping over the death of the earth.
"Earth between my toes, and a flower in my hair,
that's what I was wearing when we lay
among the ferns...
Earth between my toes, and a flower I will wear
when he returns..."

Ouch! those painfully innocent 70s!!!
(Btw when is the last time you saw ferns except in a botanical garden? And yet I recall my mom picking fiddleheads in our childhood backyard when we were very small, for us to eat.)

Most of the remainder of the album is typical orchestral soundtrack music, quite well composed... what a shame he spent so much time on a score that is completely lost to all human CN-VIII auditory nerves, with a couple of noticeable tracks: "Drifting" with its few progressive rock moves.

Let's not even consider the probability that a large spaceship could transport an intact biosphere (remember the biosphere 2 experiment?) through outer space with its deadly cosmic rays and the anachronistic consequent naivete in exploring the topic, and just enjoy the beauty of these compositions...

Rejoice in the sun


Silent Running

Trance●Form "Stranger In The Same Land" (USA,1982,Symphonic prog)

Trance●Form "Stranger In The Same Land" (USA,1982,Symphonic prog)

 This is an obscure USA sympho prog gem.
To the lovers of YES,GENESIS,GG,Hackett,Camel.






SideA
1.Wonderous Woman(3:38)
2.Within You(4:52)
3.Please Wave To Me(7:13)
4.Disconnected(5:12)

SideB
1.Shining On(3:26)
2.The Way She Dances(3:58)
3.Petrushka(3:22)
4.Stranger In The Same Land(10:34)


(members)
Bob McPeek.....Acoustic Guitars, 12-string Guitars, Electric Guitars, Bass, Synthesizers, Vocals, Miscellaneous Noises ,Concoctions

George Tortorelli......Bass, Vocals, Recorders, Bamboo Flutes, Shruti Box,Tablas, Drone Awareness,Guitars, Mandolin,

Ralph Gray.....Drums, Percussion, Tablas,Patience

Ric Kaestner........Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Bowed Psaltry,More Vocals,Tape Effects,Autoharp, Synthesizers,Giggles

Dave Smadbeck......Piano, Synthesizers,Sparks

Paul Pavelka.....Chief Engineer,Production Guidance,Erased Mouth Harp

Recorded at: Mirror Image Recording, Gainesville, Fla.
Mastered at: Criteria Studios,Miami

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

Within You

OLIVE (1976.heavy sympho prog,Japan)

OLIVE (1976.heavy sympho prog,Japan)

About one month ago,my dear friend ,Isabel uploaded legendary Japanese prog "OLIVE".

After that,I borrowed the original LP from my friend.

The most surprising fact is  tracks' name and order of the album is partly different from Isabel's file.

Maybe ,Isabel got it from someone,so she didn't notice that it is the wrong order.

I ripped from the original LP ,so enjoy it again ,prog friends all over the world !!!!!!
Without Isabel's devotion to prog and effort,I couldn't reach here.Thanks a million....(^^

(members)
大塚敬子　vo
中野渡正光　read guitar & vo

(guest players)
石嶋利和　g & vo
川村一森　ds
萩野溙 　b
宮沢謙　key

Side one
1.ピエロ (5:29)　lyric・大塚敬子　music・中野渡正光
2.伝説 (7:55)　lyric・石嶋利和　music・中野渡＆石嶋
3.黒の魅惑 (4:11)　lyric・渡辺哲夫　music・石嶋
4.時は風のように (7:30)　lyric・大塚　music・石嶋＆大塚

Side two
1.魔奏曲 (10:00)　lyric・大塚　music・中野渡
2.オリーブ (4:55)　lyric・olive
3.遺書 (8:53)　lyric・石嶋＆大塚　music・中野渡
4.蜃気楼 (7:13)　music・中野渡

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

Elastic Rock Band - Faruk's Traum 1980 (Germany)

Here is another long-lost jazz-rock from Germany; despite the band name, this is definitely typical 70s fusion jazz-rock. First check out the outrageously humorous cover art of a dog wearing snoopy-style aviator sunglasses, as if he was undergoing a bizarre misfit experiment in abnormal animal psychology involving elucidating the dreams of canines under the influence of-- progressive jazz?
I don't understand why this style is so reviled today and so utterly abandoned, those of us who love music will understand how our art is like plato's world of ideals offering a release from the incessant wheel of suffering into a universe of perfection that is attainable and usual with the help of headphones and a record such as this.

Though it's described as average by many in the community even an average from this period is pretty good music. And this is almost to the level of the incomparable Missus Beastly (in my opinion!). To me standouts are Glolock's Dance with its definite National Health chord changes and Hopperesque bass soloing, the ensuing title track with its very Chick Corea keyboard patterns moving to acoustic piano then again electrified, and the first 2 tracks on the second side. Notice in particular how well composed these progressions and patterns are as compared to the average fusion record.

On "Point of View" we have that heavenly breeze of space-synth sound performing arabesques above a guitar melody. Suddenly a minor chord appears, out of the blue as if a shadow. "Fur Carlos" uses the same keyboard as Carol Ann from Soft machine 7 (or is it 6), the almost pure tonal bliss of outgoing spacecrafts to Plato's world of perfection and ideal forms, for me. An interesting part of this track is the riveting chords being rapidly and gently strummed on electric guitar behind the melody. (That fast beat under slow melody combo has been overused to death in tv soundtracks to convey an aura of mysterious suspense.) Later the track moves into traditional and overdone jazz rock territory. At least the first minute of this one is worth listening to!

Hope you can enjoy this lost lost classic of the genre. Credit for this particular rip to master Shige.

TRACKS:
1 Sommertag
2 Für J.H.
3 Gloloks Dance
4 Faruks Traum
5 Point of View
6 Für Carlos
7 Unsere Altbauwohnung

MUSICIANS:
Fahr, Wolfgang (1) (electric guitar, ovation guitar)
Grünwald, Alex (2) (keyboards) Munju
Krüger, Mathias (2) (electric bass, percussion) Schittenhelm, Julius
Zelinka, Jan (3) (drums, gong, timbales) Missus Beastly; Schittenhelm, Julius

Guests:
Zadlo, Leczek (4) (soprano & tenor saxophone (1, 6, 7)) Anima; Music Community; Sunbirds

Gloclock's Dance:



Point of View:

Freeport - Alternating Current and Duanelessness (Germany)

An absolutely stunning discovery by the mighty and incomparable osurec, apologies for the side-long rip (perhaps we can ask our master shige to divide and conquer this one except I hesitate knowing he is overloaded with his work).

Barebones description on rateyourmusic:
Formed 1977, Germany Members Michael Berger (keyboards), Michael Sievert (tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone), Manni Naumann (drums), Jens Ahlers (drums)

I find the first album, with the odd title of Duanelessness (1980), to be superior in composition, and more accessible. The pianist reminds a lot of the incomparable W. Dauner (he is comparable this one time). The second album, AC (1983), is more free, more improvised, and more atonal in melody, similar to the inconstant sol albums for those who are familiar with the blog. We are in the tradition of European acoustic jazz with a high energy dynamic almost to the point of fusion.

Beausoleil Broussard - Le mitan du siecle qui s'en vient... 1979

Long long ago this very website introduced us to a remarkably unknown french-canadian folk band called Beausoleil Broussard, hailing from the east coast of Canada in the form of a compilation album. Now we are going to cover the original discography of this long-lost band, that stands comparison favourably to quebecois artists Connivence, L'engoulevent, or ontarians CANO. I'm sure I'm not the only one who prefers the warm full and harmonious sound of vinyl records over the remastered cd, especially in a case like this where some lost tracks, often very well composed, inevitably were left off the compilation. The band's name can be discovered from wikipedia.

"Joseph Gaurhept Broussard (1702–1765), also known as Beausoleil, was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a resistance movement against the forced Expulsion of the Acadians. In 1765, After the loss of Acadia to the British, he eventually led the first group of Acadians to southern Louisiana in present-day United States."

Of course this tells us this foursome hails from Acadia. The title of the disc means (in slang) "the middle of the century that's coming". I return to the same themes in each post, this music does not deserve to be forgotten, it could be played on 70s rock stations with the best of them, and always make sure to check out the album covers, in this case a gorgeous photograph of a girl looking through binoculars to the side, with a beach in the background. This is their last album and probably the most successfully and professionally composed. The first two will be coming shortly. Note the back of the album with its hilarious facial hair, and the female singer (Isabelle Roy, who has an amazing sparklingly clear and vibrato-strong voice) with the pippy longstocking hair. I can't help but laugh when I look at these old portraits.

Like the 2 aforementioned (Connivence and L'engoulevent) and Les Seguins, this album mixes jigs and trad. folk music with a lot of more progressive, sometimes classical elements, the last track in particular features a symphony orchestra backing. A very characteristic mix for the seventies as we all know.

A stand-out track on the first side is "Squall" (as in wind) which discusses loneliness in relationships.
"One is never as alone as when one is sleeping with one's lover.
One is never so vague as in the middle of the night."
The soprano sax at the intro and throughout clearly states its melancholy case with its swooping figures moving through E minor. The last track on side A, title track, is a masterpiece of progressive folk, an equal to the L'engoulevent album without a doubt with its chamber elements, its chanted folk refrain. I am not sure what the song is about, it discusses traveling to the ocean, to the rivers, nostalgia or foreboding, it's not clear.
Ignore the bizarre annoying dialectical (materialist?) talk on the fourth track's first minute to note the instrumental gigue which follows : it passes bizarrely from G major to B flat minor then E flat, an astonishing modulation for a folk record!

On side two we have three standout compositions, "Enfantaisie" which is a very gentle instrumental acoustic guitar lullaby-like piece again with some very interesting chord progressions, and the last two tracks. "La fuite en avant", meaning, fleeing towards, is a basically an evocative poem, mysteriously suggestive, sounds to me again like a relationship gone bad song.
"On the third day of the full moon
The night on purpose went full straight
Woke up late, woke up in remorse,
Stayed close to the walls to not be seen..."
How nice to see bona-fide poetry behind this music!
It's astonishing how singer Isabelle Roy hits those high E notes with a superlative vibrato, almost operatically pure and powerful.

The last track is the composed orchestral piece, "Tourterelles tristes" (sad turtledoves). Highly reminiscent of the instrumental Connivence pieces from their magnificent three albums, this song suggests again what potential the combination of classical music, rock, and folk can achieve in a synthesis that takes music farther than it ever went before or since, a perfect synergy where the whole is so much more than the parts. Sadly this track was left off the compilation cds.

Anyone with much info on the band will be welcome to add something in the comments, it's difficult to find online due to the (relative) commonness of the band's namesake. And stay tuned for more from the same act.

8. Enfantaisie...
9. La fuite en avant...

Georg Lawall Orexis Live 1981

Long time ago this very website introduced me to the incredible Orexis via the albums Inspiration and Reflection. To me here is a genre that is truly lost: progressive ethnic folk, not just simply composed, but filled with the complex european synthesis of classical composition on a background of folk instruments. This group is the brainchild of german guitarist George Lawall, who is responsible for most of the composition and (obviously) plays all guitars, as well as the sitar on some tracks. He is accompanied by flautist Knut Rossler and 2 percussionists. Amazingly Orexis produced something like 6 albums, including the self-titled debut, Inspiration and reflection, a spanish suite, communication, and this live album which has an absolutely fantastic sound quality for a live. As far as I know all these albums are lost to history except for a few vinyls here and there and the resurrection via internet and mp3 of the recordings we have tried to preserve on this website.

Please check out the other 2 posted albums if you don't know them already.

From discographies:
Profile: German world music crossover band, founded in 1975 by Georg Lawall and Gert Kilian, joined by various musicians for 8 albums until 1986. They received the German 'Artist of the Year' award for their first album in 1978 in the category 'newcomer band'.
Members (at different times): Büdi Siebert, Erik Erker, Georg Lawall, Gert Kilian, Joe Koinzer, Knut Rössler, Trilok Gurtu, Willi Kappich, Wolfgang Lauer

Link for wav and mp3 up later tonite

Credits:
Artwork By [Cover] – Georg Lawall
Artwork By [Layout] – Jeanette Fink
Engineer – Alex Mitchell (3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Achim Bosch
Flute, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Knut Rössler
Photography – Roland Michalsky
Producer – Günter Marek
Producer, Composed By, Guitar, Sitar, Idiophone [Balafon], Percussion, Voice – Georg Lawall
Tabla, Bongos, Gong, Percussion, Flute – Dieter "Dizzy" Pandtle*
Xylophone, Idiophone [Balafon], Percussion, Voice – Gert "Medronho" Kilian*

Roses for Moses...
Fingerstyle...

Tales of the Electric Pong Orchestra 1977

A very interesting description, full of info, was found on amazon.com of all places. I've included it below. This album is from the incomparable and unforgettable osurec via master shige. I pray like the cargo cults of new guinea we will see osurec's return. For those who don't know, the cargo cults occurred when hunter-gatherers on first contact with europeans flying in on airplanes to remote jungle regions brought with them such sensational technology as rifles, radios, telephones, etc. The stone age people thought these were literally sons of gods who flew with wings and worshipped them, even turning the landing strips of their planes into temple and holy areas. Every day they prayed the white gods would return with their magical 'cargo'....

This album I personally found quite interesting due to its compositional quality. The first side is the standout, opening with the ten-minute tales of the electric pong. It starts with typical 70s funky fusion stuff but a well-composed trumpet passage then brings in a fugue-like passage, before the energy heats up again, for a third part that reminds of soft machine's rubber riff period. The last part is an almost atonal schoenberg or stravinsky composition similar to the most adventurous egg compositions with clarinet, english horn, flute. On second listen, I find the second side definitely somewhat dull in its average funk-jazz level. Here is the review:

By Scott Blackerby (Reston, Virginia) (REAL NAME)
Pelican Records was an offshoot of the California-based Baby Grand label. Apparently one of those mid-1970s tax scam enterprises, the Baby Grand/Pelican catalog's quite large, though there are big gaps in the documented catalog.

Written and produced by Dennis Dreith (Ronald Fair serving as executive producer), this is nothing but speculation on my part, but my guess is that 1977's "Tales of the Electric Pong" reflected material Dreith had previously written and recorded for various television and movie projects. Pelican somehow got access to the results, repackaging it as a quickie tax dodge release. Given Dreith's musical background, that might not be a major stretch. He started his professional musical career in the mid-1960s working as an arranger and ghost writer for Hanna Barbera cartoons. That led to composing and orchestrating scores for television films and motion pictures such as Howard the Duck, The Shadow, Purple People Eater, The Punisher, etc. Whatever the story, musically the album featured a collection of throwaway atmospheric instrumentals - I've heard stuff like this referred to as incidental music, that bounced all over the genre map including experimental, funk. jazz-rock fusion, and easy listening moves. Nothing here was going to change you world, but then that was the intent.

- Most of the first side was taken up by the instrumental 'Tales of the Electric Pong'. A three part instrumental suite, 'Tales', 'Interlude' and 'Three' sounded like a cross between Booker T. & the MGs and something that might have been penned for the soundtrack for a cheapy television detective series. Course that only made sense given Dreith's extensive background in television and films. Needless to say, the Booker T. segments sounded a lot better than the television soundtrack segments. rating: ** stars
- Well, say what you will about this album, but the instrumental 'Trio for Alto Flute, English Horn, & Bass Clarinet' was an apt description of the tune ... Very experimental and somewhat atonal, it's almost guaranteed to send rock fans running for the door in a hurry. rating: * star
- Giving credit where due, side two's 'Karuna' exhibited a nice jazz-rock guitar solo and a touch of funk in the mix, but still retained that distinctive television soundtrack feel - easy to imagine the main character detective strolling along a beach thinking about his case ... rating: *** stars
- Another truth-in-advertising cut kicked along by a slinky melody and some of the cheesiest synthesizers you'll ever hear 'Southern Slink' was probably the standout performance. rating: *** stars
- Another synthesizer-propelled number, 'Nrujo' was the kind of jazz-rock fusion background piece you would have heard in a happening 1970s restaurant. rating: ** stars

"Tales of the Electric Pong" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) Tales of the Electric Pong (instrumental) (Dennis Dreith)
i.) Tales (instrumental) - 6:04
ii.) Interlude (instrumental) - 1:14
iii.) Three (instrumental) - 4:27
2.) Trio for Alto Flute, English Horn, & Bass Clarinet (instrumental) (Dennis Dreith) - 1:21

(side 2)
1.) Karuna (instrumental) - 5:53 (Dennis Dreith) - 5:53
2.) Southern Slink (instrumental) - 3:01 (Dennis Dreith) - 3:01
3.) Nrujo (instrumental) - 3:11 (Dennis Dreith) - 3:11

A1...
A2...

Hill Andon "PAGE☆ONE" (1974,Japan,Folk ,Psych)

This is an obscure legendary Japanese folk album in 1974.

I can UL and enjoy with all of you thanks to one of my mates,Fusionaut.

He leaves the following comment.

"....This is a folk-rock/folk-psych album and has some nice fuzz guitar soloing weaving in and out on some tracks, and the atmosphere's not bad, so it's certainly worth a listen or two, and likely of greater interest to those predisposed to this sort of thing."

The file includes scans of  cover ,obi,and insert sheet.

Side A

1.伽藍堂　garandou :lead vocal by Ieda.

means emptiness

2.寒い夏　samui natsu :lv by Miyama.
means cold summer
3.吸血鬼の歌　kyuuketuki no uta :lv by Ieda
means vampire's song
4.五月　gogatsu :lv by Ieda & Shimamura
means May
5.影　kage :lv by Miyama
means shadow

Side B
1.風まかせ　kaze makase :lv by Ieda

means As the wind likes

2.二月にて　nigatsu nite :lv by Ieda

means in February

3.何かが　nanikaga :lv by Yabe

means something

4.ささやき　sasayaki :lv by Ieda

means whisper

(members)

家田和則　Kazunori Ieda.....vo ,eg,ag,eb

島村英彦　Hidehiko Shimamura.....vo,eg,ag,p

深山光一　Kouichi Miyama......vo.ag

矢部武司　Takeshi Yabe.....vo,ag,eb

岩井正明 Masaaki Iwai....vo,ds

nanikaga

Band Aide "宇宙循環”(Japan,1978,ex-Flower Travellin' Band)

Band Aide  "宇宙循環”(Japan,1978,ex-Flower Travellin' Band)

宇宙循環  Uchuu Junkan.............means "Cyclic Universe"

Flower Travellin' Band disbanded on July in 1973.

Later,  Hideki Ishima (G) made this project "Band Aide" with Nobuhiko Shinohara (key) and released this sole album "宇宙循環" in 1978 .

Nobuhiko Shinohara officially joined Flower Travellin' Band  in 2008. (The band was regrouped to tour.)
This album is the concept album.The theme is "Outer Space".I believe prog fans can enjoy it a lot.

篠原信彦
Nobuhiko Shinohara
Keyboard,Chorus,Gloken,Recorder

石間秀機
Hideki Ishima
EG,Sitar,Keyboard,Chorus

相良宗男
Muneo Sagara
Drums

秋元良一
Ryoichi Arimoto
EB

Shibaoka
Perc.

T.Muraoka
T Sax,Shinobue

Takesan
Strings

Side 1
1.宇宙循環　OUT-PUT ....Cycric Universe out-put
Hideki Ishima,Nobuhiko Shinohara
2.GⅠ型恒星、ＧⅡ型恒星 ....ＧⅠtyped fixed star,ＧⅡtyped fixed star
Ryoichi Akimoto,Muneo Sagara
3.スター・ウォーズ ....Star Wars
John Williams
4.3PO.R-2,D2
HI,NS
5.SYURARI-MOPP
HI,NS
6.ABISURI-TAVERN
HI,NS
7.6TH. AUGUST.B.C.5001
HI,NS
8.OVER-LAP
HI,NS

Side 2
1.FLYING OBJECT
HI,NS
2.発見 ...discovery
HI,NS
3.未知との遭遇 ....Close Encounters of the Third Kind (the movie in 1977)
John williams
4.ANGEL-DUSTS
HI,NS
5.xxxx(MESSAGE)
HI,NS
6.26% MORE
HI,NS
7.接触 ....contact
HI,NS
8.宇宙循環 IN-PUT ....Cycric Universe
HI,NS

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

6th ,August,B.C. 5001(remixed mp3 version)



　

Fumanzoku (1974,Japan,folk,HR,psych)

Fumanzoku (1974,Japan,folk,HR,psych)

不満族　『不満足』（1974) Fumanzoku "fumanzoku"

Legendary Japanese folk,HR,psych album.

Band's name.......不満族　.....Discontent People
Album title .......『不満足』 .....Unsatisfaction




Side Folk
１．鳥のロマンティック・バラード　4:03
tori　no romantic ballade .... Birds' Romantic Ballade
２．夜が明ける 4:04
yo ga akeru .....the new day breaks
３．風にふるえて 3:45
kaze ni furuete .....shivering against the wind
４．何処までも　何処までも 2:50
doko mademo doko mademo ....endless ,endless
５．悲しみの果てに 7:38
kanasimi no hate ni ...at the end of the sorrow

Side Rock
１．私生児 Rock 3:45
shiseiji Rock ....Rock of child born outside of marriage
２．風化一族 4:17
fuuka ichizoku ... weathered people
３．六月のユートピア 5:59
rokugatu no utopia....Utopia in June
４．消えゆくままに　流るるままに 8:39
kieyuku mama ni nagaruru mama ni.....dissappearing,floating
５．俺の涙は 1:40
ore no namida ha .....My tears are

(members)
大前幸夫 Yukio Ohmae eb,vo
新田弘三 Kohzoh Nitta　eg
丸山ルミ Rumi Maruyama (female)　ep
内海謙次 Kenji Utsumi　fg,eg,chorus
新谷弘充 hiromitsu Shintani　ds
沼津宏哉 Hiroya Numazu　eg,
chorus
大島時宗、平野貴子、三島章、松口春子、安田美代子、内田薫

ripped from original LP.

Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)
sound engine .....PC software to change the sound quality of WAVE files.

kanashimi no hate ni (mixed mp3 version)

Olive - "Olive" {Japan} [1976]

members

. 大塚敬子 Keiko Ohtsuka (vocals)
. 中野渡　正光 Masamitsu Nakanowatari (guitar)
. 石嶋利和 Toshikazu Ishijima (guitar)
. 萩野　潔 kiyoshi Hagono (bass)
. 川村一森 Kazumori Kawamura (drums)
. 宮澤　謙 Ken Miyazawa (keyboards)




side Ａ
１．ピエロ pierrot
２．伝説 densetsu....means legend
３．黒の魅惑 kuro no miwaku...means enchanted black
４．時は風のように toki ha kaze no youni ....means time passes like the wind
side Ｂ
１．魔奏曲 masoukyoku....meaans music played by the devil
２．オリーブ olive
３．遺書 isho... means testament
４．蜃気楼 shinkirou...means mirage

A1...
A2...
A3...
B4...

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Moravagine (Fra 1975)

Typical french jazz-rock progressive in the mid-70s style, by this I mean featuring highly professional playing, progressive elements a la transit express, potemkine, speed limit, Noetra, Neo, etc., almost in the light magma-derivative style (but not zeuhl) perhaps like Joel Dugrenot or L. Thibeault. Every song features instrumental flute melodic jazz, sometimes more overtly american styled as in the Dave Brubeck-like song Culbuto, sometimes with the inevitable (for this time) hispanic influence as in usted de poisson, and as usual we hear quite a great deal of classical music education, I think particularly of the second track's piano opener, with its splashy piano solo full of scriabinesque atonality and waterfall notes.
On closer exam I'd go so far as to say this album is average compositionally, with the exception of the long first-side track where we take a musical trip to galaxy Andromeda (or constellation andromeda?). Starting with the aforementioned piano intro we hear a wonderfully unusual flute melody in E minor which transcends oddly into different keys, throwing in an unexpected F natural, evoking obviously the spacey aspects. We progress to a very interesting acoustic bass solo (they don't usually get very interesting) before moving into more composed chord changes, modulations, reminding me of the long track on Abraxis (Valse de la mort) before a flute and oboe serial melody closes out the space trip.
I hope you enjoy this completely lost slice of french music. I take it the name, in case you're wondering, comes from an early 20th century novel by Blaise Cendrars. Anyone who read the book who reads this, please comment. Here is the amazon review:

"At once truly appalling and appallingly funny, Blaise Cendrars's Moravagine bears comparison with Naked Lunch—except that it's a lot more entertaining to read. Heir to an immense aristocratic fortune, mental and physical mutant Moravagine is a monster, a man in pursuit of a theorem that will justify his every desire. Released from a hospital for the criminally insane by his starstruck psychiatrist (the narrator of the book), who foresees a companionship in crime that will also be an unprecedented scientific collaboration, Moravagine travels from Moscow to San Antonio to deepest Amazonia, engaged in schemes and scams as, among other things, terrorist, speculator, gold prospector, and pilot. He also enjoys a busy sideline in rape and murder. At last, the two friends return to Europe—just in time for World War I, when "the whole world was doing a Moravagine.'"


Andromeda...
Culbuto...

Red - "Red" {UK} [1983]

Recorded in approx 1982 - 82 and finally released in 1983. The album took a long time to get released on Jigsaw records, by which time the band had effectively split and we were all doing other things.
We were all influened by the jazz rock movement at the time, hence the crazy tempos and the sound of musicians finding their feet and developing a style.
The line up on the album (on vinyl) was: Dennis Fitzgibbons - guitar and songs, Jerry Soffe - bass, Mark Ambler - keyboards, David Holmes - percussion and Frank Hockney on drums. We reformed in 83ish with Phil Bastow on keyboards but the band didn't do much more after a second album was delayed and delayed. The track on the juke box is called Tonights the Note. http://frankhockney.co.uk/page4.htm

This was released amongst all the other New Wave of British Progressive Rock albums (now known as Neo Prog). But Red were nothing like IQ, Twelfth Night, Marillion, Haze, etc... nor were they like mid period King Crimson ala their name. Nope, this is a very strong instrumental fusion oriented album, with some early 80s keyboard sounds. What separates this album from the pack is the ferocious guitar playing, and the outstanding melodies. I bought this on LP in London when it came out, and it's still one of my favorites. http://cdreissuewishlist.blogspot.com/search/label/Red

- Dennis Fitzgibbons - guitar and songs
- Jerry Soffe - bass
- Mark Ambler - keyboards
- David Holmes - percussion
- Frank Hockney - drums
- Phil Bastow - keyboards

A1 Stiff Collar
A2 Self-Indulgent Noise
A3 Cool And Unapproachable
A4 Daft Tench Swims Backwards
B1 Turbo-Tortoise
B2 Kraval
B3 Lost For Words
B4 Tonight's The Note

Thanks to Fusionaut :o)

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Window - "The Empyreal Ballet" {USA} [1978]

So here's one I've been wanting to post about forever. I had a cassette of it from long ago, but without info. Usually a simple Google search will find me an album cover and other data. Except in this case, it was as if the album didn't exist. I couldn't find anything about it anywhere. I asked Midwest Mike, The Alaskan Connection and others, but no one seemed to know anything about it. When that happens, I begin to question the tape markings. Was it mislabeled? Was it ever actually released? Did I get a demo album way back when?

Then, about 2 weeks ago, I received a note out of the blue asking if I was interested in knowing more about the album (it's in the main list and I was asking for info). Of course I said yes! But that trail seemed to go cold as I never heard back - until today, but he had already sold it! On a whim, I decided to Google it again - and lo and behold - there it was, sold on ebay just 3 days ago! So I have to figure it was the same gentleman. That's pure speculation, but whatever, the ebay auction had photos and some info! So thank you to the ebay seller (blind-boy-records) - and if it's the same person who contacted me - thanks again!

So it appears Window are a San Francisco / Bay Area based group, and they released this one very good progressive rock album. Honestly, I was certain I was going to find out the band were from Illinois or Missouri, because it does indeed have that Midwest progressive rock sound, especially apparent in the vocal sections. The mix of complex progressive rock, piano jazz-rock and AOR FM radio ambition only cements the comparison. Excellent electric / acoustic guitar work, flute, tuned percussion, with a horn section and complex rhythms is what you'll find on "Empyreal Ballet". Curiously for a band of its type, there are no keyboards (beyond the piano of course). http://cdreissuewishlist.blogspot.com/2011/09/window-usa.html

A1 The News
A2 Danche Through the Storm
A3 Phantom
A4 The Empyreal Ballet
B1 Nightwatch
B2 Peter Gunn on Mars
B3 Blue Space
B4 Like It or Not

Thanks to Osurec (album) and Tom (review) :o)

Nightwatch...

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Serpentine - "In the Grass" {Netherlands} (1970)

Rock group from 't Gooi, launched in 1967. The first line-up lasted until 1969 and consisted of: Peter van der Sande (v, g, ex-Sexton Five, Highschool Five, Smokey and Kingbees), Rob Morel (b, ex-Dean Allen Set), Ralf Dragstra (o, p, trb, ex-Dean Allen Set), Bob de Laat (s, ex-Dean Allen Set), Patrick Verboom (tr), Frank van Tijn (v, dr, to OPMC) and Dick Pels (g, ex-Guardians, to Dean Allen Set). In 1969, Peter left the group temporarily. Serpentine started accompanying Amos Tamela (ex-Mustang Soul) and Sandra Reemer.

Peter then recorded a single for Polydor with his new group Blech, featuring: Fije Jasky (dr), Ton Jasky (b), Theo Andriessen (p), Ad le Conte (o). Nevertheless, the single was released under the name Serpentine, because Peter had soon returned to his old band. The line-up was then narrowed down to: Peter van der Sande (v, b), Onno Lopulalan (g), Frank van Tijn (v, dr) and Ralf Dragstra (o, p). Band members also did a lot of session work - for California License, Big Boy & Bouncers and OPMC, amongst others. On account of legal reasons, later records were released under the moniker Apartment One. Serpentine fell apart in 1970; Peter joined Focus. http://www.alexgitlin.com/roekwilliams.htm

A1. Tell me Some More
A2. The Doctor Said
A3. Gymnastics in the Morning
A4. Belinda Tomorrow
A5. Wake Up (It's a New Day)
A6. I've Only Got Myself
B1. Powerful Jim
B2. Love is Turning Me On
B3. Instant Alison
B4. Hey Dreamer
B5. One Legged William
B6. Big Man

- Bob de Laat (saxophone, 1967-69)
- Dick Pels (guitar, 1967-69)
- Frank van Tijn (drums, vocals)
- Patrick Verboom (trumpet, 1967-69)
- Peter van der Sande (vocals, guitar, cello, organ, bass, 1967-69, 1969-72)
- Ralf Dragstra (keyboards, trombone)
- Rob Morel (bass, 1967-69)
- Onny Lopulalan (guitar, 1969-72)

Tell me Some More...
Instant Alison...

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Vårsøg - "Vårsøg" {Norway} [1977]

Norwegian folk rock / pop group.
Sommerro started a pop group called the Tramps in 1963 or 1964, they changed name to Mad Movies and later to Vårsøg in 1976 and disbanded in 1980.
The Melody Vårsøg from their first album is often used in funerals in Norway.
http://www.discogs.com/artist/V%C3%A5rs%C3%B8g

- Henning Sommerro (vocals, keyboards)
- Knut Blekken (bass)
- Johnny Gausemel (drums)

A1 Vårsøg 3:14
A2 Bruramarsj 1:48
A3 Storstangvikgjellingen 1:40
A4 Brudlaupsvise 2:20
A5 Klavakonas marsj 1:15
A6 Ein under altet 2:04
A7 Ka ska æ gjerra 2:22
A8 Tjeka tjeka på kalveknok 0:50
B1 No vil vi søng 0:34
B2 Nedpå Moå 3:04
B3 Nordmørsminne 2:17
B4 Fram kom ein skreddar 1:30
B5 Gravøl e Merradala 3:12
B6 Julverset 1:34
B7 Dans dans dans dele 0:39
B8 De er trygge til jul i Sauda 2:46

Vårsøg...
Fram kom ein skreddar...

Thanks to Hallo! :o)

This Oneness "Surprize" (USA,1975,)

This Oneness, aka "Goldstreet" The Minnesota based Jazz-Fusion-Rock "This Oneness" musicians consisted of Greg Inhofer, Dale Strength, (both from the band Pepper Fog), Robyn Lee, Doug Nelson, and Bernie Pershey, formerly of White Lightning. John Ebert was Sound Engineer with his owner-operator miniature "Wall of Sound" equipment. In the 1960s and 1970s, "pepper fog" was an aerial spray dispersed from helicopters over anti-war demonstrations that would make you eyes water, and I presume that is the inspiration for that bands name. This Oneness musical styles covered Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire and Chick Corea's "Return To Forever" Hymn of the Seventh Galaxy album (and was the opening act for Chick on the east coast once). This Oneness group also backed Olivia-Newton-John on her road tours in America from May 1974 through 1975, also appearing on the NBC Mar. 7th 1975 "Midnite Special" broadcast. The May 1974 midwestern colleges tour managed by Variety Theater International were Olivia's first American stage appearances. These very enthusiastic audience turnouts convinced everyone to go forward with her future musical endeavors in America. These early tours included one show at the 1975 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand racetrack stage to a record audience. The group played Harrah's South Shore Room at Lake Tahoe Nov. 6, 1975. While in town, William B. Harrah had the group out for a day trip on the lake in his 33 foot Chris Craft run-about outfitted with two 12 cylinder aircraft engines capable of a peak speed of 55 mph. In 1976 This Oneness desired to return their focus to writing and producing their "Surprize" album and work on promotion of the group once again. Leaving Olivia was not an easy emotional decision for the band to make. The band wrote "Song For Olivia" in parting. (This commentary was written by my dear friend,isabel)

more... http://minnewiki.publicradio.org/index.php/This_Oneness

Side 1
1.You Can't Do That !(1:45)
2.Surprize(3:52)
   a.Lunar sunrise
   b.Overture
3.Please Let The Sunshine(5:36)
4.Song for Olivia(3:09)
5.In Out In Out(4:06)

Side 2
1.Radio Free Amerika(7:13)
2.Merging Diversions(8:44)
3.Surprize (Reprise)("NO" note)
4.Go In Peace(3:45)

Bernie Pershey:   drums,percussion,vocals,and lyrics
Douglas Nelson:   electric basses,vocals,and percussion

Dale Strength:   vocals,acoustic and electric guitars and percussion

Greg Inhofer:   vocals,electronic and acoustic pianos,six and twelve string guitars,and percussion 

Robyn Lee:   flute,saxophone,organ,synthesizer,and vocals


Merging Diversions


ripped from original LP.
Equipments I used are....
turntable....DENON DP-47F
CD recorder....Pioneer PDR-D5
phono equalizer...ONKYO PE-155
stereo graphic qualizer....Technics SH-8075
sazanami......scratch noise remover(PC software)

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Canzoniere Del Lazio - "Spirito Bono" {Italy} [1975]

Canzoniere del Lazio were formed in Rome in 1972 and they are considered as one of the most important progressive folk bands in Italy during the seventies.

Their beginnings were strongly inspired by reworkings of central Italy traditional tunes based on a quartet of totally acoustic instrumentists. So their first album in 1973 ("Quando Nascesti Tune") which didn't have a particular success. Singer Sara Modigliani left after the album. more



a1. Ballo in Re (Festa)
a2. Ballu
b1. Morte di Pulcinella
b2. Coccodè

- Carlo Siliotto / violin, mandolin, tenor fluggelhorn and vocals
- Piero Avallone / drums, putipù and vocals
- Piero Brega / vocals, electric bass, acoustic guitar
- Luigi Cinque / soprano and tenor saxes, clarinet and piccolo
- Francesco Giannattasio/ percussions, organ, accordion, tenor sax and vocals
- Pasquale Minieri / electric and acoustic guitars, electric bass, contrabass and mandolin

Coccodè...

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