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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, Italian progressive rock | |||
| Label | Grog | |||
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Picchio dal Pozzo is the debut album by the Italian progressive rock band Picchio dal Pozzo, released in 1976.
The album was released on vinyl in 1976 by Grog Records, a record label founded by Aldo De Scalzi, the band's leader. It is a work in its own right in the panorama of Italian progressive, similar in some ways to the style of groups of such so-called Canterbury scene bands as Soft Machine and Gong. Dominated by keyboards and horns, accompanying vocals characterized by the surreal lyrics and unusual vocal effects.[1]
The album is dedicated to Robert Wyatt[2] and the opening track "Merta" closely follows the melodic line of Wyatt's "Sea Song" from his 1974 album Rock Bottom.
Track listing
- Side A ("Hay Fay")
1. "Merta
2. "Cocomelastico"
3. "Seppia"
3a. "Sottotitolo"
3b. "Frescofresco"
3c. "Rusf"
4. "Bofonchia"
- Side B ("Fay Hay")
5. "Napier"
6. "La floricultura di Tschincinnata"
7. "La bolla"
8. "Off"
Personnel
- Andrea Beccari — bass, horn, voice
- Aldo De Scalzi — keyboard, voice
- Paolo Griguolo — guitar, voice
- Giorgio Karaghiosoff — percussion
See also
Notes
- ↑ Martin, John N. "Picchio dal Pozzo: Picchio dal pozzo (1976)". classikrock.blogspot.it. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ Canterbury Archived 2008-05-21 at the Wayback Machine on Picchio dal Pozzo's official site