Banco (album)
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Banco is a 1975 album by Italian progressive rock
band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
. The album was originally released on the Manticore Records
label launched by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
with whom the band shared a firm stylistic similarity. A lively and inventive collection of songs and instrumentals combining elements of classical chamber music, electronic rock and operatic song. Catalogue No. K53507, now available on CD.
Total running time approx 47 minutes 51 seconds
Mixed at Advision and Air Studios, London.
Engineers Martin Rushent
and Andy Hendricksen
Progressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso is an Italian rock band. A popular progressive rock band in the 1970s, they continued making music in the 1980s and 1990s...
. The album was originally released on the Manticore Records
Manticore Records
Manticore Records was the record label launched by Emerson, Lake & Palmer's production company Manticore in 1973. The manticore is featured in the artwork for the album Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, . Initially the label was jointly owned with Island Records, but that partnership was dissolved...
label launched by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also known as ELP, are an English progressive rock supergroup. They found success in the 1970s and sold over forty million albums and headlined large stadium concerts. The band consists of Keith Emerson , Greg Lake and Carl Palmer...
with whom the band shared a firm stylistic similarity. A lively and inventive collection of songs and instrumentals combining elements of classical chamber music, electronic rock and operatic song. Catalogue No. K53507, now available on CD.
Track listing
- Chorale - 2:30
- L'albero del pane - 4:45
- Metamorphosis - 14:45
- Outside - 7:42
- Leave me alone - 5:20
- Nothing's the same - 9:58
- Traccia II - 2:24
Personnel
- Pier Luigi Calderoni - Drums and Percussion
- Vittorio Nocenzi - Organ, Synthesizers, Electronic Strings
- Renato D'Angelo - Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Rodolfo Maltese - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Trumpet and Back Vocal
- Gianni Nocenzi - Grand Piano, Clarinet and Synthesizer
- Francesco DiGiacomo - Vocals
Total running time approx 47 minutes 51 seconds
Mixed at Advision and Air Studios, London.
Engineers Martin Rushent
Martin Rushent
Martin Rushent was an English record producer, best known for his work with The Human League, The Stranglers and The Buzzcocks.- Early life :Rushent was born on 11 July 1948 in Enfield, Middlesex. His father was a car salesman...
and Andy Hendricksen