FRANCO BATTIATO Clic LP 70's ITA PROG orig rare BLA BLA
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BATTIATO Clic Lp
ORIGINAL Gatefold Cover
booklet missing
BATTIATO BIOGRAPHY
An internationally known artist, Franco Battiato has been everything in his long career, from beat singer to avantgarde performer, producer, contemporary music composer.
His beginnings lay in the mid 60's, with many singles released with no particular success, the first two under his real name of Francesco. He had left the native Sicily (he was born in Jonia, near Catania in 1945) moving to Milan around 1965.
In 1970 after his collaboration with Osage Tribe (that he quit before their only album Arrowhead) he had a record deal with Bla Bla, releasing his first solo album in 1972.
Fetus, housed in a outrageous cover (reproducing a foetus) was definitely a prog album, but a very original one, with a minimalist sound mainly based on the use of a VCS3 synth, unusual lyrics, complex arrangements. Two tracks, Energia and Una cellula were also released as single.
Second album Pollution followed the same route, but the sound was a bit richer with a larger use of traditional rock instruments. A good concert activity led to Battiato being very popular as an alternative artist and Pollution even reached the Top Ten Italian chart.
These two albums are considered their best (and most musically accessible) from prog fans.
With third album, Sulle corde di Aries, the sound shifted toward a more avantgarde style, as in the long suite Sequenze e frequenze, but Aria e rivoluzione remains one of his best tracks from the first period.
Fourth album Clic was mainly instrumental, with just a single vocal track, No U turn, and it also had an English release on the prestigious Island label, though this album contains tracks originally included in Sulle corde di Aries and the Italian issue of Clic. His first solo album had also been recorded in an English version, entitled Foetus, but this was never released at the time and only appeared on CD recently.
With 1975's M.lle le gladiator we're in full avantgarde music, the album even contains a long church organ solo performance and is a very difficult listen. After the Bla Bla's demise the following releases up to 1978 were all in the same direction, with long instrumental piano or synth performances closer to contemporary music than to progressive.
1979 saw the first radical turn, with the new wave-inspired album L'era del cinghiale bianco that began a fruitful collaboration with violinist Giusto Pio. The album was a big hit and later works followed the same style, with very good arrangements and highly inspired and original lyrics. In the 2000's Battiato is still one of the leading figures in Italian music.
Condition:
Cover: Ex - (good shape but is "dirty") /
Record: Ex - (plays good...light background noise on silent part)
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