J.E.T. Fede Speranza Carita LP/Rare 1972 Prog/Ltd. 400
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J.E.T. 'Fede Speranza Carita' LP (Italy, AMS, Catalogue #AMS LP 027) Brand new/unplayed copy of special limited AMS label LP (edition of 400 copies only) of mega-rare Italian progressive rock album (with famous 'gimmix cover'), originally released in 1972. This AMS label edition replicates the original die-cut cover.
(NOTE: LIMITED EDITION OF 400 COPIES!)
'Jet (or J.E.T. as their name was usually written) were formed in Genova at the beginning of the '70s from a previous band of the same name that also included later members of another pop band, Ricchi e Poveri. Their first album, Fede Speranza Carita, released in 1972, derives from a radical turn in their musical style, to the then-popular progressive rock, and is a very good album, with strong hard rock influences and falsetto vocals but with nice use of organ and a solid rhythm section, as in the long 'Sinfonia Per Un Re' that sometimes reminds of New Trolls' multi-vocal parts and 'Il Prete Il Peccatore'. Fede Speranza Carita is a very rare album, and due to the small pressing and the delicate cover it's almost impossible to find mint copies. The gatefold cover has a cutout on the front for a thick glued-on shaped glass that's in the inner. This deluxe reissue is a faithful replica of the gorgeous original, limited to 400 copies and entirely handmade.'
'Released in a great gimmick cut-out cover, this album is eagerly hunted by collectors. The music is as impressive as the sleeve. Side one has two long tracks of intelligent heavy progressive rock but with the scope to transgress into more reflective moods. This is similar to early seventies New Trolls (both groups came from Genova) with the same falsetto backing vocals. Side two has more variety with excursions into folk, jazz and classical territory. Still this is an integrated work where "Sinfonia Per Un Re" restates the opening theme of the album in the title track. A very good album just short of being a classic. A second album was never completed, but J.E.T. recorded 5 singles from 1971 to 1973.'- Dag Erik Asbjornsen/Scented Gardens Of The Mind
Tracks on this LP are as follows:
- Fede Speranza Carita
- Il Prete Il Peccatore (Fede)
- C'e Chi Non Ha (Speranza)
- Sinfonia Per Un Re (Carita)
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