An enchanting 40 – year – long journey through the music and life of a group of youthful Italian “Prog – Rockers”.
The roaring beginnings of a wonderful musical season, their first concerts, Rimini 1973 and their long journey, whilst far from great floodlit stages, but always as protagonists, proudly threading their way out of the backlight and into the limelight, into a fascinating and multifaceted musical movement. A special on their Rock Opera, “Gerbrand”.
Their first international acknowledgements, their friendships with acclaimed peers from the Prog universe. Their concerts, the participation at illustrious events, anniversaries, dinners and after-dinner events, the gossip and the merrymaking sessions.
The tours and the travelling, recording studios and the appearances, tributes and praise. Even a gallery of vintage musical instruments.
This album contains more than 200 pages and many unpublished photos, pictures slicked with nostalgia of the 70’s, posters and early edition magazines.
It also features a long “novelized” tale full of famous guests, dedications and testimonies to the group’s success, as well as the birth of the first Fan Clubs.
The text is in Italian but translations in different languages will soon be available in a special section of the website www.capgroup.it
2 audio CDs with retrieved outtakes, bonus tracks, alternative mixes, special and limited editions, “other languages”, featuring a much valued “best of” from their 40-year-old artistic career, re-played using vintage instruments.
1 CD which includes an audio collection of extracts of their greatest live performances from the best festivals they ever took part in, both in Europe and in the USA.
Deserving great attention is the sacred sound of some splendid theatres and various live re-interpretations of well-known cover songs.
And as a “Special 40th Anniversary Gift” you will find 1 CD containing a completely re-mastered and unedited re-release of the “Special Anniversary Edition” of their “seminal” album …NEI GORGHI DEL TEMPO (= IN THE WHIRLPOOL OF TIME), which has been unavailable for more than 20 years. In addition, as a Bonus Track, you will find a superb piece from their Rock Opera “ Gerbrand” dating back to 1973.
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Un suggestivo viaggio lungo 40 anni vissuti attraverso gli occhi e le esperienze di musica e di vita di un gruppo di giovanissimi “PROG-ROCKERS” italiani.
I loro ruggenti inizi in una stagione meravigliosa, i primi concerti, Rimini 1973, il loro percorso lontano dalle grandi e luminose ribalte, ma sempre orgogliosi protagonisti, quasi in controluce, di un affascinantissimo e multiforme movimento musicale. Uno speciale su “Gerbrand” opera Rock.
I primi riconoscimenti internazionali, le amicizie coltivate con famosissimi colleghi dell’universo Prog, concerti, partecipazioni illustri, anniversari, cene e dopo-cene, indiscrezioni e bisbocce.
Tournè, viaggi, sale di registrazione, partecipazioni e tributi e una galleria di strumenti dell’epoca.
Un book con più di 200 pagine e foto inedite, immagini patinate di nostalgia seventies, manifesti e riviste d’annata, un lungo racconto “romanzato” con ospiti famosi, dediche e testimonianze, i primi Fans Club.
Testo in lingua italiana con traduzioni in multilingue presto disponibili in apposita sessione sul sito www.capgroup.it
Nr. 2 audio CD con il recupero di outtakes, bonus tracks, altenativ mix, special e limited edition, “other languages” compreso un prezioso “best of” del loro percorso quarantennale risuonato oggi con strumenti vintage.
Nr. 1 CD con una collezione audio dei migliori momenti live estratti dai più bei Festival cui hanno partecipato in Europa e negli USA.
E, inoltre, la sacralità del suono di alcuni splendidi teatri e diverse re-interpretazioni live di famosissime covers.
E quale “Special gift” del 40° Anniversario nr. 1 CD con la riedizione integrale rimasterizzata “Special Anniversary Edition” del loro album “seminale” ….NEI GORGHI DEL TEMPO irreperibile da quasi 20 anni con, in aggiunta, quale Bonus Track, uno splendido brano dall’opera rock “Gerbrand” del 1973.
