Before talking about Psichedelica, one of the many and rare library albums signed by Piero Umiliani, we must step back in time, until June 1968, when Umiliani was working on the score of \u201cSvezia Inferno e Paradiso\u201d (Sweden Heaven and Hell), one of the many collaborations between director Luigi Scattini and the Maestro. In fact, a large part of the music recorded for that movie, one of Umiliani\u2019s most popular works, would be later selected for this library release. Originally issued by the label Omicron, which pressed 200 copies, not even destined to be sold. Despite the title, a misleading \u201cPsichedelica\u201d, and a suitable colored cover, this LP walks \u2013 of course, one might say \u2013 along the lines of Scattini\u2019s film soundtrack, among beat outbursts, orchestral tracks and some references to the rock sound of the time, as can be heard in the second of the two versions of \u201cHippies\u201d.<\/p>\n
Those who know will remeber that \u201cPsichedelica\u201d contains the first version of Umiliani\u2019s most famous composition: \u201cMah-N\u00e0 Mah-N\u00e0\u201d, a track that will be a mixed blessing of his artistic life. Considered a filler and discarded from the soundtrack of \u201cSvezia Inferno e Paradiso\u201d, it was originally called \u201cViva la sauna svedese\u201d (featuring Alessandro Alessandroni and his wife Julia on vocals, as well as in \u201cBirra, Vermouth e Gin\u201d); it was then retitled and re-released in the US a few months later, achieving unprecedented success and even ending up in the charts; later known as \u2018The Muppet Show\u2019s song\u2019, it became almost immediately a world famous cult track, an authentic hallmark of Piero Umiliani\u2019s popular genius.<\/p>\n
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