BATTIATO Fetus LP Orig 70s ITA Prog TOP RARE

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Nov 2, 2009 Sold Date

Oct 24, 2009 Start Date

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BATTIATO Fetus Lp

TOP RARE 70s Italian Progressive Rock album!!

+ inner sleeve with lyrics

gatefold laminated cover in TOP CONDITION!

released on BLA BLA RECORDS cat. BBXL 10001 year 1971

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.

All the Bla Bla albums are much collectible and have become increasingly more expensive during the years, but they're still not impossible to find.

Some copies of Fetus (like some Bla Bla singles) had a yellow Billboard sticker. Allegedly some promotional copies came on blue vinyl and contained an info folder.
Two different versions of the Fetus, cover exist, the only difference being a small writing "Reparto Tipolitografico CBS-SUGAR" on back, just under the Messaggerie Musicali distribution credit.
The first two albums had laminated cover, Sulle corde di Aries had a standard gatefold cover, but some copies were made with a rather glossy cardboard that almost gives the effect of a laminated cover. Clic included a black & white lyric booklet.

Since the late 70's Ricordi reissued the Bla Bla albums in the Orizzonte mid-price series; the first four albums, already included in the Feedback double album, were split in two separate compilations, mixing Fetus and Pollution excerpts in the first one (called 1972, on Ricordi/Orizzonte ORL 8127) and Sulle corde di Aries and Clic in the second one (re-titled 1974, on Ricordi/Orizzonte ORL 8128). Both the compilations had rather unoriginal plain coloured single covers and green/white Ricordi labels and are still easy to find.

No counterfeits exist nor foreign issues of Bla Bla production.

condition: Cover Ex (cover would be near mint but has a little damage on back cover, see photo) / Sleeve: Ex - - / Record Ex (-)

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price for 1 Lp would be the one in red (between 0,350 kg and 1 kg)

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