I PING PONG VERY RARE ITALIAN PROG PSYCH 7" SHOWMEN 2 SECONDA GENESI LISTEN

	€		35
	$		41

I PING PONG - CARO GIUDA / IL CASTELLO

SPARK SR 814 LG (1973)

VERY RARE ITALIAN PROG SINGLE IN THE SAME VEIN AS EXPLOIT, SHOWMEN 2, PANNA FREDDA, SECONDA GENESI, ETC. ... LISTEN HERE:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFoD_Fc7udM

FROM WWW.ITALIANPROG.COM:

"A group from Emilia, which released no less than two albums and a couple of singles with this name, and others in later years as Bulldog. Both albums don't contain any information on the band and is likely that the record companies wanted to promote them as a foreign band as it was common practice then, to give the groups a wider audience. The only foreign member was in fact English bassist Taylor, who had come to Italy with the beat band The Casuals during the 60's, the others were from Bologna and Modena.
At the beginning of their career, around 1970-71, the group went to play in Greece under the name The Eden Rocs, recording some tracks that were only issued in 1979 on two separate LP's, Reggae and hard rock (VIP 501) and Sing-sing-sing (VIP 503).

Their first album as Ping Pong, About time, contains 10 tracks, all sung in English and with good use of flute and guitar. The sound is not particularly original and owes much to English bands. There are some jazzy influences here and there, like in the last track, Funny wife, that's totally instrumental and contains a long drum solo. Sax player Alan King, who collaborated with many Italian artists including Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (in their ...di terra LP) makes a guest appearance in the album.

The second, Ping Pong, came two years later on Spark label, and contained a mix of commercial songs and more original tracks, this time entirely sung in Italian and with the strong presence of new vocalist Giorgio Bertolani.
Tracks like Il miracolo, Caro Giuda (Italian version of Blue Mink's single Time for winning), both also released on singles, or Cresciuta in un paese with orchestral arrangement, fall in the typical mainstream pop Italian style of the era, while Il castello or the long jazzier Suite in 4 tempi are among the best moments, very well composed. Musically well played, the album contains nice keyboard and sax parts, demonstrating the very good quality of the musicians involved.

Like many other bands examined here (Exploit, Flashmen, Fili d'Erba) Ping Pong mixed together totally different styles, alternating between commercial songs and more original tunes, in this case jazz-oriented. The result is, unfortunately, rather disjointed and not particularly satisfying.

The band reappeared a few years later as Bulldog, with two albums and lots of singles all sung in English and mostly rock-oriented with the usual commercial songs put in.

The group's keyboardist, Celso Valli, had an important career as arranger and producer, which still lasts today.
Bass player Alan Taylor, released a solo pop single on Blue Jean (BJ 614), Song for Magdalena, in 1977, and produced, between 1978 and 1980 the first three album by the popular rockstar Vasco Rossi. Taylor, still living in Italy, sadly passed away in 2011".

COVER: EX-

RECORD EX-

SPARE COPY FROM MY COLLECTION, YOU WON'T EASILY SEE ANOTHER ONE...

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i dischi non vengono ascoltati.

Sono a vostra disposizione per ogni chiarimento.

M/M= NUOVO Quando il disco, oltre a essere nuovo è anche sigillato, viene etichettato con il simbolo (S/S)

VG/VG= MOLTO BUONO (disco abbastanza usato con qualche disturbo, copertina con piccoli difetti)

G/G= buono (disco molto usato con disturbi marcati, copertina usurata e/o macchie e/o scritte e/o parti mancanti: di solito si tratta di un disco messo comunque in vendita in considerazione della sua rarità e con un prezzo di partenza molto basso)

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MINT (M/M): MINT and SEALED (S/S)

EXCELLENT (EX/EX): The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and/or creasing.

VERY GOOD (VG/VG): The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD (G/G): The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc. The item is listed only because of its rarity at a very low starting price.

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Italy: €. 6.00

UK - Europe: € 8.50

Asia - Japan - USA: € 12.50

Rest of the World: € 16.00

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