Alluminogeni

Patrizio Alluminio (keyboards, vocals)
Enrico Cagliero (guitar, bass)
Daniele Ostorero (drums)

A trio from Turin, formed in 1970 by keyboard player Alluminio (hence the name of the band) and drummer Ostorero with various guitarists (Guido Maccario, Aldo, Andrea Sacchi, Piero Tonello, then Enrico Cagliero), they only lasted for a couple of years and their only album, Scolopendra, was issued when they had already split.

The group had obtained their record deal by a lucky chance, a demo tape was sent around and they were contacted by Fonit for a single and to play the Cantagiro festival with no previous live experience, in front of 15000 people audiences.

After four singles released between 1970 and 1971, in which the band limits are evident, the album is very well made, mainly based on Hammond organ and other keyboards, with good instrumental parts even if the voice is a bit thin and the sound seems dated now.
First side has more vocal parts and is lightweight in comparison, the second side is more instrumental and much better.
Despite a long time spent in rehearsing the album tracks, the group was totally unsatisfied by the production work made by Fonit to transform it into a more commercial product, and this was one of the main reasons for them to split.

The band reformed in 1993 and released two CD's for Vinyl Magic, with good results. The last of these, Green grapes (this has been the name of the group before changing it to Alluminogeni) is a compilation of old and new unreleased recordings, and also includes an english version of their first single L'alba di Bremit.

Keyboardist/singer Patrizio Alluminio also released a solo single, Tu anima mia on Fonit in 1975, that was in fact an unreleased cut from the Alluminogeni LP.

GLI ALLUMINOGENI LP
Scolopendra	Fonit (LPQ 09065)	1972	gatefold laminated cover with inner opening
	Fonit/Vinyl Magic (LPP 436)	1991	same cover but not laminated and with side opening
	BTF/Vinyl Magic (VM 121LP)	2008	new reissue with gatefold cover
CD
Scolopendra	Fonit (CDM 2029)	1991	reissue of 1974 album - now deleted
	Fonit/Warner (289142)	90's	as above - now deleted
	BTF/Vinyl Magic (VM 121)	2007	new reissue with mini-LP gatefold cover
Geni mutanti	Vinyl Magic (VMNP 07)	1993	new recordings
Green grapes	Vinyl Magic (VM 046)	1994	compilation of unreleased old and new tracks
SINGLES (all with picture covers)
L'alba di Bremit Orizzonti lontani	Fonit (SPF 31262)	1970
Dimensione prima La vita e l'amore	Fonit (SPF 31273)	1970
Solo un attimo Psicosi	Fonit (SPF 31280)	1971
Troglomen Costruendo astronavi	Fonit (SPF 31291)	1971
PROMO-ONLY AND JUKEBOX SINGLES (with blank covers except where noted)
L'alba di Bremit	Fonit (JB 136)	1970	juke box 4-tracks EP - no cover backed with Filarmonica di Vienna/Allegretto, Al Bano/Quel poco che ho, Romina Power/Armonia
L'alba di Bremit Orizzonti lontani	Fonit (JBF 598)	1970	promo issue of corresponding single, with picture cover
Solo un attimo	Fonit (JB 376)	1971	juke box single - no cover backed with New Trolls/Venti o cent'anni
La stella di Atades	Fonit (JBF 617)	1972	juke box single - no cover backed with Creedence Clearwater Revival/Someday never comes
VARIOUS ARTISTS COMPILATIONS
A taste of New Prog 90 (with Mass media)	Vinyl Magic (PRM 01)	1993	picture cover promo 7" single with excerpts of album tracks, also includes Calliope, Syndone, Castello di Atlante, Romantic Warriors, Unix - distributed with Melodie e Dissonanze magazine
The return of italian pop (with Opera)	Vinyl Magic (VM 201)	1996	CD sampler included in The return of italian pop book - also includes Romantic Warriors, Calliope, Syndone, Secret Cinema, Castello di Atlante, Tower, Mosaic, Circle of Fairies, Next, Empire

Scolopendra has been reissued on vinyl in Italy, and the reissue keeps the same design as the original, but with no laminated cover and side opening, where the first issue has a heavily laminated cover with the record inserted from the inner side of gatefold.
Despite being released by a major label, Fonit, it seems that the record has been released in very limited quantity, and it's very rare nowadays.
A new vinyl reissue was released by BTF in 2008.

Both tracks from the only single by Patrizio Alluminio, Tu anima mia and L'isola, issued in 1975, appear on a japanese 9-track promo compilation on Nexus, called Nexus International Italian Rock Special (cat.no.SSY-17) that also includes singles' tracks by Hunka Munka, New Trolls, Krel (pre-PFM) and Ricordi d'Infanzia.

No counterfeits should exist, nor foreign vinyl issues.
A japanese CD exists, on Strange Days (1006), with mini-LP cover.


Scolopendra - front cover

Scolopendra - back cover

L'alba di Bremit - 7" single cover	Dimensione prima - 7" single cover

Solo un attimo - 7" single cover	Troglomen - 7" single cover

Patrizio Alluminio / Tu anima mia - 7" single cover

PATRIZIO ALLUMINIO SINGLES (with picture cover)
Tu anima mia L'isola	Fonit (SPF 31314)	1975