Artist

AURORA LUNARE

1977-1981
Mauro Pini (vocals, keyboards, flute, percussion)
Corrado Pezzini (keyboards)
Simone Catellacci (guitar)
Luciano Tonetti (bass, acoustic guitar)
Marco Santinelli (drums)

1982-1987
Mauro Pini (vocals, keyboards, flute, percussion)
Antonio Salina (keyboards, vocals)
Luciano Tonetti (bass, acoustic guitar)
Riccardo Billeri (drums)
Giacomo Salina (percussion, vocals)

One of many italian bands that never had the chance of releasing an album in their lifespan, Aurora Lunare from Livorno were formed in 1977 and had a good live activity in their first period, even supporting some big names like Alan Sorrenti, PFM, Area, though their concerts were only held in Tuscany. 

A radical change in the band line-up around early 1982 turned their progressive sound towards a more melodic style. 

Two CD's containing old recordings by the band were sold through the Vitaminic website: 
Evasione di un'idea contains eight tracks recorded in 1981, half live and half studio, and though the recording quality is not perfect, this can be an interesting chance to hear a good group (sadly unknown outside their home town, at the time).
The second one, Sorgenti di energia, is a 12-track compilation of track recorded between 1982 and 1991, but the drum machine and more synthetic sounds make it far from their prog roots.
More recordings, unavailable on CD, can be downloaded from the band's own website (see bottom for details).

It's interesting to notice that for a short time around 1982 Alessandro Corvaglia, now singer with La Maschera di Cera, joined Aurora Lunare as guitarist for some concerts.

Both the Aurora Lunare CD's were only available for order through the Vitaminic website or directly sold by the band.

Evasione di un'idea - CD cover

Aurora Lunare have their own website at http://www.auroralunare.it