Artist
IL MUCCHIO
Maurizio Rivoltella
Sandro Zane (keyboards)
Luciano Zanardo
Sergio Piazza
Marino Rebeschini (drums)
A five-piece from Venice, Il Mucchio were active from 1970 to 1973, releasing an album and three singles. Drummer Rebeschini had been in the first Le Orme line-up.
The group were produced and followed by a popular 60's
singer, Pino Donaggio, who composed almost all their repertoire. The album,
eight tracks for around 34 minutes, contains lightweight prog, mainly based on a
thin organ and a very melodic singing that give the sound a strong sixties flavour. A
reworking of Schubert's Ave Maria was also included.
A small similarity with New Trolls in their multivocal parts, but definitely not
a memorable album.
Later singles (from 1972 and 1973) were in a similar vein, but with a more evident 70's prog feel in the arrangements and sounds, especially the last one Lei se ne andrà.
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| Il Mucchio | Carosello (SCLN 25001) | 1970 | gatefold laminated cover |
CD |
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| Il Mucchio | Mellow (MMP 166) | 1993 | reissue of 1970 album |
SINGLES (with picture sleeve) |
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| Per una libertà Qualcuno ha ucciso |
Carosello (CI 20270) | 1970 | both tracks from the album |
| Un'estate senza caldo Quanto vuoto c'è |
Carosello (CI 20270) | 1972 | both unreleased tracks |
| Lei se ne andrà Il giullare |
Carosello (CI 20358) | 1973 | both unreleased tracks |
A very rare album, Il Mucchio has never been
reissued on vinyl. It was issued in a gatefold laminated cover.
The Mellow CD reissue contains their entire production, with
four bonus tracks taken from their last two singles.
No counterfeit exists, nor foreign vinyl reissues, but a korean CD issue exists on Si-Wan.
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Il Mucchio - LP |
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Per una libertà - 7" single cover |
Un'estate senza caldo - 7" single cover |
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Lei se ne andrà - 7" single cover |
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Thanks to Rockground (www.rockground.it) for the scan of the Un'estate senza caldo single.
