Artist
I ROMANS
Claudio Natili (guitar, vocals)
Ignazio Polizzy Carbonelli (keyboards, vocals)
Alfredo (bass)
Gianni (drums)
A well-known group during the 70's for their commercial pop hit singles, I Romans had a long career that lasted until the early 80's.
As their name suggests they were formed in Rome in the mid 60's, and after some unsuccessful singles their first album came in 1970, on the small Style label.
The album is a good period work, well balanced between
rock songs and more poppy tunes. It's strange to notice that no less than 10 of
the 12 songs on the album were also released on singles by their record
label.
The starting Gente qui gente là (the longest track at 4:14, the others
are all around 3 minutes long) is probably the best track for progressive fans,
containing a nice long organ-led instrumental part, and even the following Nel
fondo del bicchiere contains interesting instrumental parts. Some of the
tracks, like Lollypop are more in a bubblegum-pop direction and best
suited for single release.
The sound of the group is closer to other italian bands
of the late 60's-early 70's era, like Il Mucchio, I
Boom, Fabio Celi e gli Infermieri, early New
Trolls or Le Orme.
I Romans released other albums during the seventies (the second and third on
Polaris, the same label that issued the Numi and Teoremi
LP's), and disbanded in the early 80s, but their first album remains the closest
they ever released to a prog sound.
| LP (up to 1974) | |||
| Gente qui gente là | Style (STLP 405) | 1970 | single laminated cover |
| Caro amore mio | Polaris (BP 714) | 1972 | |
| Quando una donna | Polaris (BP 715) | 1974 | |
SINGLES (with picture sleeve - up to 1974) |
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| Guariṛ La ballata di un cuore |
MRC (A-229) | 1966 | |
| Un uomo come me Amici |
MRC (NP 50001) | 1968 | |
| Il pieno |
CDI (2015) | 1968 | split single, backed with a Lara St.Paul track |
| Che tempo fa, Gigi Finisce il mondo (insieme a noi) |
Miura (PON-NP 40071) | 1969 | |
| Lucy Processo a George Brown |
Miura (PON-NP 40110) | 1970 | |
| Lollypop Nel fondo di un bicchiere |
Style (STMS 733) | 1970 | both tracks from Gente qui gente là |
| Ore 20,40 Le scarpe mi portano da te |
Style (STMS 734) | 1970 | both tracks from Gente qui gente là |
| Apri gli occhi 6/2023 |
Style (STMS 735) | 1970 | both tracks from Gente qui gente là |
| Gente qui gente là L'ora giusta |
Style (STMS 737) | 1970 | both tracks from Gente qui gente là |
| Io, la primavera e tu Te ne vai |
Style (STMS 738) | 1970 | both tracks from Gente qui gente là |
| Gente qui gente là Sole sole mare mare |
Style (STMS 741) | 1971 | Side A from Gente qui gente là |
| Mamma mia non piangere Voglia di mare |
Polaris (FK 7) | 1971 | Side B from I Romans |
| Anyway Fingevo di dormire |
Polaris (FK 8) | 1972 | both tracks from I Romans |
| Mille nuvole Sono io che torno |
Polaris (FK 20) | 1972 | Side B from I Romans |
| Sono io che torno Caro amore mio |
Polaris (FK 21) | 1973 | both tracks from I Romans |
| Il mattino dell'amore Valentino e Valentina |
Polaris (FK 22) | 1974 | both tracks from Quando una donna |
| Quando una donna Un momento di più |
Polaris (FK 23) | 1974 | both tracks from Quando una donna |
First album is rather rare, and it appears from time to time on international high level dealers' lists at very high prices. It came in a laminated single cover
Most of their later production is cheap and easy to find in Italy, especially the singles.
No counterfeits exist of these nor foreign issues.
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Gente qui gente là - front cover |
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Caro amore mio - front cover |
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Quando una donna.... - front cover |
