Artist
SAINT JUST
1973
Jane Sorrenti (vocals)
Antonio Verde (guitar, bass, vocals)
Robert Fix (sax)
1974
Fix replaced by:
Tito Rinesi (guitar, vocals)
Andrea Faccenda (guitar, keyboards)
Fulvio Maras (drums, percussion)
Based on the beautiful voice of Alan Sorrenti's sister Jane, Saint Just began as a trio with mainly acoustic instruments and mixing together folk, psychedelia and classical influences. The very good results are demonstrated in their first album, released in 1973 on Harvest. The soft prog atmospheres are dreamy and enchanting, like in the opening Quando nel mondo distrutto incominciņ la vita, and Alan Sorrenti also sang on a track, but the group failed to render the delicate sound on stage.
The second album is more in a rock direction, with sax player Robert Fix being replaced by two electric guitarists and a stable drummer. The result is less acoustic and more rhythm based, always on a very good level.
The band split after La casa del lago, with Jane starting a solo career under the name of Jenny Sorrenti.
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| Saint Just | Harvest (3C064-17870) | 1973 | gatefold textured cover |
| Akarma (AK 1045) | 2006 | reissue of the above with gatefold cover - 250 signed copies in white vinyl also exist | |
| La casa del lago | Harvest (3C064-18033) | 1974 | single cover with inner |
CD |
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| Saint Just | Mellow/EMI (MMP 193) | 1994 | reissue of 1973 album - now deleted |
| Akarma (AK 1045) | 2006 | as above with digipack cover | |
| La casa del lago | Mellow/EMI (MMP 194 - 72434 79469 29) | 1994 | reissue of 1974 album - now deleted |
| Vinyl Magic (VM 073) | 2000 | as above - now deleted | |
SINGLES (with picture sleeve) |
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| Dolci momenti Saint Just |
Harvest (1C006-17871) | 1973 | both tracks from Saint Just |
PROMOTIONAL AND JUKEBOX SINGLES (with blank cover) |
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| Dolci momenti | Harvest (3C000-60033) | 1973 | jukebox single - backed with Deep Purple/Woman from Tokyo |
Two rare album, very hard to find.
Both on Harvest, the first one
had a heavy textured gatefold cover, the second one a single cover
with inner.
Only Saint Just has been reissued in Italy, by Akarma in 2006, and
along with the standard black vinyl edition, a limited pressing of 250 copies in
white vinyl signed by Jenny
Sorrenti also exists.
Both albums have been issued on vinyl in Japan, in the Edison European
Rock series with nos. ERS28029 and ERS28026 respectively, and on CD in Korea
(Si-Wan SRMC-6014 and SRMC-6017).
No counterfeits exist.
The only single by Saint Just includes two cuts from the first album, but it's interesting to notice that it says on the back cover "l'unico ed autentico progressive italiano" (the only real italian progressive), maybe the first time that the word "progressive" is used in Italy instead of "pop" during the 70's!
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La casa del lago - LP |
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Dolci momenti - 7" single cover front and back |
Find information and discography on
Jenny Sorrenti's own website at http://www.jennysorrenti.it
Through the website it is possible to order the signed copies on vinyl of the first Saint Just
album and the solo album by Jenny
Sorrenti
Come č grande enfermidade.
