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.

 

LP
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
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)
Dolci momenti
Saint Just
Harvest (1C006-17871) 1973 both tracks from Saint Just


PROMOTIONAL AND JUKEBOX SINGLES
(with blank cover)
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!

Saint Just - LP

La casa del lago - LP

 

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.