Artist
TRITONS
Nico Di Palo (guitar, vocals)
Maurizio Salvi (keyboards)
Frank Laugelli (bass)
Ric Parnell (drums)
aided by
Kamsin Urzino (vocals)
Jimmy Villotti (guitar)
Roger Mazzoncini (keyboards)
Gilberto Faggioli (bass)
Daniel Palella (drums)
Another mysterious chapter in the long New Trolls saga, Tritons were an offshoot of Ibis, as during the recordings of their Canti d'innocenza, canti d'esperienza first album, the band released a personal arrangement of the Rolling Stones' classic Satisfaction, and their record company Fonit decided to release it as a single under the new name Tritons. By the time the single was recorded, their drummer Gianni Belleno had left the band and was replaced by former Atomic Rooster Ric Parnell, who also played on Ibis' second album.
The single was an instant hit in Italy as well as in other countries, and when the band left Fonit for the release of an album, again called Satisfaction, on Polydor, the old record company issued an LP called Country rock live by Tritons, that despite the title was not a live album nor by the real Tritons, being a collection of covers played by an anonymous english band!
The Satisfaction LP was also a sort of divertissement for the musicians, being all made by covers of 50's and 60's rock classics with original and pleasant arrangements, but to make things more confused, another similar LP was released by the old drummer Gianni Belleno on Magma label as Johnny dei Tritons.
The "real" Tritons were in fact the ones on Polydor, a band composed by five musicians backing the four Ibis
members.
In 1974, when Salvi and Parnell left Ibis, the
remaining members Di Palo and Laugelli recruited two new musicians to record
their third and last album, leaving Tritons to concentrate on their own work.
The five remaining Tritons released a last single in 1976.
| TRITONS LP |
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| Satisfaction | Polydor (2448 020 L) | 1973 | |
CD |
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| Satisfaction | Polydor (847072-2) | 1994 | reissue of 1973 album |
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SINGLES (with picture cover) |
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| Satisfaction Drifter |
Fonit (IS 20124) | 1973 | |
| With a girl like you Rock around the clock |
Polydor (2060 065) | 1974 | |
| Ba ba ba New York city |
Polydor (2060 084) | 1976 | |
| JOHNNY
DEI TRITONS LP |
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| Twist and shout with Satisfaction | Magma (MAGL 18004) | 1974 | |
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SINGLES (with picture cover) |
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| Twist and shout My child |
Magma (MGL 48005) | 1973 | Both tracks from Twist and shout with Satisfaction |
| Lady Pamela Don't worry |
Magma (MGL 48009) | 1974 | |
| Jumping fish Sweet sweet love |
Magma (MAG 004) | 1976 | Side A from Twist and shout with Satisfaction |
| (THE
FAKE) TRITONS LP |
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| Country rock live | Fonit International (ILS 9031) | 1973 | single laminated cover |
| Satisfaction by Tritons | Fonit/Pellicano (PL 423) | 1980 | reissue of the above with different title and cover |
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SINGLES (with picture cover) |
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I saw her standing there Let it rock |
Fonit (IS 20133) | 1973 | both tracks from Country rock live |
Both Tritons albums (the real one and the one by the
false band) are easy to find and not expensive.
They have never been issued
abroad nor counterfeited, but the Satisfaction single was issued in some
foreign countries such as Spain (on Fonit Cetra/Zafiro) and France (Barclay N
61860).
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Satisfaction - LP |
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Satisfaction - 7" single |
Satisfaction - spanish single |
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Ba ba ba - 7" single |
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Country rock live - LP |
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I saw her standing there - 7" single |
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Twist and shout - 7" single |
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