Artist
RICCARDO ZAPPA
A gifted guitarist that has produced a series of solo albums since his first one in 1977 and still playing in the 2000's, Riccardo Zappa has always been considered one of the best Italian acoustic guitars players, and this is well demonstrated by his LP's.
His beginnings were with an album released on PDU in 1974 along with fellow guitarist Klaus Aulehla. The album, not particularly successful, included mostly acoustic ballads and the duo split afterwards.
First album, Celestion, was very popular,
containing all instrumental tracks showing the excellent quality of Zappa's
playing, sometimes filtered through electronic effects.
Later albums repeated the formula, going closer to a new age musical style.
Since around 1983 Zappa has started a collaboration with former Alphataurus keyboardist Pietro Pellegrini, and has recorded in his own studio much of his production.
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| Celestion | Divergo (DVAE 016/5335 516) | 1977 | single cover |
| Chatka | Divergo (DVAE 021/5335 521) | 1978 | single cover with inner |
| Trasparenze | DDD (ZPLDR 34111) | 1980 | single cover |
CD |
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| Celestion | Mellow (MMP 290) | 1997 | reissue of 1977 album |
| BTF/Vinyl Magic (VM 111) | 2006 | as above with mini-LP gatefold cover | |
| Chatka | Mellow (MMP 294) | 1997 | reissue of 1978 album |
| BTF/Vinyl Magic (VM 112) | 2006 | as above with mini-LP gatefold cover | |
PROMO AND JUKEBOX SINGLES (with blank cover) |
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| Celestion Frammenti |
Divergo (001) | 1977 | promo - both tracks from Celestion |
| Chatka Eleila |
Divergo (002) | 1978 | promo - both tracks from Chatka |
| AULEHLA & ZAPPA LP |
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| Aulehla & Zappa | PDU (PLD 6008) | 1974 | gatefold cover with 12-page booklet glued in the inner |
SINGLES (with picture cover) |
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| Tu giovane amore Quando è sera |
PDU (PA 1104) | 1975 | both tracks from Aulehla & Zappa |
None of the Riccardo Zappa solo albums is particularly rare,
while his first album with Klaus Aulehla is more difficult to locate.
It
has a
gatefold cover with a 12-page lyric and picture booklet glued in.
Trasparenze was issued in Germany in 1982 by Ariola (205 227).
No other foreign issues or counterfeits exist.
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Aulehla & Zappa - LP |
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Aulehla & Zappa/Tu giovane amore- 7" single |
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Celestion - LP |
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Chatka - LP |
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Trasparenze - LP |
Click on pictures to enlarge
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| Live a
Passaggio di Bettona (PG) 27/10/2005 |
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Riccardo Zappa has his own website at http://www.riccardozappa.it/
Thanks to Fabio Marchignoli and Fabio Locatelli for pictures and information
