Stefano Testa - Una vita una balena bianca e altre cose

From in Italy

Symphonic Progressive Rock

Stefano Testa - Una vita una balena bianca e altre cose - 1977

Tracks.

01. Una vita (16:09)
02. Rrisveglio (3:35)
03. La ballata di Achab (Moby Dick) (5:22)
04. Notturno (4:00)
05. Difficile chiamarti amore (2:50)
06. Il Dio sulla ferrovia (5:04)
07. Ninna nanna (2:41)
Total Time: 39:44

Members.

- Stefano Testa / piano, guitar, vocals
- Portici / lead guitar
- Marco Coppi / flute
- Alberto Monpellio / moog synthesizer
- Cosimo Fabiano / bass
- Ottavio Corbellini / drums 

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Ardo Dombec - Ardo Dombec

 3.999 stars really. The only reason why this does not get four is that although excellent , this is not a must . This sole album ( and ultra rare vinyl ) is a typical product of those years in germany and there are many examples of this. I would not say this is a typical Krautrock in the understood value ( Guru , AD II , Can , Ash Ra etc.. ) but more of a proto-prog in the style of Gracious , Raw Material etc.... However , this is a typically tasteless cover such as most groups from Germany did for the joke and for the shock - After all this is rebelious R N'R . Provocation was really their thing as this has one of the shortest track ever layed down on vinyl : the 8 second Oh , Sorry that came complete with a loud scratch that made you jump out of the sofa to see what the problem was. For the rest , the music is excellent but slightly sloppy in production and the sung English lyrics are not perfect. Definitely worth a spin but there are other priorities.(Sean Trane )

From in Germany

Eclectic Progressive Rock

Ardo Dombec - Ardo Dombec -1972

Tracks.

01. Spectaculum (4:02)
02. Supper Time (3:19)
03. A Bit Near the Knuckle (4:32)
04. Clean-Up Sunday (6:50)
05. Downtown Paradise Lost (5:52)
06. Oh, Sorry (0:08)
07. 108 (4:36)
08. Unchangable Things?! (5:58)
Bonus tracks:
9. Heavenly Rose (3:54)
10. Open The Door, Open Your Mind (2:11)
11. Young And Strong (3:15)
12. Riverside (4:15)
Total Time: 46:52

Members.

- Helmut Hachmann / sax, flute
- Harald Gleu / guitar and vocals
- Wolfgang Spillner / drums and vocals
- Michael Ufer / bass

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Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt

From in Germany

Symphonic Progressive Rock

Grobschnitt - Grobschnitt - 1972

Tracks.

01. Symphony: (13:44)
a) Introduction
b) Modulation
c) Variation
d) Finale
02. Travelling (6:50)
03. Wonderful music (3:40)
04. Sun trip: (17:43)
a) Am Ölberg (Mount of Olives)
b) On the way
c) Battlefield
d) New era 
Bonus track on cd release:
05. Die Sinfonie. Live at Volkspark, Germany, Sept. 71 (29:40)
Total Time: 71:37

Members.

- Stefan Danielak (Wildschwein) / rhythm guitar, vocals
- Joachim Ehrig (Eroc) / drums, percussion, electronic effects
- Axel Harlos (Felix) / drums, percussion
- Gerd-Otto Kühn (Lupo) / lead guitar
- Hermann Quetting (Quecksilber) / organ, piano, spinet, percussion
- Bernhard Uhlemann (Bär) / bass, flute, percussion

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