Premiata Forneria Marconi: Per Un Amico 1972 + Photos Of Ghosts 1973 + L'isola Di Niente 1974

 

Premiata Forneria Marconi (aka PFM) was a well-known band from Italy. Formed in Milan, Italy, in 1970 - Still active (after many changes and a hiatus between 1987 and 1997) as of 2017. The pioneer of

Italian Progressive groups, PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI (PFM for short) is one of the leaders of the 70s prog movement. PFM developed a style which is uniquely Italian while maintaining links with the rest of the prog world. A lyrical, romantic and delicate music, full of fineness. A great melodic and instrumental richness, sumptuous compositions and arrangements. Sometimes compared with the early KING CRIMSON, the group had its own musical personality, with its elegant music.
                          

"Per Un Amico" ("Photos of Ghosts") and "L'Isola di Niente" as well as their first, "Storia di un Minuto" are all virtual classics of progressive music. They plays an excellent symphonic progressive

rock typical of some bands from Italy with a complex, technical and surreal approach and some pastoral influences. The musicianship is stellar: use of flute, violin, mandolone, piano, harpsichord, hammond organ, moog and mellotron. They plays an excellent symphonic progressive rock typical of some bands from Italy with a complex, technical and surreal approach and some pastoral influences. The musicianship is stellar: use of flute, violin, mandolone, piano, harpsichord, hammond organ, moog and mellotron.

                       

01.  P.F.M - PER UN AMICO 1972

                       

Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) stands as one of the pioneers of this vanguard, with Per Un Amico

being their true crown jewel. While there is a clear King Crimson influence, the band masterfully blends it with Baroque music and Italian classicism. With this record, PFM takes a significant step forward compared to their debut album, Storia di un Minuto. The band utilizes a rich palette of timbres (mellotron, moog, flutes, violins, and even the harpsichord) to create a soundscape that captures mediterranean melancholy through intricate, rhythmic, and sensitive compositions.
                                     

Premiata Forneria Marconi – Per Un Amico
Label: Sony Records Int'l – SICP 30612
Series: Legacy Recordings
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Blu-spec CD2
Country: Japan
Released: May 28, 2014
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

TRACKS

                       

01. Appena Un Po'    7:46
02. Generale    4:13
03. Per Un Amico    5:20
04. Il Banchetto    8:34
05. Geranio    8:04

BONUS TRACKS        

    
06. Appena Un Pó (Edit Version)    6:52
07. Il Banchetto (Edit Version)    5:17
08. E' Festa (Edit Version)    2:49

LINE - UP

Franco Mussida – vocals, electric & acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, theorbo, mandocello
Flavio Premoli – spinet, keyboards, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, tubular bells, harpsichord, piano, vocals
Mauro Pagani – flute, piccolo, violin, vocals
Giorgio Piazza – bass, vocals
Franz Di Cioccio – drums, percussion, vocals

Flac Size: 306 MB

02.  P.F.M - PHOTOS OF GHOSTS 1973

                     

This is one of the best Italian progressive rock albums! It has very mellow, delicate and graceful moments,

followed by powerful and loaded parts. There are many charming childish flute parts, cute and melodic acoustic guitars, many excellent piano parts, all supported by a powerful and bottom bass. The keyboards can be very intensely floating, like on "River of life". The restless but not brutal drums are never the same. There are some excellent violin parts. The lead singer often adopts a smooth voice perfectly matched with the peaceful ambience. The many electric guitar solos have a really soft and inoffensive sound.
                                 

Premiata Forneria Marconi – Photos Of Ghosts
Label: Manticore – MANTCD 1006, Esoteric Recordings – MANTCD 1006
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country: UK
Released: 1973    
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock

TRACKS

                 

01. River Of Life    6:59
02. Celebration    3:52
03. Photos Of Ghosts    5:22
04. Old Rain    3:41
05. Il Banchetto    8:35
06. Mr. 9 'Till 5    4:10
07. Promenade The Puzzle    7:30

PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS        

    
08. Photos Of Ghosts (Instrumental Mix)    5:22
09. River Of Life (First Mix)    7:07
10. Old Rain (First Mix)    3:41
11. Il Banchetto (First Mix)    8:35
12. Mr. 9 'Til 5 (Instrumental Mix)    3:55
13. Celebration (Single Edit)    2:13
14. Mr. 9 'Till 5 (Single edit)   2:52  

LINE - UP

Franco Mussida – vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, 12 string guitar, theorbo, mandocello
Flavio Premoli – spinet, keyboards, Hammond organ, Minimoog, Mellotron, tubular bells, harpsichord, piano, vocals
Mauro Pagani – flute, piccolo, violin, vocals
Giorgio Piazza – bass guitar, vocals
Franz Di Cioccio – drums, percussion, vocals
Peter Sinfield - English lyrics, producer

Flac Size: 465 MB

03.  P.F.M - L' ISOLA DI NIENTE 1974

               

L'Isola Di Niente is the third album by the Rock Progressivo Italiano band Premiata Forneria Marconi.

This record came hot on the heels of Per Un Amico and Photos of Ghosts, along with Greg Lake's discovery of the band and their signing to Manticore, so you can tell the band is still alive and well. Overall, this is an absolutely amazing album. It has very few points that are generally weak in certain areas (specifically in the one English song), but it's still an excellent record in the Italian prog scene.
                         

Premiata Forneria Marconi – L'Isola Di Niente
Label: Sony Records Int'l – SICP 30613
Series: Legacy Recordings
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered May 28, 2014
Country: Japan
Released: 1974
Genre: Rock
Style: Symphonic Rock, Prog Rock, Classic Rock

TRACKS

                       

01. L'Isola Di Niente    10:42
02. Is My Face On Straight    6:36
03. La Luna Nuova    6:21
04. Dolcissima Maria    4:01
05. Via Lumière    7:21
06. Via Lumière (Single Version) (Bonus Track)    3:31

LINE - UP

Franco Mussida – guitars, lead vocals
Flavio Premoli – keyboards, lead vocals
Mau ro Pagani – violin, flute, vocals
Patrick Djivas – bass, vocals
Franz Di Cioccio – drums, percussion, vocals

Flac Size: 435 MB

 P.F.M On Urban Aspirines "Storia Di Un Minuto" 1972 + "Cook" 1974 HERE

The Sacred Mushroom: The Sacred Mushroom 1969

 

Sacred Mushroom -- led by future Pure Prairie League member Larry Goshorn (guitar/vocals) and featuring brother Danny Goshorn (vocals) -- were a short-lived rock/blues quintet based in

Cincinnati, OH active from 1966-1969. The band was led by guitarist and songwriter Larry Goshorn and his younger brother, vocalist Tim Goshorn. All members lived in a house in Cincinnati called "Mushroom House" that "sheltered a small tribe" to escape from "the rich-blundering-narrow-minded-owner-of-the-non-essential-producing-factory." In 1967, the band recorded a debut 45 rpm 7-inch single, "Break Away Girl" b/w "Yellow Fever," which was released in the same year by Nashville-based Minaret Records. 
                             

It was a Four Star Pick in the 11 November issue of Record World. The reviewer wrote that the slow rock single which was about offering advice to a girl with mother problems sounded right. The single received

local and regional airplay, and was a pick at radio station WAAM. The band was focused on guitarist, singer and songwriter Larry Goshorn and his brother, vocalist Danny. They recorded one album in 1969 which included a blend of proficient originals as well as a pair of well-chosen cover tunes, such as the blues standard "Mean Old World" and the Kinks' "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." While their name conjures images of late-'60s psychedelic or acid rock, Sacred Mushroom's roots were decidedly more bluesy than trippy. 
                             

The album was reviewed in the 22 February issue of Record World, where the reviewer wrote that the

group that was interested in the contemporary rock sound knew how to lay it down easy and if they had the right exposure, they could get far. The following week, it debuted at No. 15 in the Record World LP'S Coming Up chart. The band dissolved in 1969. Both Larry and Danny Goshorn later joined the Cincinnati band Pure Prairie League with their other brother Tim Goshorn. The brothers were active in Pure Prairie League in various forms in the 1970s and 1980s before leaving to form The Goshorn Brothers Band.

                                             

It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine (Interview)

                                         

The Sacred Mushroom – The Sacred Mushroom
Label: Eva – EVA B30, Eva – 852 125
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1993
Country: France
Released: 1969
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Blues Rock

TRACKS

                             

01. I Don't Like You   2:50
Written-By – Hamilton, Goshorn
02. You Won't Be Sorry    2:15
03. Catatonic Lover    3:00
04. All Good Things Must Have An End    4:40
05. I'm Not Like Everybody Else  4:34 
Written-By – Ray Davies    
06. I Take Care    4:57
07. Mean Old World
Written-By – Otis Rush  4:38     
08. Lifeline    6:34

LINE - UP

Larry Goshorn - lead guitar, backup vocals
Danny Goshorn - lead vocals
Joe Stewart - bass
Fred Fogwell - rhythm guitar
Doug Hamilton - drums

Flac Size: 214 MB

Black Market Karma: 6 Albums 2012 - 2016

 

Black Market Karma are psychedelic group, hailing from London and now residing on the South

coast of England. They have 12 albums, all written and produced by band leader and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Belton. They have collaborated with Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3) The Telescopes, Les Big Byrd, The Underground Youth and toured with The Black Angels and The Warlocks  
                                     

Formed in 2011, they are known for their prolific discography with 13 studio albums, including 1

collaborative album to date. The band is led by primary songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Stanley Belton, who lived in the band’s own ‘Cocoon’ studio during the formative years; writing, performing, recording and self-producing these albums.
                   

The music is rooted in 60’s guitar and pop, inclusive of Psychedelia and Fuzz Rock. Touches of Folk,

Blues, Traditional Indian Music and Lo Fi Electronica have been incorporated. In 2015 they supported The Warlocks on their UK tour on the basis of recommendation. In 2023 they were invited to join The Black Angels on their European tour. The band toured Europe extensively, including multiple runs of dates with Tess Parks and Joakim Ahlund’s musical project Les Big Byrd.
                        

They have performed at festivals including but not limited to The Liverpool International Festival

of Psychedelia 2012, Cosmosis Festival of Psychedelia Manchester 2015, Lisbon Psych Fest 2015 and Phantasmagoria 2021 in Liverpool. This resulted in being included on a vinyl compilation Phantasmagoria Volume 1 released by Sister 9 Recordings.
                            

All instruments on the studio albums were performed and recorded by Belton at his home studio,

including: 1960’s Vox Ultrasonic, Cheetah & Starstream XII Guitars, 1970’s Gibson ES 345 Guitar, Fender Jaguar & Jazzmaster Guitar, 1960’s Epiphone Rivoli Bass, Sitar, 1970’s Rogers Drumkit, Mellotron, Mini Moog Synthesiser, Harmonium, Vocals and Percussion. Belton is noted for the use of undisclosed open tunings, with the members of the live band often switching guitars to accommodate these tunings during live performances.
                          

ALBUMS ON THIS POST

01. Cocoon (2012)
02. Semper Fi (2012)
03. Upside Out Inside Down (2013)
04. The Sixth Time Around (2015)
05. Plastic Hippie (2016)
06. Animal Jive (2016)

LINE - UP

                              

Stanley (Stan) Belton – Vocals, Guitar, Songwriter, and Producer (The core and only constant member)
Finley Belton – Guitar (Stanley's brother)
Louisa Pili – Vocals / Percussion
Matt Bruce – Drums
Octave Meynieux – Bass
Over the years, the live band has featured a rotating cast of multiple touring musicians.

01.  BLACK MARKET KARMA - COCOON 2012
                                  

Black Market Karma – Cocoon
Label: Flower Power Records – FPR03D
Format: 11 x File, WAV, Album
Country: UK
Released: Jun 29, 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

TRACKS

                                

01. Wilter   5:26
Songwriter – Stan Belton
02. Refusal   4:17
Songwriter – Stan Belton
03. Dirty Water   3:23
Songwriter – Stan Belton
04. Sole Abuser   5:49
Songwriter – Stan Belton
05. Cocoon   5:20
Songwriter – Stan Belton
06. If I Could   7:17
Songwriter – Stan Belton
07. Violet     4:21 
Songwriter – Stan Belton
08. Hold Me Down  4:49  
Songwriter – Stan Belton
09. Neutral   4:27
Songwriter – Stan Belton
10. Iono   6:15
Songwriter – Stan Belton
11. Phase Out   6:34
Songwriter – Stan Belton
    

Flac Size: 360 MB

02.  BLACK MARKET KARMA - SEMPER FI 2012
                     

Black Market Karma – Semper Fi
Label: Flower Power Records – FPR05D
Format: 11 x File, WAV, Album
Country: UK & Europe
Released: Dec 20, 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

TRACKS

                       

01. Don't You Know?   5:11
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
02. I Am Life   4:31
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
03. The Whites Of Your Eyes   4:19
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
04. Dummy   4:36
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
05. Head Full Of Fuzz   6:44
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
06. Keep On Keeping Your Light On   5:20
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
07. Semper Fi 5:04  
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
08. Turn About Face   5:12
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
09. Sitar-Wary   4:35
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
10. Running On Dry     5:21 
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
11. Andrea's Drum   5:46
Songwriter – Stanley Belton
    

Flac Size: 360 MB

03.  BLACK MARKET KARMA - UPSIDE OUT INSIDE DOWN 2014
                         

Black Market Karma – Upside Out Inside Down
Label: Flower Power Records – FPR06D
Format: 11 x File, WAV, Album
Country: UK
Released: Jan 24, 2014
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

TRACKS

                    

01. Heady Ideas   7:33
Songwriter – Stan Belton
02. Yes You Can   4:01
Songwriter – Stan Belton
03. Omnipersist   3:56
Songwriter – Stan Belton
04. Can Opener   4:51
Songwriter – Stan Belton
05. Only Once   3:41
Songwriter – Stan Belton
06. Outside I   6:11
Songwriter – Stan Belton
07. Sometime Soon  5:58 
Songwriter – Stan Belton
08. Aheeha   4:01
Songwriter – Stan Belton
09. Thoughts On Why   5:07
Songwriter – Stan Belton
10. Skullgroover   6:01
Songwriter – Stan Belton
11. C'est Gratuit    8:44
Songwriter – Stan Belton
    

Flac Size: 386 MB

04. BLACK MARKET KARMA - THE 6th TIME AROUND 2015
                           

Black Market Karma – The 6th Time Around
Label: Flower Power Records – FPR07D
Format: 16 x File, WAV, Album
Country: UK
Released: Dec 11, 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

TRACKS

                             

01. The Sixth Time Around   5:57
02. Timed Response   5:17
03. Coming Down And About   2:59
04. The Second Time Around  2:00
05. Jokerjam   6:14
06. When The Sound Comes Slow   6:13
07. The Third Time Around   3:29
08. Shakey Greetings   5:39
09. Mule Kick   6:01
10. The Fourth Time Around   1:51
11. Wherever You'd Like   4:40
12. At Either End (The Twin)   5:37
13. The Fifth Time Around   2:36
14. Always Everywhere   5:16
15. The Noise In Your Head   5:17
16. The Sixth Time Around   8:10

NOTES

Songwriter – Stan Belton (tracks: All songs)

Flac Size: 543 MB

05.  BLACK MARKET KARMA - PLASTIC HIPPIE 2016
                     

Black Market Karma – Plastic Hippie
Label: Flower Power Records – B01G65M03M
Format: CD
Country: UK
Released: Mar 25, 2016
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                                

01. Who What Where or Why   7:11
02. That Mandrake Beat   4:35
03. On My Back   3:15
04. Where I Am Needed   4:13
05. Use What You Fear   6:27
06. Igloo   6:01
07. Spent   5:31
08. Solari   6:02
09. Yesterday Head   5:51
10. Tumbler   5:45
11. The Sunshine Mess   5:40
12. Welson's Pride   5:28
13. Hidding From My Brain   6:58
14. Oddity   5:26

Flac Size: 622 MB

06.  BLACK MARKET KARMA - ANIMAL JIVE 2016
                              

Black Market Karma – Animal Jive
Label: Flower Power Records – FPR09D
Format: 11 x File, WAV, Album
Country: UK
Released: Jul 15, 2016
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze

TRACKS

                             

01. Oscillator Instigator
02. Effortless Motionless
03. Shaking Sad
04. Phoney Ailments
05. Drudge
06. Runaway
07. Heavy Headed
08. Black And Blue
09. Looner
Songwriter – Louisa Pili, Stan Belton
10. Melody Signal
11. Outbound

Flac Size: 322 MB