Jimmy Cliff: (30 July 1944 - 24 November 2025) Anthology 2003

 

James Chambers (30 July 1944 – 24 November 2025), known professionally as Jimmy Cliff, was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady, reggae and soul musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is considered one of Jamaica's most celebrated musicians, and has been credited with helping to popularise reggae music internationally. At the time of his death, he was the only living reggae musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievements in

the arts and sciences. He was also nominated for the Grammy Awards seven times, winning twice. A shining star of reggae since the early '60s, Jimmy Cliff was one of the most powerful factors in bringing Jamaican music to worldwide popularity with both his powerful songs of peace and unity and his lead role in the 1972 film The Harder They Come. Cliff's star power in the movie might have been his most visible contribution to making the entire world aware of reggae, but his music remained his primary focus for decades afterward. 
                         

He was involved in music from childhood, and at the age of 14, he moved to Kingston and took the surname Cliff to express the heights he intended on reaching. He recorded two singles before he was introduced to producer Leslie Kong. Between 1962 and 1967, Cliff produced multiple hit ska tunes with

Kong's help, growing so popular that he was selected as one of Jamaica's representatives at the 1964 World's Fair. In 1967, he signed on with Island Records. The label initially tried to market his sounds to rock audiences, which didn't completely work, but still yielded interesting results like a reggae-fied take on "Whiter Shade of Pale." His career took off in the late 1960s. His international debut album was Hard Road to Travel, released in 1967. It received excellent reviews and included "Waterfall" (composed by Nirvana's Alex Spyropoulos and Patrick Campbell-Lyons), which became a hit in Brazil and won the International Song Festival.
                             

He became even more popular over the next few years, with the 1969 single "Wonderful World, Beautiful People" becoming an international hit and Bob Dylan calling his 1970 anti-war tune "Vietnam" the best protest song he'd ever heard. Cliff's 1971 album Wild World scored another hit for him with a cover of Cat

Stevens' song of the same name. In August of that year, Cliff's producer, mentor, and friend Kong died unexpectedly of a heart attack. One of the last projects Kong had undertaken was overseeing the soundtrack to the movie The Harder They Come. Around the same time, Bob Marley was also making waves around the world, and Cliff's music began reaching new audiences who were understanding reggae for the first time. 
                              

Throughout the '70s, Cliff released new music steadily, though he walked a nonlinear path with multiple label switches and a short-lived retirement from music in the late '70s that involved a conversion to Islam and travel to Africa in search of his spiritual roots. He still managed to release multiple albums a year

most years throughout the decade, with highlights like 1973's Struggling Man and 1975's Follow My Mind seeing respectable success across international markets. In 1975, The Harder They Come was released in the U.S., enhancing Cliff's hold on the States and necessitating a live album to capitalize on his newfound fame. The Rolling Stones' producer Andrew Loog Oldham was brought in to oversee the project, 1976's In Concert: The Best of Jimmy Cliff. The remainder of the '70s and the entirety of the '80s were active times for Cliff. 
                              

Amid constant touring, he released new albums almost annually, with 1983's The Power and the Glory inaugurating an ongoing partnership with Kool & the Gang, and 1985's Cliff Hanger taking home that

year's Grammy for Best Reggae Recording. A comeback album of sorts, Black Magic, which featured duets with high-profile stars like Sting, Joe Strummer, and others, appeared in 2004. Cliff was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, cementing his importance in the music industry and his impact on the arts. In 2012, he partnered with Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong for Rebirth, a nostalgic return to form. Cliff teamed with Wyclef Jean in 2022 for the album Refugees. 
                                   

Cliff is considered one of Jamaica’s most celebrated musicians, and is credited with helping to popularise reggae music internationally. He has been described as, for a brief period, rivaling Bob Marley as the most prominent musician in the genre. Writing for The Guardian, David Katz called him an "itinerant

ambassador who introduced the music and culture of his island to audiences across the globe", and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's website described him as "reggae's first champion". On 24 November 2025, Cliff's wife announced that he had died earlier that day from pneumonia. He had been hospitalised following a seizure. Cliff was 81. Prime Minister Andrew Holness, in a public statement after his death, said that Cliff's music "lifted people through hard times, inspired generations, and helped to shape the global respect that Jamaica enjoys today."
                                                

Jimmy Cliff – Anthology
Label: Island Records – 314 556 766-2, A&M Records, Hip-O Records
Format: 2 x CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: Jul 1, 2003
Genre: Reggae
Style: Reggae, Ska, Reggae-Pop

CD1.

                            

01. Miss Jamaica   2:25
Producer – Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
02. Huricane Hattie   2:44
Producer – Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
03. King Of Kings   3:22
Producer – Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
04. Waterfall   2:26
Written-By – G. Spyropoulos, P. Campbell-Lyons
05. Time Will Tell   3:18
Arranged By – Larry Fallon
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
06. Wonderful World, Beautiful People   3:13
Arranged By – Larry Fallon
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
07. Come Into My Life   2:55
Arranged By – Larry Fallon
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
08. Hard Road To Travel   2:35
Producer – Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
09. Viet Nam   4:50
Arranged By – Larry Fallon
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
10. Many Rivers To Cross   2:44
Producer – Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
11. Sufferin' In The Land   3:08
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
12. Use What I Got   2:48
Producer – Larry Fallon, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
13. You Can Get It If You Really Want   2:46   
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
14. Let Your Yeah Be Yeah   3:03
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
15. Wild World   3:51
Producer – Cat Stevens
Written-By – Cat Stevens
16. Bongo Man   4:03
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Leslie Kong
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
17. Sitting In Limbo   5:04
Producer – Guilly Bright, Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Guilly Bright, Jimmy Cliff
18. Goodbye Yesterday   3:20
Producer – Guilly Bright, Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Guilly Bright, Jimmy Cliff
19. The Harder They Come (Single Version)   3:12
Producer – Chris Blackwell, Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
20. Trapped   3:24
Producer – Cat Stevens
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
21. Oh Jamaica   3:27
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
22. Fundamental Reggay   3:00
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
23. Under The Sun, Moon And Stars   4:06
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff

Flac Size: 458 MB

CD2.

                             

01. Struggling Man (Album Version)   3:27
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
02. Better Days Are Coming   3:13
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
03. Sooner Or Later   5:19
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
04. House Of Exile   4:32
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
05. Action Speaks Louder Than Words   3:39
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
06. If I Follow My Mind   2:46
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Trevor Lawrence
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
07. Brave Warrior   4:18
Producer – Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
08. Stand Up And Fight Back   3:16
Producer – Bob Johnston, Jimmy Cliff
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff, A. K. Baah
09. I Am The Living (Album Version)   5:00
Producer – Chuck Tranel, Jimmy Cliff, Luther Dixon
Written-By – Allee Willis, Deniece Williams, Jimmy Cliff
10. Love Again   3:01
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Oneness
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff, Phil Ramacon
11. What Are You Doing With Your Life   3:45
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Oneness
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
12. Shelter Of Your Love (Single Version)3:31   
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Oneness
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
13. Give The People What They Want   3:49
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Oneness
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
14. Rub-A-Dub Partner  2:56 
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Oneness
Written-By – Berton McLean
15. We All Are One   4:31
Producer – Amir Bayyan, Jim Bonnefond, Jimmy Cliff, Khalis Bayyan, Oneness
Written-By – Amir Bayyan, Hugh Harris (6), Joseph Williams, Raymond Harris 
16. Club Paradise   3:02
Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Steve Goldman
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
17. Love Me, Love Me   4:23
Producer – I.B.M.C., Jimmy Cliff, Khalis Bayyan
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
18. She Was So Right For Me   4:44
Producer – I.B.M.C., Jimmy Cliff, Khalis Bayyan
Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
19. I Can See Clearly Now   3:15
Producer – Paul Henton
Producer [Additional] – Jimmy Bralower
Remix – Jimmy Bralower
Written-By – Johnny Nash

Flac Size: 477 MB

VIETNAM  LYRICS

                                      

Hey, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

Yesterday I got a letter from my friend
Fighting in Vietnam
And this is what he had to say
'Tell all my friends that I'll be coming home soon
My time it'll be up some time in June
Don't forget, he said to tell my sweet Mary
Her golden lips as sweet as cherries

                                

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam

It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
It was addressed from Vietnam
Now mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
And this is what she wrote and said
Don't be alarmed, she told me the telegram said
But mistress Brown your son is dead

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Somebody please stop that war now

                                  

It was just the next day his mother got a telegram
It was addressed from Vietnam
Now mistress Brown, she lives in the USA
And this is what she wrote and said
Don't be alarmed, she told me the telegram said
Oh, but mistress Brown your son is dead

And it came from
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Somebody please stop it

Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
Vietnam, Vietnam, Vietnam
What I'm saying now somebody stop that war

The Factory: Path Through The Forest 1968

 

The short lived Factory never really produced an album so this is a bonus for 60's Psych-heads. All their recordings have been put together( par one missing Byrds track"So you wanna be a Rock and Roll Star"). Excellent guitar work and musicianship. Pity noone took notice as this band could have gone far?

Put this togeteher with ART Supernatural Fairytales and Tomorrow aswell as early Pink Floyd. They were discovered by Brian Carroll, an engineer in one of London's leading studios, IBC. With his colleague Damon Lyon Shaw, he was looking to enter production, so they cut their teeth on the youthful Factory, whose three members included a 16-year-old drummer and 17-year-old guitarist. Their first single, "Path Through the Forest," a respectable piece of hard psychedelia with commendably creative guitar and vocal distortion, came out on MGM in the U.K. in late 1968. 
                            

Trying to piece together a history on The Factory is a little tricky as their seems to be some conflicting and/or unconfirmed information. Essentially, The Factory were a 3 piece from London – Jack Brand on vocals and bass, Ian Oates on guitar and Bill Macleod on drums. They were picked up by a group of engineers, producers and publishers that worked through IBC studios in London where they had recorded, Hendrix, Cream, The Stones, The Kinks, The Who, The Small Faces, Donovan, The Bee Gees and many others and were looking for a band to record for their new production company. Brian Carroll and Damon Lyon-Shaw produced the band and their first single and B-side in 1968. (Brian Carroll worked cutting masters at IBC and cut the first Hendrix releases as well as The Who Live At Leeds). 
                              

The A-side, Path Through The Forest is considered a Freakbeat classic and was allegedly written under a pseudonym (Rollings) by Clifford T. Ward. He went on to have solo success with ‘Gaye’, a UK No. 8 in 1973 and made many solo albums (in the archive). Sadly he died in 2001 aged 57 of multiple sclerosis.

The B-side is a complex web of fascinating characters. Gone was originally recorded by Paul Revere and The Raiders on their 1967 album Revolution but as Gone – Movin’ On. It’s a little confusing as they recorded another song called Gone but that was a different track entirely. To add to the confusion The Factory version has aspects of the original song but has some quite different parts, it’s basically a re-write although still credited to its writers. 

                          

To add to the confusion The Factory version has aspects of the original song but has some quite different parts, it’s basically a re-write although still credited to its writers. The writers too were interesting characters, one was Bruce Johnston, he joined The Beach Boys in 1965 and wrote the schmaltz hit, I Write The Songs, a much recorded song and No.1 hit  for Barry Manilow in 1976. The other writer was Terry Melcher. Melcher produced Mr Tambourine Man and Turn Turn Turn for The Byrds and was heavily involved in the West Coast scene as a producer, singer and songwriter. Melcher was the only child of wait for it – Doris Day! He was also involved in the Manson murders story in as much as he turned down Manson for a recording contract and the house where he used to live was the scene of the grisly and sick Manson murders and allegedly Manson sent his followers there if not to murder Melcher then to instil fear in him in revenge for not signing him up. 
                                 

Ultimately despite connections to talented engineers and producers, successful songwriters and fitting in perfectly with the late sixties scene, The Factory and their explosive debut single Path Through The Forest were not a hit, its legendary status as a psych classic immortalizes The Factory as a cult band that have received higher regard since the Nuggets and Pebbles compilations brought more attention to the

incredible bands of this ilk. Some time later another engineer from IBC, John Pantry was brought in and wrote the A and B-sides for their second single in 1969. Try A Little Sunshine and Red Chalk Hill were also sung by Pantry. I’m not sure why Jack Brand was relegated to bass player but Pantry was a singer himself and had played in bands, Sounds Around and Peter And The Wolves releasing some Pop gems themselves in the sixties. As the writer and plus the fact that he was part of the IBC team, I imagine that they had complete control and called the shots. Who knows who actually played on these records? The fact is that Try A Little Sunshine is also a classic psych single from the era.
                                      

LINE - UP

Bill MacLeod - Drums
Ian Oates - Lead Guitar
Jack Brand  - Vocals, Bass Guitar
                                      

The Factory – Path Through The Forest
Label: Guerssen – GUESSCD021
Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue 2008
Country: Spain
Released: 1968    
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                                           

01. Path Through The Forest (Original Version)   3:58
Written-By – Rollings
02. Gone   3:05
Written-By – M. Lindsay, T. Melcher
03. Mr. Lacey   2:46
Written-By – A. Hutchings
04. Try A Little Sunshine   3:38
Written-By – J. Pantry
05. Red Chalk Hill   3:24
Written-By – J. Pantry
06. Second Generation Woman   3:04
Written-By – R. Grech
07. Path Through The Forest (Previously Unreleased Version)   4:14
Written-By – Rollings

NOTES

Complete surviving recordings by UK freakbeat-psyche legends The Factory! Features their both incredibly rare 45s with classics such as "Path Through The Forest" and "Try A Little Sunshine". Recorded at IBC Studios, London.

Flac Size: 271 MB

Le Orme: 6 Albums 1969 - 1980

 

Le Orme is an Italian progressive rock band born in the sixties in Venice as a beat group. Conventionally it represents with the Premiata Forneria Marconi and the Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso the cutting edge of the Italian progressive, as well as one of the groups that have enjoyed

greater visibility abroad. In recent years the group has participated in some of the most important progressive rock events in the world.  Le Orme (Italian: "The Footprints") formed in 1966 in Marghera, a frazione of Venice. The band was one of the major groups of the Italian progressive rock scene in the 1970s. They are one of few Italian rock bands to have success outside their own country, having played concerts across North America and Europe, and releasing an album in English at the height of their success.
                               

It's easy to forget that America and England didn't exist in a vacuum in the 1960s, and that rock's influence

was felt far beyond the English-speaking world. France, Italy, Germany, and much of the rest of Europe spawned their own groups emulating the sounds of psychedelia and other cultural exports from the U.S.A. and the U.K. Le Orme were part of this phenomenon, a quintet formed in Italy in the late '60s that cut two albums of psychedelic rock for the Lord label in Milan. 
                                   

Aldo Tagliapietra (vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, celesta), Nino Smeraldi (electric guitar, vocals), Claudio

Galieti (bass, cello, vocals), Toni Pagliuca (keyboards), and Michi Dei Rossi (drums, percussion) started out sounding something like the Beatles circa the Magical Mystery Tour and Yellow Submarine albums, complete with distorted lead guitar solos and songs intended to evoke the variant states of mind associated with certain recreational drug use. Smeraldi, who co-wrote (with Tagliapietra) all of the songs on their first album, also arranged all of their material.
                         

In the spring of 1971 Le Orme recorded their second studio album, Collage. Thanks to its promotion through the RAI radio program Per voi giovani, the album was quickly successful, earning a top 10 placing in the Italian charts. This was followed up with Uomo di pezza in 1972, which topped the Italian

charts. Uomo di pezza also generated a hit single, "Gioco di bimba", and the band toured Italy in December 1972 with Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator (VdGG being on hiatus at the time). It was with their next album however, Felona e Sorona, considered to be one of the "finest examples of Italian progressive rock", that Le Orme truly gained prominence beyond their home country. At the request of Tony Stratton Smith, Le Orme recorded an English version of Felona e Sorona for Charisma Records, with translation provided by Peter Hammill. 
                           

Le Orme stayed together during the 1970s, cutting four albums in that vein and then disbanding in 1982. In 1986 the band re-formed -- including Tagliapietra, Pagliuca, and Dei Rossi in the lineup -- with the

intention of touring but then released the Orme album in 1990, heralding a return to recording as well as performing on a semi-regular basis. Pagliuca left the group in 1992, replaced by keyboardist Michele Bon, but during the '90s and 2000s the group persevered, issuing such albums as Il Fiume (1995), Elementi (2001), and L'Infinito (2004), and also making concert and festival appearances in Europe as well as North America. However, Tagliapietra departed the group in 2009, leaving Le Orme in a trio formation with only Dei Rossi remaining from the band's '60s and '70s heydays. 
                                   

01.  LE ORME - AD CLORIAM 1969

                                    

The cover of Le Orme's Ad Gloriam is about as psychedelic as it is possible to be or imagine; it is a swirl

of color and a collage of pop-art images, featuring drawings (and photos) of the band members and various op-art images of well-endowed women scattered amid butterflies and geometric shapes. The music is also, indeed, psychedelic, and runs the gamut from pleasant, Beatles-influenced ballads to more spaced-out interludes emphasizing Tagliapietra's flute and Smeraldi's lead guitar. 
                             

Le Orme – Ad Gloriam
Label: Akarma – AK 060
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo 2000
Country: Italy
Released: 1969    
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock

TRACKS

                             

01. Introduzione    1:45
02. Ad Gloriam    5:31
03. Oggi Verrà    2:32
04. Milano 1968    3:12
05. I Miei Sogni    3:00
06. Mita Mita    2:53
07. Era Un Anno Fa    3:00
08. Fumo    3:39
09. Senti L'Estate Che Torna    3:18
10. Fiori Di Giglio    3:07
11. Non So Restare Solo    5:28
12. Conclusione    1:42
13. Tutto Passerà    2:47

LINE - UP

Acoustic Guitar, Flute, Celesta, Vocals – Aldo Tagliapietra
Bass, Cello, Vocals – Claudio Galieti
Drums, Timpani, Bongos, Tambourine – Michi Dei Rossi
Lead Guitar, Sarangi, Vocals – Nino Smeraldi
Organ, Electric Piano, Harpsichord – Tony Pagliuca

NOTES

Total time: 41'12".

Flac Size: 494 MB

02.  LE ORME - COLLAGE 1971

                       

Collage (1971) is the real "first" Le Orme LP, after two previous albums of beat music. It is also the first

album to feature the trio's progressive rock sound, albeit in an embryonic stage. As such, it is a mixed bag. On the one hand you get pompous, excessive keyboard workouts that owe a lot to the Nice ("Collage," "Sguardo Verso Il Cielo"), down to orchestral arrangements. On the other hand, you also get songs like "Era Inverno" and "Morte di un Fiore," both typical Italian prog songs (with acoustic guitar), both heralding what will become Le Orme's classic sound. 
                           

Le Orme – Collage
Label: Philips – 842505 2, Philips – 842505-2, Philips – 842 505-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1990
Country: Italy
Released: 1971    
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

TRACKS

                     

01. Collage    4:42
02. Era Inverno    5:00
03. Cemento Armato    8:08
04. Sguardo Verso Il Cielo    4:12
05. Evasione Totale    6:56
06. Immagini    2:58
07. Morte Di Un Fiore    3:00

LINE - UP

Drums, Percussion – Miki Dei Rossi
Electric Organ [Organo Hammond], Electric Piano, Audio Generator [Generatore] – Antonio Pagliuca
Vocals [Voce], Bass, Acoustic Guitar – Aldo Tagliapietra
Written By – A. Pagliuca - A. Tagliapietra
Written-By – A. Tagliapietra, A. Pagliuca
Lyrics By, Music By – A. Tagliapietra, A. Pagliuca

Flac Size: 354 MB

03.  LE ORME - UOMO DI PEZZA 1972

                           

One of the masterpieces by the Italian Group Le Orme. Since from the intro dedicated to Bach

Ciaccona and than Una dolcezza nuova, followed by the successful single Gioco di bimba covered many years later also from the most popular Italian band in Italy, Pooh. A concept album of a magic beauty. It was released in 1972 and was one of their best selling works, which won an Italian award disco d'oro.
                        

Le Orme – Uomo Di Pezza
Label: Philips – 832 067-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo Apr 28, 1987
Country: Italy
Released: 1972    
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

TRACKS

                           

01. Una Dolcezza Nuova    5:28
02. Gioco Di Bimba    2:54
03. La Porta Chiusa    7:28
04. Breve Immagine    2:42
05. Figure Di Cartone    3:48
06. Aspettando L'Alba    4:43
07. Alienazione    4:43

LINE - UP

Tony Pagliuca – keyboards
Aldo Tagliapietra – voice, bass, guitars
Michi Dei Rossi – drums, percussion

GUEST

Gian Piero Reverberi – piano on track 1

Flac Size: 222 MB

04.  LE ORME - FELONA E-AND SORONA 1973 (2016)

                                          

                   

This excellent recording is largely considered to be Le Orme's magnum opus. The trio, comprised of

Aldo Tagliapietra (vocals, bass, guitar), Toni Pagliuca (organ/Mellotron, piano), and Michi Dei Rossi (drums), produced some of the best Italian progressive rock ever recorded. Influenced by Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Genesis, the band forged their own unique blend of sophisticated symphonic prog rock. Tagliapietra's vocals give the music an ethereal quality, and he actually sounds quite a bit like Sting (or the

other way around). Their high level of musicianship is evident on "Sospesi Nell 'Incredibile," but the focus is more on mood, song structure, and texture. The original recording contains Italian lyrics, while Van Der Graaf Generator vocalist Peter Hammill penned English lyrics for a subsequent release. 
                       

Le Orme – Felona E/And Sorona 2016
Label: Love Music – LM002CD
Format: 2 x CD, Album
Country: Italy
Released: 1973 - 2016
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

FELONA E SORONA 

                          

01. Sospesi nell'incredibile    10:22
02. Felona    2:08
03. La solitudine di chi protegge il mondo    2:09
04. L'equilibrio    3:42
05. Sorona    2:21
06. Attesa inerte    3:32
07. Ritratto di un mattino    3:25
08. Allìinfuori del tempo    3:46
09. Ritorno al nulla    4:35

FELONA AND SORONA    

                                

01. In Between    10:22
02. Felona    2:08
03. The Maker    5:51
04. Web of Time    2:21
05. Sorona    3:31
06. The Plan    3:25
07. The Balance    3:47
08. Return to Naught    4:36

LINE - UP

Tony Pagliuca – keyboards
Aldo Tagliapietra – voice, bass, guitars
Michi Dei Rossi – drums, percussions

Flac Size: 500 MB

05.  LE ORME - CONTRAPUNTI 1974

                            

Probably this is the best album by Le ORME, quite well produced (the production is not bad regarding of those times) and very elegant too. The harmonic solutions are fiery and never pretentious,

a sort of "baroque" ambitious project inside their typical romantic apparatus. In my opinion this music should have to be entirely performed in a theatre, in front of a silent crowd!! Highly recommended, even though actually the right rate should be "4 stars and an half" unless its weak production; nevertheless its importance - as a great reference for the Romantic Progressive bands in Europe - makes this album a Must Have...! 
                                                

Le Orme – Contrappunti
Label: Philips – 842 506-2
Format: CD, Album, Reissue 1990
Country: Italy
Released: 1974    
Genre: Rock
Style: Art Rock, Prog Rock

TRACKS

                         

01. Contrappunti    5:50
02. Frutto Acerbo    3:32
03. Aliante    3:16
04. India    3:09
05. La Fabbricante D'Angeli    4:44
06. Notturno    3:48
07. Maggio    8:50

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Tony Pagliuca – keyboards
Aldo Tagliapietra – voice, bass, guitars
Michi Dei Rossi – drums, percussions
Gian Piero Reverberi - Piano [Pianoforte]

Flac Size: 192 MB

06.  LE ORME - PICCOLA RAPSODIA DELL' APE 1980

                               

Looking at Le Orme's late-‘70s output, there is a logical progression leading from Verità Nascoste (1977) to Piccola Rapsodia dell'Ape (1980). Verità Nascoste integrated the rock lessons learned (and ill-realized)

on Smogmagica to Le Orme's own sound; Storia o Leggenda took a more acoustic/Italian song approach to said sound; Florian pushed things further into acoustic/neo-classical territory; finally, Piccola Rapsodia dell'Ape retained part of the pastoral elements from Florian and reapplied them to the acoustic progressive rock approach defined on Storia o Leggenda. Piccola closes the third era in the band's life (the first one being the pre-Collage years, In Concerto concluding the second chapter).
                          

Le Orme – Piccola Rapsodia Dell'ape
Label: Philips – 842 822-2
Format: CD, Album 1990
Country: Italy
Released: 1980
Genre: Rock
Style: Prog Rock

TRACKS

                          

01. Il Treno    3:50
02. Raccogli Le Nuvole    4:15
03. La Mia Sposa Bianca    3:46
04. Piccola Rapsodia Dell'ape    5:12
05. Charango    3:00
06. Fiori Di Luce    3:28
07. Fragile Conchiglia    6:24
08. Buona Notte    2:44

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Piano – Antonio Pagliuca
Violin, Charango, Bouzouki, Guitar [12-string] – Germano Serafin
Vocals, Violoncello, Classical Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Aldo Tagliapietra
Marimba, Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Percussion – Giuseppe Dei Rossi
Michi Dei Rossi – drums
Written-By [Testi E Musiche Di] – Aldo Tagliapietra, Germano Serafin, Antonio Pagliuca

Flac Size: 201 MB