IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA - CONTAMINAZIONE - RCA ITALY 1ST PRSS PROG MONSTER NM

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WHAT MANY CONSIDER THE FINEST PROGRESSIVE RECORD EVER RELEASED, AND IN NEAR STUNNING CONDITION, CONTAMINAZIONE BY IL ROVESCIO DELLA MEDAGLIA - BASED ON THE LIFE OF J.S BACH 

RCA ITALY DPSL 10593

STEREO

1973

RCA ORIGINAL BLUE LABEL

 1ST PRESS - 1ST STAMPERS BEST SOUND ABSOLUTELY FIRST PRESSING

Released in a laminated gatefold cover. 
On the label the tracks are not numbered but lettered: a through f on side A and a through g on side B. 

Track duration's not mentioned on record or sleeve. Track duration's taken by timing

• Matrix / Runout: (Stamped) CKAY 27434 1S-1A
• Matrix / Runout: (Stamped) CKAY 27435 2S-1A

NOT THE RE-RELEASE FROM OTHER COUNTRIES THIS IS THE ORIGINAL ITALIAN LANGUAGE MASTERPIECE

 THE VINYL IS EXCELLENT PLUS WITH THE BAREST OF THIN HAIR LINES AND ONE SMALL THIN SCRATCH ON SIDE 1 TRACK 2 THAT PRODUCES ONLY THE TINIEST CLICK FOR A MINI SECOND-ALLTHIS ON VERY SHINY 1ST PRESS DEEP GROOVE VINYL - THE SHINE ON THE ALBUM LOOKS LIKE IT JUST LEFT THE PLANT - HEAVY ORIGINAL ITALIAN VINYL

UPON PLAYING, THE SOUND IS SPECTACULAR! ALL TRACKS MERGE INTO ONE ANOTHER THUS THERE IS NO SPACE BETWEEN TRACKS, MAKING THIS A SUPERB LISTEN. VERY LITTLE SURFACE NOISE, A FEW SMALL NORMAL STATIC SOUNDS, TYPICAL FOR ITALIAN RECORDS. OTHERWISE THIS ALBUM IS SUPERB! THE DYNAMICS ARE FLAWLESS, IT IS VASTLY SUPERIOR TO THE CD AS THIS IS FROM THE ORIGINAL 1ST CUT STAMPERS

THE GATE FOLD LAMINATED COVER IS IN NEAR MINT SHAPE - NO SPLITS, NO AGE WEAR WITH NO RING WEAR - HAS NO LABELS - NO WRITING- SHOWS SOME TINY BUMPING TO CORNERS  - HEAVY WEIGHT ITALIAN CARDBOARD - THE SPINE IS NEAR MINT  - VERY NICE INDEED!

NOT A CUT OUT NO PUNCH HOLES OR SLICES - THIS IS THE REAL THING

COMES IN ORIGINAL RCA ITALY THICK PLAIN WHITE LINED INNER SLEEVE

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS

LABELS LIKE MINT WITH NO WRITING AND NO SPINDLE MARKS

HERE ARE SOME REVIEWS THAT AGREE THIS IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE BEST PROG ALBUMS OF ALL TIME

This is one of the most essential prog classic to adorn any prog lovers collection. This is pure progressive magic from start to finish. Based on the life of JS Bach, RDM create a dream-like environment to tell the story from. Lyrics are in Italian and the musicianship is exceptional throughout. RDM deliver a wide contrast in moods and atmosphere here ranging from the pure and serene to loud crashing of guitars and synths. Orchestration is obviously filtered throughout and work very well for the listener making this a real gem all the way around. This is beautiful Italian tension building prog at its finest. The vocal portions are also amazing and sound great on the 'ol stereo....great speaker seperation

The musical style of 'Contaminazione' is an athletic power RPI with Hard Rock parts and melodic parts. More that in emotions (presents) is the technique in first line. Also the recordings and the production is good and in my opinion helped the power and the beauty of music. Normally this type of album are not totally good but in this case I think that this album is excellent.

I do not have a preference song in 'Contaminazione' but 'Cella 503' (eng: 'Cell 503') or 'Alzo Un Muro Elettrico' (eng: 'I Raising An Electric Wall') hit my imagination because they are both great Heavy songs but also 'Lei Sei Tu: Lei' ( eng: 'She Are You: She') captured my imagination with a good melodic athletic and technical RPI.

In a certain sense 'Contaminazione' is a summary of the more pure 70's RPI style, with all its facets. And because of this fact I considered 'Contaminazione' a pure masterpiece.

This is the essense of progress. One year after the disappointing "Io Come Io", Il Rovescio Della Medaglia released their best album and one of the best Italian prog rock albums. "Contaminazione" is a concept album based on J.S. Bach. Their sound is much more symphonic. The addition of Franco Di Sabbatino on keyboards was an excellent choice by the band. The combination of guitars and keyboards is magnificent and the production is great for a 1973 album. You can hear pure classical music here which turns into symphonic prog rock, I mean typical Italian prog rock at its best. The vocals are very good, but the main thing is the high compositional level from start to finish, the artistic orchestration and the sequence of the songs. The concept flows through the speakers and before you know it, it's over and then you play it again, and again, and again. A true masterpiece of progressive rock music. It is really hard to pick some songs as album highlights. My favourite moments in "Contaminazione": "Cella 503", "Alzo Un Muro Elettrico", "La Grande Fuga".

"Help me out! Find the key! Break the lock! Set me free..." This is what I'm talking about!! Simply divine. After 2 medium/poor albums, R.D.M. suddendly jumps both feet in the big leagues with this record. A record, by the way, that you will never be ambarrassed to play loud. I heard it on an LP (the english version), and now I finally posess the original italian version (way easier to find). This don't disappoint. Pure gold. No kidding. Along with "Felona e Sorona" and "Per un Amico", this record jumps right in the all-time italian classics. It's groundbreaking and agressive but also fragile and subtle. A perfect approach of a (true) story by combining heavy rock with Bach's work. And what a marvelous combination. It's not in Trace's way (dazzling and speedy baroque), but...it's like attempting to an extravagant play featuring R.D.M. and Bach. It takes it time to breathe and to shake you at the right time. My hat to Rovescio della medaglia for being an obscure band and showing us that talent is not always hiding in dazzling performances but also in crafting and building a record that stands proudly on it's feet, not being afraid to compete with prog giants. UNDENIABLE CLASSIC. * 5 CONTAMINATED STARS*

Songs / Tracks Listing

THIS IS A SUPERB LP, THE ORIGINAL VERSION FROM THE ORIGINAL STAMPERS AND MASTERS  - NOT THE LATER RE-RELEASE OR CD!

DO NOT MISS THIS ONE, A SUPERB ALL ORIGINAL ALBUM THAT WILL SURELY GROW IN VALUE

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Records are graded under bright lights or discrete sunlight - In the case of visibly possible harmful scratches, the record will be tested and sound quality noted.Many vintage (1955-70) records will play fine with visible damage due to superior vinyl and better pressings.

 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED AND FULLY GUARANTEED

PLEASE SEE PHOTOS

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HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

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How I Grade Condition Of Discs

Mint

This means I have owned it from new or purchased from a distributors warehouse, basically it means absolutely new shape, never been played or out of its dust cover. In the case of LP's, a North American album will have to be factory sealed (anyone can reseal an album!) Take Note: European and Japaneses albums were never shrink wrapped!

Note: Being mint does not guarantee it's free of pops and clicks, many pressings especially from the US were made with very poor vinyl and in a hurry which means often there are imperfections in the pressing. As a former importer, we were often given back brand new albums due to clicks heard in the playback.

Mint Minus - No such thing, it's either mint or not.

Excellent - A disc is super clean, with no visible marks

 Excellent Plus, means it's probably mint but can't be proven by me.

Excellent minus, is a disc that is excellent except it may have some markings that do not show up in the playing

VG - A disc that is STILL in good shape, WILL have some scuffs or scratches, not in excellent shape but well worth owning. VG + and ++,a disc that is that much better than VG.

VG minus, just a smidgen below VG

Good - A disc that can be played, has obvious ware but is worth owning, a DJ copy of a rare early Motown for instance or a rare Doo-Wop or Northern Soul which could still be worth a fortune, Good Minus & Good Plus is a step above or below Good. In most cases I will not offer a disc in this condition unless it's rare and hard to find.

LABELS

Labels do not alter the grading of vinyl; many records are Excellent, looked after by the previous owner but still have their initials or markings on the label. A DJ copy will often have markings to show which side to be plugged, or the length of the intro. Many labels and covers in the US have been punched, that was done by the record company to show the disc was deleted and shipped out to mass retailers to sell cheap and could not be returned for a credit, this does not impede the value, many records eg Swan and VJ Beatles were done like that, also many promo lp’s were punched or slit to show they were provided as promotion and not charged to the client and no royalties paid to the artist