MUSEO ROSENBACH Zarathustra LP ITALIAN PROG classic NM

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MUSEO ROSENBACH Zarathustra LP ITALIAN PROG classic NM

ULTRA RARE original 1973 pressing on Dischi Ricordi

Museo Rosenbach – Zarathustra LP (orig. Italy STEREO Dischi Ricordi S.p.A. SMRL 6113—1973)

Recorded: mid to late 1972 ~ release date: May 1973.

On offer here is an ULTRA RARE album by MUSEO ROSENBACH, a group from Bordighera (Province of Liguria) that performs some of the finest PROGRESSIVE ROCK ever to come out of ITALY.  This LP ranks in the upper-most tier of ITALIAN ROCK along with DE DE LIND and IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO.  Musically, we’re talking absolutely sublime keyboard-driven (mellotron & Hammond organ) conceptual rock.  You can listen to some of this album by clicking on their MySpace page weblink below!

Do not miss the opportunity to acquire one of the RAREST AND BEST ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE ROCK albums ever released!

weblinks:

(1) http://www.myspace.com/museorosenprog  (listen to MUSEO ROSENBACH here!)

(2) http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=254

(3) http://www.jpop.com/Museo%20Rosenbach

(4) http://www.planetmellotron.com/revm10.htm#museo

(5) http://www.hippy.com/php/review-323.html

SIDE 1  (Music: Alberto Moreno; Lyrics: Mauro La Luce; Orchestration: Museo Rosenbach)

1.               ZARATHUSTRA:

a)             L’ultimo uomo / The last man

b)             Il re di ieri / The king of yesterday

c)             Al di là del bene e del male / Beyond good and evil

d)             Superuomo / Superman

e)             Il tempio delle clessidre / The temple of hourglasses

SIDE 2  (Music: Alberto Moreno; Lyrics: Mauro La Luce; Orchestration: Museo Rosenbach)

2.              Degli uomini / Of men

3.              Della natura / Of nature

4.              Dell'eterno ritorno / Eternal return

PERSONNEL

Stefano ‘Lupo’ Galifi       lead vocals

Enzo Merogno                 guitars, vocals

Alberto Moreno               bass, piano

Pit Corradi                      mellotron, Hammond organ, vibraphone, Farfisa electric piano

Giancarlo Golzi               drums, timpani, bells, vocals

Recorded at Dischi Ricordi Studios in Milano (Italy).

Produced by Angelo Vaggi.  Engineered by Carlo Martinet & Dino Gelsomino.

Mixing by Angelo Vaggi, Carlo Martinet & Museo Rosenbach.

GRADING (also refer digital photos)

Cover (gatefold):

EX+ IMPRESSIVE appearance—insignificant handling wear only, minor scuffing along one seam, very minor spotting inside gatefold cover.  NO RINGWEAR!

Record:

EX+ visual: beautiful glossy sheen—OUTSTANDING copy overall (side 1: M-, side 2: EX few very light hairline scuffs only); audible: just PLAYED LOUD through 100 WATT speakers and it SOUNDS SUPERB overall, just some underlying surface noise during the quieter passages; labels: HARDLY ANY spindle wear.

ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND A BETTER COPY!!!

GRADING DESCRIPTION

COVER

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light wear and/or creasing—defects will be noted.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Some ring-wear and other signs of aging are apparent—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious ring-wear, seam-splits, stains etc—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the cover is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

RECORD

M: Absolutely NEW—perhaps still in shrink-wrap.

M-: Slightly less than MINT.

EX: Very light scuffs.  Record played infrequently, with little or no reduction in sound quality.

VG++: Slightly less than EXCELLENT.

VG+: Slightly better than VERY GOOD.

VG: Lightly scuffed/marked record, with acceptable sound quality—defects will be noted.

VG-: Slightly less than VERY GOOD.

G: More obvious scratches, with some deterioration in sound quality—defects will be noted.

M=MINT, EX=EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, G=GOOD

NB: Brackets indicate the record is between one grade and another—eg. VG+(+).

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