Various - Bellissima! More 1960s She-Pop From Italy (CD)
€20,00
Comprising pounding big beat ballads, the occasional guitar-driven nugget and other feminine pop gems of the stylish Italian variety, this much-anticipated sequel to “Ciao Bella!” offers further proof that there is musical life beyond the shores of English-speaking countries.
The collection features an equal mix of superstars and obscure artists singing songs of both Italian and overseas origin. With chart-topping albums in the 1960s and every decade since, Mina is Italy’s most successful female recording artist of all time. Think Dusty Springfield, Dionne Warwick, Shirley Bassey and Barbra Streisand all rolled into one quintessentially Italian singing sensation. ‘Cartoline’, one of several doozies composed for her by maestro Bruno Canfora, shows off her fantastic vocal technique to a T.
Milva, second only to Mina in the pantheon of the country’s female singers, delivers the stomping ‘Tamburino, Ciao…’ and ‘Une Come Noi’, two top-tier originals. “Bellissima!” cover star Patty Pravo performs her smash hit ‘La Bambola’ and the big production ‘Il Paradiso’ (an Italian number first made famous by Amen Corner as ‘(If Paradise Is) Half As Nice’) and Caterina Caselli sings ‘Incubo N.4’, a fascinating opus featuring ominous spoken passages, the screeching of brakes and cop car sirens.
Among the selections by lesser-known vocalists are ‘È Proprio Inutile’ and ‘Mi Manchi’ by Meri Marabini, ‘Il Beat…Cos’è?’ by La Ragazza 77 and ‘Gocce Di Mare, Gocce Di Sole’ by Rita Monico – groovy covers of the Hollies’ ‘You Know He Did’, the Beatles’ ‘I Need You’, Sonny & Cher’s ‘The Beat Goes On’ and Petula Clark’s ‘Round Every Corner’ respectively.
Other highlights include ‘A Me Piace Lui’ and ‘Per Un Amore’ by Twiggy-lookalike fashion model Vibeke, popcorn gem ‘Coccodrillo’ by Ornella Vanoni (an unlikely cover of Wanda Jackson’s ‘Whirlpool’), a rocked-up rendition of the gospel standard ‘This Train’ by Rita Pavone and Orietta Berti’s ‘Le Ragazze Semplici’, a superbly orchestrated beat ballad featuring a soaring vocal that must have made her opera-loving father very proud.
The collection is available in 24-track CD and 14-track vinyl formats. The CD version comes with a 24-page booklet, while the 180g white vinyl LP is packaged in a heavy-duty sleeve with a swanky inner bag, each featuring a detailed track commentary and an array of colourful photos and illustrations.
MICK PATRICK
Additional information
Weight | 0,1 kg |
---|---|
Media | |
Tuottaja | Ace |
Vuosi | |
Maa | |
Biisilista |
|
Various
-
Various - Wonder of Woolworths! – The Embassy Records Story 1955-1962 (2CD) (CD)
€15,00 -
Various - Tennessee Waltz – The Many Moods of a Smash! (CD)
€13,00 -
Various - Hard To Beat (Twenty-One Stooges Killers) 2LP (Käytetty LP/12)
€25,00 -
Various - Diggin’ For Gold Vol 12 (Finnish issue) (Käytetty LP/12)
€30,00 -
Various - I’ve Got A Band (Käytetty LP/12)
€30,00 -
Various - Chuck Berry Sound (CD)
€15,00 -
Various - Hi-Strung R&B Vol.1 (CD)
€15,00 -
Various - King Rockabilly (Käytetty CD)
€11,00 -
Various - Complete Sun Singles Vol. 4 (4CD Boxset + Book) (Käytetty CD)
€80,00 -
Various - School House Rock Vol.1 – School Is In! (CD)
€18,00 -
Various - Shotgun Boogie – Rhythm & Blues Goes Country Vol.1 (CD)
€18,00 -
Various - 14 Hit Flashbacks From The Golden Group Era (Käytetty LP/12)
€30,00 -
Various - Golden Groups Volume 2 (Käytetty LP/12)
€13,00 -
Various - The Moon Was Full And So Was I... (LP)
€25,00 -
Various - Hits That Missed (Red) (Käytetty LP/12)
€20,00 -
Various - Low Down Memphis Barrelhouse Blues (Käytetty LP/12)
€25,00 -
Various - Sorry But I Can’t Take You : Women’s Railroad Blues (Käytetty LP/12)
€20,00 -
Various - Stompin’ Vol. 8 – Special Blues Shouter Issue (Käytetty LP/12)
€20,00 -
Various - MGM Rockabilly Collection (Käytetty LP/12)
€15,00 -
Various - Sun – The Roots Of Rock Vol 11: Memphis Blues Sounds (Käytetty LP/12)
€15,00 -
Various - Rockabilly Bop Vol. 1 (Käytetty LP/12)
€17,00 -
Various - That’ll Flat Git It Vol 7- Rockabilly From The Vaults Of M-G-M Records (Käytetty CD)
€11,00 -
Various - Original Memphis Rock And Roll & Country (Käytetty CD)
€10,00 -
Various - Rock From Valley Country II (Käytetty CD)
€13,00 -
Various - Rockabilly Craze ! (10``LP)
€25,00 -
Various - Go, Johnny Go! – From The Original Track Of The Hal Roack Production (Käytetty LP/12)
€40,00 -
Various - Savage Kick Volume Eight
€25,00 -
Various - Rebel Rock-A-Billy-Rock Vol.1 (Käytetty LP/12)
€13,00