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Campo di Marte

Campo Di Marte

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The only album by the Florentine band Campo di Marte, released by United Artists in 1973: a seven-part suite where heavy electric guitar meets flute, French horn and Mellotron, a lesser known high point of Italian prog.

Campo di Marte were founded in Florence in 1971 by guitarist Enrico Rosa and drummer Mauro Sarti. Rosa composed and arranged the music of their only album, recorded in January 1973 and released that year by United Artists.

The line-up has Rosa on electric and acoustic guitars and Mellotron, Paul Richard on bass, Alfredo Barducci on French horn, flute, piano and organ, and two drummers, Sarti (also on flute) and Carlo Felice Marcovecchio. The record is a single work in seven movements (Prologo, Riflessione and Epilogo, each divided into parts), where hard guitar riffs alternate with lyrical flute and horn themes and passages of clear classical inspiration.

The label did little to promote it and the band soon disappeared, which made the album one of the rarer Italian progressive records of the decade.

Japanese CD reissue by Belle Antique in a mini LP sleeve replica with obi, Japanese liner notes and printed inner sleeve, SHM-CD, digitally remastered by Shuichi Takano.

Details
Cat. number: BELLE 244103
Year: 2024

Release notes

Made in Japan. Ⓨ Ⓧ ℗ © 2024. Packaged in a mini LP sleeve with obi, Japanese liner notes, printed CD sleeve and cloth CD sleeve in a resealable clear plastic sleeve.

Tracklist
1Prologo Parte I5:57
2Prologo Parte II6:04
3Prologo Parte III7:27
4Riflessione Parte I8:02
5Riflessione Parte II3:24
6Epilogo Parte I6:19
7Epilogo Parte II3:12
Credits
Enrico Rosa
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mellotron, Vocals
Paul Richard
Bass, Vocals
Izumi Idogawa
Coordinator [CD Artwork Coordinator]
Mauro Sarti
Drums, Percussion, Flute, Vocals
Carlo Felice Marcovecchio
Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Alfredo Barducci
French Horn, Flute, Piano, Organ, Vocals
Grande Lila
Producer [Per Liberty Produzioni S.r.l]
Shuichi Takano
Remastered By [Digitally]

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