Murple
Io Sono Murple
FormatCDLabelBelle AntiqueGenrePsychedelia & Kraut
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Murple were a quartet from Rome: Pier Carlo Zanco on vocals, organ, piano, synthesizer and double bass, Giuseppe (Pino) Santamaria on guitars and vocals, Mario Garbarino on bass and Duilio Sorrenti on drums and percussion. Their only album came out in 1974 on BASF, produced by Roberto Marsala, and sank quickly when the label closed its Italian branch.
Io Sono Murple is a concept record in two suites, each made of six short linked pieces, telling the journey of the penguin Murple from the South Pole to a zoo. The music moves between classical piano figures, organ and synthesizer themes, acoustic interludes and brisk rock passages, with a light, often playful touch in titles such as Antarplastic and Variazioni In 6/8.
Long a collectors' item, it is now recognised as one of the more charming minor records of Italian progressive rock.
Japanese CD reissue by Belle Antique in a mini LP sleeve replica with obi, SHM-CD, remastered, with 4 bonus tracks including Nani E Clown (Live 1973).
Release notes
Originally released in 1974 as BASF 21 23137 F.
| Io Sono Murple Part 1 | |||
| 1 | Antartide | 3:15 | |
| 2 | Metamorfosi | 2:10 | |
| 3 | Pathos | 1:55 | |
| 4 | Senza Un Perche' | 3:15 | |
| 5 | Nessuna Scelta | 4:25 | |
| 6 | Murple Rock | 2:43 | |
| Io Sono Murple Part 2 | |||
| 7 | Preludio E Scherzo | 2:55 | |
| 8 | Tra I Fili | 2:33 | |
| 9 | Variazioni In 6/8 | 2:07 | |
| 10 | Fratello | 4:09 | |
| 11 | Un Mondo Cosi' | 2:48 | |
| 12 | Antarplastic | 2:15 | |
| Bonus Tracks | |||
| 13 | Il Vecchio Castello | 3:07 | |
| 14 | Il Ballo Del Pulcini | 3:14 | |
| 15 | Limoges | 5:34 | |
| 16 | Nani E Clown (Live 1973) | 7:36 | |
- Mario Garbarino
- Bass, Bongos, Triangle
- Sorrenti
- Composed By, Arranged By, Drums, Gong, Congas [Tumbadoras], Timbales
- Santamaria
- Composed By, Arranged By, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
- Zanco
- Composed By, Arranged By, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer [Eminent, Synthesizer], Contrabass
- Marsala
- Composed By, Arranged By, Producer [Production], Supervised By [Supervision]
- Impiglia E Mancini
- Design [Cover Design]
- Franco Vitale
- Photography By [Foto]
- Cazuo Ogino
- Remastered By
