Storia Di Un Minuto is the first album of the italian progressive rock

Italian progressive rock

The Italian progressive rock scene was born in the early 70s, mostly inspired by the progressive movement in Britain, but with certain features of its own that makes some sources mention it as a separate musical genre....

 band Premiata Forneria Marconi

Premiata Forneria Marconi

Premiata Forneria Marconi is an Italian progressive rock band. They were the first Italian group to have success abroad, entering both the British and American charts. Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with English lyrics...

. It was released by the Numero Uno division of RCA Records

RCA Records

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 in Italy. The album topped the Italian album charts after only one week and was the first album by an Italian rock group to achieve this kind of success.

The album contains re-recorded versions of songs from their first single Impressioni di settembre b/w La carrozza di Hans. Also included are È Festa and Dove... Quando... which continue to be essential parts of their live concerts.

Track listing

1. "Introduzione" - 1:09 (Franco Mussida)
2. "Impressioni Di Settembre" - 5:44 (Mussida, Mogol
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   , Mauro Pagani
   Mauro Pagani
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3. "È Festa" - 4:52 (Mussida, Pagani)
4. "Dove... Quando... Parte 1" - 4:10 (Mussida, Pagani)
5. "Dove... Quando... Parte 2" - 6:01 (Mussida, Pagani)
6. "La Carrozza Di Hans" - 6:46 (Mussida, Pagani)
7. "Grazie Davvero" - 5:51 (Mussida, Pagani)

Personnel

• Franz Di Cioccio – Drums
  Drum kit
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  , Moog
  Moog synthesizer
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  , Gadgets, Vocal
• Franco Mussida – Electric
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   & Acoustic guitar
  Acoustic guitar
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  , 12 String guitar, Mandocello
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  , Voice
• Mauro Pagani
  Mauro Pagani
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   – Flute
  Flute
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  , Piccolo
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  , Violin
  Violin
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  , Voice
• Giorgio Piazza – Bass
  Bass guitar
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  , Vocal
• Flavio Premoli
  Flavio Premoli
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   – Organ
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  , Piano
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  , Mellotron
  Mellotron
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  , Harpsichord
  Harpsichord
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  , Moog, Voice
  Human voice
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Release history

Year	Region	Label	Format	Catalog
1972	Italy	Numero Uno	LP	ZSLN 55055
1989	Europe	RCA	CD	ND 74059
2000	Italy	BMG	CD	74321 765422
2003	Japan	BMG (Japan)	CD	BVCM-37423
2006	South Korea	Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Korea) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Korea)	CD	SB30149C 82876 85413 2