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I Tremendi
Great band from Florence with two 45s. Other than that, I don’t know a thing about them. They have a real garage sound, with no attempts at ‘pop’. Unlike most other Italian bands, they sang all their...
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Bruno Castiglia e i Bisonti
There’s not much info out there in English about this great Milan band, usually referred to as just i Bisonti (the Bison!). I know of three releases, each of which has at least one great song on it....
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I Pelati
I Pelati were from Sardinia. After releasing a couple 45s and making some television appearances in Italy and Switzerland, they became i Colours, known for an Italian version of Hush.
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Equipe 84
Equipe 84 may have had their roots in combo rock music, but by the time of this 45 in late 1967, they’re as far away from a garage band as could be. The production is dense, with sitar, strings,...
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Pino Donaggio
Spanish sleeve Pino Donaggio was a singing star from Burano, Italy. Starting out as a classical violinist, he began writing his own pop songs in the early ’60s. He often recorded his songs in Spanish...
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Patrick Samson Set
Born in Beirut in Lebanon as Sulaimi Khoury, Patrick Samson and his brothers Sandy, who became his manager and MD, and guitarist Soussou Samson moved to France in 1961. In the early 1960s, they formed...
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