Piero Umiliani • Psichedelica

 

 

Before talking about Psichedelica, one of the many and rare library albums signed by Piero Umi- liani, we must step back in time, until June 1968, when Umiliani was working on the score of “Svezia Inferno e Paradiso” (Sweden Heaven and Hell), one of the many collaborations between director Luigi Scattini and the Maestro. In fact, a large part of the music recorded for that movie, one of Umiliani’s most popular works, would be later selected for this library release. Originally issued by the label Omicron, which pressed 200 copies, not even destined to be sold. Despite the title, a misleading “Psichedelica”, and a suitable colored cover, this LP walks – of course, one might say – along the lines of Scattini’s film soundtrack, among beat outbursts, orchestral tracks and some references to the rock sound of the time, as can be heard in the second of the two versions of “Hippies”.

Those who know will remeber that “Psichedelica” contains the first version of Umiliani’s most famous composition: “Mah-Nà Mah-Nà”, a track that will be a mixed blessing of his artistic life. Considered a filler and discarded from the soundtrack of “Svezia Inferno e Paradiso”, it was originally called “Viva la sauna svedese” (featuring Alessandro Alessandroni and his wife Julia on vocals, as well as in “Birra, Vermouth e Gin”); it was then retitled and re-released in the US a few months later, achieving unprecedented success and even ending up in the charts; later known as ‘The Muppet Show’s song’, it became almost immediately a world famous cult track, an authentic hallmark of Piero Umiliani’s popular genius.  

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Antes de hablar de Psichedelica, uno de los muchos y raros álbumes de biblioteca firmados por Piero Umi-liani, debemos retroceder en el tiempo, hasta junio de 1968, cuando Umiliani trabajaba en la partitura de "Svezia Inferno e Paradiso" (Suecia Cielo e infierno), una de las muchas colaboraciones entre el director Luigi Scattini y el Maestro. De hecho, gran parte de la música grabada para esa película, una de las obras más populares de Umiliani, sería posteriormente seleccionada para este lanzamiento de la biblioteca. Originalmente emitido por el sello Omicron, que imprimió 200 copias, ni siquiera destinadas a ser vendidas. A pesar del título, una engañosa "Psichedelica", y una adecuada portada coloreada, este LP camina - por supuesto, se podría decir – en la línea de la banda sonora de la película de Scattini, entre arrebatos beat, pistas orquestales y algunas referencias al sonido rock de la época, como se puede escuchar en la segunda de las dos versiones de "Hippies".

Quienes lo sepan recordarán que "Psichedelica" contiene la primera versión de la composición más famosa de Umiliani: "Mah-Nà Mah-Nà", un tema que será una bendición mixta de su vida artística. Considerado un relleno y descartado de la banda sonora de "Svezia Inferno e Paradiso", originalmente se llamaba "Viva la sauna svedese" (con Alessandro Alessandroni y su esposa Julia en la voz, así como en "Birra, Vermouth e Gin"); luego fue retitulado y relanzado en EE. UU. unos meses después, logrando un éxito sin precedentes e incluso terminando en las listas de éxitos; más tarde conocida como 'La canción del Show de los Muppets', se convirtió casi de inmediato en una canción de culto de fama mundial, un auténtico sello distintivo del genio popular de Piero Umiliani.

Tracks:
1 - Viaggio nell'inconscio 02:01
2 - Sequenza Psichedelica 02:30
3 - Nel cosmo 03:24
4 - L'uomo integrato 01:53
5 - Contestazione 02:32
6 - Hippies 03:03
7 - Hippies 2 03:14
8 - Stoccolma My Dear 02:38
9 - Via la sauna svedese 01:47
10 - Birra, vermouth e gin 02:02
11 - Notte di mezza estate 02:36
12 - Organo e chitarroni 01:44
13 - Folk song 03:54
14 - Cow Boy 02:44


Credits:
Composed By, Directed By – Piero Umiliani

Label:    Omicron – LPM 0015
Series:    Serie Sonorizzazioni
Country:    Italy
Released:    1968
Genre:    Electronic, Jazz, Funk / Soul, Stage & Screen
Style:    Easy Listening, Funk, Jazz-Funk, Soundtrack, Space-Age, Theme
https://www.discogs.com/release/6274432-Piero-Umiliani-Psichedelica

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