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Milano Calibro 9 > Osanna

Artist: Osanna
Label: Phillips Cosmos
Catalog#: PILPS 9001
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
The Osanna story begins in Naples with the band Città Frontale. The original lineup consisted of vocalist Lino Vairetti, drummer Massimo Guarino, bassist Lello Brandi and guitarist Danilo Rustici. When keyboardist Gianni Leone left for Il Balletto di Bronzo in 1971, they added Elio D'Anna on sax and flute, and changed their name to Osanna. The band earned quite a reputation as a live act, as they were one of the first to wear costumes on stage and integrate theatre into their performance.

Mother Universe > Wallenstein

Artist: Wallenstein
Label: Pilz (2)
Catalog#: 20 29113-8
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972

Music Inspired By Lord Of The Rings > Hansson, Bo

Artist: Bo Hansson
Label: Charisma
Catalog#: CAS 1059
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972-09

Neu! > Neu!

Artist: Neu!
Label: Brain
Catalog#: 1004
Format: LP
Country: Germany
Released: 1972
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother were first introduced to each other when they joined Kraftwerk in 1971. Rother had spent the past six years in another Düsseldorf group, the covers band Spirits of Sound. As Neu!, Dinger and Rother were indeed attempting something "new," something they would call "fast-forward" music—known to the rest of the world as the "motorik beat." Their debut album, housed in a white cover with the title Neu! spray-painted on it, was produced by Conny Plank for Brain Records. "Hallogallo" bursts open and what a beat!

No. 2 > Kin Ping Meh

Artist: Kin Ping Meh
Label: Zebra
Catalog#: 2949 005
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 1972

Nova Solis > Morgan

Artist: Morgan
Label: RCA Victor
Catalog#: LISP 34154
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Love Affair were a soul band from London that scored a UK No. 1 hit with "Everlasting Love" b/w "Gone Are the Songs of Yesterday" in 1968. Following vocalist Steve Ellis's departure in 1969, keyboardist Morgan Fisher and drummer Maurice Bacon re-branded the group as L.A. to distance themselves from their pop audience and past. Adding bassist Bob Sapsed along the way, they recorded an excellent if uneven album, New Day, in 1970. Part soul and part underground rock, the album spotlighted Gus Eadon's strong voice and flute.

Nurses Song With Elephants > Bedford, David

Artist: David Bedford
Label: Important Records
Catalog#: IMP 1008
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972

Obscured By Clouds > Pink Floyd

Artist: Pink Floyd
Label: Harvest, Capitol Records
Catalog#: SW-11078, SW-11078
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972

Octopus > Gentle Giant

Artist: Gentle Giant
Label: Columbia
Catalog#: KC 32022
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972-12
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
On their second release of the year, Gentle Giant delivers a more discrete and diverse record. Previously in the Welsh band Eyes of Blue and Pete Brown & Piblokto!, John Weathers was the newcomer; his hard-hitting drumming and a huge bass line launch "The Advent of Panurge" (again a nod to François Rabelais) into a hypnotic groove, from which the song switches back and forth from its chorus. The Moog on "A Cry For Everyone" squawks proudly, here the lyrics are under the influence of Albert Camus.

Palepoli > Osanna

Artist: Osanna
Label: Fonit
Catalog#: LPX 19
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1972-11-21