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Passio Secundum Mattheum > Latte E Miele

Artist: Latte E Miele
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 2448 011 A
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1972

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Pathfinder > Beggars Opera

Artist: Beggars Opera
Label: Vertigo
Catalog#: 6360 073
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1972

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Per Un Amico > Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM)

Artist: Premiata Forneria Marconi
Label: Numero Uno
Catalog#: DZSLN 55155
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1972-11-00

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Phantasmagoria > Curved Air

Artist: Curved Air
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: BS 2628
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972
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Released in April 1972, Curved Air’s Phantasmagoria took its title from a Lewis Carroll poem. Like the previous album, it again saw its sides split between composers, Darryl Way and Francis Monkman. A non-lp single, “Sarah’s Concern” b/w “Phantasmagoria,” was issued in March, but failed to chart. Florian Pilkington-Miksa returned, while bassist Mike Wedgwood was new. His bass immediately lends substance to the wonderful “Marie Antoinette.” Hard-rocking with a sexy swing, one wonders why this wasn’t issued as the single!

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Pihkasilmä Kaarnakorva > Pohjola, Pekka

Artist: Pekka Pohjola
Label: Love Records (4)
Catalog#: LRLP 71
Format: Vinyl
Country: Finland
Released: 1972-12-00

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Pollution > Battiato, Franco

Artist: Franco Battiato
Label: Bla Bla
Catalog#: BBXL 10002
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1972
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One of the few solo artists from Italy during the progressive era, Sicilian Franco Battiato was first heard as a beat singer in the 60s, as were many others of his generation. Battiato then signed to Bla Bla Records with Osage Tribe—defecting, however, for a solo career after just one single. His debut solo record, Fetus (with matching cover), was released in 1972. Primarily an acoustic affair, Battiato's songs were for the most part simple and almost folk in structure, albeit with a keen sense of melody.

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Profile > Akkerman, Jan

Artist: Jan Akkerman
Label: Sire Records Company
Catalog#: SAS 7407
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972

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Prologue > Renaissance

Artist: Renaissance
Label: Capitol
Catalog#: SMAS-11116
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1972-10
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Renaissance first appeared in the timeline back in the late 60s, as a group formed by ex-Yardbirds members Keith Relf and Jim McCarty. Quite incredibly, the same band reappeared years later with no original members. Their auspicious "re-debut" Prologue, the first of two albums for Capitol Records, builds on the premise of their predecessors, but with some changes: The title track bangs open with John Tout's grand piano, copping a quote straight from one of the Russian Kuchka ("mighty handful").

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Psychonaut > Brainticket

Artist: Brainticket
Label: Bellaphon
Catalog#: BLPS 19104
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 1972

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Pudding En Gisteren > Supersister

Artist: Supersister
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 2925 007
Format: Vinyl
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1972
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Supersisters' third album, Pudding en Gisteren, yielded a Dutch Top 40 single and again saw release in the UK, this time on Polydor. The single, "Radio" b/w "Dead Dog," evinces Robert Jan Stips's creativity and humor, while the ensuing "Psychopath" offers a nod to Kevin Ayers. Clocking in around the 12-minute mark, "Judy Goes on Holiday" covers a lot of ground, including some serious doo-wop that closes the piece. The title track gets back on course, charting a rousing melody of clavinet and flute, before slinking down to a funkier groove.

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