Artist
LE GROUPE X
Like Mirageman this was probably a one-man project, conceived and played by Gianluigi Pezzera, who's worked as sound engineer with many Italian pop artists.
His two albums were totally instrumental and mostly based on
keyboards.
The first one, Frrrrrigidaire, came in 1973 on the EMI
subsidiary CiPiTi, containing seven tracks among which the long Multi facet covering
the most part of side two. Not entirely convincing, the album has a classical
inspired progressive sound, but there are some jazzy and
lounge influences here and there.
A single with two tracks from the album, but credited to The Vietnam, was also
released on the same label.
A second album, Out off, came five years after his debut as soundtrack to the film of the same name, and is usually considered the best and most accessible of the two, though a bit less progressive. It contained 15 short tracks.
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| Frrrrrigidaire | CiPiTi/EMI (LPOK 5) | 1973 | multi-foldout cover |
| Out off | Radio (ZPLRR 34052) | 1978 | single cover |
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THE VIETNAM SINGLES (with picture sleeve) |
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| Transfert 2002 Equator |
CiPiTi/EMI (CPTNP 1009) | 1973 | both tracks from Frrrrrigidaire |
Both albums are rather rare, especially the first one Frrrrrigidaire, that came with a nice multi-foldout cover and is hence difficult to find in perfect condition.
No counterfeits exist nor foreign issues of the LP's.
A 7" single with Transfert 2002, credited to Le Groupe X, backed with
Scherzi pesanti by Remigio Ducros has been issued by the English label
Jazzman (JM 037) in 2004.
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Frrrrrigidaire - LP, folded cover and label |
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Frrrrrigidaire - LP, foldout cover |
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Out off - LP |
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The Vietnam/Transfert 2002 - 7" single |
