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GLEEMEN are a foursome from Genoa headed by guitarist extraordinaire and Jimi Hendrix afficionado Pier Nicolò "Bambi" Fossati. After their own successful rendition of "Lady Madonna"(the famous BEATLES track) which put them on the map in the late 60's, they did a few live gigs and then decided they were ripe for a full-blown album which they released in 1970.
A year later, keeping the same line-up but with a slightly more progressive edge, they would change their name to GARYBALDI.


Gleemen - Gleemen (1970)

FLAC tracks/50:20/cue+log/scans/3%

Tracklist:

01. Farfalle Senza Pois (3:11)
02. Shilaila (4:15)
03. Spirit (6:16)
04. Chi Sei Tu Uomo (6:46)
05. Un'Amica (4:37)
06. Bha-Tha-Hella (3:06)
07. Clackson (3:56)
08. Dei O Confusione (3:32)
09. Introduzione Parte 1 e Parte II (3:56)
10. Divertimento (2:39)
11. Martha Helmut (4:05)
12. Corri Corri Corri (4:00)

Musicians:

- Maurizio Cassinelli / drums, vocals
- Bambi Fossati / guitar, vocals
- Lio Marchi / keyboards
- Angelo Traverso / bass

Their eponymous album is typical of late 60's psychedelia: replete with raunchy blues vibes, it is a blend of wild, Hendrix-inspired guitar solos duelling with the Hammond organ, heavy pumping bass lines and a solid rhythm section. It covers a multitude of musical ideas, from classic to effervescent, dynamic hard rock, from acoustic to bluesy arrangements.

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Gleemen - Oltre lontano, lontano (2013)

FLAC tracks/59:24/cue+log/scans/3%

Tracklist:

01. Anima di gomma (5:26)
02. La grande carovana (4:18)
03. Canzone dei cuori semplici (7:27)
04. Skizoid blues (5:16)
05. Il venditore di palloni (5:04)
06. In una stanza (4:42)
07. Stelle di vetro (4:57)
08. Nel mio cortile (4:30)
09. Solo amore (7:22)
10. Oltre lontano, lontano (10:24)

Musicians:

- Bambi Fossati / Guitars
- Maurizio Cassinelli / Drums
- Angelo Traverso / Bass
- Giampaolo Casu / Guitars
- Giovanni Pastorino / Keyboards
- Mauro Culotta / Guitars
With:
- Marco Zoccheddu / Guitar, Keyboards
- Martin Grice / Sax
- Pino Nastasi / Voice, Bass
- Danila Piras / Flute
- Alessandro Paolini / Acoustic Bass
- Roberto Piga / Violin
- Fabrizio Nuovilibri / Bass
- Carlo Olivieri / Drums
- Luciano Ottonello / Electric guitar

It is quite true that some bands need more time than others to record their second album, but 43 years? Yes, the debut album from Gleemen was released in 1970, and here we have three of the original quartet along with some guests back with the second, with artwork that in many ways isn't too dissimilar to the original.
Black Widow Records have a winning album here. This is not simply some tired hero worship by a bunch of aging hippies, it's a finely crafted collected of psychedelic and blues rock that will actually remain more timeless than ever dated.

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