Overkill packaging as usual with tracking via USPS media for $4.00 and yes, I do combine. Since I have had a series of questions concerning shipping charges on combined orders I will try to be more explicit. Generally up to three lps ship as one, but shipping charges are based on weight not records. So gatefolds or double LPs or 180 gram vinyl all have an affect differently. Suffice to say, I don't try to make money on shipping charges and I am fair, so enjoy the auctions. Open records are cleaned with Ultrasonic cleaning system and in new 3 mil inner and outer plastic sleeves.

Heavy jazzy basslines, up-tempo drumming, pinchy distorted guitar, loads of keyboard fanaticism and hellish vibes garantue for a lot of excitement - perhaps a bit too much for the avarage Italian prog listener. 'Ys' is among the rare Italian progressive rock records that is both professional and well-recorded.

Il Balletto Di Bronzo ?– Ys

Label: Polydor ?– 2448 003, Polydor ?– 2448 003 L Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: Italy Released: 1972 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1 Introduzione
A2 Primo Incontro
B1 Secondo Incontro
B2 Terzo Incontro
B3 Epilogo

Companies, etc.

• Published By – Edizioni Esedra
• Distributed By – Phonogram S.P.A.

Credits

• Bass – Vito Manzari
• Drums – Gianchi Stringa
• Engineer [Assistant] – Michele Muti
• Engineer, Mixed By – Franco Sala
• Guitar – Lino Ajello
• Keyboards – Gianni Leone
• Mixed By – Gaetano Ria
• Mixed By [Collaboration With] – Detto Mariano
• Music By – N. Mazzocchi*
• Vocals, Organ, Piano, Mellotron, Synthesizer [Moog], Spinet, Celesta – Gianni Leone
• Written-By – N. Mazzocchi*

Notes

Released in a fold-out cover with a 6-page book glued inside, that contains artwork and the lyrics.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: S.I.A.E.
• Matrix / Runout (Etched in Runout area side A ): ?? 2448 003 ? 1= 2 * 520 250572
• Matrix / Runout (Etched in Runout area side B): ?? 2448 003 ? 2= 2 * 520 250572

IL BALLETTO DI BRONZO formed in Naples in the late sixties with a line-up consisting of Lino Ajello (guitar), Giancarlo Stinga (drums), Marco Cecioni (guitar/vocals) and Michele Cupaiuolo (bass) using initially the name BATTITORI SELVAGGI. Despite avoiding the fate of many other Italian progressive bands of releasing one album and splitting up (they managed two) they still suffered from a lack of interest, the reason cited by some that they were too advanced for the time, which ultimately led to a split in 1973.