| Banco | ||||
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| Released | 1975 | |||
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| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 47:24 | |||
| Label | Manticore, Escoteric | |||
| Producer | Vittorio Nocenzi | |||
| Banco del Mutuo Soccorso chronology | ||||
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Banco is the fourth studio album by Italian progressive rock band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (at that time known simply as Banco). The album was originally released in 1975 on the Manticore Records label launched by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
The album was released in 1975 with the songs translated into English by the American musician Marva Jan Marro. [2]
In 2010 a re-mastered edition of the album was released on CD, as part of a wider re-release of albums in the Manticore catalogue. [3] The music was remastered by Ben Wiseman at The Audio Archiving Company. [4]
In 2011 the album was re-released by Esoteric Recordings. [5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chorale (Traccia's Theme)" | 2:30 |
| 2. | "L'albero del pane (The Bread Tree)" | 4:45 |
| 3. | "Metamorphosis" | 14:45 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Outside" | 7:42 |
| 2. | "Leave Me Alone" | 5:20 |
| 3. | "Nothing's the Same" | 9:58 |
| 4. | "Traccia II" | 2:24 |
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