Friday, January 22, 2016

Nova - Vimana. 1976 Italy-England


Vimana is the second album from the fusion supergroup Nova. The lineup is a mix of Brand X from the UK and various members from the Italian prog scene, most notably guitarist Corrado Rustici (Cervello) and reeds player Elio D'Anna (Osanna - who includes Corrado's brother Danilo). This being 1976, the music is definitely high powered fusion, with hot technical playing, but also a good grasp at melodic songwriting. Brand X and Return to Forever are the obvious guideposts here. This is a good one for fusion fans.

Ownership: LP: 1976 Arista (UK). Single sleeve.

Former ownership: CD: 2005 Arista (Japan). Papersleeve edition.

Surprisingly, given the marquee names involved, the CD has only been pressed in Japan. 

1/22/16 (review / new entry) 


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