Mediterranea ~ Italy

Ecce Rock (1981)

Nice instrumental guitar / keyboards trio from Italy with quite a bit of mandolin as well. The music has a Turkish / Greek / Arabian vibe. The album gets better as it goes. Apparently the band were striving for the indigenous sounds of Campagnia (southern Italy) mixed with rock, which they succeeded on accomplishing.

The original cover isn't the best, and new artwork was wisely applied in Japan. When the album was reissued in Italy, they used the Japanese cover.

1981 King (LP). Acquired in 1995.

1995; 2009; 5/6/17 (review / new entry); 9/27/26