Celeste is an album of stunning beauty. Primarily driven by acoustic guitar, flute, percussion, soft affected vocals in Italian, and absolutely slathered in mellotron, Celeste competes with Harmonium's Les Cinq Saisons for most beautiful album status. Just listening to this makes you want to sit atop an Umbrian hill town, sipping a glass of red wine while watching the world go by at the slowest possible tempo. The whole album comes across as one big soft marshmallow pillow. Extract out the most pastoral moments from Premiata Forneria Marconi, Formula 3, and Era di Acquario, and you have Celeste. The sun will indeed shine again. Have faith.
Ownership: LP: 1976 Grog. Gatefold. Yet another album I found at VVV in Dallas in early 1988. My Italian prog education came fast and furious. The packaging is like the musical contents - simple, but effective. All white gatefold cover with lyrics inside the cover and some pencil sketching.
CD: 2004 Arcangelo (Japan). Papersleeve edition. The CD replicates the original cover to the finest detail. The CD itself is made by Vinyl Magic (Italy).
1//88; 8/26/21 (new entry)
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