P.F.M. (Premiata Forneria Marconi) - 5 Albums Mini LP (HQCD K2HD Maste

Cardboard
sleeve reissue from P.F.M. featuring the high-fidelity HQCD format
(compatible with standard CD players) and K2HD mastering. Includes the
U.K. edition double jacket. Comes with a 20-page color booklet (subject
to change). Part of a five-album P.F.M. HQCD cardboard sleeve reissue
series featuring albums "Photos Of Ghosts," "The World Became The
World," "Cook," "Chocolate Kings," and "Jet Lag."

Allmusic / Biography by Bruce Eder
Italy's
leading progressive rock outfit of the early '70s, PFM would have
remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to
Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label. Their sound was more
distinctly rooted in the pre-classical era than that of their Germanic
counterparts. In addition to electric keyboards (synthesizers, etc.),
they also relied on violin and flute (recorder, actually) as major
components of their music. Their name, by the way, was short for
Premiata Forneria Marconi, the name of the bakery that originally
sponsored them.

en.wikipedia.org
Premiata Forneria
Marconi (PFM) is an Italian progressive rock band. They were the first
Italian group to have success abroad, entering both the British and
American charts. Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with
English lyrics. They also had several successful European and American
tours, playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and on a very
popular national television program in the U.S.A. PFM introduced new
sounds, such as the synthesizer, to the Italian musical world. They were
also among the first to combine symphonic classical and traditional
Italian musical influences in a rock music context. Such innovations and
their longevity have made them among the most important bands in the
international Progressive rock genre.

1973 Photos Of Ghosts
Original Release: UK Manticore Records K 43502

01 River Of Life
02 Celebration
03 Photos Of Ghosts
04 Old Rain
05 Il Banchetto
06 Mr. 9 'Till 5
07 Promenade The Puzzle
08 Photos Of Ghosts (Instrumental Mix)
09 River Of Life (First Mix)
10 Old Rain (First Mix)
11 Il Banchetto (First Mix)
12 Mr. 9 'Til 5 (Instrumental)
13 Celebration (Unreleased Single Edit)
14 Mr. 9 'Til 5 (Single Edit)

1974 The World Became The World
Original Release: UK Manticore Records K 53502

01 The Mountain
02 Just Look Away
03 The World Became The World
04 Four Holes In The Ground
05 Is My Face On Straight
06 Have Your Cake And Beat It
07 La Carrozza Di Hans (Live)
08 Four Holes In The Ground (Single Edit)
09 Celebration (1975 Single Version)
10 Celebration (Single Edit)

1974 Cook / 3 HQCD Set
Original Release: UK Manticore Records K 52506

CD1
01 Four Holes In The Ground
02 Dove...Quando...
03 Just Look Away
04 Celebration (Including 'The World Became The World')
05 Mr. Nine Till Five
06 Alta Loma Five Till Nine (Including P.F.M.'s Arrangement Of Rossini's 'William Tell Overture')

CD2
01 River Of Life
02 Four Holes In The Ground
03 Is My Face On Straight
04 Dove...Quando...
05 Guitar Solo
06 Just Look Away

CD3
01 Mr. Nine Till Five
02 Alta Loma Five Till Nine (Including P.F.M.'s Arrangement Of Rossini's 'William Tell Overture')
03 Celebration / Drum Solo / The World Became The World

1975 Chocolate Kings / 2 HQCD Set
Original Release: UK Manticore Records K 53508

CD1
01 From Under
02 Harlequin
03 Chocolate Kings
04 Out Of The Roundabout
05 Paper Charms
06 Chocolate Kings (Single Edit)
07 Harlequin (Single Edit)

CD2
01 Paper Charms
02 Four Holes In The Ground
03 Acoustic Guitar Solo
04 Out Of The Roundabout
05 Chocolate Kings
06 Mr. 9 'Till Five
07 Alta Loma Five Till Nine (Including P.F.M.'s Arrangement Of Rossini's 'William Tell Overture')

1977 Jet Lag
Original Release: UK Manticore Records K 53511

01 Peninsula
02 Jet Lag
03 Storia In 'LA'
04 Breakin' In
05 Cerco La Lingua
06 Meridiani
07 Left-Handed Theory
08 Traveler
09 La Carrozza Di Hans (Live Recorded At Nottingam University In 1976)