Saturday, November 15, 2008

Reverberi - Stairway To Heaven


So i've quietly slipped past 100,000 hits last night, i know to some that is really nothing but when i started this blog i really didn't think anyone would give a rats ass about my silly records so many thanks to those who have visited on a regular, its cool to know that a few folks are paying attention to this vinyl madness that helps keep me sane... Oh yeah, and if you care i moved my "friends & allies" blog links down to the bottom of the page because it was getting rather large and out of control on the side bar, removed all dead and old links that didn't work and added a brief but accurate? description to each! If ur linked and you don't dig the way i described your blog let me know and if i like you enough i may change it for you! :)

This is a record i've been threatening to post for a while now. I just pulled it out of moth balls and here it is in honor of the devil's music going over 100,000 hits.

Today we get Reverberi and his rendition of the Led Zeppelin classic Stairway to Heaven.

This is a cool piece of jazz, fusion, rock, experimental, and classical all mashed together to make one funky ass instrumental cover version.

Gian Piero Reverberi (Genova, 29 July 1939) is an Italion composer, arranger and conductor who has been creating music since 1957.

Here is the list of fine musicians that played on this gem.

Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [12 String] - Massimo Verardi
Artwork By - DH Studio
Bass [Electric] - Gigi Cappellotto
Congas, Timbales, Guiro, Shaker, Cowbell, Percussion [Woodblock] - Larry "Nastyee" Latimer*
Drums - Tullio De Piscopo
Engineer [Assistant] - John Henning
Engineer [Re-mix] - Peter Chaikin
Guitar [Electric] - Marco Zoccheddu
Photography [Cover Photo] - Garry Sato
Producer, Piano [Steinway Grand], Clavinet [Hohner], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Organ [Hammond], Synthesizer [Minimoog], Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Harmonica [Bass], Voice, Timpani, Tambourine, Arranged By, Conductor, Concertmaster - Gian Piero Reverberi
Recorded By [Engineer] - Gian Luigi Pezzera
Violin - Sergio Almangano
Voice - Vanda Radicchi
Recorded at Ricordi Studios, Milan, Italy. Re-mixed at Records Plant Studios, Hollywood, California

Reverberi - Stairway To Heaven

8 comments:

Devil Dick said...

Chen,
I'm very sorry that the anomaly in community traffic of cars and motorcycles and drag racing,and reckless honking by cars and motorcycles is exceeding an unprecedented level!

dd

Anonymous said...

Congrats DD on your 100,000 hits.
Love your selection of musical nuggets. Thanks for sharing your collection with us and this blog.

Peace,

Dave Davies

Your driver said...

Man, I wish I had time to put the information out there like our friend Chen. And he sure picked the right spot, a blog that is popular with fans of obscure 45 RPM recordings. We are movers and shakers, one and all.

Really, I'm flattered that you posted a link to my modest blog, but it's not just about ukuleles and buses. Poetry is for Assholes is about ukuleles, buses, lefty anarcho-anarchist white guilt politics, recovery, elderly punk rock reminiscing and poetry. I should probably pare it down to ukuleles and buses.

I'm really glad you turned me on to Skulls and Bacon. Now that's a cool blog.

Congrats on 100,000 hits.

Anonymous said...

Congrats on 100K hits! Well earned...

Chen obviously recognizes a growing media juggernaut when he/she sees one.

Here's the to the next 900K hits!

Mondo said...

Fantastico - top work DD and well done on the hit rate - top stuff - keep spinning those winners

Funky16Corners said...

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Congrats on the milestone!
Keep the sounds coming.
L

Devil Dick said...

many thanks guys! i really do appreciate it!!!

-= Faith Healer =- said...

PLEASE re-up this one ... it's impossible to find and I have been looking for it for a long time!!!

Thank you