On May 6, 1976, “Atlantic” label released “1st Round”, the debut Pino Presti album. It was recorded in 1976, at “Regson Studio” in Milan, Italy, and was produced by Pino Presti.
Personnel:
- Pino Presti – vocal, electric bass, Fender Rhodes, percussions, conductor, arrangements
- Andrea Sacchi – acoustic and electric guitar
- Massimo Luca – acoustic and electric guitar
- Ernesto Massimo Verardi – acoustic and twelve string guitar
- Claudio Bazzari – acoustic and electric guitar
- Riccardo Zappa: acoustic guitar
- Alberto Radius – synth guitar
- Alberto Baldan Bembo – Moog, marimba
- Alberto Mompellio – Hammond organ, Eminent, piano
- Bruno De Filippi – harmonica
- Ellade Bandini – drums
- George Aghedo – rap vocals, conga, percussions
- Renè Mantegna – conga, percussions
- Attilio Donadio – alto saxophone
- Giorgio Baiocco – tenor saxophone, flute
- Fermo Lini – trumpet
- Giuliano Bernicchi – trumpet
- Gianni Caranti – trombone
- Sergio Almangano -1st violin
- Arturo Prestipino Giarritta – 1st violin
- La Bionda – vocals
- Ronnie Jones – lead vocals
- Gianluigi Pezzera, Paolo Bocchi – engineer
- Mario Convertino – artwork
- Karin Hemp – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Pino Presti, except where noted.
- Smile – Charlie Chaplin
- L’estate di Laura
- Funky Bump – lyrics by Ronnie Jones
- Aspettando Il Giorno
- Aghedo Osanwony
- Angie
- E Se Non Arrivasse
- C.so Buenos Aires
- Firefly – Kenny Nolan
- Sunny – Bobby Hebb
- C’era Una Volta
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