01	7/4 (settequarti)						16:21
	02	13/8 (trediciottavi)						15:37
	03	La Nuova Predica Di Padre O' Brien						06:44
	04	Hovisto Poi						07:31
	05	Tornare A Credere						08:36
	06	Une Notte Sul Monte Calvo						03:30
	07	Ibernazione						05:49
	08	Quando L'erba Vestiva La Terra						07:16
	09	Butterfly						04:39

NEW TROLLS



1968-70
Vittorio De Scalzi (guitar, vocals)
Nico Di Palo (guitar, vocals)
Mauro Chiarugi (keyboards)
Giorgio D'Adamo (bass, vocals)
Gianni Belleno (drums, vocals)

1970
Chiarugi quits

1972
D'Adamo replaced by:
Frank Laugelli (bass)

enters:
Maurizio Salvi (keyboards)

1973-74 (N.T.Atomic System)
Vittorio De Scalzi (guitar, keyboards, flute, vocals)
Giorgio Baiocco (sax, flute)
Renato Rosset (keyboards)
Giorgio D'Adamo (bass)
Tullio De Piscopo (drums)

1975-76
Vittorio De Scalzi (guitar, vocals)
Nico Di Palo (guitar, vocals)
Ricky Belloni (guitar, vocals)
Frank Laugelli (bass)
Gianni Belleno (drums, vocals)



One of the hardest group's histories to compile, New Trolls' story is full of line-up changes, band name changes, struggles between band members... and great hits! In their long story New Trolls have been one of the most popular bands in Italy, and they crossed many different styles, passing through beat, slight psychedelia, progressive, hard rock and melodic pop.

The story begins in Genova around mid 60's, when the five musicians, considered among the best in town, decided to form a band, the name coming from the old band of one of them, the Trolls. After some dates as support band for the Rolling Stones, they released their debut single Sensazioni in 1967, the first of a very long series of singles. The band was one of the best live acts in Italy at the time, and Hendrix-inspired guitarist Nico Di Palo was one of the first italian guitar heroes.

First album, Senza orario senza bandiera, came in 1968, with lyrics written for them by singer-songwriter Fabrizio De Andre, a good album, very successful at the time, but still tied to the beat sound of the early days. A second album, simply called New Trolls, followed two years later, in 1970, being a compilation of tracks from their singles. These were still the days in Italy where people preferred the singles to the less popular LP's, and these often were simple compilations of already known songs. At the end of 1970 the first line-up change, with original member Mauro Chiarugi leaving the band, that continued as a quartet. In the sameyear the band was also involved along with The Trip in the Radio Montecarlo film Terzo canale, and a single from the film, the beautiful (and sadly unreleased on LP) Autostrada, was their only release on RCA.

In 1971 their greatest album, Concerto Grosso per i New Trolls, with music written by composer Luis Enriquez Bacalov with orchestral arrangements, an ambitious work that's still recognised as one of the most important italian rock releases ever made.

In 1972 a new bass player, the italo-canadian Frank Laugelli entered the band replacing Giorgio D'Adamo. With the new line-up the band released Searching for a land, another ambitious work. A double album, with a live side and mostly sung in english, this was a disjointed album and not a great success, as most of the english-sung albums by italian prog artists.

Later that year another album, Ut, with a heavier sound, closer to hard rock. A nice album to many, this caused the band to break in two parts, with the two leaders Di Palo and De Scalzi going in two different ways. A legal struggle followed, for the use of the famous name, and while Di Palo with the other three chose the Ibis way, in a hard rock direction, Vittorio De Scalzi formed a new band, called N.T.Atomic System to avoid contractual problems, amd with a more polished sound. To help their fans to recognize this band as the real New Trolls, early copies of the album had a sticker on the sleeve covering the N.T. name with the full New Trolls brand.

N.T.Atomic System released their first album in 1973, a nice album with a large use of horn instruments, De Scalzi himself playing flute and keyboards along with guitar. A jazz influence can be heard, and it became stronger in their second album, Tempi dispari, a totally instrumental album recorded live in a jazz-rock vein, very far from the New Trolls sound.
A good single was also released by this line-up, with the band rendition of Mussorgsky's A night on bare mountain (Una notte sul Monte Calvo), and it was also included on their fuirst album reissue with the same name.

N.T.Atomic System disbanded after the disappointing Tempi dispari, and the incredibly De Scalzi rejoined old friend/enemy Di Palo and drummer Belleno for a new chapter in New Trolls story. Bassist Laugelli also returned from Ibis, and a fifth member was found in formed Nuova Idea singer and guitarist Ricky Belloni, giving even more strength to the always incredible multivocal parts of the group. This band released Concerto grosso n°2, an ideal prosecution to their best work, but it was a pale attempt to reproduce that masterpiece. Some parts are good, but the shorter tracks are in a melodic pop vein, and the album is far from their best efforts.

Magma label (founded by Vittorio De Scalzi) also released a live album, as the band has always been well known as one of the best live groups in Italy. New Trolls live, also in 1976, is a good album, even containing some excerpt from Concerto grosso n°2.

In 1978 another new recruit, also from Nuova Idea, was keyboardsman Giorgio Usai, but the band slowly abandoned the rock track to a mainstream pop that gave them many more hits. The band kept playing and releasing mediocre pop albums until early 90's, then came to a new split.

In late 90's Vittorio De Scalzi made a successful tour with ex-Latte e Miele drummer Alfio Vitanza and two younger members, playing old New Trolls songs, including a complete remake of the band's 1968 first album. In 1999 Belleno, Belloni and Di Palo tried to form again New Trolls but had legal problems again with De Scalzi on the use of the band's name. History repeats...

Two interesting new CD have been released in 2001 credited to Vittorio De Scalzi - La storia dei New Trolls; both recorded live, the first one, La storia dei New Trolls (Saar CD 22228), includes reworkings of old tracks, the other, Concerto grosso live (La Stampa CDV 2001), is a very good rendition of Concerto grosso n.1 and 2 with an orchestra.







LP (up to 1981)
Senza orario senza bandiera Cetra (LPX 3) 1968 gatefold laminated cover with inside opening
Fonit/Pellicano (PL 409) 1980 single cover
New Trolls Cetra (LPX 7) 1970 single laminated cover
Fonit/3000 (SFC 100) 1976 single cover
Fonit/Vinyl Magic (LPP 422) 1991 single cover
Concerto grosso per i New Trolls Cetra (LPX 8) 1971 gatefold laminated cover with top opening
Fonit/3000 (SFC ) 1976 single cover
Searching for a land Cetra (LPX 12/13) 1972 gatefold laminated cover with top flap
Fonit (DPU 70 ) 1976 gatefold cover
Fonit/Vinyl Magic (LPP 429 ) 1991 gatefold cover
Ut Cetra (LPX 20) 1972 gatefold laminated cover
Fonit/3000 (SFC 138) 1976 single cover
Fonit/Vinyl Magic (LPP 430) 1991 gatefold cover
Concerto grosso n°2 Magma (MAL 02) 1976 gatefold laminated cover
Fonit/Pellicano (PL 648) 1982 single cover
New Trolls live Magma (MAL 04) 1976 single cover
Aldebaran Warner Bros (T 56589) 1978
New Trolls Warner Bros (T 56761) 1979
F.S. Fonit (LPX 93) 1981
All albums also reissued on CD


LP as New Trolls Atomic System
N.T.Atomic System Magma (MAGL 18003) 1973 triple gatefold cover - lyric insert - early copies had a stickered sleeve
Tempi dispari Magma (MAGL 18005) 1974 gatefold cover
Una notte sul Monte Calvo Magma (MAL 05) 1976 reissue of N.T.Atomic System with one extra track - single cover


SINGLES (with picture sleeve - up to 1981)
Sensazioni
Prima c'era luce Cetra (SP 1355) 1967
Visioni
Io ti fermero Cetra (SP 1369) 1968
Cristalli fragili
Ehi tu ritorna Cetra (SP 1381) 1968
Io che ho te
Lei mi diceva Cetra (SP 1392) 1969
Davanti agli occhi miei
Quella musica Cetra (SP 1398) 1969
Un'ora
Cosa pensiamo dell'amore Cetra (SP 1400) 1969
Signore, io sono Irish
Duemila Cetra (SP 1408) 1969
Una miniera
Il sole nascera Cetra (SP 1415) 1969
Annalisa
Allora mi ricordo Cetra (SP 1427) 1970
Una nuvola bianca
Corro da te Cetra (SP 1428) 1970
La piu bella sei tu
Come Cenerentola Cetra (SP 1445) 1970
Autostrada
Il nulla e la luce RCA (BM 3563) 1970
Una storia
Il vento dolce dell'estate Cetra (SP 1449) 1971
Venti o cent'anni
Una vita intera Cetra (SP 1453) 1971
Venti o cent'anni
Cetra (JB 376) 1971 juke box single - no cover
backed with Alluminogeni/Solo un attimo
Adagio
Allegro Cetra (SP 1456) 1971
La prima goccia bagna il viso
part I & II Cetra (SP 1460) 1971
Black hand
Percival Cetra (SP 1494) 1972
Una notte sul Monte Calvo
Somewhere Magma (MGL 48007) 1974
Bella come mai
Lei Magma (MAG 01) 1976
Solamente tu
Let it be me Magma (MAG 07) 1977
Quella carezza della sera
Aldebaran Warner Bros (T 17282) 1978
Anche noi
Prima del concerto Warner Bros (T 17342) 1979
Che idea
Accendi la tua luce Warner Bros (T 17527) 1979
Musica
Poster Warner Bros (T 17654) 1980
Il serpente
Quella luna dolce Fonit (SP 1752) 1981
La nella casa dell'angelo
Il treno Fonit (SP 1762) 1981





All the New Trolls albums have been released in large quantities and have had many reissues in later years, so they are easy to find, with a few notable exceptions.
Senza orario senza bandiera came out with a laminated gatefold cover with record inserted from the inside, later issues had a standard gatefold cover with side opening, and subsequent pressing lost the laminated cover. The very first pressing of this album has the BIEM logo on the label, replaced by the SIAE logo in 1969.

Second album, New Trolls, is one of the hardest and most expensive to find. Initial pressing had a single laminated sleeve, later pressings came with a non-laminated cover.

Concerto grosso per i New Trolls, one of their best sellers, had a gatefold laminated cover with record inserted from the top, later pressings had a standard side opening.

Searching for a land came with a large laminated foldout cover, the gatefold having a small flap creating a sort of poster. Records were inserted from the top, under the flap.

Ut had initially a laminated gatefold cover, that was subsequently replaced by a standard non-laminated thinner cover.

The N.T.Atomic System album, one of the first on Magma label, had in the very first copies its title covered by a sticker with the full name New Trolls Atomic System, that couldn't legally be used due to the struggle with former members. The album came in a nice triple gatefold cover and contained a lyric insert.
Una notte sul Monte Calvo was in fact the same album with one extra track, the single with the same name, and was housed in a different single cover.

Japanese issues appeared for Concerto grosso (King GXF2043), Ut (King GXF2050), Searching for a land (King K19P429/30), N.T.Atomic System (King K22P241), Tempi dispari (King K22P279), Concerto grosso n°2 (King K22P181), New Trolls live (King K22P327) and FS (King K28P214).

Si-Wan in Korea has released N.T.Atomic System (SRML 2003), Tempi dispari (SRML 2006), and New Trolls live (SRML 2008).

Concerto grosso, Concerto grosso n°2 and N.T.Atomic System have been released in Venezuela all with single covers.

Una notte sul Monte Calvo also appeared in Germany on Pan label with title A night on bare mountain.

No counterfeits exist of any New Trolls albums.