01	Nulla						01:03
	02	Su Una Rupe						05:13
	03	Il Mondo Cade Su Di Me						06:48
	04	Nel Mio Quartiere						03:53
	05	L'ombra						03:38
	06	Un Palco Di Marionette						10:06
	07	Sogni Di Cristallo						06:33

Luciano Regoli - voice, acoustic guitar
Nanni Civitenga - guitars: acoustic, electric, 12-string
Stefano Piermarioli - piano, hammond, celeste
Francesco Froggio Francica - drums
Manlio Sacchia - electric bass, contrabass
Damaso Grassi - tenor sax, flute

Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno [Italy]

Per.... Un Mondo Di Cristallo (72)

Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno's Per....Un Mondo Di Cristallo is one that I've found very difficult to get into personally which intrigues me to no end. Crimson is evident here, especially with some of the dissonance that resounds throughout the album, but again this album is unquestionalbly Italian.
When the band dissolved, Luciano Regoli (Vocals, Guitar) and Nanni Civitenga (Guitar) went on to play in Samadhi.
Very italian, this six-piece blends some elements of Jazz, King Crimson type rock (although I'm seldom reminded of KC while listening), the early folk sound of PFM, some north African/Arabic influences, classical, and a little of the type dissonance found in the music of Area. Very tasty, with lots of dynamic stretch, excellent vocals, flute, sax, piano, this is possibly one of the best italian reissues around, certainly one of my very favorites, I'd put them right up there with classics like Il Balletto Di Bronzo, Area, Arti+Mestieri, Opus Avantra, and others. I don't know of anyone who was aware of this albums existence back in the seventies, seems like its reissue came right out of nowhere



RACCOMANDATA CON RICEVUTA DI RITORNO



Luciano Regoli (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Nanni Civitenga (guitar)
Stefano Piermarioli (keyboards)
Damaso Grassi (flute, sax)
Manlio Zacchia (bass)
Francesco Froggio Francica (drums, percussion)



RRR (as they were often referred to at the time due to their long difficult name) were from Rome, all coming from various minor groups.

Their only album, Per... un mondo di cristallo, housed in a curious gatefold cover containing a nice drawing from the Up&Down Studio (as in Procession's Fiaba), mixes a typical italian prog sound with acoustic guitar, flute and keyboards in evidence, with jazz influences, and the result is sometimes disjointed, with great tracks such as Un palco di marionette mixed with less convincing jazzy tunes like Il mondo cade su di me.

The band played in the main italian pop festivals in 1972-73 before splitting. Singer Regoli and guitarist Civitenga formed Samadhi, while drummer Froggio Francica played with Procession on their 1974 second album Frontiera.

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LP
Per... un mondo di cristallo Fonit (LPX 15) 1972 gatefold laminated cover
Fonit/VinylMagic (LPP 4..) 1991 gatefold cover
Album has been reissued on CD by Fonit (CDM 2026 - deleted) and by Warner/Fonit (28186-2)





Not particularly difficult to find, Per... un mondo di cristallo was originally released with a gatefold laminated cover as most of Fonit current releases. The Fonit/Vinyl Magic reissue has a standard gatefold cover reproducing the original but with different number and blue label.
No counterfeits should exist not foreign issues.







Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno - Per... Un Mondo Di Cristallo (1972)

Another awesome album from Italy, but thankfully one that sports a slightly left field, distinctive approach. Unfortunately slightly underrated, Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno incorporate a number of disparate elements into their music. The album goes from classic, pastoral symphonic progressive (albeit only a brief moments), to aggressive rock-outs, to jazzy extremes. Thankfully, it works beautifully, and the flow of the album is uninterrupted by the variety therein. After the intro, the next two tracks of the album sound like a darker, acoustically based Semiramis. Aggressive and menacing, with rocking riffs and themes, yet utilizing only piano, acoustic guitar and flute. Heavily distorted electric guitar is present, but generally mixed down behind the piano and keyboard riffs, resulting in a subliminal heaviness. However, when it does come to the fore, the results are awe-inspiring, resulting is crushing emotional climaxes, such on bits of the extended "Un Palco di Marionette". "Nel Mio Quartiere" surprises by going into a full on (but very well done) jazz workout, complete with soaring sax solo. "L'Ombra" is perhaps the most fantastic track on here. Absolutely stellar vocal performance, as the singer wails powerfully in his dark, earthy tone over an aggressive piano and keyboard riff. "Un Palco di Marionette", the 10 minute centerpiece, is the most varied track on here, beginning as an almost jazzy ballad before working up to an apocalyptic climax. This is killer stuff, as well as an album that gets progressively better with each listen. Intense playing, emotional vocals, and extremely varied, continuously exciting composition. Another Italian essential. - Greg Northrup [June 2001]


1. Nulla - 1:04
2. Su Una Rupe - 5:13
3. Il Mondo Cade (Su Di Me) - 6:47
4. Nel Mio Quartiere - 3:52
5. L'Ombra - 3:37
6. Un Palco Di Marionette - 10:05
7. Sogni Di Cristallo - 6:33

Luciano Regolo - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Nanni Civitenge - Acousitc Guitar
Stefano Piermarioli - Piano, Organ, Hammond, Celeste
Francesco Fraggio Francica - Drums
Manlio Zacchia - Bass
Damaso Grassi - Sax, Flute