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Blocco Mentale - Poa (Ποα) (1973) [Reissue 1993]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 226 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 93 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Vinyl Magic (VM032)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 226 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 93 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Vinyl Magic (VM032)
A very obscure and one of the rarest albums from Italian rock music scene of the 70's. This album takes on ecology as its theme and sings of the evil of polluting the planet. Terrific basic progressive music housed in a creative gimmick sleeve with window to flower. Blocco Mentale were a quintet, consisting of Aldo Angeletti (who wrote the music) on vocals and bass, Michele Arena on drums and vocals, Gigi "Roso" Bianchi on guitar and vocals, Filippo Lazzari on keyboards, harmonica and vocals, and Dino Finocchi on vocals, sax and flute. Musically Blocco Mentale is characterised by a progressive style with some personal touches. The best intruments are the horns and the keyboards. The album opens with angular staccato sax riffs and then slides into a lush melody somewhat reminiscent of Premiata Forneria Marconi in their early (and best) days. There are rich vocal harmonies blended with organ and flute, and once again a Meditteranean sensibility which distinguishes much of the best Italian progressive rock. (The opening lines of that opening track, "Capita," are recapitulated in the closing lines of the sixth track, "Ritorno," but the album still has one track to go at that point, oddly enough). Swelling Mellotrons blend into vocal harmonies, and give way to a cascading piano line. The music moves around a lot in the course of the album. The fourth track, "Io E Me," is an amazing Meditteranean blues, with a wailing harmonica taking the lead.
Tracklist:
01. Capita
02. Aria E Mele
03. Impressione
04. Io E Me
05. La Nuova Forza
06. Ritorno
07. Verde
Total time: 39:35
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 3 from 28. July 2007
EAC extraction logfile from 10. December 2007, 4:02
Blocco mentale / Poa
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Read offset correction : 48
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
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6 | 29:56.55 | 5:37.63 | 134755 | 160092
7 | 35:34.43 | 4:01.00 | 160093 | 178167
Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
Filename C:\Documents and Settings\krack\Desktop\Blocco mentale - Poa (1973) [FLAC]\07 - Verde.wav
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EAC extraction logfile from 10. December 2007, 4:02
Blocco mentale / Poa
Used drive : _NEC DVD_RW ND-3500AG Adapter: 0 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo
TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.33 | 4:46.47 | 33 | 21529
2 | 4:47.05 | 4:34.50 | 21530 | 42129
3 | 9:21.55 | 8:27.38 | 42130 | 80192
4 | 17:49.18 | 4:29.25 | 80193 | 100392
5 | 22:18.43 | 7:38.12 | 100393 | 134754
6 | 29:56.55 | 5:37.63 | 134755 | 160092
7 | 35:34.43 | 4:01.00 | 160093 | 178167
Track 1
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Track 2
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Track 3
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Track 4
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Track 5
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Track 6
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Track 7
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[CUETools log; Date: 11.07.2025 13:46:27; Version: 2.1.4]
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Track | CTDB Status
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3 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
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03 [1515e38f|9a6122c5] (02+02/10) Accurately ripped
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05 [96f36aea] (02/10) Accurately ripped
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– 98,3 [AB8E144E] [5090BDD1]
01 98,3 [D17B1A74] [96030CFE] CRC32
02 88,2 [095A80BB] [D52E967E] CRC32
03 94,2 [86FDA157] [98ADBC2E] CRC32
04 86,5 [1706BBFE] [6FFE3587] CRC32
05 94,6 [7EBCFB16] [80E224B6] CRC32
06 86,2 [C978AC64] [77B672F4] CRC32
07 84,5 [580D3157] [F37627CB] CRC32
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Track | CTDB Status
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2 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
3 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
4 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
5 | (11/12) Accurately ripped
6 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
7 | (12/12) Accurately ripped
[AccurateRip ID: 000af1ef-00425379-59094707] found.
Track [ CRC | V2 ] Status
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03 94,2 [86FDA157] [98ADBC2E] CRC32
04 86,5 [1706BBFE] [6FFE3587] CRC32
05 94,6 [7EBCFB16] [80E224B6] CRC32
06 86,2 [C978AC64] [77B672F4] CRC32
07 84,5 [580D3157] [F37627CB] CRC32
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