Desaparecido (album)

Desaparecido is the first full-length studio album by the Italian rock band Litfiba, though the band had previously released five EPs or singles and a soundtrack album, Eneide di Krypton. The music is very British new wave-influenced, though the lyrics are in Italian.

It is the first part of the "Trilogy of power": a group of albums whose main theme is the rejection of violence and totalitarianism. The sound combines new wave influences with a taste for typically Mediterranean melody, a characteristic strongly sought after by the band at the time. The complex lyrics often have a dreamlike and lysergic component, and are characterized by the use of metaphor.

Track listing

• All songs written and arranged by Litfiba

1. "Eroi nel vento" – 3:47
2. "La preda" – 2:52
3. "Lulù e Marlene" – 4:43
4. "Istanbul" – 5:44
5. "Tziganata" – 2:56
6. "Pioggia di luce" – 4:30
7. "Desaparecido" – 3:25
8. "Guerra" – 5:29

Personnel

Litfiba

• Piero Pelù – vocals
• Federico Renzulli – guitars
• Ringo de Palma – drums
• Antonio Aiazzi – keyboards
• Gianni Maroccolo – bass

Additional personnel

• Francesco Magnelli: Additional keyboards
• Hanno Rinne: Guitar solo on track 6
• Lu Rashid: Vocals on track 4

Production

• Produced by Alberto Pirelli
• Co-produced by Carlo Rossi
• Recorded by Carlo Rossi
• Mixed by Carlo Rossi and Alberto Pirelli
• Mastered by Carlo Rossi
• All songs published by Anemic Music/Edizioni Musicali, except tracks 2 and 8 (Anemic Music/Edizioni Musicali/Usignolo/Ed. Musicali)

Bibliography

• ISBN 88-09-20999-0
• ISBN 88-09-01729-3

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