Crazy Gang - We Are The Crazy Gang
Label:
Catalog#:
BLULP 1817
Format:
Vinyl, LP
Country:
Italy
Released:
1983
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Italo-Disco
Tracklist
| A1 | We Are The Crazy Gang | |||
| A2 | A Discomantic Rodeo | |||
| A3 | Computerize | |||
| Arranged By, Composed By - Walter Martino | ||||
| A4 | Every Sunday | |||
| Composed By - Paolo Gianoglio | ||||
| B1 | Telephone Computer | |||
| B2 | Sunshine Shine | |||
| B3 | In Love | |||
| Arranged By, Composed By - Walter Martino | ||||
| B4 | Flight To Hollywood | |||
| Arranged By, Composed By - Massimo Morante | ||||
| B5 | Arabian Nights | |||
Credits
Arranged By -
Claudio Simonetti
(tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B2, B4, B5)
Arranged By [Background And Vocals Arrangements] - Douglas Meakin , Penny Brown
Composed By - Claudio Simonetti (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B5)
Drums, Percussion - Walter Martino
Guitar - Massimo Morante
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Oberheim Dmx], Bass - Claudio Simonetti
Arranged By [Background And Vocals Arrangements] - Douglas Meakin , Penny Brown
Composed By - Claudio Simonetti (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2, B5)
Drums, Percussion - Walter Martino
Guitar - Massimo Morante
Keyboards, Synthesizer [Oberheim Dmx], Bass - Claudio Simonetti
Notes
Bootlegged in 2009 with different run-out etching.
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Reviews & Discussion
"We Are The Crazy Gang" is a rather fabled release amongst Italo buyers due to its relative rarity. However, while overlooked in the 1980s, this Claudio Simonetti masterpiece has gained new recognition during the current Italo revival. The LP straddles the line between experimental electronic italo-disco and period specific Italian Funk. Standout tracks are "Every Sunday", "Computerize", and "In Love". There is a very diverse array of material on this LP that begs to be explored...
It is a very imaginative but still very funky and accessible album.
For me it's on a level with Kraftwerk and YMO's best and feel it should be adored as such.
Another of those lost legends that make you wonder how it never got picked up by a larger label or re-released after all of these years.