FRANCO BATTIATO - Fetus LP swamp or female-fronted bands

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and are re-released here for the first time

atmospheric "Hands in my Pockets" parallels Television's dreamy vistas as well as England's Swell Maps

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renowned author Stephen Hawking's butler

FRANCO BATTIATO - Fetus LP swamp or female-fronted bandsGatefold sleeve. Franco Battiato is often heralded as Italys answer to Brian Eno. A quizzical composer lyricist, Battiato turned pop music upside down in the early 70s with three classic LPsFetus, Pollution and Sulle Corde Di Ariesthat formed a confluence of avant folk sensibilities and analog electronics. Originally released in 1971 on Bla Bla, Fetus predated the prodigious Cramps and Multhipla catalogues to become one of the first electronic records