Dino Valente

Product Description
UK release from a fascinating enigma of the San Francisco psychedelic scene, Valente is most famed as the author of the song 'Get Together' and as an original member of Quicksilver Messenger Service. RPM. 2004.

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Average customer rating: There never was another voice like Schipa's I would like to kiss you

Schipa In Neapolitan Song: Prima Voce Manufacturer: Nimbus Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Schipa, Tito | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Songs & Lieder | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | International General | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000037L6 Release Date: 1997-10-07

Tracks:

1. Vieni Sul Mar!
2. Mal D'Amore
3. Guapparia
4. Piscatore 'E Pusilleco
5. Pesca D'Ammore
6. O Sole Mio
7. Mamma Mia, Che Vo' Sape?
8. 'A Vucchella
9. Ninna-Nanna
10. Torna!
11. Mandulinata A Napule
12. Marechiare
13. I' Te Vurria Vasa
14. Ideale
15. O Marenariello
16. Dicetencello Vuje!
17. Fa La Nana Bambin
18. Senza Nisciuno
19. Era De Maggio
20. Tu, Ca Nun Chiagne!
21. L'Alba Separa Dalla Luce l'Ombra
22. Canzone Appassiunata
23. Serenta A Surriento
24. Comme Facette Mammeta?

Customer Reviews:

There never was another voice like Schipa's.......2004-08-21

Schipa was not the finest tenor ever to sing, or the most stentorian. But Schipa had a charm and grace to his voice that is unique. This CD captures him in some of his most beloved repetoire, the Neapolitan Song. No one, and I mean no one sings Tosti's 'A Vucchella' like Schipa. Prima Voce has done us a wonderful service in making these recordings available. You simply cannot go wrong with this CD. Schipa e una voce molto bella!!

I would like to kiss you.......2001-12-05

Admirers of the incomparable tenor Tito Schipa will not want to be without this CD. No less than 24 Neapolitan songs Schipa recorded between 1925 and 1938 are included. Transfers have been made from clean, faultless 78 originals, some of them very rare. Schipa's voice seems to emerge successfully from the special Nimbus transferring process. The result is 78 minutes of pure Mediterranean magic.

True Neapolitans might challenge the word 'pure' in my last sentence. Schipa was not himself a Neapolitan. He came from Lecce in south Italy, and grew up speaking a different dialect. Nevertheless he seems to me to be the ideal presenter of these romantic little songs, most of which start in the minor and then change into the major key. A long-time favourite of mine is his recording of "I' te vurria vasa'", a song by Di Capua. The only other transfer of it, available on CD, derives from a sadly worn copy. Here, it comes up pristine and perfect. The title means 'I would like to kiss you'.

The enclosed booklet includes photographs, full details of the recordings, a fine appreciation of the singer by Nigel Douglas, and a brief synopsis of each song.

Average customer rating: A wonderfull cd swows the "mature "Gigli at his best

Sings Popular Songs Manufacturer: Pearl ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Gigli, Beniamino | ( G ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Brahms | Brahms, Johannes | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Bixio, Cesare Andrea | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Buzzi-Peccia, Arturo | A to B | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Curtis, Ernesto de | C to G | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Traditional Vocal Pop | Broadway & Vocalists | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Traditional Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Very Best of Beniamino Gigli ASIN: B000000WSJ Release Date: 1997-10-21

Tracks:

1. Ninna nanna della vita
2. La Serenata
3. Mattinata Veneziana
4. Mattinata Veneziana: Ti voglio tanto bene
5. Desiderio
6. Dir nur gehort mein herz
7. Wiegenlied
8. La Spagnola
9. La Paloma
10. Maria, tu sei per me la vita
11. Lolita
12. Mamma
13. Se vuoi goder la vita
14. Ninna nanna grigioverde
15. Tenerezza
16. Passione
17. Tre rose
18. Surdate
19. 'na sera e Maggi
20. Troppo 'nnammurato
21. Son poche rose
22. Cinefollia
23. Dimmi tu, primavera

Customer Reviews:

A wonderfull cd swows the "mature "Gigli at his best.......1999-09-06

This is a wonderfull sample of the art of Gigli in popular songs.Several items are already well known, for example "Ti voglio tanto bene", "La Spagnola", "Lolita","Mamma"or "Se voui goder la vita", where we can appreciate the supreme interpretation of Gigli. But here are items like "Ninna nanna grigioverde", "Tenerezza", "Surdate", "'nna sera é Maggio" or "Son poche rose" where the great tenor is insurpassable. Listen specially "Ninna nanna grigioverde". Gigli begins with rich tone and generous phrasing; then, in the second verse, where the song refers to the mother that songs the "ninna nanna"to her child, Gigli developes his superb mezza voce and his phrasing is here extremely delicate(with an exquisite "misto" in the words "ti dira"). Finally, he returns to the full voice ending with a ringing top B flat. All the items show Gigli in perfect vocal condition and as a consumate artist.

Average customer rating: In The Heart Of The Sixties Definitely not a classic, but not an embarrassment either Kind of ridiculous but has its moments Deja vu all over again A really silly hippie relic...

Dino Valente Dino Valente Manufacturer: Koch Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: What About Me Quicksilver At the Kabuki Theatre It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best Red Hash ASIN: B000006J61 Release Date: 1998-03-17

Tracks:

1. Time
2. Something New
3. My Friend
4. Listen To Me
5. Me And My Uncle
6. Tomorrow
7. Children Of The Sun
8. New Wind Blowing
9. Everything Is Gonna Be OK
10. Test
11. Shame On You Babe
12. Now And Now Only

Amazon.com

What was going on in 1968 when Dino Valente recorded this album? Well, he had already written "Get Together" for the Youngbloods, been in and out of jail a couple of times, and put in time as lead vocalist for San Francisco's Quicksilver Messenger Service. While bouncing around Manhattan's East Village, Valente then teamed up with famed Dylan producer Bob Johnston to record his only solo effort. This album typifies the hippie-folk-troubadour syndrome with strumming, reverb-laden 12-string guitar and romantic odes of passion and heartbreak. Valente's pliant warble practically floats alone on these 12 strange songs. While this music is folkish in nature, Valente's vocals display an offbeat, almost jazzy inflection reminiscent of the late Tim Buckley. --Mitch Myers

Customer Reviews:

In The Heart Of The Sixties.......2007-03-17

It's been scientifically proven that "Get Together", written by Dino Valenti (not on this CD) is the emotional center of that golden, innocent era. This CD is a musical and lyrical brother to that great song.

There is an innocence and naivete to Valenti that some may find silly... but personally I find it refreshing and life affirming to briefly escape back into the warm days of my youth.

The melodies and guitars are shimmering and beautiful, Valenti's voice is a perfect echo of 1969...warm and earnest and sometimes strident.

I briefly owned the 8-track tape 35 years ago, and debated over whether I would be dissapointed in the music if I purchased it now. In fact, I like it far more now than I did when I was 18.

If you like Valenti's more melodic work in Quicksilver, "Everybody's Been Burned" by David Crosby, "On The Way Home" by Neil Young... or if you just want to recapture "The Bright Elusive Butterfly of Love" (I'm laughing as I type this), I think you'll like this CD.

Definitely not a classic, but not an embarrassment either.......2006-11-17

This single eponymous, solo release from Valente of Quicksilver Messenger Service fame is, like the other reviewers have noted, definitely a relic. With that label comes certain connotations--it is a piece trapped in a specific time period, but it is also somewhat of a buried treasure. I've found both of these observations to be at least partially, but not completely true.

Dino's definitely representing a spaced-out hippie mentality with his style and romance-obsessed lyrics. That's true, but his sound on this particular record is pretty cool, with some sweet reverbed horns, 12-string, and a voice that sounds (at its best) a lot to me like Johnny Rivers. Unfortunately, this same production/arrangement sound gets a little bit bland once you realize that the entire album sounds basically the same, so the second half isn't too memorable. This isn't really helped by his spacey, second person lyrics, that leave some to be desired. In the end, it's kind of like a more amateurly-played "Astral Weeks" without strong songs. I can't really recommend any of the songs over others, since they are mostly about the same things and sound the same, except for "Me and My Uncle," which is actually a surprisingly good, dark folk-style ballad. Nonetheless, I do enjoy the atmosphere of this record, and would probably still buy it if I had a second chance.

In the liner notes, Dino is called the "underground Dylan." He may have played in folk clubs (but who didn't?), but aside from that and attempted hairstyle, Valente has little resemblance to Dylan's songwriting skills. Unfortunately, this isn't the missing link or keystone for your obscure record collection (but hey, you can't win them all), but like I said, I still do listen to it sometimes and don't regret buying it. You may enjoy it more than I did, but it may at least be worth owning regardless.

Kind of ridiculous but has its moments.......2004-07-10

I have to agree with the reviewer from Berkeley: "Dino Valente" is at once ridiculous and sublime. It's one of those records that you listen to with a mixture of ironic and authentic admiration.

As with Lee Hazlewood (with whom he shares a less-than-splendid singing voice), part of the fun of listening to this record is the disparity between the persona he tries to project in his songs (soulful mystical wise man/casanova) with his whine/warble of a voice, so-so lyrics, and average-verging-on-homely looks.

At the same time, there are moments on this record (and on some of Hazlewood's) of genuine beauty/coolness. Sometimes within the same song you'll find the ridiculous coexisting with the sublime.

Throughout, his acoustic guitar and voice are bathed in thick soupy psychedelic echo. A couple of tracks feature some overdubbed backing tracks, but for the most part, the show is just Dino, his voice, and a guitar in an echo chamber.

Favorite tracks: "Everything's Gonna Be Ok", "Time" (with its soaring chorus), the epic "Children of the Sun", "Me and My Uncle", and the wordless experimental "Test".

Open-minded fans of Tim Buckley, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and the Incredible String Band might find themselves simultaneously sniggering at/enjoying this record.

Deja vu all over again.......2002-03-18

I remember "making out" to this album back when I was VERY young and now my youngest is about to graduate college. You do the math. But I always loved Dino's nasal voice and kind of whiny delivery of beautiful lyrics. Childen of the Sun was my favorite. I don't know whatever happened to him. Buying this on CD was so cool because it doesn't skip or remind me of the margaritas and beer we used to spill on our LP's. Can you imagine? Very cool to listen to and remember a different time.

A really silly hippie relic..........2002-02-11

Dino Valente's 1968 solo album is as authentic a relic of the underbelly of the "SF Sound" as you'll ever find. Yeah, he has some weird and engaging arrangements, but there's also a strong element of the Mrs. Miller-y, so-bad-it's-good phenomenon going on. Let's be honest - Dino sounded good when he fronted a loud band like Quicksilver Messenger Service, but as a folkish crooner, away from the electric guitars, it quickly became apparent that he couldn't really sing his way out of a paper bag. That's one of the things that makes this album a "classic" of sorts: Valente, in all his super-stoned, spaced out romanticism really pioneered the DIY self-expression of the 1980s/'90s "lo-fi" scene. This is a very personal, very uncommercial record -- a huge flop at the time, but an album that exerts an enduring appeal. If you enjoy artistic excess, you may really like this album. Perversely, it remains one of my guilty pleasures.

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Dino Valente Dino Valente Manufacturer: Rpm ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Easy Listening | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: What About Me Just for Love ASIN: B00067FOYY Release Date: 2004-11-29

Tracks:

1. Time
2. Something New
3. My Friend
4. Listen to Me
5. Me and My Uncle
6. Tomorrow
7. Children of the Sun
8. New Wind Blowing
9. Everything Is Gonna Be OK
10. Test
11. Shame on You Babe [#][*]
12. Now and Now Only [#][*]

Album Description

UK release from a fascinating enigma of the San Francisco psychedelic scene, Valente is most famed as the author of the song 'Get Together' and as an original member of Quicksilver Messenger Service. RPM. 2004.

Album Details

A Fascinating Enigma of the San Francisco Psychedelic Scene, Valente is Famed as the Author of the Song "Get Together". This Definitive '60s Love-and-peace Anthem was Recorded on the Jefferson Airplane's First Album and Taken Into the Top Ten by the Youngbloods. Valente was an Original Member of Quicksilver Messenger Service and his One off Solo Single in 1964, a Folk Pop Song Called "Birdses", Became the Inspiration for Gene Clark to Name his Band the Birdses, Amended of Course to the Byrds. In 1968, Following a Spell in Jail for Drug Possession, He Got a Deal with Epic Records, Recording an Album Produced by Bob Johnston (Most Famous for Overseeing Much of Bob Dylan's Classic '60s Output). It was Idiosyncratic Even Within the Psychedelic Community. Valente Sang Elliptical, Stream-of-consciousness Hippyisms Without Much in the Way of Narrative, Beginning, Or End, but with an Evocative Lyricism.

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Torna a Surriento: Songs of Italy & Sicily Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Contemporary | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000025WWN Release Date: 1998-02-09

Tracks:

1. Torna A Sorriento
2. Tu Ca' Nun Chiagne
3. Sona Chitarra
4. Lacreme Napulitane
5. Napule Canta
6. O Surdato 'Nnammurato
7. Catari, Catari
8. Pusilecco
9. Era Di Maggio Matenata
10. Scetate
11. Addio Mia Bella Napoli
12. Parlami D'amore Mariu
13. Munasterio 'E Santa-Chiara
14. Firenze Sogna
15. Canta Pe' Me
16. Che T'aggia Di
17. Come Bello Far L'amore Quanno Sera
18. A Canzone 'E Napule
19. Sicilia Bedda
20. Ti Voglio Tanto Bene
21. Fili D'oro
22. Chitarra Romana
23. Addio, Sogni Di Gloria
24. Barcilunisa
25. Nota Di Li Lavannari
26. Vallelunghisa
27. Muttti Di Lu Paliu
28. Chiovu -Abballati-
29. Cantu A Timuni

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Lebendige Vergangenheit: Gino Bechi, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Preiser Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bellini, Vincenzo | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Rota, Nino | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music ASIN: B000063DLG Release Date: 2002-05-28

Average customer rating: A lesson in enunciating language brilliantly.

Tito Schipa: Recital Manufacturer: Opera Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Pergolesi | Pergolesi, Gio Battista | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Alessandro Scarlatti | Scarlatti, Alessandro | ( S ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Schipa, Tito | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Italian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B00000HYT2 Release Date: 1999-03-16

Customer Reviews:

A lesson in enunciating language brilliantly........2001-06-25

Amongst the plethora of CDs currently available devoted to the great Italian tenor Tito Schipa (1889-1956), this is one of the outstanding bargains. It offers a 61 minute recital divided into four sections. First comes the "arie antiche" items. Then follow three groups of popular songs dedicated respectively to Naples, Venice, and Lecce, and sung in the dialects of those cities. Schipa himself had a hand in creating or arranging several of the songs.

Aficionados of singers of the past will have encountered this singer in numerous anthologies and collections, if not in CD recitals devoted to him. The voice was not particularly beautiful or robust in tone, but it was used with classic delicacy and artistic allure, even in the songs that clearly depict knockabout fun. Unlike many singers of today, moreover, he enunciated language brilliantly. Listen to this CD from the far end of your house or while you are in the shower, and you'll be in no doubt about what vowel or consonant is being sung. The way the "r" is rolled at the beginning of "Le Violette" is an example of this remarkable vocalising.

Immensely popular with audiences and admired by colleagues (including Beniamino Gigli), he was apparently a little unscrupulous in his later years. Italian baritone Tito Gobbi recounted that he too admired him immensely but never felt comfortable singing with him, especially in "Il Barbiere di Siviglia". He eventually discovered that Schipa's luggage contained orchestral parts for the opera transposed down a tone. Shipa arranged secretly for the transposed parts to be substituted, resulting in the ageing Schipa coping well with the tenor part but the youthful Gobbi being forced to growl his low notes.

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Dino Valente Dino Valente Manufacturer: Vivid Sound ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Psychedelic Rock | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0007V5ZSY Release Date: 2005-03-28

Tracks:

1. Time
2. Time
3. Something New
4. My Friend
5. Listen To Me
6. Me & My Uncle
7. Tomorrow
8. Children Of The Sun
9. New Wind Blowing
10. Everything Is Gonna Be Back Ok
11. Test
12. Shame On You Babe
13. Now & Now Only

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Caruso, Gigli, Schipa Sing the Best of the Neapolitan Songs Manufacturer: Iron Needle Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B00005YFGU Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. Fenesta Ca Lucive - Enrico Caruso
2. Oh My Sunshine - Enrico Caruso
3. A Vucchella - Enrico Caruso
4. Sing For Me - Enrico Caruso
5. You Who Do Not Weep - Enrico Caruso
6. The Old Days - Enrico Caruso
7. My Manella - Enrico Caruso
8. A Sincere Tarantella - Enrico Caruso
9. Only For You - Enrico Caruso
10. Just Like Mother Used To Do - Tito Schipa
11. Naples - Tito Schipa
12. I Would Like To Kiss You - Tito Schipa
13. It Was In May - Tito Schipa
14. The Voice Of The Night - Tito Schipa
15. You Tell Him - Tito Schipa
16. Maria Mari - Beniamino Gigli
17. The Funicolar - Beniamino Gigli
18. Mandolines In Naples - Beniamino Gigli
19. When A Woman Wants - Beniamino Gigli
20. Santa Lucia So Far Away - Beniamino Gigli
21. Mother What Do You Want To Know - Beniamino Gigli

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Caruso, Gigli, Schipa Sing the Best of the Neapolitan Songs Manufacturer: Iron Needle ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B000003BPB Release Date: 1995-10-24

Tracks:

1. Fenesta Ca Lucive - Enrico Caruso
2. Oh My Sunshine - Enrico Caruso
3. A Vucchella - Enrico Caruso
4. Sing For Me - Enrico Caruso
5. You Who Do Not Weep - Enrico Caruso
6. The Old Days - Enrico Caruso
7. My Manella - Enrico Caruso
8. A Sincere Tarantella - Enrico Caruso
9. Only For You - Enrico Caruso
10. Just Like Mother Used To Do - Tito Schipa
11. Naples - Tito Schipa
12. I Would Like To Kiss You - Tito Schipa
13. It Was In May - Tito Schipa
14. The Voice Of The Night - Tito Schipa
15. You Tell Him - Tito Schipa
16. Maria Mari - Beniamino Gigli
17. The Funicolar - Beniamino Gigli
18. Mandolines In Naples - Beniamino Gigli
19. When A Woman Wants - Beniamino Gigli
20. Santa Lucia So Far Away - Beniamino Gigli
21. Mother What Do You Want To Know - Beniamino Gigli

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