Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (translation: Marconi’s Awarded Bakery) is an Italian progressive rock band. They were the first Italian band to have success abroad, entering both the British and American charts.
Between 1973 and 1977 they released five albums with English lyrics for the international market. They also had several successful European and American tours, even playing at the popular Reading Festival in England and appearing on a very popular national television program in the U.S.A.
Members
Current
* Franco Mussida: acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12 string guitar, mandolin, vocals (1970 – present)
* Franz Di Cioccio: drums, percussion, lead and backing vocals (1970 – present)
* Patrick Djivas: bass, programming (1974 – present)
* Lucio Fabbri: violin, keyboards (1979-1987)(2000 – present )
* Gianluca Tagliavini: piano, Hammond, Minimoog, other keyboards (2005-present)
* Piero Monterisi: additional drums (2006-present)
Former
* Flavio Premoli: piano, keyboards, Mellotron, Moog synthesizer, lead vocals (1970 – 1980, 1997 – 2005)
* Giorgio Piazza: bass (1970-1974)
* Mauro Pagani: flute, piccolo, violin, vocals (1970-1976)
* Bernardo Lanzetti: lead vocals, rhythm guitar (1975-1977)
* Gregory Bloch: violin (1976-1977)
* Walter Calloni: additional drums (1982-1987)
* Roberto Gualdi: additional drums (1997-2005)
Discography
Studio albums
* Storia di un minuto (1972)
* Per un amico (1972)
* L’isola di niente (1974)
* Chocolate kings (1975)
* Jet lag (1977)
* Passpartù (1978)
* Suonare suonare (1980)
* Come ti va in riva alla città (1981)
* P.F.M.? P.F.M.! (1984)
* Miss Baker (1987)
* Ulisse (1997)
* Serendipity (2000)
* Dracula (2005)
* Stati di immaginazione (2006)
English versions
* Photos of Ghosts (1973 – version of Per un amico)
* The World Became the World (1974 – version of L’isola di niente)
Live albums
* Live in USA (1974, also known as Cook)
* In Concerto – Arrangiamenti PFM (1979) (with Fabrizio De André)
* In Concerto – Arrangiamenti PFM, Vol 2 (1980) (with Fabrizio De André)
* Performance (1981)
* www.pfmpfm.it (1998)
* Live in Japan 2002 (2002)
* Piazza del Campo (2005)
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