I Pooh
Alessandra
Pooh's second album on CBS record label, 'Alessandra' follows on the same address of the previous 'Opera Prima', pushing the group's sound towards even more sumptuous and orchestral arrangements. The musicians were in fact accompanied, both in the studio and in the theater tour that followed the release of the LP, by a 40-element orchestra! It was the first record for drummer Stefano D' Orazio, and the last one for bassist Richard Sheets, who then moved toward a promising solo career. The theme that connects all the songs on the album is love, analyzed in its different facets in the songs lyrics. The meticulous attention to every detail soon gave its fruits, and the record was in fact soon certified gold by the thousands of copies sold. In some songs the Minimoog synthesizer peeps in, an instrument discovered by the band during a trip to London: Roby Facchinetti, whose eldest daughter Alessandra the album was dedicated to, was literally struck by it, and managed to bring back to Italy a prototype of that wonderful gimmick, purchased from Mr. Moog himself! 'Alessandra' is to be counted among the classics of Pooh, a product from the florid season of Italian pop. It is here reprinted by label Vinyl Magic in a faithful replica of the original, on splatter colored vinyl.