''Arbeit macht frei'' (Work sets you free) is the debut album of the

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band

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. It features Patrick Djivas (now known better for his work with Premiata Forneria Marconi) on bass and Eddie Busnello on saxophone, who parted after the release of the album. According to the booklet the lyrics were written by Frankestein (which is an alias for Gianni Sassi), and the music was written by

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, Giulio Capiozzo and Patrick Djivas except "Consapevolezza" (co-writing with Patrizio Fariselli). All tracks were registered on Italian SIAE to Terzo Fariselli (Patrizio's father), due to the fact that the musicians were not members of SIAE. "Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (nero)" became Area's first hit. Most of the 7" censored the word "nero", which was a reference to

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). It was released as a juke box item only, and the b-side was the song "Miña" by Italian prog band

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. On the posthumous live release " Concerto Teatro Uomo", Demetrio Stratos says that "L'abbattimento dello Zeppelin" was composed after a pub at which they were playing asked them to perform "

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". They didn't know the song and played that one instead, and they got fired. Guitarist Paolo Tofani can be heard quoting the main riff during his solo. "L'abbattimento dello Zeppelin" was also released as a 7", backed by the title track of the album, but failed to enter the charts.

Track listing

;Side one #"Luglio, Agosto, Settembre (nero)" – 4:27 # "Arbeit macht frei" – 7:56 # "Consapevolezza" – 6:06 ;Side two # "Le labbra del tempo" – 6:00 # "240 chilometri da Smirne" – 5:10 # " L'Abbattimento dello Zeppelin" – 6:45

Personnel

*Eddie Busnello - saxophone *Giulio Capiozzo - drums, percussion *

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- bass, double bass *Patrizio Fariselli - electric and acoustic pianos *

- vocals, organ, steel drums *Giampaolo Tofani - guitar,

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*Ria Gaetano - engineering

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arbeit Macht Frei (Album) 1973 albums Area (band) albums Italian-language albums