Il Rovescio della Medaglia, or RDM, were an Italian

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and

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band. They are most famous for their symphonic rock piece '' Contaminazione'', released in 1973. It contained four pieces from

Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

's ''

Well-tempered Clavier ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'', BWV 846–893, consists of two sets of preludes and fugues in all 24 major and minor keys for keyboard by Johann Sebastian Bach. In the composer's time, ''clavier'', meaning keyboard, referred to a variety of in ...

'' seamlessly integrated with RDM's own music, which often was inspired by rock or hard rock. In 1974 the record was released in an English version, ''

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'', with the group's name simplified to RDM, although still written in full on the back of the LP jacket. The band was produced by

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. The band split up in 1977, but reformed in 1993.

Personnel

As listed on ''Contamination'': *Gino Campoli - percussives *Enzo Vita - guitar *Stefano Urso - bass *Franco di Sabbatino - keyboard *Pino Ballarini - vocals

Discography

*'' La Bibbia'' (1971) *'' Io come io'' (1972) *'' Contaminazione'' (1973) The Italian-language version features

Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the '' Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard w ...

on the cover of the LP and CD. The album's full title is ''Contaminazione di alcune idee di certi preludi e fughe del Clavicembalo ben temperato di J. S. Bach'' (English: ''Contamination of some ideas from certain preludes and fugues from ''The Well-Tempered Clavier'' of J. S. Bach''). *''

'' (English version of ''Contaminazione'', 1975) *'' Giudizio avrai'' (1988) *'' Vitae'' (1993) *'' Il Ritorno'' (1995)

CD releases

*''Contaminazione'' :South Korea, Si-Wan Records SRMC 1002, 1992. Booklet in Korean and (original) Italian.

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CD releases

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Italian progressive LPs re-recorded in English

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