Officine Meccaniche (from 1962 to 1998 called Studi di registrazione sonora Regson) is a

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located in

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. It was owned by Carlo e Umberto Zanibelli e Lidia Gualtieri from 1962 until 1998. Since then, it has been owned by

Mauro Pagani Mauro Pagani (born 5 February 1946) is an Italian musician and singer. Pagani was born in Chiari, Lombardy. A multi-instrumentalist, he made his debut in the music world in 1970 as violinist and founding member of the progressive rock band Premi ...

, a long time violinist of

Premiata Forneria Marconi Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM) (translation: ''Award-winning Marconi Bakery'') is an Italian progressive rock band founded in 1970 which continues to the present day. They were the first Italian group to have success internationally. The group ...

Albums recorded at the studio

Giorgio Gaber Giorgio Gaber (), byname of Giorgio Gaberscik (25 January 1939 – 1 January 2003), was an Italian singer, composer, actor, and playwright. He was also an accomplished guitar player and author of one of the first rock songs in Italian ("Ciao ti ...

** '' Il signor G'' (1970) ** '' I borghesi'' (1971) *

Franco Battiato Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...

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'' (1972) ** '' Sulle corde di Aries'' (1973) *

Juri Camisasca Roberto Camisasca (born 9 August 1951), best known as Juri Camisasca, is an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. Life and career Born in Melegnano, a self-taught musician, Camisasca debuted in 1974 with the progressive rock album ''La finestr ...

** '' La finestra dentro'' (1974) *

Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo Jannacci (3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013), more commonly known as Enzo Jannacci (), was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. ...

** '' Quelli che...'' (1975) ** '' O vivere o ridere'' (1976) *

Gilda ''Gilda'' is a 1946 American film noir directed by Charles Vidor and starring Rita Hayworth in her signature role and Glenn Ford. The film is known for cinematographer Rudolph Maté's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis's wardrobe fo ...

** '' Bolle di sapone'' (1976) *

Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian musician, singer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is dubbed "''il Molleggiato''" (the springy one) because of his dancing. Celentano's many albums frequently enjoyed both commercial and ...

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Yuppi du ''Yuppi du'' is a 1975 Italian comedy film directed by Adriano Celentano. It is the second film directed by the singer-songwriter after Super rapina a Milano in 1964. The film was presented at 1975 Cannes Film Festival. and it won the award for ...

'' (1975) ** '' Svalutation'' (1976) ** '' Tecadisk'' (1977) ** '' Ti avrò'' (1978) *

Léo Ferré Léo Ferré (24 August 1916 – 14 July 1993) was a French-born Monégasque poet and composer, and a dynamic and controversial live performer, whose career in France dominated the years after the Second World War until his death. He released s ...

** '' Il est six heures ici et midi à New York'' (1979) ** ''

La Violence et l'Ennui ''La Violence et l'Ennui'' (English: ''Violence and Boredom'') is an album by Léo Ferré released in 1980 by RCA Records. History Léo Ferré reveals during interviews with French medias the mindset behind this album: for him, in 1980 "the time ...

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L'Imaginaire ''Go Farther in Lightness'' is the second studio album by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths. It was released on 18 August 2017 by Mosy Recordings. It debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was supported by nationw ...

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L'Opéra du pauvre ''L'Opéra du pauvre'' (English: Poor's Opera) is a piece for voices and orchestra formalized by Léo Ferré as a quadruple concept album released in 1983. This dreamlike and wry plea in favor of the Night, symbol of imagination and subversivenes ...

'' (1983) ** '' Les Loubards'' (1985) ** ''

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'' (1986) ** '' Les Vieux Copains'' (1990) ** ''

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New Trolls New Trolls are an Italian progressive rock band, known for their fusion of rock and European classical music, classical music. In a way not too dissimilar from fellow prog-rock band Yes (band), Yes, their history is filled with line-up changes, ...

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Aldebaran Aldebaran (Arabic: “The Follower”, "الدبران") is the brightest star in the zodiac constellation of Taurus. It has the Bayer designation α Tauri, which is Latinized to Alpha Tauri and abbreviated Alpha Tau or α Tau. Aldebar ...

'' (1978) * Fabrizio Marzi ** ''

Zoo A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for Conservation biology, conservation purposes. The term ''zoological g ...

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Amanda Lear Amanda Lear (; born 1939) is a French singer, songwriter, painter, television presenter, actress, and former model. She began her professional career as a fashion model in the mid-1960s, and went on to model for Paco Rabanne, Ossie Clark, and ...

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Tam-Tam A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

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Iva Zanicchi Iva or IVA may refer to: Organizations * Independent Voters Association, a North Dakota U.S. political organization * Informationsvidenskabelige Akademi, a Danish university * Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, (Swedish: ''Kungliga Ing ...

** '' Care colleghe'' (1987) ** ''

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Elio e le Storie Tese Elio e le Storie Tese (; literally "Elio and the Troubled Stories"), often abbreviated EelST, was an Italian comedy rock band from Milan, formed in 1980. Its leader was Stefano Belisari, better known as Elio. They announced their split on 17 Oct ...

** '' Esco dal mio corpo e ho molta paura: Gli inediti 1979–1986'' (1993) ** ''

Peerla ''Peerla'' is a 1998 studio album by Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese, consisting of previously unreleased tracks, like the various opening themes for Italian television program , and studio outtakes. It was re-released in a digital versio ...

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Cicciput ''Cicciput'' is a 2003 studio album by Italian rock band Elio e le Storie Tese. In 2003, Elio e le Storie Tese won the Best Italian Videoclip award at the Italian Music Awards of Federation of the Italian Music Industry for the videoclip of the so ...

'' (2003) * De Sfroos ** '' Manicomi'' (1995) *

Pierangelo Bertoli Pierangelo Bertoli (5 November 1942 – 7 October 2002) was an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. Close to libertarian communist issues his works told mainly about environment, laïcité, antimilitarism and social issues regarding marginalized a ...

** '' Angoli di vita'' (1997) *

Massimo Ranieri Massimo Ranieri (born Giovanni Calone on 3 May 1951) is an Italian singer, actor, television presenter and director. Biography Early life Ranieri was born in Naples ( at Santa Lucia), the fifth of eight children in the family. When he was 10, yo ...

** '' Oggi o dimane'' (2001) **''Nun è acqua'' *

Francesco Baccini Francesco Baccini (born 4 October 1960) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Background Born in Genoa, Baccini made his official debut in 1988 with the stage name Espressione Musica, with "Mamma dammi i soldi", the closing theme song of the 38th ...

** '' Forza Francesco!'' (2001) * PFM ** '' Dracula Opera Rock'' (2005) * Casino Royale ** ''

Reale Reale is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Damien Reale (born 1981), Irish hurler *David Reale (born 1984), Canadian actor *Enzo Reale (born 1991), French footballer *Federigo Reale, 19th-century Italian painter *Giovanni Reale ( ...

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Le Vibrazioni Le Vibrazioni (English: ''The Vibrations'') is an Italian rock and pop band formed in Milan in 1999. They made their breakthrough in 2003 with their debut single ''Dedicato a te'' ("Dedicated to you"), which went platinum in Italy. All their alb ...

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Officine meccaniche Officine Meccaniche or OM was an Italian car and truck manufacturing company. It was founded in 1899 in Milan as Società Anonima Officine Meccaniche to manufacture railway rolling stock and car production began in 1918. It disappeared as s ...

'' (2006) ** '' Le Strade del tempo'' (2010) * Afterhours ** ''

Ballads for Little Hyenas A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

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Muse In ancient Greek religion and mythology, the Muses ( grc, Μοῦσαι, Moûsai, el, Μούσες, Múses) are the inspirational goddesses of literature, science, and the arts. They were considered the source of the knowledge embodied in the ...

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Black Holes and Revelations ''Black Holes and Revelations'' is the fourth studio album by English rock band Muse, first released on 3 July 2006 through Warner Bros. Records and Muse's Helium-3 imprint. It was recorded over four months with producer Rich Costey in New Yor ...

'' (2006) ** '' Drones'' (2015) *

Daniele Silvestri Daniele Silvestri (born 18 August 1968) is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician. Career Silvestri debuted in 1994, releasing his eponymous album. The set received a Targa Tenco for Best Debut Album. In 1995, he competed in the Newcomers' S ...

**''Unò dué'' ** '' Il latitante'' (2007) *

Verdena Verdena are an Italian Rock music, rock band originating in Albino, Italy, Albino, Bergamo. As of February 2015, they have released six full-length albums under Universal Music Group. History Origins The group formed in 1995 with the two broth ...

** '' Solo un grande sasso'' (2001) ** ''

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'' (2007) * Morgan ** '' Da A ad A (teoria delle catastrofi)'' (2007) * Marta sui tubi ** '' Sushi & Coca'' (2008) * Mokadelic ** '' Come Dio comanda'' (2008) *

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** '' Lascio tutto'' (2009) * Moltheni ** '' Ingrediente novus'' (2009) *

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Irene Fornaciari Irene Fornaciari (born 24 December 1983) is an Italian singer-songwriter. She participated in the Sanremo Festival in 2009 in the category "New Proposals" but became famous in the 2010 participating, along with Nomadi, in the category "Artists" ...

** '' Vintage Boy'' (2009) *''Domani 21/04.09'' song recorded to raise money for the survivors of

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Il Teatro degli Orrori Il Teatro degli Orrori was an Italian noise rock band from Venice. The band's name (''Theater of Horrors'') is inspired by the Theatre of Cruelty of Antonin Artaud. Biography The group formed in the winter of 2005. The line-up consisted of ...

** '' A sangue freddo'' (2009) * Calibro 35 ** '' Ritornano quelli di...'' (2010) * Corni Petar ** '' Ruggine'' (2010) *

Tricarico Tricarico ( nap, label= Lucano, Trëcàrëchë ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Matera, Basilicata, southern Italy. It is home to one of the best preserved medieval historical centres in Lucania. Etymology The origin of the nam ...

** '' L'imbarazzo'' (2011) *

Giusy Ferreri Giusy Ferreri (; born Giuseppa Gaetana Ferreri on 17 April 1979) is an Italian singer and songwriter. In 2008, she took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, coming in second place. She topped the Italian Singles Chart ...

** '' Il mio universo'' *

Vinicio Capossela Vinicio Capossela (born 14 December 1965) is an Italian singer-songwriter, poet and novelist. Capossela is renowned for the highly original and poetic lyrics of his songs. Many of them draw from traditions of Italian folk music, especially those ...

** '' Marinai, profeti e balene'' (2011) *

Lady Gaga Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta ( ; born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She is known for her image reinventions and musical versatility. Gaga began performing as a teenag ...

** '' Born This Way'' (2011) *

Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Since their formation in 1994, the group has had two name changes, being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, and they have recorded nine studio albums, two extended plays, two ...

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Dark Adrenaline ''Dark Adrenaline'' is the sixth studio album by Italian metal band Lacuna Coil. The album was produced by Don Gilmore (Linkin Park, Bullet For My Valentine), and mixed by Marco BarussoCayne Modà, Laura Pausini, Eros Ramazzotti). The album de ...

'' (2012) ** ''

Broken Crown Halo ''Broken Crown Halo'' is the seventh studio album by Italian gothic metal band Lacuna Coil. It was released through Century Media Records on March 31, 2014 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and on April 1 in North America. This is the last al ...

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