Gli Spioni (

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for "The Telltales") were an Italian beat group of the 1960s.

Biography

The group was formed in

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in 1965.Cesare Rizzi (ed.), ''Enciclopedia del Rock italiano'', Milan, Arcana Editrice, 1993, pp.66-67 The original members were Renato Fumagalli (vocals, guitar), Lippo Artusi (guitar), Artemide Palafrenieri (bass) and Franco Cisti (drums). In early 1966, they were signed by LSDischi and they quickly released their first single '' Mondo Capellone'' (

for "''Hippie World''"). ''Mondo Capellone'' entered the

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music contest in the summer of 1966 and was a big success. The band followed up with their first and only full-length album, ''In Un Mondo Capellone'' (

for "''In A Hippie World''"), and a new 7" single, ''Il Più Bel Giorno'' (Italian for "''The Most Beautiful Day''"). In November 1966, one more single was released from the album, ''Selvaggia'' (Italian for "''Wild''"), which was also the last release from the band. The group disbanded in 1967 due to internal disagreements over the musical direction of the band. Renato Fumagalli, ''La mia Vita da Spione'', Milan, Mondadori, 1987, p.201 Fumagalli and Cisti later formed a new band, ''I Capelloni''.

Discography

Official studio albums

*''In Un Mondo Capellone'' (1966)

Singles

*"Mondo Capellone"/"La Vera Identità" (1966) *"Il Più Bel Giorno"/"Perso in un Trip" (1966) *"Selvaggia" (1966)

Band members

* Renato Fumagalli – lead vocals,

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

(1965-1967) *Lippo Artusi – rhythm guitar (1965-1967) *Artemide Palafrenieri –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

(1965-1967) *Franco Cisti – drums (1965-1967)

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References

Italian rock music groups 1965 establishments in Italy Musical groups from Milan {{Italy-music-stub