France

A true rarity ! A Psych/Funk/Prog oddity with some sung part in latin that Vladimir Cosma made as a soundtrack for a theater play.

'Here is a very rare record. Released on CBS and nevertheless ultra scarse press (under 1000 copies), this Lp still remains totally unknown to collectors. Not really a soundtrack but an album made for a music scenes of french Ballet called "Volpone" for the Comedie Française. Fantastic psych prog with touch of jazz, superb female vocal tracks. Recommanded tracks : the mediaval jazz fusion "Crime et chatoiement". And the excellent funky prog "Masquarade Diabolique". Near impossible to find LP …'

'All over the damn place, but extremely compelling. A good chunk of this sounds like The Grand Wazoo when it doesn't sound like Uncle Meat when it doesn't sound like a sleazy detective show soundtrack when it doesn't sound like wood elves with flutes prancing about the magical forest. The eight minute opener plays out like a 20 minute prog piece, stuffed full of different movements, motifs and ideas. Oh, and sitars. Way worth finding.' -thrasher2809

Vladimir Cosma – Volpone

Label: CBS – 70 112

Format: Vinyl, LP

Country: France

Released: 1971

Genre: Stage & Screen

Style: Score, Musical

A1 Le ballet des allégories 7:44

A2 Mascarade diabolique 3:07

A3 Foire vénitienne 2:06

A4 Chanson de l'argent 1:35

A5 La justice 1:16

B1 Ballet des tentations 4:05

B2 Crime et chatoiement 4:10

B3 Le bal 2:19

B4 La fortune 2:08

B5 Arlequin 1:24

B6 Danse de Volpone 1:40

B7 La mort 1:19

Notes

Music composed by Cosma for a theater piece of La Comédie Française.