Banco (Banco del Mutuo Soccorso album)

Banco is the fourth studio album by Italian progressive rock band Banco del Mutuo Soccorso (at that time known simply as Banco). The album was originally released in 1975 on the Manticore Records label launched by Emerson, Lake & Palmer.

Background
The album was released in 1975 with the songs translated into English by the American musician Marva Jan Marro.

Re-releases
In 2010 a re-mastered edition of the album was released on CD, as part of a wider re-release of albums in the Manticore catalogue. The music was remastered by Ben Wiseman at The Audio Archiving Company.

In 2011 the album was re-released by Esoteric Recordings.

Musicians

 * Pier Luigi Calderoni - drums and percussion
 * Vittorio Nocenzi - organ, synthesizers, electronic strings
 * Renato D'Angelo - bass guitar, acoustic guitar
 * Rodolfo Maltese - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, trumpet, backing vocals
 * Gianni Nocenzi - grand piano, clarinet and synthesizer
 * Francesco Di Giacomo - lead vocals

Technical

 * Produced by Vittorio Nocenzi
 * Recorded and mixed by Martin Rushent and Andy Hendricksen
 * Recorded at Chatalain Studios (Rome) and AIR Studios (London)
 * Mixed at Advision and AIR Studios