Week of October 30, 2005
Personnel:
Sandro Centofani - keyboards
Nicola Di Staso - guitar, vocals
Federico D'Andrea - guitar, vocals
Dino Capra - bass, vocals
David Walter - drums
Walter Martino - drums
Albums:
Musica E Parole - 1975 Ricordi SMRL 6156
Winter Day's Nightmare - 1976 Motown M6 864 (USA)
Schok.1979 - Cinevox MDF 33.113
This Milan group performed as a support band to Banco on their 1975 Italian tour. Their first album contained decent, song-based progressive rock similar to PFM. Motown obviously saw a potential in Libra and signed the group on a contract for nine albums! The only result was a revised version (in English) of their first album. After starving in the USA for some years, Libra returned to Italy and later created the soundtrack to the movie "Schok", which also became their final album.
Taken from Scented Gardens of the Mind - A guide to the Golden Era of Progressive Rock (1968-1980) in more than 20 European Countries, by Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-12-2