Chewing Gum

Between the few groups that can be considered part of the psychedelia in Italy, they can be included the Chewing Gum from Florence, Tuscany. Their first names was The Black Angels then, after the way out of the american electric bass player Richard Ursillo (in the following years member of a well known group of the Italian progressive scene, i Campo di Marte), that joined another group of Florence (I Tremendi) they changed their names in Chewing Gum.
The producer Moreno Polidori gave them the opportunity to publish a single for the major label RCA, in 1967. On the A-side an impressive tune called "Senti questa chitarra" (hear this guitar) and on the B-side "Tu sei al buio" (you're in the dark). Both songs are characterized by strong solos played by the lead guitarist Flavio Cucchi, at that time very young (18 years), surprisingly modern. Cucchi embraced, after this experience, a brilliant career as guitar solist of classic and contemporary music.

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