Le Orme – 1967-1969 Le Origini (2005)

1967-1969 Le Origini is the official collection of archival and early recordings by the legendary Italian band Le Orme, first released on compact disc in 1997 (PolyGram/Mercury).

This release is of paramount historical significance, as it fully documents the band's earliest, pre-progressive stage, when they were still a quartet and just beginning to find their way to the heights of Italo-prog.

The sound of this collection is radically different from their classic prog masterpieces like Felona e Sorona or Uomo di Pezza. Here, Le Orme emerge as typical representatives of the "Flower Power" era of the late 1960s. The music is filled with naive and luminous melodies, characteristic beat-driven polyphony, an abundance of acoustic guitars, sitar, and early psychedelic effects in the spirit of early Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Procol Harum.