CD 1
1971-1972 The Beginning "Italian" Tour
Track List:
 21st Century Schizoid Man
 My God
 Picture Of The City
 Bollate guitar jam
 Bollate keyboard jam
 Bouree
 Bouree jam
 La carrozza di Hans
 Dove...quando
CD 2
1973-1974 The American Experience "The World Became The World" Tour
Track List:
 Four Holes In The Ground
 Is My Face On Straight
 Cleveland keyboard jam
 Mr. 9 till 5
 Alta Loma 5 till 9
 J.C. violin jam
 Classic violin solo
 William Tell Overture
 La carrozza di Hans
 Central Park drum solo
 Impressioni di Settembre
 Poseidon

 

CD 3
1975-1976 The European Experience "Chocolate Kings" Tour
Track List:
 Four Holes In The Ground
 Spanish jam
 Pascolo siderale jam
 Mediterranea jam
 Acoustic guitar solo
 Paper Charms
 La grande fuga
 Chocolate Kings
 W.B. violin jam
 Violin classic solo
 William Tell Overture
 Celebration
 Drum solo
 Impressioni di Settembre
 Poseidon
CD 4
1977-1978 Contaminazioni "Jet Lag - Passpartù" Tour
Track List:
 Out On The Roundabout
 Left-Handed Theory
 Electric Reflection
 Storia in la
 Dove...quando
 Acoustic Reflection
 Peninsula
 Jet Lag
 Greek Reflection
 Traveller
 Violin suite
 Violin dance
 Violin west dance
 Celebration
 Passpartù

This album is a wonderful collection of live tracks covering P.F.M.'s live performances over the years. "Absolutely Live" is slightly different than "10 Anni Live, 1971-1981" in that the fourth disc has added 'Electric Reflection', 'Storia in la', 'Acoustic Reflection' & 'Pennisula' and omitted the 1980-1981 tour ('Suonare Suonare', 'Maestro della voce', & 'Chi ha paura della noce'). Since these songs are also on "Performance" I consider "P.F.M. Absolutely Live" to be the collection to have. However when taking into account the higher price (circa. $US 70) of this Japanese pressing only the most convicted P.F.M. fan might wish to purchase this collection. (I couldn't find a copy of "10 Anni Live, 1971-1981") I am critical of the loud tape hiss on many songs. In this day of digital re-mastering certainly better production of the live recordings could certainly have been achieved.

Musicians:
 
CD 1:
Franz Di Cioccio: drums & vocals
Franco Mussida: acoustic guitar, electric guitar & vocals
Mauro Pagani: flute, violin & vocals
Giorgio Piazza: bass & vocals
Flavio Premoli: Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron, Mini Moog & vocals
 
CD 2:
Jan Patrick Djivas: bass
Franz Di Cioccio: drums & vocals
Franco Mussida: electric guitar, acoustic guitar & vocals
Mauro Pagani: flute, violin & vocals
Flavio Premoli: Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron, Moog & vocals
 
CD 3:
Jan Patrick Djivas: bass
Franz Di Cioccio: drums & vocals
Bernardo Lanzetti: rhythmic guitar & vocals
Franco Mussida: electric guitar, acoustic guitar & vocals
Mauro Pagani: flute, violin & vocals
Flavio Premoli: Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron, Moog & vocals
 
CD 4:
Gregory Bloch: violin
Jan Patrick Djivas: fretless bass
Franz Di Cioccio: drums & vocals
Bernardo Lanzetti: rhythmic guitar & vocals
Franco Mussida: electric guitar, acoustic guitar & vocals
Flavio Premoli: electric piano, "Pari" organ, micro Moog & vocals
Roberto Colombo: keyboards
Roberto Haliffi: percussion

 10 Anni Live

The Best Of Absolutely Live

 

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