Exit September 18th I'm Luciothe anthology dedicated to Lucio Dalla published by Sony Music Italy and available for pre-order from today. A collection that brings together the best-known songs of the Bolognese singer-songwriter and the photographs of Luigi Ghirrithe friend and accomplice who signed some of the best-known images in his discography.
The project was born from the collaboration with Lucio Dalla Foundation and Pressing Line, and was able to count on the grant of Adele Ghirri for using his father's shots.
The cover with Lucio Dalla's calligraphy
The attention to the visual part is the element that distinguishes this collection from the many anthologies already in circulation. On the cover there is a photograph of Luigi Ghirriand the title is reproduced in the original handwriting of From thea detail that links the project directly to the artist's hand.
Inside, a selection of images taken by Ghirri accompanies the songs. The friendship between the two, born from a common sensitivity in looking at the Italy of the margins and the provinces, has produced portraits and covers that have entered the collective memory over the years. A relationship that is also at the center of the exhibition today Luigi Ghirri. A Series of Dreamsopen in Reggio Emilia until February 2027 with the patronage of the Lucio Dalla Foundation.
The three formats of Sono Lucio
The collection comes in three physical versions, with a substantial difference in content between vinyl and compact disc.
| Format | Characteristics |
|---|---|
| Double LP Azzurro Mare | Numbered and colourful, exclusively on the Sony Music Store |
| Double LP black | Black vinyl 180 grams |
| Double CD | Tracklist expanded compared to vinyl |
All the songs have been remastered starting from the original analogue tapes at 192 kHz and 24 bit, under the Archivio del Suono brand. The vinyl and CD tracklists present some differences: the running time limits of the analogue format have imposed a narrower selection, while the double compact disc hosts a greater number of songs.
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The double vinyl tracklist
This is the sequence of songs in the two vinyl versions, both the numbered Azzurro Mare and the black 180 gram version.
| Side | Songs |
|---|---|
| LP 1, side A | Caruso, As the sea is deep, Desperate erotic stomp, Starfish |
| LP 1, side B | 04/03/1943, The year to come, Anna and Marco, The last moon, The evening of miracles |
| LP 2, side A | Dance dance dancer, Futura, Dear, If I were an angel |
| LP 2, side B | Beware of the wolf, You are never enough for me, Piazza Grande, Song, Happiness |
The tracklist of the double CD
The compact disc version expands the selection to thirty-one songs, recovering titles that would not have found space on vinyl.
| CD | Songs |
|---|---|
| 1 | Caruso, 4/3/1943, How deep is the sea, Desperate erotic stomp, What joy, The year to come, Anna and Marco, Starfish, The last moon, You spoke a wonderful language, The sky, The house by the sea, I wonder if you know, If I were an angel, Henna, The swallows |
| 2 | Beware of the Wolf, Futura, Balla Balla Dancer, Cara, The Evening of Miracles, Piazza Grande, Nuvolari, Ayrton, Washington, Tutta la vita, Ciao, The road and the star, You are never enough for me, Song, Felicità |
The selection spans all the seasons of the singer-songwriter's career, from the years of collaboration with Roberto Roversi up to the best-known songs of the Eighties and Nineties, with some less predictable insights such as Ayrtondedicated to Senna, e Nuvolari.
Pre-order is open from today, Wednesday 22 July.
