Il Punto "È il mio mondo/ Ragazzi che scappano" 1971 single Italy Prog Rock <br /> <br />A quartet from Rome that many Italian pop fans just know because their drummer Stefano D'Orazio later reached fame and fortune with I Pooh. <br />Il Punto were formed in 1969, inspired by Alberigo Crocetta, founder and owner of the legendary Piper Club in Rome, who was their producer. Even the name of the group was suggested by him, who thought that the P was his lucky letter, as with Patty Pravo, the Piper, the Primitives. <br />They appeared at 1970 Caracalla Pop Festival and 1971 Villa Pamphili festival in Rome, released two singles for two different labels, and also played in the musical Cassandra 2000 composed by Tony Cucchiara. <br />Their only LP included two film soundtracks, In nome del popolo italiano on side A, with orchestral arrangements, and Ettore Lo Fusto on side B. The band was just featured on the second side with four instrumental tracks, one of which with an orchestra, too little to give a good review of their style. <br />Former Teoremi drummer Claudio Mastracci played with the group in their last days, D'Orazio has left Il Punto in 1971 to join I Pooh and had been replaced previously by another drummer. <br />Keyboardist Gallinelli, who had played on È il mio mondo, called up for military duty was replaced in 1971 by Ugo Pace, who also released a single and an album as part of the duo Ugo e Vittorio, on the Picci label. <br />They broke up in 1972, when even bass player Bertolami had to join the army. <br />A song recorded by the group, Layala, was censored by a Rai TV (Italian television) commission because it contained the word "hashish", and was never released, as it was the case with some recordings made for the Vedette record company. <br />The group has not to be confused with Punto 2, a duo from Naples that released a lightweight album called Odore di capra in 1976. <br /> <br />Vincenzo Pagliarini (vocals, guitar, flute) <br />Sergio Gallinelli (organ) <br />Mario Bertolami (bass, flute) <br />Stefano D'Orazio (drums) <br /> <br />Italian Prog.
