Premiata Forneria Marconi
| a.k.a. | PFM, P.F.M. |
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| Country | Italy |
| Formed | 1970, Milano, Lombardia |
| Genres | Progressive Rock, Symphonic Prog, Pop Rock |
| Labels | Numero Uno, Manticore, Dischi Ricordi, Sony Music, Aerostella, Edel Records |
| Years active | 1970-present |
Line-up (members)
- Franz Di Cioccio : Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Backing Vocals (1970-present)
- Patrick Djivas : Bass, Programming (1974-present)
- Marco Sfogli : Electric Guitar (2015-present)
- Lucio Fabbri : Violin, Keyboards (1979-1987, 2002-present)
- Alessandro Scaglione : Piano, Hammond, Minimoog, Keyboards (2012-present)
- Roberto Gualdi : Additional Drums (1999-2002, 2011-present)
- Alberto Bravin : Additional Keyboards, Vocals, Backing Vocals (2015-present)
Former members
- Franco Mussida : Guitars, Mandolin, Vocals (1970-2015)
- Flavio Premoli : Piano, Keyboards, Mellotron, Moog Synthesizer, Vocals (1970-1980, 1997-2005)
- Mauro Pagani : Flute, Piccolo, Violin, Vocals (1970-1976)
- Giorgio Piazza : Bass (1970-1974)
- Bernardo Lanzetti : Vocals, Rhythm Guitar (1975-1977)
- Gregory Bloch : Violin (1976-1977)
- Walter Calloni : Additional Drums (1982-1987)
- Piero Monterisi : Drums (2002-2010)
Premiata Forneria Marconi Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Storia di un minuto (1972) |  |
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Studio | 1972-01 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Per un amico (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972-11 | 90 | 2 | 0 | |
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Photos of Ghosts (1973) | |
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Studio | 1973 | 97.5 | 2 | 0 | |
| Live in U.S.A. (1974) | |
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Live | 1974 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The World Became the World (1974) | |
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Studio | 1974 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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L'isola di niente (1974) | |
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Studio | 1974-03 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Chocolate Kings (1975) | |
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Studio | 1975 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Award-Winning Marconi Bakery (1976) | |
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Compilation | 1976 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Prime impressioni (1976) | |
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Compilation | 1976 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Jet Lag (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Passpartù (1978) | |
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Studio | 1978 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Suonare suonare (1980) | |
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Studio | 1980 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Come ti va in riva alla città (1981) | |
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Studio | 1981 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Performance (1982) | |
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Live | 1982 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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PFM? PFM! (1984) | |
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Studio | 1984 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Miss Baker (1987) | |
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Studio | 1987 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| P.F.M. Story (1995) | |
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Compilation | 1995 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 Anni Live 1971-81 (1996) | |
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Live | 1996-09-30 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Ulisse (1997) | |
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Studio | 1997 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| www.pfmpfm.it (il Best) (1998) | |
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Live | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| A Celebration (1998) | |
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Live | 1998-04-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pieces From Manticore (2000) | |
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Compilation | 2000 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| PFM - I miti musica (2000) | |
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Compilation | 2000-04-08 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Serendipity (2000) | |
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Studio | 2000-09-18 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live in Japan 2002 (2002) | |
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Video | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live in Japan 2002 (2002) | |
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Live | 2002-12-17 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Piazza del campo (2004) | |
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Live | 2004 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Dracula Opera Rock (2005) | |
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Studio | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Stati di immaginazione (2006) | |
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Studio | 2006-11-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 35... e un minuto (2007) | |
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Compilation | 2007 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| PFM canta De André (CD+DVD) (2008) | |
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Live | 2008-11-18 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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A.D. 2010 - La buona Novella (2010) | |
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Studio | 2010 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| River of Life: the Manticore Years Anthology 1973-1977 (2010) | |
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Compilation | 2010-01-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Live in Roma (2012) | |
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Live | 2012 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Celebration 1972-2012 (2012) | |
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Compilation | 2012-10 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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PFM in Classic - Da Mozart a Celebration (2013) | |
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Studio | 2013-09-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Paper Charms: the Complete BBC Recordings 1974-1976 (2014) | |
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Live | 2014 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Un'isola (2014) | |
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Live | 2014-10-28 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Emotional Tattoos (2017) | |
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Studio | 2017-10-27 | - | 0 | 0 |
Additional notes
Artist Biography by Bruce Eder
Italy's leading progressive rock outfit of the early '70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label. Their sound was more distinctly rooted in the pre-classical era than that of their Germanic counterparts. In addition to electric keyboards (synthesizers, etc.), they also relied on violin and flute (recorder, actually) as major components of their music. Their name, by the way, was short for Premiata Forneria Marconi, the name of the bakery that originally sponsored them.
Italy's leading progressive rock outfit of the early '70s, PFM would have remained a purely Italian phenomenon had they not been signed to Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore label. Their sound was more distinctly rooted in the pre-classical era than that of their Germanic counterparts. In addition to electric keyboards (synthesizers, etc.), they also relied on violin and flute (recorder, actually) as major components of their music. Their name, by the way, was short for Premiata Forneria Marconi, the name of the bakery that originally sponsored them.