1984 was, without a doubt, one of the most prolific years for pop, anywhere in the world, including Italy.
The release of “Stop Bajon” immediately impressed industry insiders for more than one reason: a perfect mix of percussion (it couldn't be otherwise), syncopated bass and Hammond in-love with the trumpet, a Mediterranean riff perfectly geolocalized in the alleys of Naples, and surprising everyone, the charismatic voice of Tullio, former drummer of the dream-team “neapolitan power” with Pino Daniele, a lifelong friend, who had written him this “rap ante litteram”, which the Neapolitans immediately loved (they called it “Primmavera”) and which was successful beyond national borders, even in wary England, in the midst of the Britpop-invasion, reaching the top of the national charts.
A “little girl” who had to be celebrated with a remix (elaborated by Tullio himself) worthy of her age: 40 years, spent playing and resonating in discos, radios, discovered and rediscovered by DJs and producers, mixed and mashupped, linked and shared. Stop Bajon starts again from today, re-proposing that eternal and universal message, philosophically Neapolitan and light as a feather. No upheaval and total respect for the essential parts of the original draft, with a significant increase in bpm.
The new vinyl “40 YEARS OF STOP BAJON” was recently presented at the Music Day in Rome. There are two versions of the release: a limited and numbered edition in gold vinyl with an insert, printed in just under three hundred copies, and the version in classic black vinyl, two hundred and one copies printed and distributed to record stores on the occasion of the Record Store Day. By the month of May, a limited edition “picture-disc” will be published, again by Cimbarecord, which can be purchased on the label’s website. The vinyl also gives its name to Tullio De Piscopo’s next tour, which will bring sounds, emotions and a lot, a lot of musical history around.
Article published on May 8, 2024 - 16:50 pm
