Greatest Italian Prog One-offs

Hi AK!!   A favorite subject of mine.  I keep a running list of 25 in my Blog, also noted about 4 pages back in this section of threads.  Not all are "one-offs" but they are the titles I consider underappreciated yet essential for RPI fans. 

Hello all, it's a pleasure to be part of this community.  I've somewhat recently been introduced, thanks in part to this great site, to the wonderful world of Rock Progressivo Italiano.  I only wish I knew about it sooner!  I was quite young in the early 70's, but had an older brother, and it was his album collection that started my lifelong love of prog: Crimson, Yes, Tull, Genesis, ELP, others.  But he was unaware of the Italian stuff.  And I somehow never learned of it.  Anyway, thank you internet (and some friends of mine)!

Now to the reason for the thread.  I'd like to get people's opinions on the greatest Italian Prog groups that were on-offs, i.e. they made one album, probably in the 70's, and that was it.  You could just list them, or, better yet, give the album(s) and your reasons for adoring it (them).

BTW, I think for the sake of this list groups like Museo Rosenbach and Locanda Delle Fate should count; if a band ended up making another record, but so much later that perhaps we can discount it for these purposes, let's include their initial effort. 

I'll start:

Reale Accademia di Musica - Reale Accademia di Musica
This album fascinates me.  There may be better records, but I love it for the way each song builds upon the last, until you reach the wonder of 'Lavoro in citta'' only to be topped by the inexpressible grandeur and downright Rock of 'Vertigine.'

Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra
The title track album side is an amazing epic tour de force.  But unlike with Tarkus, side two does not disappoint.  'Della Natura' includes some of the best composition I've heard; truncation of the chord progression the second time through on the vocals pleases me every time.  Great album through and through!

Maxophone - Maxophone (Italian version)
I'm not a huge fan of jazz per se, and there is that influence here.  But I kept realizing that, when I got a hold of a number of Italian Prog albums and listened to them over time, and songs by different bands began to blend together in my head to where I'd lose track of who did what, this would inevitably be the album that I'd cycle back to and find myself saying, "wow, so that's the song that had that section in it!"  From the opening piano arpeggios (a first-inversion C# soon overlaid by a second-inversion D minor) to the gospel strains at the close of 'Antiche Conclusioni Negre', the album bubble with precision and musical wit, great composition.  It may however be too anthemic at times for some, but I can forgive this myself.  Oh, and my advice is try to ignore the bonus tracks on the CD; they add nothing, they even detract.


OK, I'm getting long winded, and I'm really trying to get us all talking and learn what the rest of you think.  I could certainly review other acts, but I'll hold off and not spoil anyone else's fun!

One last thing.  My knowledge of the Italian language is pretty much limited to the words found in music notation.  If your opinion is based in lyrical understanding please say so, and school the rest of us!


Regards,
AmK