The Bumpers (band)
| Bumpers, The | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Rome, Italy |
| Genres | Rock, Mass Beat, Garage Rock |
| Years active | 1966 |
| Labels | Ariel, Roman Records Company, Edizioni Paoline |
| Associated acts | Angel & The Brains, I Barrittas |
The Bumpers were an garage rock and beat group from Rome, Italy in the 1960s. They were one of the three bands to participate in an Italian liturgical rock mass, called The Mass of the Young in 1966.
History
As a result of the efforts of by the master Marcello Giombini, the realization of the beat mass, "The Mass of the Young", premiered in the chapel Borromini in Rome April 27 1966 , in the presence of a large public,[1] and the mass media, including a TV crew of the RAI . The event, organized together with the groups and the Angel Brains and I Barrittas , caused quite a stir in the Catholic Church, giving further impetus to the modernization of the then ongoing liturgical chant.[2] The exhibition has been immortalized on disc, become a album cult, reprinted a few years later.
Members
- Giancarlo Martucci : bass and vocals
- Sandro Gargano : organ and voice
- Piero Tinacci : lead guitar
- Amedeo Martucci : drums and vocals
- Bruno Paoloni : lead guitar
Discography
33 rpm
- 1966 : The Mass Youth ( Ariel , lnf 202; with Angel and the Brains and I Barrittas ) - later reprinted by the record company Roman Record Company , RCP 702
45s
- 1966 : I believe (I believe) / Sanctus (Holy), from The Mass Youth ( Ariel , NF 563)
- Pater Noster by Mass Beat
- Hallelujah (communion) by Mass Beat
- Cupidation and Bumper to Bumper soundtrack of the movie "Target for Killing" with Stewart Granger and Curd Jurgens
- The painting of Picasso of which are authors
- The dance of the Yo Yo
- The crocodile, for Pauline Publications
Notes
References
- Tiziano Tarli, Beat Italian. By hippies in Yellow flag, editions Castelvecchi, Rome 2005 ISBN 978-88-7615-176-7 ; Chapter Masses beat, p. 144
- Fabio Marchignoli, Pop Italian-inspired Christian publisher La Pieve Poligrafica, 2008; The rumors Bumpers. p. 20, and the mass of young people , p 103
- Alessio Marino, you are blessed! 2, Beat boutique 67 , 2008 (photos and information on the beat mass of 1966)