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Tuesday, May 12, 2020

We lost an Italo Disco Great Albert One alias Albertone, Jock Hattle and A1

This is an update of a post from a while back.  Since Albert One left the stage on May 11, 2020 it seemed like as good a time as any to dedicate an entire post to him.

Jock Hattle the chubby Italo Disco Megastar.
http://www.filefactory.com/file/sqdzb3rg4d/01%20Albert%20One.zip
http://www.filefactory.com/file/63dvydltwi51/02%20Albert%20One.zip
His debut single Turbo Diesel came out in 1984 and it was a big pop hit in Italy he performed it everywhere including t.v. shows like FestivalBar.

Better known as Albert One, but in actuality named Alberto Carpani sang many italo disco hits including this debut single under the aforementioned moniker Jock Hattle.  Crazy Family (Yes-No) is just simply a classic of the era almost as good as the Joe Yellow record from the same year, Lover to Lover but still an Italo Disco "10" in my opinion.



He's one of the few italo disco figures that was actually recognizable.  The year before Gary Low became one of the first with the smash You are a Danger.  That same year Gazebo had the second biggest pop single of the year with I Like Chopin (only beaten by Irene Cara's Flashdance - What a Feeling).  So by 1983, Italo Disco artists were being presented on RAI alongside new wave and the new romantic British invasion artists like Duran Duran and Human League.

GET A LITTLE CRAZY

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