ok! Vimana was their first album. I have the second, "Wings of Love" though I can't find it in the basement...
here's what I've found so far:
http://www.e-prog.net/bands/nova.htm
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Nova Reviews
From: "Fred Rosenkamp" <>
> Talking about the Italian seventies, does anyone know Nova?
Yes, I have 3 Nova (vinyl) albums: Vimana ('76), Wings of Love ('77) and Sun City ('78). The core line up of Nova was Corrado Rusticci (g), Renato Rosset (keys) and Elio D'Anna (saxes & flute). On the first album they had Phil Collins, Narada Michael Walden and Percy Jones guesting. Their later drummer was the late Ric Parnell of Atomic Rooster fame. Their debut album was very much Brand X and Mahavishnu Orchestra style jazz/rock. And later on their style developed (others would say degenerated) more towards funk/jazz/disco (comparable to Chic and Sister Sledge). By 1980 Corrado played in Narada's band on the album 'Victory'. After that I lost track of the Nova members. If you like Brand X, you'll probably like the first 2 Nova albums best. I don't know if the have been rereleased on CD.
From: "Grant Penton" <>
Vimana from '77 had a strong Brand X presence which helped create a richly melodic fusion LP. Highly recommended.
From: "Olav Eerland" <>
Nova made 4 albums: - Blink (75); Vimana (76); Wings of Love (77); Sun City (78)
I have Vimana and I hope to get Blink this week (on vinyl). I want to know if the other two albums are as good as Vimana. There is also a Nova that made one album in the late seventies, called Terranova. That (Dutch) band has got nothing to do witch the Italian one.
From: "Fred Rosenkamp" <>
I didn't know they had any albums out previous to Vimana. 'On the wings of love' is still pretty much in the same line of Vimana. I didn't play Sun City very often, so I guess there lies the break point for me. I wonder what 'Blink' sounds like.
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