A cover version of a 1968 instrumental originally written and recorded by British project "The Marquis of Kensington" (consisting of Robert Wace, then-manager of The Kinks, and producer Mike Leander) as the B-side to "Sister Marie". In 1969 it was covered by Italian multi-instrumentalist and session musician Mario Battaini, who recorded occasionally under various pseudonyms. In this case the pseudonym was "The Duke of Burlington", as a reference to the original artist. The track achieved mainstream popularity in Italy after it was used for an advertise… read more
A cover version of a 1968 instrumental originally written and recorded by British project "The Marquis of Kensington" (consisting of Robert… read more
A cover version of a 1968 instrumental originally written and recorded by British project "The Marquis of Kensington" (consisting of Robert Wace, then-manager of The Kinks, and… read more
The main man behind the Duke Of Burlington was Italian pianist/accordionist Mario Battaini (1931-2000), who also made jazz accordion records under the alias Batman. I think the Duke of Burlington name was originally coined as a rip-off of 'The Marquis of Kensington' - the Marquis did the original version of 'Flash', which the Duke covered. The Duke's recording of Flash also appeared on a German LP credited to one Early Freeman und sein Orchester - Early Freeman appears to be a house pseudonym used by the Italian production company Saar who recorded the Duke … read more
The main man behind the Duke Of Burlington was Italian pianist/accordionist Mario Battaini (1931-2000), who also made jazz accordion records under the alias Batman. I think the Duke of Burl… read more
The main man behind the Duke Of Burlington was Italian pianist/accordionist Mario Battaini (1931-2000), who also made jazz accordion records under the alias Batman. I think the Duke of Burlington name was originally coined as a rip-off… read more