115 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 3317430 |
| Excel File Row | 416 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:15:27 |
| Pressing Year | 1975 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | Italy |
| Record Label | PDU |
| Stereo / Mono | STEREO |
| Catalogue Number | Pld. L. 6036 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | P - 025487 - 9-10-75 1 ⌂ ("inner sleeve beige 2 cornici gold""(Boxed): S.I.A.E.") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | P - 025488 - 9-10-75 1 ⌂ |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | EX+ |
| Genre | Pop |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"minacantalucio" is not a simple tribute, but a fundamental chapter in the artistic dialogue between two giants of Italian music. The most fascinating curiosity concerns the relationship between Mina and Lucio Battisti: although Battisti had already written masterpieces for Mina, this 1975 album represented a kind of artistic "restitution". Mina did not merely sing his songs, but reinvented them, imbuing her unmistakable vocal and interpretative power into already iconic melodies. It is said that Battisti himself was astonished and delighted by how Mina managed to shape his songs, almost "discovering" new emotional or rhythmic nuances that he himself had not fully perceived. This '75 edition, as a first pressing, captures the essence of an unrepeatable era, a moment when Mina's interpretation further elevated Battisti's songbook, making songs like "Il mio canto libero" or "E penso a te" eternal with a totally new and profoundly her own imprint, cementing a friendship and professional esteem that transcended simple collaboration, transforming it into a true mutual celebration of talent.