Mike Francis

Francesco Puccioni ''born genius'' in Florence, Mike Francis ''becomes legend'' in Rome.

Deeply inspired in his adolescence by the emerging movements of North American soul, country and West Coast music and by artists such as Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and James Taylor, Francesco began to compose refined songs with radiant energy every day.

From the first acoustic gestures performed with the guitar, always keeping compositional creativity and improvisation under his arm, he enters the unexplored waters of Italian disco music. This slow and inexorable transformation allowed him to create in 1981 with the Metropole group (with Al Festa and Claudio Giusti, all still in their twenties) the international disco hit ''Miss Manhattan'', a true piece of proto-Italo-Disco!
A year later the young Florentine singer-songwriter wrote two evocative soul-disco songs produced by Paul & Peter Micioni, published by Best Record and performed by a certain Mike Francis (!).
This is the birth of the stage name which will forever accompany the musician who became a fundamental reference of the experimental Italo-Disco ''scene'', then soon recognized worldwide.

This coveted 12'' vinyl reissue comes out with the same Best Record commercial cover as 40 years ago and with the same 'red sticker'. And finally we have the juicy reissue of ''Nightime Lady'' and the more appetizing and danceable ''Love Has Found You'', both perfectly remastered by Dom Scuteri, excellent in obtaining an impeccable sound recording, even eliminating some imperceptible defects of the original master tape.
Therefore a super reissue (in limited edition) to listen to everywhere with the smart phone and to dance with joy and elegance at any type of party.

• 01 Love Has Found You
• 02 Nightime Lady