("Battuti e Beati" contains 4 original tracks, one of which is ‘Superwoman’, already present in the album ‘The World is Strange’, but here rearranged.
This release is also used to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first ever concert held by the band precisely in 1996)Tony Borlotti e i suoi Flauers formed in 1995 . The mission is to revive, with passion and irony, the Italian beat. Before cover band (Satelliti, Teste Dure, I 4 di Lucca…) then the authors of their own songs. In 1998 they attend the VI festival Beat internazionale di Castel S. Giovanni (PC) , arousing surprise and interest. One song has been published for the album "Time to Time", a beat/garage bands compilation. In 1999 they play in Naples along with artists such as Rudi Protudi (Fuzztones) and Bradipos Four.
In 2000 the consecration playing live at the festival " Expo 2000" in Rome, sharing the stage with Chocolate Watch Band, Greg Moore from Gonn, Thanes and The Others. Their first 7" "Inno dei Flauers " is released by Teen Sound Records (now sold out). In 2003 the album "Il mondo è strano" (Teen Sound) sees the light: 11 songs of which 3 covers (Teste Dure, I Ragazzi Del Sole, I Profeti), only pure vinyl edition. In 2004 they take part to Twelfth edition of Festival Beat Internazionale which is held in Piacenza where are presented as the best Italian beat band.
In August 2005 they play at the prestigious Festival di Ravello and the year after they bring their Italian Beat to the most important 60s event held in Cataluña, the Go ! Lleida festival . In 2007 they’re at the Beat Epoque in Verona. In 2008 they go to play at the international Festival organized by Teen Sound Record in Cattolica, little bit later the label releases their new album in CD "A che serve protestare?".
In 2009 they play at event like " Befana Beat" at Sonar (Siena) Primavera Beat (Alessandria), " Monterey beat party " (Valencia – Spain) and finally at the festival del beat italiano di Roma (2009) (2010).
In 2012 the band play the ‘messa beat’ at the twentieth edition of the famous Festival Beat in Salsomaggiore (Parma). In December 2013 the label Disco Jaguar releases brand new EP on vinyl, " Aperitivo da Tony ", 4 overwhelming Italian Beat songs.
2015 : It’s the time of "Surfer Joe vintage festival" in Livorno and "Increa summer fest vol7" held in Brugherio (Milano)
016 : Raduno 70° Vespa a Popoli (Pescara), then at " Rock corner festival " (Teramo) and at the "Trasimeno vintage festival "(Perugia).
At the end of October it will be released "Battuti e Beati" 7 "vinyl EP produced by Area Pirata Records and containing 4 original tracks, one of which is ‘Superwoman’, already present in the album ‘The World is Strange’, but here rearranged.
This release is also used to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the first ever concert held by the band precisely in 1996.
DISCOGRAPHY
Inno dei Flauers (ep . Teen sound – 2000)
Il mondo è strano (LP Teen sound – 2003)
Il mondo è strano e altri fiori (CD Teen sound – 2006)
A che serve protestare? (CD Teen sound – 2008)
Aperitivo da Tony (ep Discos jaguar – 2013)
COMPILATION
"Time to Time" (LP Teen sound 1998)
"Wild sazanami beat vol 2" ( Sazanami re. Japan 2005)
"Primavera beat il disco" (B.A.P. LP 2011)