the album originated from a theatrical show devised by dalla and roversi in 1976, entitled "il futuro dell'automobile e altre storie" ("the future of cars and other stories"). however, polemics between roversi and italian state television rai, as well as with dalla himself, led to the poet's decision to sign the album with a pseudonym ("norisso"), and to abandon the collaboration with the bolognese musician. some of the songs from the show were not recorded and remained unpublished, with the exception of "ho cambiato la faccia di un dio", which appeared in dalla's 1990 album "cambio", with the title "comunista".