The band, based in Rome, was formed in 1971 and soon had a good recording deal with RCA, releasing their first album in 1972. A very popular group, their live activity was restless, being often invited to the pop festivals of the time, and they even played in France and England. The band split after their fifth album and reunited some years later as Perigeo Special. A later album, Effetto amore in 1981 was released under the name of New Perigeo by a group of important sessionmen led by bass player Giovanni Tommaso, the only member of the original Perigeo.