Photos of Ghosts is the first English language album by the Italian progressive rock band Premiata Forneria Marconi, also known as "PFM". Released in the U.S. in October 1973, it was the first album by an Italian rock group to appear on the American charts. The album peaked at #180 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in November 1973.PFM was discovered by Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake & Palmer while on an Italian tour. The band was signed to Manticore Records, a label created by ELP, soon after.