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MAR 036LP
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RELEASE DATE: 2/5/2021
Mad About Records present a reissue of Mandala's self-titled album, originally released in 1976. Mandala made only one eponymous album, recorded in 1971 but released only in 1976. A very rare and influential album, featuring future members of Grupo Um (Nazário and Zeca Assumpção who also played with Hermeto and Egberto Gismonti) and Pau Brasil (Nelson Ayres) -- two seminal bands from the Brazilian instrumental scene of the '80s. The sound is a mix of jazz fusion with a Brazilian footprint -- with a dash of psychedelic atmosphere and the spiced influence of oriental music. Extremely rare private LP of '70s Brazilian jazz psych. Thick carton cover + OBI + insert.
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MAR 034LP
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RELEASE DATE: 2/5/2021
Mad About Records present a reissue of Gelson Oliveira and Luiz Ewerling's Terra, originally released in 1983. Debut album by the influential gaucho musician Gelson Oliveira, in partnership with the drummer Luiz Ewerling, released independently in 1983, with minimal resources. In spite of all this, they made a unique and very beautiful album, with a spectacular musicality, a mix of sounds, ranging from jazz, funk, and fusion. Rare Brazil fusion album, reissued for the first time from the original master tape. Thick carton cover + OBI + insert.
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MAR 035LP
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RELEASE DATE: 1/22/2021
A tasty slice of '70s and '80s Brazilian soul and funk, especially the one from the glorious '70s. Soul and funk was taking shape all over the world in the 1970s. Brazilians built on their own phenomenal music, combining it with influences of funk and soul music from abroad to create something uniquely Brazilian. The disco-boogie-funk sound produced in Brazil in the late '70s and early '80s has been under the spotlight. Some records have become established classics and bestsellers. Many others have become cult records that have remained largely unknown to the general public, some of these rare records are now collected in the first volume of Disco É Cultura. Ultra-rare funk-soul-boogie. Thick carton cover with obi. Features Brylho, Lafayette, Paulo Jerónimo, Cornelius, Franco, Adriana, Brazil Very Happy Band, Aloisio, Os Carbonos, San Rodrigues, Gay Vaquer, and Grupo Natureza.
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RELEASE DATE: 1/22/2021
First time, worldwide reissue of João Negrão's Asfalto Selvagem, originally released in 1964. Asfalto Selvagem is one of the rarest soundtracks ever made in Brazil, arranged by João Negrão. Asfalto Selvagem is a 1964 Brazilian film directed by J.B. Tanko, a drama based on the first part of the novel Asfalto Selvagem: Engraçadinha, Seus Pecados e Seus Amores, by writer Nélson Rodrigues. Imagine Les Baxter meets Ennio Morricone and Armando Trovajoli on jazz bossa nova. Ed Motta's favorite 1964 jazz bossa nova. Deluxe reissue in thick carton cover with obi.
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Mad About Records present the first worldwide reissue of Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo's self-titled album, originally released in 1978. Guilherme Coutinho started playing at the age of five and, at the age of seventeen, he was already part of Os Mocorongos and Os Iguanos, both as an amateur. But he soon became a group leader, playing in several nightclubs in Belém (Pará), until he settled in the Paraense Assembly, where he lived for more than 15 years. He was a musician who played for high society, he was a businessman who had the best instruments, besides always making his own arrangement for the songs. His favorite formation was piano, bass, and drums, as well as a singer. But, for some time, he even used a recorder as playback to give greater sound texture. The first performance was at Pinheirense in Icoaraci. The 1970s were at the height of the clubs in Belém, such as the Tuna, Yacht Club, and the Paraense Assembly. At the carnival, there was Guilherme at the head of his group, with rhythmists and a brass section, playing not only the greatest hits but supporting local composers. He was the musical director of Leila Pinheiro's first professional show, at Teatro da Paz. In his career, he released three albums: Guilherme Coutinho and Curtição, Busca-se, and Guilherme Coutinho and Grupo Stalo. Guilherme's last two shows took place on Friday, August 19, 1983, at the Theatro da Paz, through the Pixinguinha Project, and at the old Gemini Blues nightclub. On the morning of Saturday, August 20, Guilherme Coutinho died of a heart attack. Guilherme Coutinho E O Grupo Stalo was released on the Erla, an obscure Brazilian label, which curiously pressed only 7" singles, but this Guilherme Coutinho album is an exception. An LP that became one of the most sought after in Brazilian music. It was generating a cult for sound innovation, a kind of lo-fi tropicalism. One of the most sought-after records in Brazil and one of country's best-kept secrets. Deluxe limited edition with obi; numbered.
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Mad About Records presents a reissue of Joe Gallardo & Sol's Sol, originally released in 1975. Sol is a Latin-funk psych fuzz blaster that basically covers all the realms of rare record collecting in one shot. There's the funk fuzz blaster "Maranatha" or the Ray Barretto Latin jazz groove cut "El Que Se Fue" with freaky synth blasts, the Texas easy funk moves of "Squeeze," which remind one of Steam Heat, or the lounged-out soul rendition of Stevie Wonder's classic "Bird Of Beauty." Something for everyone and impossibly rare!
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Mad About Records present a reissue of Jay Days' Between The Swells, originally released in 1978. A killer AOR rarity. Jay Days' only album presents eight killer funky AOR sounds and blue-eyed soul tracks. Rarely surfaced in the collectors' market, the album is finally reissued on vinyl. A band formation with mysterious session men who support Jay Days of slack guitar vocal, gentle electric piano with jazzy rock, blue-eyed soulful mellow, female chorus with mystic groove. It contains Hawaiian-style acoustics and dense performances unique to the private press. It is a hidden AOR masterpiece where you can feel the tropical atmosphere of the street along with the wind of the West Coast. 180 gram vinyl; hardcover sleeve; hand numbered.
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Mad About Records present a reissue of World Quake Band's Everything Is On The One. Ultra-rare modern soul boogie album released in 1980 in a private press. The band leader was Carl Crowder who was also in the Mighty Ryeders. Monster Miami funk, dancefloor album, reissued on vinyl for the first time. Limited edition with obi; numbered.
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Mad About Records present the first official worldwide reissue of Arman Ratip's The Spy From Istanbul, originally released in 1973. A killer Lansdowne Series UK jazz LP featuring Soft Machine sidemen from '73. This is one of Top 10 British jazz, and it's indeed superb. Also, it's supposedly the soundtrack to a book Ratip was going to pen. Arman Ratip began his piano lessons with his mother Jale Derviş at the age of five. He began composing at the age of seven and was a child prodigy. Later his musical career took off in London when he recorded two albums for EMI. After concerts in London, Vienna, Salzburg, Bucharest, Ankara International Music Festival, Istanbul, Marlborough International Music Festival, Bursa, Berlin, Islamabad, The North Cyprus International Music Festival, music critics hailed him as a brilliant virtuoso pianist-composer. He is among the top leading pianist-composers of avant-garde, improvisational music and a jazz pianist of avant-garde jazz and Turkish jazz. Deluxe limited edition, numbered, with obi.
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Mad About Records bring together all the great soul classics of the '70s from Carlos Dafé for the first time on vinyl. One of the greatest representatives of Brazilian soul music, Carlos Dafé has been recorded by such artists as Tânia Maria and Nana Caymmi, in addition to his solo career (registered in six albums from 1977 to 1997). Carlos Dafé had his first model as musician in the figure of his father, who taught him several instruments and introduced him to choro and samba traditions. In the '60s, Dafé exercised his vocal possibilities as a crooner in São Paulo and Rio's nightclubs. His first solo album came in 1977 Pra Que Vou Recordar. Influenced by Tim Maia and Cassiano, the Carioca (from Vila Isabel) suburban Carlos Dafé developed their soul music tinge, first reflected in his 1978's Venha Matar Saudades, where he was backed by the Banda Black Rio. With a career lasting over five decades, Dafé is one of the precursors -- together with Tim Maia, Hyldon, Cassiano, Gerson King Combo, among others -- of the soul music movement in Brazil, the Black Rio Movement. In his repertoire are classics like "Pra That I Will Remember What I Cried", "The Cross", "Everything Was Beautiful", and "The Day Dawned With Joy". Successes that enshrined his name in the history of MPB. From the journalist Nelson Motta, Carlos Dafé received the title "Prince of Soul". Deluxe limited edition, numbered, with obi.
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In the mid-90s, Gary Corben lived in Rio sharing a flat with Kassin, then in an unknown local band but later to become one of Brazil's greatest producers working with Gal Costa, Caetano Veloso, and Gilles Peterson. Back then, Gary used to constantly write songs but could never be persuaded to do anything with them. But the songs would stick in Kassin's head and plague him for years. Over the following decades, Kassin would regularly ask "what about your album?" and Gary would shrug and say, "yeah, maybe, one day". Then, in 2018, Kassin played in London with members of multi-platinum Polish supergroup Mitch & Mitch and this time when Kassin posed the question, Gary said "Yes! Let's do it, but we have to do it in Poland with these guys." This led to recording Gods In Brasil at the Polish Radio Studios in Warsaw with the Mitch & Mitch guys and a bunch of classical sessions musicians and finishing off in Kassin's studio in Rio with some special guests. The record turned out so well that Gods In Brasil Vol 2 is already under way. The album touches on the classic sounds of '60s and '70s Brazilian records with nods to Gary McFarland on the way. The song "Juanito Caminante" is a favorite with Joao Donato who was a huge influence on the sound of the album. The arrangements were shared between Alberto Continentino and Ryszard Borowski of the Polish Radio Big Band. Thick cardboard cover with obi; 180 gram vinyl.
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Mad About Records present the first official worldwide reissue of Luis Carlos Vinhas's O Som Psicodelico, originally released in 1968. O Som Psicodelico is an all-time classic and a landmark in Brazilian music. Psychedelic bossa jazz. Pianist from Rio de Janeiro, he started playing at night in the late 1950s, quickly participating in the bossa nova movement. He joined the legendary Bossa Três alongside drummer Edison Machado and bassist Tião Neto, with whom he recorded three albums in the United States in 1962. Back in Brazil, he continued to perform with Bossa Três alongside other works with Jorge Ben, Quarteto em Cy, Elis Regina, and many others. Vinhas was one of the great exponents of bossa nova. He worked as a pianist at Beco das Garrafas. He also formed one of the first musical groups of this period, Bossa Três, which, in 1966, with Leny Andrade and Pery Ribeiro on vocals, was renamed Gemini V. In 1963, he released the album The Bossa 3. In 1964, he participated in the fabulous album O Som by Meirelles e Os Copa 5. Also in 1964, he recorded the phenomenal Lp - Novas Estruturas. In 1968m he released O Som Psicodélico de Luiz Carlos Vinhas, a bold mix of jazz with the sounds that came from the tropicalist movement and psychedelia. This LP is a milestone in Brazilian music and very rare in its original edition. 180 gram vinyl in hardcover sleeve; Deluxe limited edition, numbered, with obi.
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2020 limited repress. Mad About Records present the first worldwide reissue of Hareton Salvanini's soundtrack for Xavana, Uma Ilha Do Amo, originally released in 1981. Rare Brazilian album of the obscure film Xavana, Uma Ilha do Amor mixes elements of jazz, bossa nova, and psych. Hareton Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars, refined strings, and delicate orchestral sounds. Polish film maker Zygmunt Sulistrowski pioneered the format of shooting low-budget soft porn on exotic locations. In this case, Brazilian arranger and writer Hareton Salvanini was commissioned to deliver this soundtrack. No wonder many consider him a lesser-known Arthur Verocai. Salvanini creates a record full of groovy guitars and percussions that could rival with the best of KPM or Chappell library LPs. Deluxe reissue in thick carton cover; obi.
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Mad About Records present a reissue of Mike Selesia's Flavor, originally released in 1976. This is cool jazz album all the way around. From the black-and-white, hand-drawn cover, to the fact that it came out of Fresno, California (not exactly a hotbed for jazz), to the handful of styles present (straight ahead, funky, free, and even a raga), Flavor has got it going on. High quality musicianship and some far-out stoner tracks make this album stand head-and-shoulders above most of its private press peers. Original released in a very limited issue -- rumor has it that only 300 were pressed -- this album was handed out at their shows and sold only to local record stores. Only together for nine months, Mike Selesia (who plays sax and flute) and band recorded this album in one day presented this fascinating hybrid of early '60s Coltrane, early '70s Miles Davis. One of the rarest spiritual jazz LPs ever!
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Mad About Records present a reissue of Johnny Griffith's The Geneva Connection, originally released on the Detroit Geneva label in 1974. Detroit jazz-funk, hard-to-find -- an extremely rare album left by Detroit-based jazz keyboard player Johnny Griffith known for the album Together, Togetherness on RCA (1974). Music From The Connection was composed by jazz pianist Freddie Redd for Jack Gelber's 1959 play The Connection. This first recording of the music was released on the Blue Note label in 1960. It features performances by Redd and Jackie McLean. Jack Gelber originally planned for the play to feature improvised music performed by jazz musicians who would also play small roles in the production. Freddie Redd, however, persuaded Gelber to include his original score. Redd re-recorded the score later in 1960 as Music From The Connection. In 1974, the pianist Johnny Griffith, a member of the prestigious Motown rhythm section Funk Brothers at the time, covered the whole album, playing electric piano here, which really changes the vibe of the music -- and the players are supposedly a host of Motown studio musicians -- playing jazz here, but with a nice funky soul undercurrent. Pianist Johnny Griffith can be heard on classic Motown sides, as well as on recordings from other Detroit-area labels. Like Motown's other pianists, Joe Hunter and Earl Van Dyke, Griffith's had an extensive musical background. Signed to Motown's Jazz Workshop label, he recorded the albums Detroit Jazz and The Right Side of Lefty Edwards (1964). When the march of the Motown hits began, Griffith started playing on sessions for their R&B/pop acts. But rather than signing a work-for-hire contract with Motown like other musicians, Griffith remained a freelancer, doing other dates and sessions in New York and nearby Chicago. The Motown hits that Griffith played on include: Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)", his celeste trills are heard on "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)", adding Wurlitzer electric piano on both Gaye's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", and the Temptations' "Ain't Too Proud to Beg", organ on the Supremes' "Stop In The Name Of Love", and organ and shotgun effects on Junior Walker and the All Stars' "Shotgun". Griffith's non-Motown hits are with Edwin Starr, Jackie Wilson, The Chi-Lites, and Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut". 180 gram vinyl; Heavy cardboard sleeve with obi. Last copies...
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Limited 2020 repress. Mad About Records present a reissue of Reggie Andrews and The Fellowship's Mystic Beauty, originally released in 1969. '60s jazz holy grail LP out of California -- a mythical album on many jazz collector's want-lists. This LP is on the extremely limited and sought-after private press label HME. It has deep Latin, Afro/Cuban-influences, and consists primarily of acoustic jazz pieces. Influences also range from the cerebral to the soulful, but it defies any one-dimensional tag like "spiritual jazz" or "soul-jazz" or "jazz-funk." Heralding from LA and led by pianist Reggie Andrews, it doesn't sound particularly "west coast". It's a beautiful session all around, really something special and profound. In recent years, Reggie Andrews has taught, mentored, and produced many talented musicians including Patrice Rushen, Terrace Martin, Ndugu Chancler, and the Dazz Band who wrote "Let It Whip", along with his close friend Leon Ndugu Chancler. He is the founder of the jazz-fusion group Karma. He worked with Earth, Wind & Fire, produced Moacir Santos for Blue Note Records, served as an "electronics consultant" for Donald Byrd, and took to mentoring The Pharcyde and J Dilla. 180 gram vinyl; Heavy cardboard sleeve with obi.
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Mad About Records present the first worldwide reissue of Zeca do Trombone & Roberto Sax, originally released in 1976. Another Brazilian funk landmark made by two of the most exceptional instrumentalists of the soul funk scene of the '70s. José da Silva, better known under the pseudonym of Zeca do Trombone, is a trombone player who has worked with a multitude of Brazilian artists, including Tim Maia and Carlos Dafé, Elizeth Cardoso, Beth Carvalho, Milton Nascimento. Roberto Sax, or Zé Roberto Simonal, is none other than Wilson Simonal's brother. The original press of this LP is one of the rarest in Brazilian music.
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2020 repress forthcoming. Mad About Records present the first vinyl reissue of Ronie & Central Do Brasil's self-titled album, originally released in 1975. Sweet soul funk from '70s Brazil. Ronie, aka Ronaldo Mesquita, was the drummer of Bossa Três Combo. This album has a smooth grooves and luxurious use of Fender Rhodes, gliding alongside sweet samba soul arrangements in a mode that's a bit like some of the funkier '70s work by João Donato. 180 gram vinyl.
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Mad About Records presents a reissue of Edson Frederico's Brazilian jazz-funk masterpiece, Edson Frederico e a Transa, originally released in 1975. Reissued for the first time worldwide, this rare LP that has all the hallmarks of the best to come out of Brazil during the '70s: a perfect fusion of funky rare groove, tropicalia, and jazz. A lush warm vibe throughout is underpinned by Frederico's use of Fender Rhodes for the date. Remastered from the original master tapes, top musicians on this one include Bebeto, Luiz Eça, and Orlandivo. Limited/numbered edition on 180-gram vinyl, includes hardcover sleeve and obi.
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Mad About Records present the first-time reissue of Robson Jorge 1977, an MPB/Brazilian soul album form 1977. One of the most important background figures of Brazilian soul in the '70s and '80s arranger/producer/composer/instrumentalist Robson Jorge, together with his partner Lincoln Olivetti defined the sound of the genre. While Olivetti took most of the fame, Robson Jorge was perhaps the mastermind of the duo, having doubtlessly influenced Tim Maia, but being obscured by his own problems with alcohol (which would finally conduce to his precocious demise). The rare Robson Jorge 1977 LP is a testimony of his genius, Born in Rio de Janeiro, he started out in music playing the acoustic guitar that belonged to his brother at age 11. Before turning 15, he was already playing at balls and even recording sessions. By the mid-70s played keyboards on Tim Maia's band (Seroma). Later on that decade, met with keyboardist/arranger Lincoln Olivetti, establishing a solid partnership and making songs recorded by countless artists. Robson and Lincoln were in charge of writing the arrangements for most of the big MPB stars in the '80s, which granted them fame, money, and hard critic reviews that accused them of turning MPB into lame pop. Robson Jorge died alone and forgotten in 1992.
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2019 repress. Mad About Records present a reissue of Toni Tornado's legendary funk soul album, from 1972. Toni Tornado is a black Rio masterpiece, reissued here for the first time on vinyl. Son of a Guyanese father and a Brazilian mother, at eleven years old Toni ran away from home and ended up in Rio, where he made a living selling peanuts and shining shoes. Tony began his artistic career in the 1960s with the stage name Tony Checker, lip-synching and dancing on Jair Taumaturgo's Hoje é dia de Rock. In the 1960s, he traveled to the United States, where he lived for five years in New York, serving as a drug dealer and pimp, whilst pretending to be an employee of a car wash. At that time, Tony met another Brazilian in the form of singer Tim Maia. Back in Brazil, he worked in the group of Ed Lincoln and also sang under the pseudonym Johnny Bradfort, the owner of the club forcing him to pretend to be a foreigner. In 1970, he adopted the name with which he came to be known, Tony Tornado. Influenced by James Brown, Tony was one of the artists who introduced soul music and funk into Brazilian music. Brown's in-your-face approach to racial pride resonated in the ghettos as well as the slums abroad. Many black people, all around the world, embraced the consciousness and music of the black power movement. Working-class black cariocas (residents of Rio) of Zona Norte began using the English phrases "black power", "brother", and "black is beautiful". They played soul records at their bailes (dances) and incorporated the lyrics and sounds into their music. Maia, the godfather of "música soul", spent five years in the United States, coming to know the sounds of black America intimately. When he returned to Brazil in 1964, Maia incorporated these influences into his songs. By the 1970s, other Brazilian musicians, such as Tony Tornado, Banda Black Rio, Cassiano, Gerson King Combo, Jorge Ben Jor, and Gilberto Gil had begun making soul records. This new music spoke to an experience both universal and unique at the same time. By the end of the 1970s, funk and disco would take over where soul left off, but it was the latter that helped to shape a generation of artists around a universal black identity. 1970s "paste-on" packaging and obi; Edition of 500.
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2019 repress. Mad About Records present a reissue of 1971 soft-core porn soundtrack Procura-Se Uma Virgem by prolific Brazilian composer Erlon Chaves. Working here with the Orquestra Saint Moritz, this is one of the most sought-after of Chaves's releases. This soundtrack was recorded for a Brazilian soft porn movie with killer organ funk instrumental tracks as well as several funky, erotic, and modal tracks, all arranged and directed by maestro Chaves. Deluxe packaging includes a thick card stock cover and obi strip.
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2020 repress forthcoming. First time worldwide vinyl reissue of the Brazilian jazz holy grail Desenhos by Vitor Assis Brasil, originally released in 1966. This is the incredibly rare and Coltrane influenced debut of Brazilian sax great Victor Assis Brasil (1945-1981) for Roberto Quartin's cult label Forma. Vitor Assis Brasil led this session on January 11th, 1966 with his quartet which featured the legendary pianist Tenório Jr, double-bassist Edison Lôbo and drummer Chico Batera. Desenhos is one of the greatest jazz albums ever recorded in Brazil and the highlights go to the originals and the wonderful João Donato tracks.
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