Sunday 10 May 2009

CARLOS LYRA - SARAVA! (RCA VICTOR 1970) Jap mastering cardboard sleeve



(Text from the back cover):
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"Gravado no México em 1970, lançado agora pela primeira vez no Brasil, “Saravá” inclui algumas das mais belas canções de Carlos Lyra, como “Também Quem Mandou”, “Feio Não É Bonito” e “O Bem do Amor”, somadas a temas de maior swing como “Até Parece” e “Sambalanço”. Além de inspiradas recriações de “Tristeza”, clássico de Haroldo Lobo & Niltinho, e do “Samba da Benção”, de Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes, em uma versão em castelhano preparada pelo próprio Lyra."
Arnaldo DeSouteiro
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A nice mellow, old-school bossa album, recorded in Mexico, where Lyra and other Brazilian luminaries were in cultural exile. This dips a bit into iffy pop territory, but mostly it's exactly the sort of gentle gem that fans of lounge, bossa and jazz are looking for all across the world. Recommended!
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3 comments:

Jose A. said...

precious, a cool work!!

J Thyme...kind said...

This would not be my first pick for this artist. First, he has quite an amazing voice, but strangely most of his LP's don't really do him justice. E No Entanto É Preciso Cantar [1971 Philips] is a good one. Eu & Elas [1972 Philips] is also good. Both are a bit uneven though.
Bossa Nova [1959 Philips] is a good example of his early style & Heroi Do Medo [1975 Continental] is a sweet example of his mid-70's work. A very under-rated artist with a great voice, but his LP's are a tad uneven.

Flabbergast said...

i agree with Justin, his records are kind of beguiling... But I want to hear the Japanese mastering of this! I posted the Brazilian pressing, with some info, here

http://flabbergasted-vibes.blogspot.com/2009/06/carlos-lyra-sarava-1970.html

thanks for this!