ALMENDRA "ALMENDRA" RCA LZ -1160 PSYCH PROG 1969 (ARGENTINA) LP
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Description
ALMENDRA / "ALMENDRA" LONG PLAYER
RCA /LZ-1160 STEREO / 1969 / MADE IN ARGENTINA
RECORD VISUALLY EX++ / PLAYS EX
SLEEVE VG
LYRIC SHEET VG
RECORDS GRADED UNDER A HALOGEN LIGHT
NOTES
Almendra played during the summer at the beginning of 1969 in Mar del Plata a beach city 400 km south of Buenos Aires. Their debut in Buenos Aires was on March 24, at the DiTella Institute, the avant-garde cultural centre of the 60s. Almendra spent the rest of the year performing at different venues, until September 21, first day of Spring and Student’s Day in Argentina, when they played at the Pinap Festival. Pinap was the name of a beat magazine, and this Festival was the first major event of Argentine rock.
Meanwhile, the group was recording their debut album. An odd event marked the completion of it. Spinetta had drawn an original enigmatic face character for the cover. Days afterward, the record company told the boys that the drawing had been lost, so they were planning to use a photo of the group instead. Obviously upset, the musicians looked for the lost drawing and eventually found it discarded in the garbage. Spinetta had stayed up all night reproducing his original artwork and took it to the record company the following day. The company offered no excuses the second time. The extraordinary debut album was finally released on November 29, 1969. Along with the infamous drawing, it included an insert with lyrics and technical information. The black & white back cover pictured the group live at the Pinap Festival.
TRACKS
MUCHACHA
COLOR HUMANO
FIGURACION (A FEW TICKS ON THE START OF THIS TRACK)
ANA NO DUERME
FERMIN
PLEGARIA PARA UN NINO
A ESTOS HOMBRES TRISTES
QUE EL VIENTO BORRO TUS
LAURA VA
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POSTAGE
UK £3.00 EUROPE £4.50 REST OF THE WORLD £7.00
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