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Artist:	GIL, GILBERTO
Title:	The Sound of Revolution 1968-69
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 142CD

"The Sound of Revolution combines Gilberto Gil's brilliant 1968 and '69 Tropicalia albums, Frevo Rasgado and Cerebro Electronico; joyous, extraordinarily inventive pop music made against a background of terrible political unrest in Brazil and in the shadow of both imprisonment and eventually exile both for Gil and his friend Caetano Veloso. The 1968 album is electrified by the meteoric Os Mutantes and both sets were arranged by Rogerio Duprat, who contributes a range of totally original textures and orchestration, much as George Martin did with 'Strawberry Fields' and Sgt. Pepper. Suffice to say, this combination of precocious talent achieves a magical and historically important result." Two-fer reissue, with 2 additional bonus tracks.

Artist:	GIL, GILBERTO
Title:	Gilberto Gil
Label:	WATER
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	WATER 191CD

First ever U.S. reissue of this album, with new liner notes by Peter Margasak. "Released in 1971 while Gil was living in London, this is the third self-titled release from the bossa nova and tropicalia legend. Gil recorded this album while in political exile from his native Brazil and its somber, straightforward tone is a welcome change from the experimental, psychedelic assault of his 1969 long player. Featuring 8 originals and a brilliant cover Steve Winwood's 'Can't Find My Way Home,' this Water release also contains 3 bonus tracks including covers of Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles. A tropicalia classic."

Artist:	GIL, GILBERTO
Title:	Gilberto Gil (1968)
Label:	WATER
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	WATER 222CD

aka Frevo Rasgado. "The second album from this legend is one of the earliest, and most important documents of the Tropicalia movement. Featuring help from São Paulo eccentric geniuses, Os Mutantes, Gil's 1968 release marries British psychedelia with mutated samba rhythms and lush orchestration. Though it is one of Gilberto Gil's most pop-oriented albums, it is no less innovative than his later, more experimental, recordings. A superb record from one of Brazil's most influential post-bossa artists." With 4 bonus tracks (3 of which are not on the El/Cherry Red two-fer reissue).

Artist:	GIL, GILBERTO
Title:	Gilberto Gil (1969)
Label:	WATER
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	WATER 223CD

aka Cérebro Eletrónico. "Originally released in 1969, this is Gilberto Gil's second self-titled album in as many years. Perhaps not as consistent as the previous year's effort, this is still a massive slab of Tropicalia, and one of the most forward-thinking pop albums to ever come out of Brazil. Featuring his first major hit 'Aquele Abraço' and other classics like 'Volks Volkswagen Blue' and 'Cérebro Eletrónico,' Gilberto Gil manages to incorporate psychedelic experimentation, blues, rock, samba and post-bossa into a whole much greater than the sum of its parts. A Tropicalia classic in print domestically for the first time ever."

Artist:	GIL, GILBERTO
Title:	Expresso 2222
Label:	WATER
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	WATER 224CD

"Originally released in 1972, Expresso 2222 is Gil's first release since returning to Brazil after a two-year political exile, and the joy is palpable within the grooves. Moving away from the psychedelic tone of his late '60s recordings, Expresso 2222 has a funky and jazzy feel that blends perfectly with Gil's percussive guitar work and soulful vocal delivery. More even and less experimental than previous recordings, this album is still an equal to those that came before, in both its imaginative arrangements and the seamless blend of styles that defined the Tropicalia movement. This is one of Gil's last masterworks, one that many consider to be his best."

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