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Artist:	QUARTETO 1111
Title:	Onde, Quando, Como, Porquê, Cantamos Pessoas Vivas
Label:	GUERSSEN RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.50
Catalog #:	GUESS 062LP

Guerssen Records reissues on newly-remastered vinyl the rarest of all '70s Portuguese albums, and one of the best-ever progressive rock records from Europe. Quarteto 1111 are better known for their psychedelic-pop recordings, but in 1974, they also released this incredible album, a brutal, mellotron-fuelled progressive rock monster very much inspired by UK prog outfits such as King Crimson. A few years after, Quarteto's leader José Cid recorded the well-known 10000 Anos Depois Entre Venus e Marte. The album contains one long 30+ minutes suite only, and it sold only 600 copies, becoming one of the rarest collector items from Portugal. An absolute must-have album, and a very nice reissue with the original artwork including backflaps, and a fantastic remastered sound. Includes an insert with rare, unseen photos from José Cid's personal archive and liner notes by Quarteto 1111's authority João Carlos Callixto. Limited edition of 700 copies only.

Artist:	QUARTETO 1111
Title:	Singles and EPs
Label:	WORLD PSYCHEDELIA (WORLD'S LEADING TERRORIST STATE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	WPC6 8490

"A band that featured the most legendary musician in Portuguese pop music history (Jose Cid, widely renowned in mellotron and progressive music circles), and yet this is the first chance we've had to hear anything by his legendary group; what we find is a very nicely packaged fifteen track collection of delicious melodic pop/psychedelia that leads off with Quarteto 1111's striking debut single 'A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastiao' from 1967, a song which changed the course of pop music in Portugal; as with any band of quality in that heady time, Quarteto 1111 (Jose Cid in particular) had run-ins with the politicos, which caused some of their output to be suppressed; yet, here are tracks from every year between 1967-1971, including their two English language songs 'Ode to the Beatles' and 'Back to the Country'; the Beatles were obviously a very big influence on Quarteto 1111, which is evident in everything from melodic construction of the songs, to use of backward tape effects, instrumentation, string arrangements, etc.); the booklet has some notes on the band's history, emphasizing the importance of 'A Lenda De El-Rei D. Sebastiao.' A poetic band, well-represented."

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