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Artist:	SOM IMAGINARIO
Title:	Som Imaginario
Label:	REV-OLA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CRREV 144CD

Reissue of this album from 1970. "Som Imaginario!.....In the ferment of Brasilian music which was taking place in the post Bossa Nova period...when the most unlikely musical figures had suddenly been thrust onto a world stage....many quite amazing musical explosions came to the surface....as Tropicalia took hold, and the unlikely sounds of funk, prog, psychedelic rock and lord knows what else were filtered through the unique sensibility of Brasil.....Som Imaginario! Musical prodigy Wagner Tiso and the Wanderley brothers played in many combos with their neighbour Milton Nacimento ....when the latter had his major label international breakthrough, he employed his old friends to back him on his debut, dubbing them Som Imaginario after a phrase in a review of a triumphant concert they did together....Luiz Alves and Robertinho Silva, Tavito, Ze Rodrix, Laudir de Oliveira and Frederico were all members of Son Imaginario, along with Milton Nascimento and other star guests on uncredited vocals.....on one of the most amazing albums ever to come out of Brasil.....Bossa, Tropicalia and Samba meet Italian prog and Brit psych....western pop meets eastern soundtracks with DJ friendly beats breaking through all over the shop.... an album that was acclaimed on its release by a gobsmacked Herbie Hancock, and has to be heard to be believed."

Artist:	SOM IMAGINARIO
Title:	Som Imaginario
Label:	SWEET DANDELION (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	SWDDL 713LP

"Som Imaginário's 1970 debut is one of the most acclaimed albums from that era in Brazil, for those who know it. Even upon its release, it drew the attention of international stars such as Herbie Hancock. As Tropicalist as Os Mutantes, and as psychedelic as Modulo 1000, this will be one of your favorites from the moment you listen to it. The album is full of psychedelic effects and pounding beats, all blended with traditional Brazilian styles like samba and bossanova, and with that special magic that music out of this country has. Finally reissued in vinyl, this is the key to completing your Brazilian psych collection. Limited to 500 copies, with remastered sound and preserving the original artwork."

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