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Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Caetano Veloso
Label:	LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LR 131CD

"Originally released in 1968, Caetano Veloso's debut album did for Brazilian music what the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's did for rock & roll, giving birth to the soon-to-be tropicalia movement, which fused Brazilian music with pop, psychedelia and social awareness (and Veloso's leftist politics actually earned him a stint in jail in 1968 for 'anti-government activity'). Veloso, nonetheless went on to become one of the most popular and influential Brazilian musicians of all time. Includes the genre-defining classics 'Clarice' and 'Soy Loco Por Tì, América,' 'Superbacana,' 'Tropicalia' and 'Alegria, Alegria.'"

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue)
Label:	LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LR 135CD

"Often referred to as 'Brazil's unofficial poet laureate' and the 'Bob Dylan of Brazil,' this heavy-weight of Brazilian music was also a young revolutionary who used his music to protest against Brazil's oppressive military regime. This protest music, which became known as Tropicalia, first earned Veloso a stint in jail, but by the time this dour album was released in 1971, it had placed him in exile in the UK. Veloso's extreme bitterness and melancholy can be heard on every groove of this album, but don't let the album's gloomy atmosphere stop you from buying it; it is dripping with some of the best moments of saudade in the history of Brazilian music."

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Araçá Azul
Label:	LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LR 142CD

"Apparently when this album was originally released in 1972, confused and bewildered fans, expecting more of the same found on Transa, released earlier that year, returned the album to the shop, demanding a refund. Meanwhile, critics raved, and many now consider Araçá Azul, known as Veloso's 'experimental album' to be one of his great creative moments. To be fair to his many fans, it was a stark departure from his previous releases, which were decidedly more pop, but Veloso had been through a lot recently, having just returned from political exile in the UK, so it is no wonder that the artist was feeling a bit like he needed to fly in the face of conformity. In Veloso's own words, 'I made this album without thinking, without taking the time to stop to think.' He refers to the album's 'insolent experimentalism' and calls it a kind of 'last stand.'"

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Caetano Veloso
Label:	LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	LR 144CD

"Although Veloso had already been thrown in jail once for his criticism of Brazil's military regime, he continued to speak out against it on his second album (1969) with tracks like 'Irene' (about a machine-gun-toting outlaw celebrated by the Left). No wonder he would soon find himself in political exile in the UK. The general tone of the album keeps with its dire message -- Veloso felt it was important for his voice of protest to be heard around the world. If he was a high-profile public figure, he felt that he would be safer. All this and the man still managed to make excellent records!"

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Irene
Label:	LILITH (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	LP
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	LR 144LP

LP version, 180 gram virgin vinyl. "Although Veloso had already been thrown in jail once for his criticism of Brazil's military regime, he continued to speak out against it on his second album (1969), with tracks like 'Irene,' (about a machine gun-toting outlaw celebrated by the left). No wonder he would soon find himself in political exile in the UK. The general tone of the album is in keeping with its dire message and actually, Veloso felt it was important for his voice of protest to be heard around the world. If he was a high profile public figure, he felt that he would be safer. All this (or perhaps because of all this) and the man still managed to make excellent records!"

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Cinema Caetano
Label:	MERCURY (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	PHCY 1001

"Japanese only compilation of Caetano's choicer pop moments ranging from 1971 to 1991 not necessarily related to the film industry in any way (the title is most likely a reference to Caetano's 1979 LP Cinema Transcendental). Caetano was of course a major mover and shaker (along with Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, etc...) in the tropicalismo movement of late 60s Brazil, was jailed briefly by the military dictatorship and subsequently forced into exile in London shortly thereafter, disrupting the flow of the tropicalistas. But you know all that already. Caetano's is some really beautiful blissed out ambient Brasilian pop, a perfect introduction to his creative force." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VELOSO, CAETANO
Title:	Transa
Label:	VINYL LOVERS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	LP
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	VL 900082LP

"Recorded by Veloso in 1972 immediately after his return from political exile in the UK, the album was the first to feature a mix of songs sung in English and Portuguese and is somewhat of a musical departure from his earlier albums, this album being slightly more rock-oriented (apparently being in London had left a musical impression on him). Although Veloso is careful to avoid the kind of overt political statements that set him at odds with Brazil's military regime and got him sent into exile in the first place, Veloso had far from dropped his political convictions and his politics are hidden in plain enough sight for anyone who cares to scratch the surface." Remastered reissue of the original 1972 album; 180 gram virgin vinyl.

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