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NOAJ7 002EP
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Valéria's debut EP, recorded in just six hours, both vocals and backing tracks, reissued by Notes On A Journey. On the track "Artimanhas", a technical glitch made it impossible to remove Valéria's guide vocal, forcing her to "double-track" the guide with the final vocal on the finished version. While this was a source of both frustration and embarrassment for Darcy, it did nothing to dampen the joy Valéria felt in recording while recording her first record. The EP was recorded, mixed, and mastered between the 10th and the 20th of May, 1983. Not having even thought about the cover art, she asked her cousin, civil engineer Beatriz Roldão, and friends Cézar, Yeda, and Paulo for help. As the graphics needed to be dispatched to Rio ASAP, Beatriz told Valéria there wouldn't be enough time for a photo-shoot and another solution was needed. Luckily, Yeda and Paulo, who had recently traveled to Germany, had a suggestion: "We have a picture we took in Berlin of a girl sitting on a curb in the city and she looks just like you!" A bit of creative know-how was applied to the photo negative and Valéria's cover was ready. The release of the EP was marked by a show at the FUNARTE (National Arts Foundation) in Brasília, and sales and distribution were handled in true DIY fashion with help from her friends and Valéria herself, hustling at record shops around town. Pé Na Estrada: As the daughter and only child of strict and protective parents, Valéria was left her feeling like she was missing out on the normal adventures and odysseys most people have in adolescence. She dreamed of being able to travel the world, learning about other cultures, and growing through real-life experience. This hit her hard one Friday night when she wanted to go out but her parents forbade her to. Her guitar helped her express the anxiety and anguish she felt, resulting in this song.
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