TUCA - DRACULA I LOVE YOU
One of the rarest masterpieces of Brazilian music: Recorded 1974 in France (!) and never ever re-released. This reissue comes with the original planned cover (with a wonderful painting of Jeannette Prioli) in a gatefold sleeve and extensive linernotes with the history of the Tuca and her music. You find strange and melancholic Música Popular Brasileira juxtaposed with orchestral drama, French chanson, classic film music, soul, a sort of aggressive samba. Created by Tuca, one of the most enigmatic figures in the rich canon of Brazil's popular music. Tuca was the co-producer, arranger, and guitarist of Nara Leao's bossa nova milestone 'Dez Anos Depois' (1971) and 'La Question' (also 1971) by Françoise Hardy. Her own 'Drácula I Love You' was recorded at the legendary Château D'Hérouville studios outside of Paris, where artists such as Pink Floyd, Canned Heat, Elton John, and David Bowie recorded in the 1970s. The album brings together eleven unique pieces, including one sung in French as well as an instrumental track, which shows the particular degree to which Tuca always treated her voice as an instrument on equal footing with others. The cover was based on a painting of a woman in art nouveau style by the Brazilian artist Jeannette Priolli, who was also co-author of four pieces on the album. But the album failed. A lesbian woman who was significantly overweight and on top of that a real diva - as we know from Nara Leao's accounts and the smattering of video clips that have survived - with a tremendous stage presence, loud, brash, a force of nature... this woman as the embodiment of horror for a heteronormative and patriarchal oppressive society could not have failed to attract the scrutiny of censors. In May 1978, she died at the age of 33 as a result of a macrobiotic diet, or to put it more plainly: she starved to death.
Ordering
Are you a private user? Order this item through our mailorder.
Are you a business user? Please login to add items to your basket.
More on the UNKNOWN label...
|
SULLEY, OSCAR - JEMELATUReissue of a much sought after deep and funky fusion masterpiece, recorded by the Ghanaian flutist while in the USA. A highly collectable 1980 private recording featuring beautifully arranged music with killer strings and horns. Mostly known for his work as Oscar Sulley ... read more » |
|
|
|
LOS DOMINC'S - EN VIVOAbsolutely unknown album from 1968. Los Dominc's were of the most active combos in Mexico City where they played every night with a repertoire that included bossa nova as well as romantic melodies arriving from the USA, France and Italy. This rare album captures one of ... read more » |
|
|
|
PRIMO QUINTETO - BAILANDO BOSSA NOVA EN EL CAMICHINVery rare bossa nova album. What year it is exactly we dont know, should be late 60s Id say. Where are these guys from nor we dont know, their names could be Brazilian but the album seemed to be released in Mexico only. And well I can say its a killer one. Skillful ... read more » |
|
|
KUHLMANN, MANFRED - THE SOUND WITH THE POUNDA 60s Merseybeat Anthology. Excellent 500 page paperback book by worldwide respected german genre expert in enlish language. After 10 years of local research the book presents 166 Bandstories with worldwide discographies from the Addicts to The Young Ones and more. ... read more » |
|
|
|
GAINSBOURG, SERGE - GAINSBOURG FOR SALECompilation with tracks recorded between 1966 and 1989. |
|
|
|
ROZANA - VOL. 2Brilliant 2nd album by Rozana and a new bossa-nova set with tracks like "Se tinha de ser com voce", "Tem-do" "Por causa de voce", "Upa neguinho", etc. |
|
| Use our Advanced search to find more... | ||
