LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

180 gram 4LP box set

The albums that brought in a new era called Tropicalia, a 1960s musical and political movement that sought to bring bossa nova into the future with the help of acid-fuelled psychedelia and political protest lyrics…all this through the hearts and guitars of a few left-wing student protesters / musicians based in Rio De Janeiro - including a young musician named Caetano.

His musical protests soon got the attention of Brazil’s military dictator, causing him to be thrown into jail and eventually forcing him to leave the country for a brief period, but by that time the Tropicalia movement had already exploded and the groundwork for much of contemporary Brazilian music had already been laid.

The four albums collected here: Tropicalia, Irene, A Little More Blue and Araçá Azul straddle this tumultuous time in Caetano’s life, with A Little More Blue being recorded while he was in exile in England. Caetano fortunately soon returned home in triumph, going on to become one of the most significant singer / songwriters of the 20th century.

Track Listing:

Disc 1: Tropicalia

1. Tropicalia
2. Clarice
3. No Dia Em Que Eu Vim-me Embora
4. Alegria, Alegria
5. Onde Andaras
6. Anunciação
7. Superbacana
8. Paisage Util
9. Clara
10. Soy Loco Por Ti America
11. Ave Maria
12. Eles

Disc 2:Irene

1. Irene
2. The Empty Boat
3. Marinheiro Só
4. Lost in the Paradise
5. Atrás Do Trio Elétrico
6. Os Argonautas
7. Carolina
8. Cambalache
9. Não Identificado
10. Chuvas de Verão
11. Acrilírico
12. Alfõmega

Disc 3: A Little More Blue

1. A Little More Blue
2. London, London
3. Maria Bethania
4. If You Hold a Stone
5. Shoot Me Dead
6. In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day
7. Asa Branca

Disc 4: Araçá Azul

1. Viola, Meu Bem
2. De Conversa, Cravo e Canela
3. Tu Me Acostumbraste
4. Gilberto Misterioso
5. De Palavra Em Palavra
6. De Cara
7. Sugar Cane Fields Forever
8. Julia / Moreno
9. Epico
10. Araçá Azul