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With the exchange rate nearly as exhilarating as the music, I did some serious vinyl huntin' and book buyin' in Rio. There are modern CD and bookstores everywhere in Brazil, but the stock tends to be regional. CDs are currently about the same price as in the States, as the currency realignment reduced the normal price by half. LPs were an incredible deal, averaging about 10 RL. ($6.60) for things that are extremely difficult to find in America, about three buck for most everything else. I tried to buy used LPs in Salvador, but the street vendors seemed to have washed them in sea water, or something that left visible scub marks on the surface.
Here's the list of the new additions to the ARChive's world music collection of over 30,000 discs:
Ataúlfo Alves. E Muito Samba (Polydor, Brasil, LPNG 44.024, LP, 1968). Cover only, came with his disc "Eternamente Samba" (Polydor, Brasil, LPNG 44.002, LP, 1966) inside. I’m a professional, so don’t do this at home: Remember, ALWAYS check to make sure the actual discs you bought is in the sleeve you bought!
Limpa Banco. Mario Zan Com Seu Acordeon (Camden / RCA, Brazil, CALB - 5102, LP, n.d.).
Chico Buarque. Chico Canta (Philips, Brasil, 6349 093, LP, 1973)
Francisco Canaro. Adios Pampa Mia (Odeon, Brazil, MOFB 128, LP, 1968). Mono.
Grupo de Serestas "João Chaves". Modinhas (Discos Marcus Pereira, MPL 9378, LP, 1978).
Conjunto A Voz do Morro. Roda de Samba, volume 2 (Musidisc, Brazil, 607.6100, LP, 1979). Featuring Zé Keti and Paulinho da Viola.
Araci Cortes. Araci Cortes (Gravaçöes Elétricas, Brazil, 358-404-004, LP, 1984). with booklet.
Dominguinhos. O Forró é Nosso (Harmony / CBS, Brazil, 141.032, LP, 1973).
Gerson Filho. Quadrilha Brasileira (Camden / RCA, Brazil, CALB - 5117, LP, 1967).
Pula Fogueira. Quadrilha Marcada (Itamaraty, Brasil, 2003, LP, n.d.). Yep, square dance music, featuring a rousing version of the Dominguinhos classic, "Eu Só Quuero Um Xodó.".
Gilberto Gil. Gilberto Gil (Philips, Brazil, 6349.006, LP, 1971). Gil with Afro & beard, playing acoustic guitar on this LP, made in the UK while in Exile. Lyrics and rear cover notes in English. Believe it or not does a very nice cover of Stevie Winwood’s, "Can't Find My Way Home"
João Gilberto. Chega de Saudade (Odeon, Brazil, MOFB 3073, LP, n.d.).
João Gilberto. O Amor, O Sorriso e a Flor (Odeon, Brazil, 062 180162 1, LP, 1960).
Egberto Gismonti & Academia de Danças. Nó Caipira (EMI, Brasil, 064 422836, LP, 1978). With newspaper insert.
Golden Boys. Na Linha de Frente (Odeon, Brazil, MOFB 3538, LP, 1968). Pop, so breathtakingly horrid its great, with many covers of American songs.
Luiz Gonzaga. Sua Sanfona e sua Simpatia (Camden / RCA, Brazil, CALB - 5097, LP, n.d.).
Genival Lacerda. Os Grandes Sucessos de... (Copacabana, Brazil, COELP-41.971, LP, 1985).
Nara Leao. Nara (Companhia Brasileira de Discos, Brazil, R 765.006 L, LP, 1967).
Ney Matogrosso. Olhos de Farol (Polygram, Brazil, 538354-2, CD, 1998). The latest and a big hit by the Jimmy Scott of Brazil.
Carmen Miranda and Aurora Miranda. Carmen Miranda and Aurora Miranda (Moto / EMI, Brazil, 054 7947221, LP, 1990).
Paulinho Nogueira. Outros Sambas de Ontem e de Hoje (RGE, XRLP 5154, LP, n.d.).
Pé do Lixo. Pé do Lixo (Lona, Brazil, LR 004, CD, 1998). A hard rock CD with a post-punk edge, handed to me by the band in Salvadore.
Otto. Samba Pra Burro (Trama, Brazil, 005-2, CD, 1998) Big selling recent hit, including some surdo-techno mixes.
Jackson do Pandeiro. Forró do ... (Copacabana / EMI, Brazil, 472645 2, CD, 1998 [1958]).
Pé do Lixo. Pé do Lixo (Lona, Brazil, -, 1998). Handed to B. by kid at Percpan
Pixinguinha. Pixinguinha No Carnaval (Fontana / Phonogram, Brazil, 6488 012, LP, 1976).
Elba Ramalho. O Grande Forró de Elba (Globo / Polydor, Brazil, 5194451, LP, 1993).
Elis Regina e Jair Rodrigues. Dois Na Bossa (2 Na Bossa) (Companhia Brasileira de Discos, Brasil, P 632 765 L, LP, n.d. ). Live show recorded April, 10, 1965.
Elis Regina e Jair Rodrigues. Dois Na Bossa Número 3 (Philips / Companhia Brasileira de Discos, Brasil, P 765.020 L, LP, 1967).
Elis Regina. Elis Especial (Philips, Brazil, 842.858 PY, LP, 1968). Beautiful photo on cover, no words.
Romanticos de Cuba Orchestra. Cuba Libre (Musidisc, Brazil, Hi-Fi 2024, LP, n.d.).
Sivuca. Forró e Frevo, vol. 2 (Copacabana, Brazil, COLP 12799, LP, 1982).
Sivuca. Sivuca (Vanguard, Brazil, VALP-11914, LP, 1974) Rear cover in English, company info in Portuguese. Cover the same as US release.
Trio Elétrico Tapajós. O Som da Bahia (CID, Brazil, 4014, LP, n.d.). Promo release
Various Artists. A Medida do Sucesso (Som Livre, SIG 1011, LP, 1972). Some samba-enredo here.
Various Artists. Aliança - O Samba No Brasil (Polydor, Brasil, 2488 234/5/6, 3xLP, 1995). Cover on this box set says title, "Aliança - O Samba No Brasil" while discs say: "100 anos de samba". With drawings by Lan. There is a companion to the coffetable book, "Today's the Day."
Various Artists. Bossa Nova - History, Sound & Image (Ventura, Brasil, VE 0004, CD, 1996) This CD accompanied a book of the same name (see below).
Various Artists. O Show dos Show (EMI / Odeon, Brasil, SMOFB 3890, LP, 1975).
Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil & Maria Bethania. Doces Barbaros (Philips / Phonogram, Brazil , 6349 307/8, LP, 1976). "Sweet Barbarians" In gatefold sleeve. SOB discography sez Polygram. Inner gatefold shows Gil in a white jumpsuit with a red glitter shango axe on his chest and ribboned pigtails. Gaetano dressed like I Dream of Jeanie!
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Brazil's latest genie hit the city all at once, appearing one morning posted at the front of every news stand in the city: Tiazinha - a whip toting, S&M masked, bikini clad Children’s TV host. Here she presents pap-pop hits complete with a supersized teen mag.
Towards the end of my trip I discovered a cache of 10" — 33 rpm discs that are part of the Nova História da Musica Popular Brasileira series, and the older, História da Musica Popular Brasileira. Each of these discs is tucked in a back pocket of a 12" square paper booklet containing a historical text, lyrics and profusely illustrated. In the Nova series:
Lamartine Babo (Abril Cultural, HMPB-09, 1977).
Ary Barroso (Abril Cultural, HMPB-14, 1977).
João Bosco / Aldir Blanc (Abril Cultural, HMPB-04, 1976).
Cartola (Abril Cultural, HMPB-18, 1977).
Dorival Caymmi (Abril Cultural, HMPB-02, 1976).
Gilberto Gil (Abril Cultural, HMPB-13, 1977).
Luiz Gonzaga / Humberto Teixeira (Abril Cultural, HMPB-11, 1977).
Ismael Silva (Abril Cultural, HMPB-16, 1977).
Zé Keti (Abril Cultural, HMPB-41, 1978).
Ernesto Nazareth / Chiquinha Gonzaga (Abril Cultural, HMPB-20, 1977).
Catulo da Paixão / Cândido das Neves (Indio) (Abril Cultural, MPB-38, 1971).
Pixinguinha (Abril Cultural, HMPB-07, 1976).
Noel Rosa (Abril Cultural, HMPB-08, 1977).
Sinhô (Abril Cultural, HMPB-26, 1977).
Caetano Veloso (Abril Cultural, HMPB-10, 1977).
In the original series:
Ary Barroso. (Abril Cultural, MPB-5, 1970).
Luiz Gonzaga / Humberto Teixeira. (Abril Cultural, MPB-13, 1970).
Odds & Ends:
Brazils proximity to Argentina and delight in American pop and rock means that there are plenty of Tango records and Portuguese versions of American nonsense. I passed on the Led Zep stacks, but did pick up some delightful odds and ends:
Martin Denny. A Taste of Honey (RCA Victor, Brazil, FLP-35016, LP, n.d.). American exotica. Rear cover notes in Portuguese.
Eartha Kitt. Down to Eartha (RCA Victor, Brazil, BLK 23, LP, n.d.) Growwwlllll, with notes in Portuguese.
Pelé. O Mundo de Pelé (Ducal, Brazil, MIS 018, LP, 1969). Spoken word LP put together by the Museu de Imagem e do som with a soccer ball full size on the cover.
Astor Piazolla. Tango en Hi-Fi (Music Hall, Brazil, MHLP 40481, LP, 1974).
Astor Piazzolla . Maria De Buenos Aires (Elenco / Phonogram, Brazil, SE 1008/9, 1972). . Tango opera with lyrics by Horacio Ferrer in gatefold sleeve with notes, synopsis.
Astor Piazzolla y su orquesta. Pulsacion (Trova, Argentina, TL 38, LP, n.d.). mono
Yma Sumac. Voice of the Xtabay (Capitol, US, H244, 10" LP, n.d.). A US release, but different from our other copies in that there is no info written on the spine.
I also picked up a few books:
Bossa Nova - History, Sound & Image (Spala Editora, Brasil, 85-7048-046-6, paperback, 1996). In Portuguese & English. Book and CD in a boxed set.
Fazendo Carnaval (The Making of Carnival) (Lacerda Editores, Rio, Brasil, 85-210-0050-2, hardcover, 1997). Text in English and Portuguese with color photos by Oséas Jarmouch. A real beauty.
Luis Gonzaga (Martin Claret, São Paulo, Brazil, 85-7232-001-6, paper, 160 pages, 1990). #2 in the Vozes do Brasil series, includes a little color poster.
MPB (A História de um Século) (Funarte / Atração, São Paulo, Brasil, 85-85781-38-6, hardcover, 451 pages, 1997). Text in English, Spanish and Portuguese, profusely illustrated with photos.
É Hoje! (Today's the Day) (Irmãos Vitale, Brasil, -, hardcover, 1978). In Portuguese. Wonderful caricature /drawings by Lan, text by Haroldo Costa. In illustrated slipcase. A sort of accompaniment to the 3 disc, "Liana - O Samba No Brasil"
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