OPUS ALFA LP URUGUAY HEAVY HARD PSYCH PROG ROCK POKORA

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Dec 6, 2007 Sold Date

Nov 29, 2007 Start Date

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Description

Uruguay pressing - De la Planta KL-8319 - 1972
Extremely scarce and hard to find in any condition, this is the OPUS ALFA original uruguayan hard psych record,wanted for collectors all over the world. Music ranges from unique Uruguay melancholy to heavybass and guitarloaden psychadelic passages. Dramatic and desperate songwriting with intense organ and guitars.

Original Uruguayan pressing on the de la planta label from 1972. The sleeve and record are in very good(+) condition. This is an ULTRA rarity, rated 5 stars (R5) in Pokora's 2001 book. When will you come across this gem again?

The Magic Land (the most important guide about Argentina and Uruguay prog, psych and beat bands of the 60's and 70's) says about this band and record: "In spite of their brief career, Opus Alfa remains in the history of uruguayan rock as one of the clearest exponents of an international sound. With a firm rythm section (Barral and Graf) and the appropiate voice of Figueroa, the band was the ideal vehicle for the pyrotechnics of Bertolone in guitar and the blues riffs of Losada on keyboards. A very effective hard rock, coloured with bluesy brushstrokes and a few psychedelia, is Opus Alfa's language to express troughout their brief existence. This superb album includes songs as "Calma de un dia", "Blue de mi ciudad", and "Miel y humo" and is recommended. After a highly publicised farewell, the band split.
Unfortunately, the hard to get album was never reissued and is one of the most wanted for international collectors."

TRACK LISTING
SIDE A: Blue de mi ciudad - Ilusion - Vamos mal, ah, no - El hueco de mi soledad
SIDE B: Miel y humo - Padre - Destino de mis pasos - Tanguez - Calma de un dia

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