The Passions - Gloria / Jungle Drums - CD5 MAXI-SINGLE

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Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Guillermo Portabales (1911-1970) was a unique performer of the Cuban guajira rhythm, whose influence and popularity has reached far beyond his native Cuba to North and South America and West Africa. His music had a significant influence on the artists who eventually came together as Buena Vista Social Club (a cover of one of his most famous songs 'El Carretero' features on the multi-million selling Buena Vista Social Club album), as well as notable Senegalese artists Orchestra Baobab and Cheikh Lô. This collection of his classic 60s recordings was compiled by Nick Gold specifically for on World Circuit in 1996.

The first volume of classics and rarities drawn from the vaults of the influential Vanguard tag of New York, who were instrumental in forging the marriage of folk and rock in the mid-1960s. Long famous for their folk catalogue, this CD charts the development of Vanguard's folk-rock category. As the genre took hold, the tag's primarily acoustic roster began to feature amplified accompaniment on their albums. The best of these electric experiments by Richard & Mimi Fariña, Eric Anderson, Ian & Sylvia, Patrick Sky and others are featured. We also include the original versions of several songs that went on to become folk rock standards, such as 'Co'dine', 'Reno Nevada' and 'Back on the Street Again'. The compilation also shines light into several worthy nooks and crannies of the Vanguard catalogue, such as Jonathan & Leigh, Judy Roderick, Jackie Washington (accompanied by an incognito Youngbloods), and Circus Maximus, the latter featuring a young Jerry Jeff Walker. Several acts like the Vagrants, Hi-Fives and Project X appeared only on rare singles that are seeing their first ever reissue here. There are a handful of unissued gems featured, including a storming alternate version of 'Morgan the Pirate' by Mimi Fariña, from her never-released 1967 solo LP. The package comes with comprehensive annotation and many rare illustrations. Ace. 2005.