OS ANOS DE BEATLEMANIA - VOLUMES 1 E 2 - VÁRIOS (1997) REPOST

I believe that Beatles songs are the most covered by other musicians and bands on the planet. Undoubtedly, in the 1960s and 1970s, they played a very important role in influencing the "Jovem Guarda" movement, as well as in Brazilian rock, which would soon emerge, having its peak in the 1980s.

In this post, the rescue is due to the versions and reinterpretations of Beatles songs. At that time Renato Barros was the greatest versionist of Beatles songs. There were also others, such as: Leno (Gileno), Lilian (Lilian Knapp), Paulo César Barros, Lisma Dantas, Antony Middelton, Fernando Adour, Carlos Wallace, Regina Correa, among others.

In 1997, three volumes of compilations of some songs recorded at the time of Jovem Guarda were released in Brazil by the CBS label, now Sony, with the Columbia label. The selection of repertoire and production was made by the great researcher and producer Marcelo Fróes.

Also noteworthy are the beautiful covers illustrated by Frederico Mendes. So we took the opportunity and posted a "2 in 1" disc, containing the songs from volumes 1 and 2, so that friends of the blog can enjoy them.

Below is the list of songs that are part of this series compiled by the CBS label:

Volume 1:

01. Sou tão feliz (Love me do) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

02. Do you want to know a secret - The Youngsters;

03. Ana (Anna) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

04. O sol se põe no horizonte (I'll be on to him) - Leno & Lilian;

05. Feche os olhos (All my loving) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

06. I want to hold your hand - The Youngsters;

07. Escreva logo (Please Mr. Postman) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

08. A hard day's night - The Youngsters;

09. Menina linda (I should have know better) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

10. Gente demais (Ticket to ride) - The Youngsters;

11. O que eu posso fazer (Baby's in black) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;

12. Meu bem (Girl) - Madrugada & Seu Conjunto;

Volume 2:

13. Feche os olhos (All my loving) - Lafayette;
14. Sou feliz dançando com você (I'm happy just to dance with you) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;
15. Vem (Help) - The Youngsters;
16. Eu sei (I'll be back) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;
17.  Yesterday - Lafayette;
18. Garota malvada (I call your name) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;
19. Day tripper - Lafayette;
20. Meu primeiro amor (You're going to lose that girl) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;
21. You won't see me - Lafayette;
22. Gosto de você (Tell me what you see) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps;
23. Michelle - Lafayette;
24. Dona do meu coração (Run for your love) - Renato & Seus Blue Caps. 

 

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OS ANOS DE BEATLEMANIA - VOLUME 1 E 2

COLUMBIA / CBS - BRASIL 1997

LAFAYETTE - OS GRANDES SUCESSOS DOS BEATLES (2022)

The musician and keyboardist Lafayette was born in March 1943 and died in March 2021. At the age of five he began his musical training at the National Conservatory of Music in Rio de Janeiro.

With the emergence of rock and roll, he joined the group “The Blue Jeans Rockers”, which was responsible for the first instrumental rock recorded in Brazil. Along with him in the song Here is the blue jeans rockers were the future Luizinho e Seus Dinamites, Luizinho (electric guitar) and Euclides (guitar).

Lafayette's keyboards contributed decisively to building the sound identity of the Jovem Guarda movement in Brazil. His presence is unmistakable in several classic songs by the movement's main idols, since his debut in the song Terror dos Namorados, from Erasmo Carlos' first album, released in May 1965.

He also plays the organ in the song Quero que tudo pro inferno, recorded by Brazilian singer Roberto Carlos, which marked the genre forever. A kind of 'trademark' of the Jovem Guarda.

Despite this, the keyboardist does not have due recognition, given the extent, quality and influence of his work, especially during the period of the Jovem Guarda movement.

He recorded numerous albums, with emphasis on the series called “Lafayette Presents His Successes”. This series reached dozens of issues in its heyday, from the late 1960s to 1970s.

Most of his albums remain unreleased, in digital format on Compact Disc-Cd, with only a few timid official compilations re-released, one of which only features hits and classics by singer Roberto Carlos. What was popular in the recent past has become cult in modern times.

In this post I pay tribute to Lafayette by presenting a compilation of Beatles greatest hits, organized by the blog LaPlayaMusic, never officially released.

The following is the list of songs that are part of the compilation of the post:

01.  Yesterday;
02.  Michelle;
03.  All my loving;
04.  You won’t see me;
05.  Day tripper;
06.  My sweet lord (George Harrison solo recording);
07.  Another day (Paul McCartney solo recording);
08. Mrs. Vandelbit(Paul McCartney solo recording).     

 

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LAFAYETTE - OS GRANDES SUCESSOS DOS BEATLES

CBS / LAPLAYAMUSIC - BRASIL 2022

           

CHET ATKINS - PICKS ON THE BEATLES (1966)

Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician, occasional vocalist, songwriter, and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, Bob Ferguson and others, created the country music style that came to be known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country music's appeal to adult pop music fans. He was primarily known as a guitarist. He also played the mandolin, fiddle, banjo, and ukulele.

Atkins's signature picking style was inspired by Merle Travis. Other major guitar influences were Django Reinhardt, George Barnes, Les Paul, and, later, Jerry Reed. His distinctive picking style and musicianship brought him admirers inside and outside the country scene, both in the United States and abroad.

Atkins spent most of his career at RCA Victor and produced records for the Browns, Hank Snow, Porter Wagoner, Norma Jean, Dolly Parton, Dottie West, Perry Como, Floyd Cramer, Elvis Presley, the Everly Brothers, Eddy Arnold, Don Gibson, Jim Reeves, Jerry Reed, Skeeter Davis, Waylon Jennings, and many others.

Rolling Stone credited Atkins with inventing the "popwise 'Nashville sound' that rescued country music from a commercial slump," and ranked him number 21 on their list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time." Among many other honors, Atkins received 14 Grammy Awards and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

He also received nine Country Music Association awards for Instrumentalist of the Year. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. George Harrison was also inspired by Chet Atkins; Early Beatles songs such as "All My Loving" show the influence.

The album was released in 1966, by the recorder RCA Victor and contains the following selection of instrumental songs, in tribute to the Beatles:

01. I feel fine;

02. Yesterday;

03. If I fell;

04. Can't buy me love;

05. I'll cry instead;

06. Things we said today;

07. Hard day's night;

08. I'll follow the sun;

09. She's a woman;

10. And I love her;

11. Michelle;

12. She loves you.

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CHET ATKINS - PICKS ON THE BEATLES

RCA VICTOR - USA 1966

LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID - TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF PAUL MCCARTNEY - VARIOUS ARTISTS (2001)

Hello blog friends. Today's post brings a compilation of tributes to singer-songwriter Paul McCartney. It is a collection released in the United States in 2001 by Oglio Records.
This material was initially posted on the web by the disabled blog JbPimentel, which ran until November 2012, leaving Beatles tribute fans orphaned.

This weekend, when I heard it again, I decided to re-introduce it, with some improvements in audio and graphics.

I hope you enjoy and share your opinions, because the feedback from the people who access our blog is fundamental for improvements and especially to motivate us to continue with this endeavor.

In my opinion, the selection was good and the interpretations of Paul McCartney's songs were quite competent, although I don't know most of the performers. The following is the list of songs and performers chosen to be part of this selection:

Tracks List:

01. Band on the run (Owsley);

02. My brave face (SR-71);

03. Junk (Kevin Hearn & Steven Page)

04. Jet (Semisonic);

05. No more lonely nights (The Merrymakers);

06. Let me roll it (Robyn Hitchcock);

07. Too many people (The Finn Brothers);

08. Dear friend (The Minus 5);

09. Every night (Matthew Sweet);

10. Waterfalls (Sloan);

11. Man we was lonely (World Party);

12. Coming up (John Faye Power Trip);

13. Maybe I'm Amazed (Virgos);

14. Love in song (Judybats);

15. Warm and Beautiful (Linus of Hollywood);

16. Ram on (They Might Be Giants).

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LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID - TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF PAUL MCCARTNEY

OGLIO RECORDS - USA 2001

THE BEATLES - THE DECCA TAPES - 1962

Decca Tapes foi a primeira gravação feita pelos Beatles em um estúdio profissional. O álbum não foi lançado na época porque a gravadora Decca não assinou contrato com os Beatles. O álbum é encontrado na versão na versão Bootleg somente.

Já como empresário dos Beatles, Brian Spstein era muito conceituado no mundo dos discos, por ser dono de uma das melhores lojas de disco do Norte. Seu prestígio com a gravadora Decca era muito bom e ele conseguiu que enviassem um encarregado de Artistas e Repertórios (A&R) para ouvir os Beatles no Cavern Club em Liverpool. A Decca enviou Mike Smith no final de 1961.

Mike Smith gostou muito do que ouviu e prometeu arranjar uma oportunidade em Londres para que pudessem realizar uma audição nos estúdios da Decca. Esta audição serviria para conhecer o grupo, ouvir o som e ver como ficava depois de gravado.

Para chegar a Londres, os Beatles utilizaram uma camioneta alugada por Neil Aspinall, levando instrumentos e amplificadores, mas que na hora da apresentação não valeram de nada, pois o pessoal da gravadora preferiu que fossem usados os disponíveis no estúdio.

No dia 01/01/1962, os Beatles entraram nos estúdios da Decca. George Harrison cantou a música Sheik Of Araby e Paul McCartney cantou Red Sails In The Sunset e Like Dreamers Do. Paul, como todos, estava muito nervoso e acabou desafinando durante suas interpretações. Pelo retorno dado por Mike Smith ao final da gravação eles tinham certeza de que seriam contratados e semanas se passaram a espera de um chamado da gravadora.

O repertório foi selecionado por Epstein, para mostrar a performance do grupo, com 15 músicas em um espaço de uma hora, diante dos representantes da Decca Records A&R, mas a apresentação não foi tão produtiva quanto esperavam. Em Março, Brian recebeu a notícia de Dick Rowe (chefão da Decca) de que tinham resolvido não gravar os Beatles, alegando que grupos de rock com guitarra em breve estariam fora de moda. Brian respondeu então "que estava completamente convencido de que aqueles garotos seriam maiores do que Elvis Presley".

A partir daí, os Beatles realizaram uma longa peregrinação por diversas gravadoras, tais como a Pye, Columbia, HMV e EMI e foram recusados em todas elas, inclusive por gravadoras menores.

Enfim, fizeram novo teste na Parlophone Records, que fazia parte da EMI, e George Martin, o futuro produtor  finalmente avisou Brian, em Julho de 1962, que os Beatles iriam assinar contrato com a Parlophone e eles agora deveriam selecionar o material a ser gravado. A grande coincidência é que os estúdios da Decca em Hampstead fica a menos de 3 kilómetros do Abbey Road Studios em St. John's Wood. Estúdio aonde eles viriam a gravar os maiores sucessos de sua carreira. As fitas desta audição somente foram divulgadas 20 anos mais tarde, em 1982.

Nesta postagem, apresentamos o famoso álbum "The Decca Tapes":

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THE BEATLES