Buena Vista Social Club

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This is the GZ Media Press release, there also exists a very similar Optimal Media Press release Buena Vista Social Club. The acclaim of the original album has elevated the artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Omara Portuondo) to superstar status, inspired an award-winning film by Wim Wenders, and has contributed to popularizing Cuba’s rich musical heritage.

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Also it should be pointed out that the 2015 Record Industry pressing has identical packaging (minus the art print and vinyl color). Not as dynamic as previous reissues like the 2015 reissue or VMP release, but this is mostly due to squeezing more songs on each side to make way for the bonus tracks on Side 4. They named the group after the homonymous members' club in the Buenavista quarter of Havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. Mastering is stella , however, pressing is not good quality, there is non-fills and scratches on some tracks as well backgound noise .

However, the outer packaging was in mint condition but a few inner contents were in near-mint condition. He did the VMP version in 2020 too, but this was probably a digital affair because VMP does not mention it's AAA. We get it, and we want to help you try new things without forcing a title on you that’s not a good fit.

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Further, if opened and sellers can see the labels, the 2015 states Made in EU on the labels and 2019 reads Made in Germany. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site, provide personalised content and advertising, analyse our traffic, and ensure you see more of what you love. I read a comment about someone wishing the photography was high-res glossy but I'm totally cool with the way the pages are; as mentioned.It was clear from the atmosphere of the recording sessions that something very special was taking place.

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When it was first released a quarter of a century ago, the Buena Vista Social Club album - a concept album produced by Ry Cooder and Juan de Marcos Gonzalez, featuring veteran Cuban musicians recreating music that had been popular on the island nation in the 1940s and '50s - had a huge cultural impact. However, no one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon - awarded a Grammy in 1997 and, at eight million copies, outselling any other record in the same genre.Because after fine-tuning your taste over a lifetime, trusting someone else to curate your record collection can be scary. Buena Vista Social Club is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana’s 1950s vintage EGREM studios. However, no one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon – awarded a Grammy in 1997 and selling millions of copies around the world. According to World Circuit: "The 2015 vinyl release of Buena Vista Social Club was cut from the original analogue tapes by Bernie Grundman who also mastered the other formats.