This is the third volume of the successful BRAZILIAN NUGGETS series put out by Groovie Records. As usual, it gathers oddities, surf, beat, fuzz and weirdo stuff that only crazy cats like Edgar Raposo and Luís Futre, the dynamic duo behind that label, are able to track down. As you might realize, all the tracks featured in this VOLUME 3 were taken from very hard to find singles, EP’s and LP’s that were certainly forgotten back than collecting dust in record store bins.
Besides the well known bands The Brazilian Bitles and The Beatniks, whose labels, Polydor and Mocambo, were also well established names in the recording industry at the time, most of VOLUME 3 brings to the fore obscure artists and bands whose recordings come from equally obscure labels such as Tema, Leão Disc, Signoma, Orange (a parody to the Beatles’ own Apple label), Astor, Hollywood Discos, RCS and Disco Som. These labels were usually too small to obtain national distribution deals for their records, so many releases were regional, pressed in small quantities and became instant rarities. If it wasn´t for the record collectors themselves and the Groovie Records keen eye these rarities, released during the second half of the sixties in Brazil and known only to a handful of collectors, would have been lost forever. Texts, rare photos and record covers for your delight to….
A1 Jose Natal – Manchete De Jornal
A2 Jetsons – O Que Ela Falou
A3 Enza Flori – Pata Pata É Pau
A4 Cheynnes – Quinta Avenida
A5 The Sunshines – Amor De Criança
A6 The Flintstones & Os Joias – De-Me Um Beijo E Esqueca Tudo
A7 American Shadows – Cavalinho Nº2
A8 Paulo Mamedi – Meu Santo É Forte
A9 Angel Santos – Cascata Do Ano
B1 Beatniks – Alligator Hat
B2 Brazilian Bitles – Volte Meu Bem
B3 Cri_Babies – Go Go Guitar
B4 João José & Os Jovens – Quero Mais Que Você Morra
B5 Os Curumins – Tema Dos Curumins
B6 The Cougars – Let’s Dance
B7 Os Nucleares – Bobo Não Sou
B8 Valdir Mazer – Não Lhe Darei Perdão
B9 Os Gémeos – Poporipupo
B10 Manos E Manas & Os Vamps – Nosso Amor É Cinza, Porque Ja Foi Uma Braza