Brazil pt. III & IV

Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho - Paêbirú (1975)
Steffen introduced me to this record a few years ago. Back then it hadn't been reissued, and it was a really rare find at the time. It was as if drifting in limbo between the world of records that exist but are inobtainable, and that of those that haven't even been recorded, because, as it was told when the record was reissued later on - almost all of the original LP's had been lost in a warehouse fire (some say it was a flood) shortly after the record was released. Whether a lie or an exaggeration, the story certainly has a nice sound to it.
And on top of that it was also a completely amazing record. Lula Côrtes was a member of Satwa (the LP is from 1975 as well), and Zé Ramalho did a number of good psychedelic folk records on his own, but none of which are as magical as this one. Like Os Mutantes (yes, I will be referring to them a lot), Paêbirú ranges from lullaby-like tunes, silly freak-outs and sitar rock to heart-breakingly sad folk songs with spoons, bells and flutes.
Listen to it here.
edit 2: no problem - the reason this version seemed shorter was that it had the opening track as one mp3, whereas other rips divide it into three separate songs. so there.






















Rubinho e Mauro Assumpção - Perfeitamente, Justamente Quando Cheguei (1972)
This record is somewhat different from Paêbirú. Although equally fun and naïve, it displays an obvious North-American influence, mixing samba and tropicália with psychedelic rock, soul and even surf.
Listen here.