Seru Giran in 3 [1978 ST, 1979 Grasa, 1980 Bicicleta, 1981 Peperina, 1982 No Llores Por Mi]

 

The discogs blurb begins thusly:

Serú Girán was an Argentine rock supergroup. Formed in 1978, the group consisted of Charly García (keyboards, synthesizers and vocals), David Lebón (guitars and vocals), Pedro Aznar (electric and fretless bass and vocals), and Oscar Moro (drums and percussion). It is considered one of the best in the history of Rock en Español, both musically, and conceptually and staging. It is also renowned for the virtuosity of its musicians...

Well from the point of view of progressive rock fans, the music is pretty basic ssw rock of course, but here and there are flashes of brilliance that make the whole worthwhile-- sorry to those out there who are fans, unlike me. As an example, I will point out, from the first ST album the ST song for the ST artist, the uniquely epic composition:

From the second, the remarkable Paranoia y Soledad composition, which I find really haunting indeed:

From the 4th, Cinema Verite:

As I said, some gems here and there glittering in this massive coal mine.

Tantor in ST 1979 and Magico y Natural 1982 oct 7

 

Typical symphonic latin fusion-prog from the late 1970s and Argentina.  So, similar to Crucis, Aquelarre, etc. 

Discogged here.

From the first, Halitos:

The amazing title track from the second:

Gary Bartz in The Shadow Do (1975) and Music is my Sanctuary (1977)

 

American Saxophonist discogged here.  Two great covers as well.  Very typical mid-seventies fusion, lovely in places.

Gentle Smiles, from 1975's The Shadow Do:

And Macaroni, from the 1977:

I didn't listen to more from his discography, though there might be more gems in there.

Hugo Fatturoso from Opa in Varios Nombres, 1986

 

You might recall this gentleman was in Opa, posted back here.  Here's his discogs page. Obviously he was responsible for a lot of the music in the band, for which reason I dug up this little treasure.  Despite the late year this is quite progressive music, like the wonderfully surprising Summers - Fripp collab I posted.

The instrumental Idea showcases a lot of interesting musical ideas, many of which are totally original to this piece:

The song called Hombre del Planeta Tierra is quite odd to say the least, listen to the second part of it, in which the synths develop some really strange chord structures and the melody changes diametrically:

Really impressive. If you're really paying attention notice the very strange coda on the electric piano that closes it off.

Valerie Carter's The Lost Tapes, recorded ?

Stay tuned because I have a huge backlog of stuff to post, as as result of which I'll start presenting albums daily for a little while, until it lasts.  

So, unlike the state of the world today, lots to look forward to in the future here.

Album databased here. 

I posted 3 of hers from the 1970s back here including the ever-lovely Wild Child.  Requested was her Live in Tokyo album recorded in 1994, does anyone have it--?  I don't.

Despite the review posted there on discogs though, I don't think this unreleased leftovers collection is all that bad, starting with the Allee Willis song The Blue Side that I once posted in her demo version long ago-- man do I love that underrated collection of songs by Allee!

Possibly the standout track is Labor of Love about a poor (single?) mom and her kids, written by someone called Michael Gallant:

Of course, in general, the songs are not as strong as Wild Child-- but that would be obvious, right, otherwise these unreleased recordings would probably have seen the light of day earlier.

The discogs review:

Buyers beware: These 'Lost Tapes' are poorly sourced cassette recordings found in storage—hardly the professional archival release fans expect. For the true Valerie Carter experience, look for the 2002/03 double live album 'Midnight Over Honey River' (VRP Music).

Unlike these tapes, that album was a professionally engineered project recorded by Perception Audio Architecture during a rare 14-date headlining tour. It captured Valerie at a pivotal moment when VRP Music stepped in to support her career, resulting in her most acoustically superior and essential work!

And the beautiful Valerie Carter:

Valerie Carter (born February 5, 1953, Winter Haven, Florida, USA – died March 4, 2017, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA) was an American singer-songwriter. She was perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who worked with many artists including James Taylor (2) and Jackson Browne.

Sites:	Wikipedia