Mirtha Y Raul - Areito LDA-3328 - Rare Cuban Pop/Psych LP

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Mirtha Y Raul - Areito LDA-3328 - Rare Cuban Pop/Psych LP Mirtha y Raul - Areito LDA 3328. Both labels clean. Cover has some writing. Rips, creasing and ring wear. There is red tape on the left side cover (see pix). Surface lines and scruffs. Side Two, Track Two "El Sueno De Andria" has a skip. A good beginner's copy. Incredible pop/psych masterpiece from Cuba. One of the most underrated LPs of its' kind ever released. Features Raul Gomez (formerly of Los Bucaneros) and Mirtha Medina. Good/VG.

Tracklist 

A1 Que Tu Me Quieres Voy A Gritar A2 El Gran Sol Como Testigo Se Quedo A3 La Manana Se Torna Gris A4 Casina Y Epidecus A5 Cada Vez Que Me Enamoro Yo Soy Asi A6 Tu Lo Sabes B1 Ya No Habran Raices B2 El Sueno De Andria B3 La Flor Que Se Le Perdio A La Que Tanto Ame B4 Muy Cerca Del Arroyuelo B5 Rosas De Algodon B6 Perdido En Una Estrella Lejana




"Popular in Cuba between the end of the 60's and until
1975 when it disintegrated. Some compared them to Sonny and Cher but in my opinion they were very different and with a much stronger rock. This duo was accompanied by Los Dada by Raul Pastora and later by Los Magneticos from the town of Bauta in Havana. His successes were so much that they became the animators of the youth program with more hearing in Cuba "Buenas Tardes", which was transmitted every Sunday at noon. The government took advantage of Mirtha's pregnancy to eliminate them from the "Good Evening" program and pressured them to change their rock / pop style to a softer line.
This duo, composed by Mirtha Medina, the most popular Cuban singer of the late 70s and early 80s in Cuba and by Raul Gomez, winner of the Grand Prix "Yamaha 1974" in Japan was the best thing in Cuba for several years. I advise you to try to get their LP of the year 1970 with twelve hits in its interpretation. Since 1983 Mirtha has lived in Miami, United States and has her own nightclub La Casa de la Medina where she performs and sings and invites leading Cuban music figures. Raul Gomez also resides in Miami and formed the Santabarbara group in the early days. Currently Raul has a TV program on Miami's 41st channel along with his wife, singer Leonor Zamora and Yanko, son of Mirtha and Raul, called "Tropicama" where he has also sung Mirtha Medina along with other valuable figures."

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