I cannot remember if this is the first contribution made by the powerful AdHoc with music transferred from vinyl, instead of CD. There is a huge technical difference between both transfers, everything is simple with a CD, the audio is transferred by a digital process, no noise, and the covers are small and easy to transfer in any scanner. In the other hand, vinyl transfers are different and complex; you should play the whole album while transferring and later use noise reduction software, having in mind the balance between improving against loosing sound quality. I got tired only defining the audio transfer, but the cover is also a pain, it is necessary to scan and stitch four parts of the cover to make a single one.All to say and thank AdHoc for this amazing and professional vinyl transfer that seems to be from a CD, but was transferred from vinyl, since inexplicably, Tiro de Misericordia never had a chance to be released on CD. Let's see.
This is Joao Bosco - Tiro de Misericordia (1977), for RCA, the fourth Joao Bosco career album, preceded by the excellent Galos de Briga, Caca a Raposa e Joao Bosco self-titled debut album, released in 1973. Tiro de Misericordia (Mercy Shot) brings compositions of Joao Bosco with Aldir Blanc, a frequent collaborator at the start of Joao Bosco career and Cristina Buarque - again! - singing on track 06 - Vaso Ruim Nao Quebra. Loronix Preview Center features 09 - Bijuterias, a delicious tune and one of the great Joao Bosco hits. Tracks include:
PersonnelDurval Ferreira
(diretor criativo)
Rildo Hora
(direction)
Darcy de Paulo
(arrangements, keyboard)
Joao Bosco, Meira
(violao)
Dino 7 Cordas
(violao 7 cordas)
Canhoto, Neco
(cavaquinho)
Toninho Horta
(guitar)
Wagner Dias
(bass)
Paschoal Meirelles
(drums)
Chacal, Everaldo, Chico Batera, Gilberto D'Avila, Doutor, Luna, Elizeu, Jorginho, Geraldo Bongo, Caboclinho, Bonga, Rildo Hora, Nenem, Zeca da Cuica
(percussion)
Moacyr Marques "Bijou", Ze Bodega, Jorginho, Netinho, Geraldo
(sax)
Raul de Barros
(trombone)
Abel Ferreira
(clarinet)
Altamiro Carrilho
(flute)
Celso
(bass)
Track List
01 - Gênesis (Parto) (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
02 - Jogador (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
03 - Falso Brilhante (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
04 - Tempos do Onça e da Fera (Quarador) (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
05 - Sinal de Caim (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
06 - Vaso Ruim Não Quebra (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc) with Cristina Buarque
07 - Plataforma (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
08 - Me Dá a Penúltima (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
09 - Bijuterias (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
10 - Tabelas (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
11 - Tiro de Misericórdia (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
Excelente escolha, Zeca. E um trabalho magnifíco do AdHoc. Parabéns e obrigado a ambos por recuperarem um pouco da memória musical deste país. Não dá pra entender mesmo ver esses discos fora de catálogo e/ou, muitas vezes, sequer relançados em CD. Coisas dessa indústria fonográfica medíocre que está aí. Ainda bem que selos novos, menores e fora do circuito das "grandes" gravadoras começam a fazer notar a sua presença. Quem sabe aí a gente volta a ter a verdadeira MPB pra ouvir nas rádios, ruas e boca do povo, no lugar dessas coisas que andam tocando? Enquanto isto no Japão... (basta ver a entrevista do Carlinho Lyra que você publicou).
ReplyDeleteBosco + RCA = Enjoyment.
ReplyDelete"Tiro de Misericórdia" is one of my favourite albums of mpb (música popular brasileira) from the 70s. It was quite successful at the time. "Plataforma" and "Bijuterias" were hits, the latter being featured in the opening credits of a very popular soap opera on Brazilian TV. Wonderful production values and musical craftsmanship all through the record. Just listen to the solos of Altamiro Carrilho (flute), Raul de Barros (trombone) and Abel Ferreira (clarinet) in the chorinho "Sinal de Caim" to see what I mean. And then there are the opening and the closing songs, "Genesis" and "Tiro de Misericórdia" (Mercy Bullet). Powerful poems by Aldir Blanc; the birth and death of a Child Christ/Bandit of the Slums (see the allegory in the front and back covers). The killing of the boy by the "forces of evil" is described in a sort of "umbanda" version of Saint John's Apocalypse in the night of Rio. João Bosco recorded a concert version of these songs in his most recent CD "Obrigado Gente" (2006). They're still very powerful. All of João Bosco's LPs from the 70s and the 80s were released on CD, except "Tiro de Misericórdia". I don't know whether this is due to some pending legal problem (my optimistic hypothesis) or it's just the business as usual attitude of the record company.
ReplyDeleteHey Zeca, this is nice, but from what I know not one of his best. I would relly like to check out "Linha De Passe" from 1979. Is is possible to give it to us?
ReplyDeleteGreetz from rainy Germany!
Hello Jörn,
ReplyDeleteBoth records are among João Bosco's best. Well, that's my opinion, but now you can judge for yourself. Linha de Passe is commercially available in Germany (and elsewhere), starting at less than 8 euros: here
Love this album! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a million for this. Except for Jorge Ben Jor and Elis, Bosco is my favorite MPB performer. I have all of his recordings on CD up until the Sony period (where I think most of the albums are syrupy and over-produced with a few exceptions), but of course this was the one gap (other than tracks on compilations).
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