A Reissue Worth Buying

[Bill Hart]

I cannot take credit for this one.* It is a Portuguese record that would probably be characterized as psych/prog, but more on the folkish side than faux classical formalism or spacey sound department tricks often associated (wrongly in my view) with "prog." There's a little jazz and funk in here too. What's special about this particular release:
All analog.
Reproduction of that old blue/black Columbia label that was in use back in 1969-70 in the UK.
Real 'tip-on' jacket with lot's of extras, including a booklet and cards I haven't looked through yet.
Nice Pallas pressing.
New record, released a couple years ago, and not terribly expensive either by audiophile reissue or collector standards.
I'm not sure if it will change your life, but it may be a change from what you usually listen to.

http://armoniz.org/releases.html

I think I bought my copy from a vendor on Discogs.

Oh, you want the name of this? Quarteto 1111 - "Quarteto 1111"


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*The 'buy this' came from Ken Golden, who knows more about prog and obscure psych records than any large library of obscure and infamous records could contain. I bought the record a while ago but hadn't gotten around to it for a variety of good reasons, including that my system was not running 'til about a week ago and the dog ate my test answers.
Just handling this thing kinda puts some of the reissues we usually see to shame.

[JCOConnell]

too bad the reissue is only limited to 500 copies. that's going to make it hard to find.

[lasercd]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/QUARTETO-1111-Quarteto-1111-LP-MINT-45th-anniversary-Ltd-ed-Armoniz-AR-0002-/222439849788?hash=item33ca72bf3c:g:sDgAAOSw2gxYyCZO

[Bill Hart]

Yeah, there are a bunch on Discogs too. The shipping is going to add to the price unless you find a US vendor and do media mail.

[MylesBAstor]

Saw the original is going between $300-$600 on ePay.

[MylesBAstor]

Thanks Bill going to pick it up!

[Alex Siufy]

Damn, Ken...

If you dug that Quarteto 1111, look for their masterpiece, "Cantamos Pessoas Vivas", also reissued on vinyl. Very cool, organic recording, and gobs of Mellotron to boot!

[lasercd]

Agreed. Definitely the better of the two. If Armoniz reissues it I'll get it as well.

[JCOConnell]

what about the Jose Cid album, is it as good as quartetto 1111?

[lasercd]

10,000 Anos Depois Entre Vénus E Marte is the best - at least for me. Its the proggiest. Alex's mileage may vary.

Unforunately it hasn't seen a legit vinyl reissue although the Art Sublime CD reissue is quite nice.

[MylesBAstor]

Isn't Jose Cid the lead singer for Quarteto 1111?

[Alex Siufy]

No, "10000 Anos depois" is the masterpiece, top 25 prog albums of all time for me. That, and Tantra "Holocausto", also portuguese.

I have two OGs of "10000 anos depois", and I'd still buy a legit RE, since the original pressing is on shoddy vinyl, and is crackly even on a visually perfect copy...

[lasercd]

The first two Tantra are killers. I think I stumbled on my copy of Mistérios E Maravilhas in a Soho London shop for next to nothing.

[timztunz]

Thanks for the heads up. Ordered both of the Quarteto 1111's mentioned.

[Bill Hart]

Thanks for the heads up. Ordered both of the Quarteto 1111's mentioned.

Tim, nice to see you here!

[timztunz]

Tim, nice to see you here!

Thanks Bill, you too!

[JCOConnell]

to my surprise, I found some quarteto 1111 stuff on free Spotify. Sounds pretty good.