Chile Vencera: Anthology of Chilean New Song 1962-1973

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This lp has been sitting in a local record store for a while, and everytime i'm there it catches my eye. i haven't been able to find out much about it... it's put out by rounder records so it seems promising, but it's priced at a bit more than i'd usually care to spend, but if it's gonna be great i'll go for it.

i'm not sure if it'd be the kind of thing that's much more enjoyable when heard with a historical context (of which i have only minimal), or if it's just really good music. anyway, figured i'd see if anyone here has any insight on it.

― sublime frequency (sublime frequency), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 21:05 (twenty years ago)

It's actually wonderful, and well worth the price. An understanding of historical context would help, but I think you'll like the music enough to either not care or to seek out more info. I've long ago misplaced my copy, but now have CDs by most of the artists on it (most of the songs on it contained therein) and love it all. It certainly warmed the heart of Robert Wyatt (who covered songs by Victor Jara and Violeta Parra), Joe Strummer and many others. The tunes are classic folk insomuch as they seem instantly familiar and still quite revolutionary at once. They're full of heart and passion - not terribly hi-fi or anything, though quite listenable.

If you're moniker bears any tribute to the similarly-named label, you'll love it.

― Dee Xtrovert (dee dee), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 21:48 (twenty years ago)

So it's more than generic folk music?

― curmudgeon (Steve K), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 01:13 (twenty years ago)

I don't believe this has never appeared on CD. It looks great.

― TRG (TRG), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 13:06 (twenty years ago)

Er, 'ever' that is

― TRG (TRG), Wednesday, 5 April 2006 13:07 (twenty years ago)

eleven months pass...

I bought this record in the early 80's and was just as charmed by the music and horrified by the history of what happened in Chile. Don't know if you are still deciding, but if you have the chance to get this record, do it!

― Doktor Mabuse, Friday, 9 March 2007 08:44 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

anyone got a tracklisting for this?

― 696, Monday, 11 June 2007 09:53 (eighteen years ago)

seven months pass...

I don't but I'm just about to put the vinyl of Inti Illimani "Chile" (version released in England of this ) on my computer if anyone is interested.

― jim, Saturday, 12 January 2008 18:24 (eighteen years ago)

Bump in case anyone cares, vinyl wasn't half as scratchy as I'd expected!

― jim, Monday, 14 January 2008 00:20 (eighteen years ago)

one year passes...

Just got thinking of this again. It's a great album.

― Pedro Paramore (jim), Saturday, 28 November 2009 05:25 (sixteen years ago)

talking about the Inti illimani album i talk about in this thread not the album the thread is actually about.

― Pedro Paramore (jim), Saturday, 28 November 2009 05:26 (sixteen years ago)

one year passes...

it's the weekend of the fiestas patrias and i'm in glasgow, not been in chile at this time in the year for 9 years :/

― you've got male (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 17 September 2011 02:48 (fourteen years ago)

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