Spiteri
Spiteri
Import
CD
(Vampi Soul CD 121),
Released 1973;
Re-Issued 2010
Editor's Pick:
Reissue of this magical album that merges rock, soul and psychedelia with Venezuelan rhythms. Recorded in London in 1973, Spiteri gained the support of artists such as Noel Redding, Paul McCartney, Rod Stewart, Bob Marley, Steve Winwood and many others. This is the only legacy from the most important Latin rock group from Venezuela.
In love with the British band Traffic and full of Latin American feeling, brothers Charles and Jorge Spiteri decided to move from Caracas to London at the start of the 70s and try their luck as musicians. Jorge had started out in bands such as Los Nasty Pillows, Fantastic Guasacaca, Los Juniors and Los Memphis. In London he met up with his brother Charlie (ex-Los Memphis) and had the chance to know two of the great artists of the "British Invasion": Georgie Fame and Alan Price, keyboard player in The Animals. One thing led to another and Jorge also met Mervin "Muff" Winwood, brother of British super star Stevie Winwood, who fully introduced Jorge to London's music scene...
The record was released in Venezuela at the end of 1973. They were Venezuelans recording in Europe and making fusion rock that hadn't been heard before; it was Venezuelan music but in a completely contemporary format. 36 years later, "Spiteri" still sounds fresh. Mixing English and Spanish, Jorge Spiteri's compositions and arrangements opened a new horizon, where Venezuelan folklore, Afro Caribbean elements, hard rock and bolero-charged ballads converged....In 1974 the group split without ever visiting Venezuela, leaving behind just an extraordinary LP, a Venezuelan 45 release and a collector's album for the British market.
[from the label's website]
Highly Recommended. (BP, 2010-01-29)
Song titles include:
Campesina
Hey Tono
Monday Morning
Barlovento
Don't You Look Behind
No Time For Hesitation (O Mai O Mai)
Soul Inside
Summer After Winter
Piroro
Girl
Stop Now You're Wasting My Time
Bonus Tracks: Retorno #2
I'm A Man
Piroro (Demo)
Knowing Someone
Girl (Demo)
Summer After Winter (Demo)
Voz Charlie
Musicians include:
Jorge Spitero Acoustic guitar, some piano, lead vocals
Charlie Spiteri Congas, lead vocals
Joe Romero Electric guitar, timbales, sax, lead vocals
Chema Bass guitar
Michu Flute
Bernardo Ball Drums, percussion
Barry Kirsch Piano
Category: Pop/Other
=> Rock
=> Venezuela
Shipping Value: 1
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