Manal is the first album of Argentine
blues rock
Blues rock is a fusion music genre that combines elements of blues and rock music. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electric blues and rock (electric guitar, electric bass guitar, and drums, sometimes w ...
band of the
same name, released by Mandioca in 1970.
This was the only album of the band issued by Mandioca, the independent label created by producer Jorge Álvarez.
Their second LP ''El león'' was put out by
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
.
"El león" on discogs.com
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Tracklist
All tracks by Javier Martínez, except where otherwise noted.
;Side One
#"Jugo de tomate" — 2:45
#"Porque hoy nací" — 4:30
#"Avenida Rivadavia" — 2:50
#"Todo el día me pregunto" — (Martínez, Claudio Gabis, Alejandro Medina) — 6:10
;Side Two
#" Avellaneda Blues" — (Martínez, Gabis) — 5:30
#"Casa con 10 pinos" — 4:15
#"Informe de un día" — 8:00
Personnel
*Javier Martínez - drums (tracks 1, 3-7), vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4-7), electric guitar (track 2)
*Claudio Gabis - electric guitar (tracks 1, 3-7), harmonica (track 1), organ (track 2), organ bass (track 2), piano (tracks 5, 7), acoustic guitar (track 6)
*Alejandro Medina - bass (tracks 1, 3-7), vocals (tracks 3, 7), acoustic guitar (track 4), piano (track 6), organ (track 7)
See also
*Argentine rock
Argentine rock (known locally as ''rock nacional'' , "national rock" in the sense of "local", "not international") is rock music composed or performed by Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish.
Argentine rock began by recycling hits of Eng ...
* Almendra
* La Biblia
Bibliography and references
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1970 debut albums
Spanish-language albums