Mano Negra Puta's Fever UK Import RARE Vinyl LP Brazil Sexy Pin-Up Cheesecake

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Mano Negra : Puta's Fever

Named in honor of an Andalucian anarchist group, Mano Negra emerged from the same Parisian artists' scene which also gave rise to Les Negresses Vertes, drawing equal influence from the punk ethos of the Clash and the multitude of sounds and rhythms of the global music community. Formed in 1986 from the remnants of the neo-rockabilly unit the Hot Pants, Mano Negra consisted of vocalist Manu Chao, his trumpeter brother Tonio and drummer cousin Santiago Casiriego, Spanish natives who fused rock, rap, flamenco and rai to create a heady brew they dubbed "Patchanka," a name derived from a Spanish pejorative for dancehall music. Mano Negra's debut LP, also titled Patchanka, appeared in 1988, scoring the French indie hit "Mala Vida." The record's success led to a contract with Virgin, which in 1989 issued Puta's Fever. They did a "Cargo Tour" of South travelling to a series of port cities to perform on a stage built into their ship's hold. Mano Negra returned the following year, this time journeying by rail from Colombia's Caribbean coast to the capital city of Bogotá, giving free concerts at stations en route. Latin influences dominated 1994's Casa Babylon, which proved to be the group's final record; Manu Chao later resurfaced in Radio Bemba, and released his first solo album "Clandestino" in 1998. (web bio)

The highly influential Puta's Fever (which is Dominican slang for a sexually-transmitted disease caught from a prostitute) opened the door for a flood of young rock bands outside the English-speaking music world to fashion new hybrids that reflected their own musical cultures blended with popular worldwide sounds like rock and reggae. Manu Chao and company started from patchanka, a fast-paced French music hall style that sounds like speeded-up ragtime or hot jazz, and started singing songs in Spanish, French, and Arabic. The motor driving all the disparate elements on Puta's Fever is Santiago el Aguila Casariego's fierce drumming. An array of styles, calliope-like keyboards, a Latin groove on "Patchanka," Tex-Mex on Joe "King" Carrasco's "Patchuko Hop," and dub reggae on "Peligro", pass through Mano Negra's manic mix. "Mano Negra" sounds like soundtrack music for a spaghetti western surf movie, while "Rebel Spell" marries a gospel chorus and hard rock guitar to a rapped street tale of shooting Brother Rasta dead. Puta's Fever is a triumph of eclecticism as a style where each song shifts into a different musical gear, and one key jumping-off point for the rock en español school. Which doesn't mean that Mano Negra abandoned their original inspiration, English lyrics dominate and there's a strong identification with a classic rock & roll outlaw stance in "Rock 'N' Roll Band" and the '50s-rooted "Devil's Call." (web review)

Tracklist:
Mano Negra
Rock 'N Roll Band
King Kong Five
Soledad
Sidi H' Bibi
The Rebel Spell
Peligro
Pas Assez De Toi
Magic Dice
Mad House
Guayaquil City
Voodoo
Patchanka
La Rançon Du Succès
The Devil's Call
Roger Cageot
El Sur
Patchuko Hop

Album Description: The huge-busted statuesque woman on the front and back cover resembles Rita Hayworth. Original photo/lyrics inner sleeve enclosed. The vinyl record is in glossy clean very good condition, there are some small squiggly light scuffs & lines here & there, plays fine, no skips or jumps. Made in the UK. The pictures in this listing are of the actual record album you will receive. Check out our other listings for more records by this artist along with a wide variety of records, CD's, cassettes & more, everything priced to sell. All reasonable 'Best Offers' accepted. Combined shipping available worldwide. Only $.50 shipping for each additional record album mailed within the USA; only $3.00 shipping for each  additional record album mailed outside the USA. Gatefold double albums count as two. We ship worldwide in secure, padded packaging. Please let us know if you have any questions; click the "Ask A Question" link below for a prompt reply.

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