Manal is the first album of Argentine
blues rock
Blues rock is a fusion music genre, genre and form of rock music, rock and blues music that relies on the chords/scales and instrumental improvisation of blues. It is mostly an electric ensemble-style music with instrumentation similar to electri ...
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 owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside Columbia Records (its former longtime rival), Arista Records and Epic R ...
.
"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 Argentina, Argentine bands or artists mostly in Spanish.
Argentine rock was the earliest inc ...
* Almendra
* La Biblia
Bibliography and references
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1970 debut albums
1970s Spanish-language albums