180g Double Vinyl Mastered by Bernie Grundman
2021 Stereophile Magazine Record to Die For
The original Buena Vista Social Club album became a surprise international best seller and the most successful album in the history of Cuban music. It was recorded for World Circuit Records by Ry Cooder over seven days in Havana in 1996, bringing together many of the great names of the golden age of Cuban music in the 1950s, several of whom were coaxed out of retirement for the sessions.
In the years that followed the original release, Buena Vista veterans toured the world and were the subject of a celebrated feature film directed by Wim Wenders. Further acclaimed recordings followed including solo releases by the singers Ibrahim Ferrer and Omara Portuondo, virtuoso pianist Rubén González and bassist Cachaíto López. A celebratory live album recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall was also released. Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club, a core band featuring several of the original musicians, continues to sell out shows worldwide and will embark on a farewell "Adios" tour in 2015.
If you get one album of Cuban music, this should be the one.
-Steve McMullen, AllMusic, 5/5
BVSC's escapist appeal pushed this Grammy winner back into my heavy rotation stack. If layered percussion's snap doesn't make you move, check your pulse.
-Julie Mullins, Stereophile Magazine Record To Die For 2021
Features
180g Vinyl
Double LP
Mastered by Bernie Grundman
20-Page Booklet
Pressed in Germany
Gatefold Jacket
Track Listing:
Side A:
Chan Chan
De Camino a La Vereda
El Cuarto de Tula
Side B:
Pueblo Nuevo
Dos Gardenias
Y Tu Que Has Hecho?
Side C:
Veinte Anos
El Carretero
Candela
Amore de Loca Juventud
Side D:
Orgullecida
Murmullo
Buena Vista Social Club
La Bayamesa
Format: LP Vinyl
Label: BMG Rights Management
Catalog No: 1000166722
Barcode: 0075597951684
Genre: Latin
No of Discs: 2
Release Date: 10/30/2015
UPC: 075597951684