Walter Damasceno - Fum Fum & Parada Dura from Esse Norte É De Morte compacto duplo - Parlophone Portugal (1958)

This is the second Walter Damasceno EP to be featured on this blog. Damasceno released a two compacto duplos, an LP and a number of rare 78 rpm singles with exclusive material in Brazil. The first EP, Não Bula Comigo, was a Brazilian pressing on the Odeon label. The EP below, Esse Norte É De Morte, was issued on Odeon in Brazil and Parlophone in Portugal. You can compare the covers below. Although both versions are rare, the Portuguese pressing gives folks living outside of Brazil a better shot at owning this compacto duplo. The Portuguese sleeve for Esse Norte É De Morte was recycled for a few releases, including an EP by João Gilberto. The music is brilliant and fits in nicely with other well produced artists from the late 50s and early 60s, like Gordurinha, Luiz Wanderley and Tonico Do Juazeiro. 

Walter Damasceno - Fum Fum from Esse Norte É De Morte compacto duplo - Parlophone Portugal (1958)

Walter Damasceno - Parada Dura from Esse Norte É De Morte compacto duplo - Parlophone Portugal (1958)

Walter Damasceno - Esse Norte É De Morte - Parlophone Portugal (1958)

Walter Damasceno -Esse Norte É De Morte Brazilian compacto duplo sleeve - image from pedrosorongo.blogspot.com

Update: Here are a few more examples of the economical recycling of the Portuguese sleeve for releases of Trio Irakitan and Alvarenga e Ranchinho.

Coroné Narcizinho - Bamboleia Sinhá & Caboclinha from Hora Serteneja Vol. 2 - Discobrás (1967)

This week, I am pleased to present the ultra rare follow up to Coroné Narcizino's Hora Serteneja. The first LP is unusual because it remained in print for years. This is extremely uncommon for most forró artists. I have two copies of the first LP on two different labels and they are both warped, so we are starting with Vol. 2. Bamboleia Sinhá & Caboclinha, from Hora Serteneja Vol. 2, are beautifully produced. Unlike the original Hora Serteneja, the second volume came out once, and only once. in 1967.

Coroné Narcizinho - Bamboleia Sinhá from Hora Serteneja Vol. 2 - Discobrás (1967)

Coroné Narcizinho - Caboclinha from Hora Serteneja Vol. 2 - Discobrás (1967)

Coroné Narcizinho - Hora Serteneja Vol. 2 - Discobrás (1967)

Carmen Miranda - Polichinelo (Choro) from Odeon 78 rpm (1936)

As far as I am aware, Carmen Miranda never recorded any baião music . Miranda's recording career started in 1930. She was in the United States by 1939. It is possible that she was only vaguely aware of Luiz Gonzaga, who debuted on disc in 1941. Choro and Toada come from the 1800s and were recorded throughout the 20th Century. Toada songs appeared on albums recorded by baião and forró artists up until the 1960s. Choro and forró have never appeared together on an album by a single artist that I have found (Update: Austin'sVinyl noted several LPs available for download on forroemvinil contain both forró and choro tunes. Thanks for the the info!). Choro, meaning lament, is often played instrumentally. Some vocal choro tunes are stunning with vocals, like Polichinelo, by Carmen Miranda. I have never seen the original 78 rpm for sale.

Carmen Miranda - Polichinelo (Choro) from Odeon 78 rpm (1936) 

Carmen Miranda - Polichinelo (Choro) from Odeon 78 rpm (1936)

Sebastião Do Rojão - Bode De Dada & Meu Lindo Sabiá from É Sucesso compacto duplo - Cantagalo (1970 or 1971)

Bode De Dada & Meu Lindo Sabiá are choice tracks from a scarce, 4 song compacto called É Sucesso by Sebastião Do Rojão. I am unsure of the exact release date, but a post about the compacto on forroemvinil dates the compacto from 1970 or 71, based on a stamp on the cover. 

Sebastião Do Rojão - Bode De Dada from E Sucesso compacto duplo - Cantagalo (1970 or 1971)

Sebastião Do Rojão - Meu Lindo Sabiá from E Sucesso compacto duplo - Cantagalo (1970 or 1971)

Sebastião Do Rojão - E Sucesso compacto duplo - Cantagalo (1960s)