The Love, Peace & Poetry series from QDK continues in Chile, with 17 tracks culled from some of the lost treasures of the psychedelic music scene of the 7-year period between 1967-1973. In 1973, the Chilean dictatorship banned most rock bands and most musicians had to stop or leave the country, or take it underground. The ban extended to the retroactive destruction of many master tapes for many of the albums included here, which only just stopped as recently as the 1980s. Kissing Spell represents with "Yellow Moon" taken from their 1970 album Los Pajaros, as well as Embrujo who released their self-titled LP in 1971. Los Jaivas' debut LP was pressed privately in 1971 in a small edition of 500 copies, making this track extra-rare.
G**4
Well done comp series!
I Dig all of L,P,&P obscure psych series...some hard to find, well done comp!
M**X
Ken Phelps hit 27 Homeruns in 1987
**Review originally appeared at https://midnighttosix.wordpress.comThe tenth volume of Love, Peace and Poetry collects seventeen ultra-rare tracks from Chili’s psychedelic underground, spanning from 1967-1974. That this music exists at all is no small feat considering the political upheaval in Chili at the time (detailed in the liner notes), which ultimately resulted in dictator Augusto Pinochet banning almost all rock music in 1973. As with the other volumes in this series, a variety of then-popular styles are showcased, (acid rock, folk rock, progressive rock, traditional Latin music, etc…) and the results are varied. Some tracks are hands-down excellent, like “Foto De Primera Comunion” by Los Jaivas (The Little Crabs) which marries a traditional Latin rhythms with some scorching acid-rock guitars, or the Byrds-y “La Realidad” by Sacros, a band that often incorporated religious themes into their music, and even played at Catholic mass. However, for each song that slays there’s a less interesting counterpart, like Kissing Spell’s corny “Yellow Moon” or Aquaturbia’s “Erotica” which is jut a woman moaning in ecstasy over a generic acid-rock instrumental. Sixties fanatics with more than a passing interest in foreign psychedelia will dig this disc, but it’s probably not for the casual fan.
M**L
One of the highlights of the series
This Chilean compilation is up there with the Mexican and Latin American as 3 of the best CDs in the series, and they are certainly must-haves for any fan of psych or world music. The only band I'd known of before were the more famous Aguaturbia, who released a couple of great albums, but after getting this I got all the albums I could lay my hands on from Los Jaivas, Blops and Embrujo, who all made some brilliant albums in the 70s. Often their CDs are not cheap, but fortunately a surprising number of these obscure bands' albums are now available as mp3 downloads.
J**O
Yeah!!! Great!!!
Friends this purchase has been great. The cds are well edited, the sound is great. Also this is a time in music where creativity and talent sent running. I love this time of rock. I will continue buying the rest of the collection
T**S
Very good
Inside the spirit of era
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