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WE ALL TOGETHER - Singles |
"4 stars. The 2007 compilation Singles rounds up the 13 tracks that never appeared on We All Together`s two proper albums. This description suggests that Singles has a motherload of rare material, which isn`t quite true: the two LPs were reissued on CD and were graced with bonus tracks that happened to be taken from these singles, so all but a handful of these tunes should be familiar to fans. Fortunately, that handful of tracks -- unlike the proper albums, these rare cuts are mostly in Spanish, with "We Live Too Fast" being the only one in English -- maintain the group`s high standards, offering wonderful evocations of Paul McCartney and Badfinger. That`s enough for the devoted to pick this up, but anybody who has yet to fall in love with We All Together will find this a good introduction to their charms. "- AMG. Peru`s answer to the Beatles and Badfinger! When the people of Peru heard the first singles by We all together in 1972, they thought that these songs were the work of a foreign group--this because of the high quality of production demonstrated therein. The band`s songs were fashioned after the lighter side of the late-`60s Beatles sound---not to mention the early solo John Lennon and Paul McCartney material--with melodic tunes, vocal harmonies, and sophisticated arrangements which blended keyboards, acoustic guitars and electric guitars in a graceful manner. The reason for We all together`s excellence is simple: the band members had been around many years, first as New Juggler Sound, and then as Laghonia. The Peruvian scene at the beginning of the 1970`s, still very influenced by the psychedelic experimentation of the 1960`s, colored the way that the band shaped its songs, made its drawings and developed its recording techniques. This disc contains the thirteen We all together singles that did not appear on either of the band`s LPs. Audio mastered from the original tapes using tube amplifiers by original band member Sa���ºl Cornejo with Miguel Vance in MCA studios, Lima - Peru; bi-lingual 24-page booklet with rare photos, band history, as well as drawings and watercolors painted by Manuel Cornejo during 1971-73.
 Song #1 - mp3
Song #2 - mp3
Song #3 - mp3
Song #4 - mp3
Song #5 - mp3 |
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