Alfonso Noel Lovo - Terremoto Richter 6:25 ManaguaFirst reissue of this obscure gem from 1973. Moved by the terrible earthquake that devastated Managua on 23 December 1972, Nicaraguan Alfonso Noel Lovo recorded his first album in New Orleans the following year. Accompanied by local players and musicians from Nicaragua, Colombia and Panama, Lovo laid down an astounding mix of psychedelic rock, mazurka, jazz, Louisiana blues and African folk. Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180g vinyl. A

After that

summer of 1979

You can see the joy among them

and put together a more raucous quartet whose recordings can be heard on the companion album tp Lo-Fi Lullabies - Floral Tributes

The album concludes with ‰ÛÏSt Paul's (Westerberg Comprehensive)‰۝

Call it nostalgia or perhapsåÊa testament to how truly ugly the world has become

Stand-out tracks include the beautiful but sad ‰ÛÏSummer‰۪s Gone‰۝ (about mental illness)

Lovin' Spoonful

Big and bombastic without sinning in the world of too many layers

which brought his work to a wider audience than ever before

on which overlapping voices build to make something strange and beautiful

was produced by Henry "Junjo" Lawes