Name: Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition
Brand: Buena Vista Social Club

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

4050538630053

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

[r20165404]

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Remastered CD and Double Vinyl. CD - Previously Unheard Bonus Tracks from 1996 Session Tapes.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-16

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Warner Music Group

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

Black LPx2

4050538672206

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Extended format: No

Casebook. Remastered. 12 Bonus Tracks Taken from the Original 1996 Session Tapes. 64 Page Booklet.

2024-02-02

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Buena Vista Social Club

Genre GB

Latin / South American 

Label GB

World Circuit

Buena Vista Social Club is an ensemble of Cuban musicians established in 1996 to revive the music of pre-revolutionary Cuba. The project was organized by World Circuit executive Nick Gold, produced by American guitarist Ry Cooder and directed by Juan de Marcos González. They named the group after the homonymous members' club in the Buenavista quarter of Havana, a popular music venue in the 1940s. To showcase the popular styles of the time, such as son, bolero and danzón, they recruited a dozen veteran musicians, many of whom had been retired for many years.

The talented musicians who make up Buena Vista Social Club include Luis Barzaga, Joachim Cooder, Ry Cooder, Julio Alberto Fernández, Ibrahim Ferrer, Carlos González, Juan de Marcos González, Rubén González,
Salvador Repilado Labrada,
Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea,
Orlando 'Cachaito' López,
Benito Suárez Magana,
Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal,
Eliades Ochoa,
Omara Portuondo,
Julienne Oviedo Sánchez,
Compay Segundo,
Barbarito Torres,
Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés and
Lázaro Villa.

Together these extraordinary artists bring to life the rich musical heritage of Cuba through their performances of

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Label Code: LC 2339 / LC 02339

In the mid 1990's World Circuit releases were distributed by [info provided for reference only]:
Australia - Larrikin Entertainment
Austria - Lotus Records
Denmark - Moskito Music
France - Night And Day
Germany - East West / Talent Independant Service
Greece - Libra Music Ltd.
Italy - I.R.D.
The Netherlands - Music Records B.V.
New Zealand - Elite Imports Ltd.
Norway - Musikkdistribusjon AS
Spain - Arpa Folk Distribucion, S.L.
Sweden - MNW I.L.R.
Switzerland - Recrec Genossenschaft
UK - New Note Distribution

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Buena Vista Social Club is both the name given to this extraordinary group of musicians and the album, recorded in just seven days in 1996 in Havana’s 1950s vintage EGREM studios. It was clear from the atmosphere of the recording sessions that something very special was taking place. However, no one could have predicted that Buena Vista Social Club would become a worldwide phenomenon – awarded a Grammy in 1997 and, at 8 million copies, outselling any other record in the same genre.

The acclaim of the original album has elevated the artists (including Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González &amp; Omara Portuondo) to superstar status, inspired an award-winning film by Wim Wenders, and has contributed to popularising Cuba’s rich musical heritage. Produced by Ry Cooder for World Circuit, the timeless quality of the music and the sheer verve of the veteran performers have ensured that this will go down as one of the landmark recordings of the 20th century.

To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the album’s recording, producer Ry Cooder and World Circuit’s Nick Gold have gone back to the original tapes and into the archive to produce these Deluxe Remaster packages, featuring previously unheard tracks from the original 1996 recording sessions, previously unseen photos, and new liner notes.

Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition

Music GB

Discover Buena Vista Social Club: 25th Anniversary Edition by Buena Vista Social Club. LP, CD formats available. Remastered with previously unheard tracks and unseen photos. Label: World Circuit.