Los Jaivas
Los Jaivas (El Volantín) (LP)
LabelTransamericasGenreFolk & Traditional
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Los Jaivas (“El Volantín”) is the first LP by Chilean rock band Los Jaivas, one of South America's biggest names in the fusion of folk roots and psychedelia during the 1970s. Los Jaivas were born in the city of Viña del Mar, with their five members determined to guide their initial sound through improvisation and experimentation, «trusting that in time a language would emerge that would give us our identity», in their own words.
This debut album (popularly known as El Volantín - The Kite -, because of its cover illustration) combined the free-flow of extended electrical pieces with more conventional three-minute songs filled with references to Chile's popular culture and the musicians’ own upbringing. Theirs was a solitary path, not just for the band but also for the beginnings of Chilean rock. Los Jaivas blazed a trail that was rich in musical references, with ideas inspired by Jimi Hendrix, the Congolese Missa Luba, Argentinian folk (Atahualpa Yupanqui, Ariel Ramírez), South American avant-garde composers (Ginastera, Villa-Lobos, Violeta Parra), the experimentation of pianist Henry Cowell, Caribbean rhythms and Miles Davis’ trumpet re-inventions.
Format
First official reissue on vinyl, second press of 1000 copies. 180 grs. Comes with gatefold cover.
Second press can be identified when sealed because it has a different sticker than first press ([r15566624]). Information of number of copies is present in insert.
Includes a 4-page fold-out insert with Spanish/English texts and liner notes, 24"x 24" poster and download coupon card from Transamericas' Bandcamp site.
Transferred from original master tapes by Alejandro Caco Lyon and Daniel Ruiz at Estudios del Sur, María Pinto, Chile.
Release notes
First official reissue on vinyl, second press of 1000 copies. 180 grs. Comes with gatefold cover. Second press can be identified when sealed because it has a different sticker than first press ([r15566624]). Information of number of copies is present in insert. Includes a 4-page fold-out insert with Spanish/English texts and liner notes, 24"x 24" poster and download coupon card from Transamericas' Bandcamp site. Transferred from original master tapes by Alejandro Caco Lyon and Daniel Ruiz at…
| A1 | Cacho | 5:41 | |
| A2 | La Vaquita | 7:11 | |
| A3 | Por Veinticinco Empaná | 2:59 | |
| A4 | Tamborcito De Milagro | 3:56 | |
| B1 | Que O La Tumba Serás | 3:20 | |
| B2 | Foto De Primera Comunión | 6:24 | |
| B3 | Último Día | 8:52 |
- Otra Sinceridad
- Artwork [For this issue]
- Eduardo Parra
- Artwork, Design, Keyboards, Bongos, Percussion [Cultrun], Xylophone
- José Miguel Reyes
- Artwork, Design
- Verónica Fernández
- Artwork, Design
- Mario Mutis
- Bass Guitar, Vocals, Recorder, Percussion [Tamborcito de milagro], Flute [Tarka], Congas, Tambourine
- Gabriel Parra
- Drums, Congas, Percussion [Cultrun], Snare [Snare Drum], Maracas, Horn, Trumpet [Trutruca], Backing Vocals
- Transamericas
- Executive-Producer
- Noel Summerville
- Lacquer Cut By
- Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta
- Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Recorder, Ocarina, Congas, Backing Vocals, Horn [Cowhorn]
- Francisco Rivera Scott
- Photography By
- Claudio Parra
- Piano, Guiro [Güiros], Tambourine, Maracas, Drum, Backing Vocals
- Los Jaivas
- Producer
- Carlos "Rosko" Melo
- Recorded By
- Franz Benko
- Recorded By
- Marisol Garcia
- Text By, Liner Notes
- Alejandro Lyon
- Transferred By
- Daniel Ruíz
- Transferred By
- Miriam Heard
- Translated By [English translation]
