Víctor Manuel reissues ‘Spanien’, the ‘misplaced report’ recorded within the former East Germany – Muricas News

The singer-songwriter Víctor Manuel has reissued his album ‘Spanien’ to rejoice his seventy fifth anniversary, which shall be launched on August 26. This album was recorded in 1977 within the former East Germany and was launched the next 12 months however was solely accessible for a short while and has been out of print ever since.

The story of ‘Spanien’, as Víctor Manuel has revealed, arose when he was invited to the East Berlin Political Track Competition. He was accompanied by two musicians, the guitarist Juan Cerro and Miguel Vercher, who performed the flute and the sax. “Seeing the success of a few of these performances, the German cultural authorities proposed us to report an album, to which we agreed with out giving it a lot thought,” he mentioned.

The disc, Sony Music factors out, comprises some variations of earlier songs by Víctor Manuel, recorded simply as he carried out them stay on the time, and in addition new compositions that had been recorded for the event and never included on every other album.

Among the many songs from his earlier repertoire with new preparations, stand out ‘Planta 14’ or ‘Asturias’ which, after years of censorship, over time would turn into one among his nice classics. New variations of ‘Cómicas’, ‘Ay que risa’ or ‘El paisano’ have additionally been recorded. A few of the unreleased songs are ‘Let no person deny us the appropriate’, ‘We are going to see Dolores’, ‘Marchemos’ or ‘I don’t wish to be a soldier’.

This 2022 has seen the sunshine of the idea ‘Life in songs’, a mission by the singer-songwriter that offers its identify to a calendar of reissues of his catalog and an in depth commemorative tour the place he opinions probably the most vital songs in his repertoire. As well as, an entire retrospective shall be revealed in November (additionally entitled ‘Life in Songs’), which is able to embody new collaborations, rarities, stay performances and surprises.