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Reissue, originally released in 1968. Los Mac's was one of the inaugural bands of Chilean rock, started in Valparaíso in 1962 and left as a heritage a classic song of the psychedelic music of the sixties: "La muerte de mi hermano", composed by their fellow countryman Payo Grondona. The group started in 1962 in the neighborhood of Playa Ancha, as a rock cover band that was revealed and heard in some national radios. It was the surname of the brothers David and Carlos Mac-Iver (its first exponents) that gave the group its name. During their teenage years, in Playa Ancha, the Mac-Iver brothers met frequently with budding figures of Chilean culture, such as the singer-songwriters Gitano Rodríguez, Payo Grondona, and the poet Sergio Badilla Castillo. In 1965, after playing in festivals and universities in Buenos Aires, they moved to Santiago, where they met the composer and keyboardist Willy Morales, who shared the same musical interests and decided to join the group, later incorporating Eric Franklin. Morales was the son of artists and like Franklin, came from the experience of a very popular group (Alan y sus Bates). Now, with their own songs, Los Mac's began a new stage that would mark the history of national rock. Their initial singles were recorded starting in 1964, under an agreement with the record company RCA. That same music company backed the album Go Go/22 (MYECD 032CD, 2022), their first full-length, in 1966, with songs by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Shadows, Bob Dylan, and only one original "No te comprendo" (authored by Willy Morales). Los Mac's were strongly influenced by the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which led them to experiment in the field of psychedelia, prior to the recording of their album Kaleidoscope Men (MYE 121LP), released in December 1967. This is, perhaps, their most representative work that remained as a legacy for the history of Chilean rock. The instrumental track "El evangelio de la gente sola" (where the electric organ of Willy Morales stands out) is simply overwhelming and hallucinating. In 1968, the group, led by the hand of Morales, decides to leave for Europe, with a farewell concert at the Santa Maria University. They settled in Genoa, Italy, but for various reasons the band disbanded the following year.
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Reissue, originally released in 1967. Los Mac's were formed in 1962 in Playa Ancha, initially as a cover band. In 1965 they moved to Santiago, with their experience on their backs, and with their own songs they attracted the interest of RCA, who quickly signed them. In their career the band would record six albums, four in their heyday in the '60s, and two more after their reunion in 2010. Kaleidoscope Men is the most important and successful of this Valparaiso quartet, and was produced at RCA by Carlos Gonzalez. Kaleidoscope Men is a psychedelic album clearly influenced by the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's, and by the groups of the then called Californian sunshine pop. A mature album, with excellent vocal and instrumental arrangements that flies from the confines of the world to a universal sound with fluidity and elegance. The elegant "Degrees" shines with its own light, psychedelia with vocal touches of great bands of the '60s like The Turtles, The Association, or the incomparable Byrds. "El evangelio de la gente sola" is a progressive instrumental cut with the peculiar sound of a church organ, while "Dear Friend Bob" uses the technique that George Martin used with the Beatles in their most experimental stage of using the tapes in the opposite direction, with which the sound of the instruments "upside down" gives the special touch popularized by the four from Liverpool but used assiduously by bands of the time. The acid baroque of "A través del cristal" is close to "Strawberry Fields Forever", while "La muerte de mi hermano" enters the anti-war current of the Vietnam War era; a poignant song structurally supported by the Byrds' guitar sound. Originally released in 1967, Kaleidoscope Men is the penultimate and most respected album by the Mac's, who would record their last album in 1968 and then move to the United States. A jewel to rediscover through this careful release that honors the original with an excellent remastering and artwork. From the original IRT masters.
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Second album by Chilean beat pioneers Los Mac's, originally released in 1967 on RCA Victor. This record features such a unique sound that made them stand out in the local scene and has become a milestone in the development of popular music in Chile. Recorded under the influence of the British Invasion sound, this album includes covers of the Rolling Stones, Dylan, the Hollies... and the outstanding original "Qué Clase de Sentimiento". GG Session anticipated the band's new sound, fully achieved in their next album Kaleidoscope Men.
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The first album by Los Mac's, pioneers of Chilean rock, released in 1966 under the RCA Víctor label. It would be a foundational and groundbreaking work that would open paths in this style of electric guitars and generational ease. After having been discontinued since the 1960s, it is re-released today as a historical artifact to reach record stores all over the world again; now on CD format, remastered with the best technology available. The reissue of Go Go/22 comes back to life after a restoration work on its sound, which was remastered from the original IRT/RCA Victor tapes, giving these new versions a perfect sound of the highest level, rescuing details that manage to give new life to the album when compared to the original edition, in synchro with the new technologies and the times. In addition, its cover and album art has been completely restored, processed to improve the quality of colors and definition, and remain as it was printed the first time, but with a quality that brings the album reborn as a modernized and essential production of Chilean music of important historical value. Los Mac's Go Go/22 is added to a prestigious collection of reissues that Musica & Entretenimiento Discos is developing to preserve and restore the roots of our genealogy of popular music in Chile. This first album in the history of Los Mac's, has 19 tracks where the group covers famous bands such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Shadows, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry, among others, artists that give life to this emblematic band led by David and Carlos MacIver on guitar and bass, respectively. "An album full of the dreams of four boys, brought together in songs that were and will continue to be the favorites of all young people like them... and why not? Also, of those who are no longer teenagers, but feel the spell of 'going back to live' the songs that get into the heart, to the rhythm of the dance or looking into each other's eyes and dreaming... holding hands. And after hearing the album, they will surely think, like us, that 'Los Mac's are ¡MAC... knots!" Features Poncho Perez's pictures inside the disc cover. Unmissable musical document and refined record that is back for the enjoyment of all those who eagerly awaited this album.
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MR 419LP
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Second album by Chilean beat pioneers Los Mac's, originally released in 1967 on RCA Victor. This record features such a unique sound that made them stand out in the local scene and has become a milestone in the development of popular music in Chile. Recorded under the influence of the British Invasion sound, this album includes covers of the Rolling Stones, Dylan, the Hollies... and the outstanding original "Qué Clase de Sentimiento". GG Session anticipated the band's new sound, fully achieved in their next album Kaleidoscope Men. Reissued on vinyl for the first time.
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