{"product_id":"las-grecas-encarnita-polo-orgullo-paco-paco-paco","title":"LAS GRECAS \/ ENCARNITA POLO - ORGULLO \/ PACO, PACO, PACO","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 45 reissues two Spanish classics—DJ’d, sung, and danced to exhaustion—featuring striking arrangements and rhythms inspired by soul, funk, and rock, pushing flamenco-influenced popular music into previously uncharted territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flamenco rock of ‘Orgullo’ (1974) by \u003cstrong\u003eLas Grecas\u003c\/strong\u003e will appeal to international listeners already captivated by the Anatolian sound of \u003cstrong\u003eBaris Manço\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMogollar\u003c\/strong\u003e…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the B-side, Paco, Paco, Paco’ (1969) by \u003cstrong\u003eEncarnita Polo\u003c\/strong\u003e is a soul-pop hit with an irresistible syncopated rhythm and killer bass lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst-ever single reissue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the final years of Franco’s dictatorship, when Spain’s popular music was kept on the sidelines of avant-garde and countercultural trends, a number of records emerged that dared to bend and hybridize the country’s so-called “national” musical genres (calling it flamenco outright would be imprecise) and infuse them with a dose of modernity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis single brings back two of those local popular classics—DJ’d, sung, and danced to exhaustion—which featured arrangements and rhythms inspired by what their creators had heard in international soul, funk, and rock productions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first 20 seconds of ‘Orgullo’ (1974) hit with a powerful sonic punch built on ferocious fuzzed-out guitars, distorted keyboards, and thunderous drums that could easily belong in the discography of \u003cstrong\u003eLed Zeppelin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eThe Guess Who\u003c\/strong\u003e, or \u003cstrong\u003eCream\u003c\/strong\u003e… until, suddenly, \u003cstrong\u003eLas Grecas\u003c\/strong\u003e start to sing and Flamenco rock is born. It will undoubtedly resonate with international audiences already drawn to the Anatolian sounds of \u003cstrong\u003eBaris Manço\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eMogollar\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA few years earlier, in 1969, the brilliant Argentine producer and arranger \u003cstrong\u003eAdolfo Waitzman\u003c\/strong\u003e had already transformed a harmless light pop tune recorded by a yeyé girl, \u003cstrong\u003eEncarnita Polo\u003c\/strong\u003e, into a soul-pop hit driven by an irresistible syncopated groove and killer bass lines. The playful ‘Paco, Paco, Paco’ became a bestselling single in Spain and, more than 50 years later, is still celebrated as a brilliant example of the romance between flamenco-inflected sounds and soul-pop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VAMPISOUL","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl 7\"","offer_id":58120206352729,"sku":"SDZ-46323","price":16.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/image_13b379dc-f9a7-47a5-a2f9-bada8c07f76b.jpg?v=1779457427","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/las-grecas-encarnita-polo-orgullo-paco-paco-paco","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}