El Volvera

Description

El Volvera is an album by the Mexican rock group La Tierra Prometida, independently released in 1976.

Looks like a few music LPs worked their way down over the Rio Grande where they came into the possession of this delightful male/female Mexican quintet. La Tierra Prometida (i.e., The Promised Land) took some of the songs and transcribed them into Spanish, trowlling them over thick with glorious dated ’60s cheese-o-delic organ/fuzz/wah-wah grooviness. Only here can you experience Malcolm & Alwyn’s «Spaceman» converted over to «Ya Veo Venir Su Reino» («Now I See His Kingdom Coming»), complete with go-go organ solo. Other covers include M&A’s «I Love You More Than Yesterday» («El Ayer»), Barry McGuire’s «He’s Coming Back» (the title tune) and «David And Goliath» («David Y Goliath»), plus Mustard Seed Faith’s «Happy In Jesus» («Soy Feliz Con Cristo»). Intriguing pyschy synthesizer (“sintetizador”) effects on «Digno Eres Senor» («You Are Worthy Lord») and «El Gran Dia Viene», the latter a version of «Coming Of The Lord» borrowed from obscure hard-rockers Maranatha. Noty a super heavy beast or anything, but definitely some unique fun-loving sounds that fit hand in glove with your Generacion De Jesus records. Love those fuzz guitar solos! [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th Edition]

LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “El Volvera” – 4:55
A2. “Cristo Me Ama” – 3:05
A3. “Alla En Los Olivos” – 3:10
A4. “Ya Veo Venir Su Reino” – 3:05
A5. “Digno Eres Senor” – 3:40

Side Two
B1. “El Ayer” – 4:09
B2. “El Gran Dia Viene” – 3:23
B3. “Mes De Mayo” – 2:55
B4. “David Y Goliath” – 2:30
B5. “Soy Feliz Con Cristo” – 5:16

Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP.

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