La Mosca y la Sopa
La mosca y la sopa (English: The fly and the soup) is the fifth album by Argentine rock band Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota, released in 1991.[1][2] It was recorded through 1990 and 1991. This is the third Patricio Rey album to feature Lito Vitale on the keyboards.
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Studio | Del Cielito Studios | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 38:45 | |||
| Label | Del Cielito | |||
| Producer | Patricio Rey | |||
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Background
La mosca y la sopa is often cited as a major influence in the early development of the band music. Commercially, it was one of the Patricio Rey's most successful album, topping the charts in several FM radios with songs as "Toxi-Taxi", "Mi perro dinamita" and "Un poco de amor francés".
The band presented La mosca y la sopa at the Estadio Obras Sanitarias in 1991, where had incidents with the police and the fans before the concert, where Walter Bulaccio was arrested, which ended with his death from severe injuries by the Police Repression.
Track listing
- All songs were written by Solari/Beilinson, except "Mi perro dinamita", written by Semilla Buccarelli.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Toxi-Taxi" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Fusilados por la cruz roja [Shot by the Red Cross]" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Un poco de amor francés [A little French love]" | 3:25 |
| 4. | "Mi perro dinamita [My dinamite dog]" | 2:35 |
| 5. | "Blues de la artillería [Blues of the artillery]" | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Tarea fina [Fine Task]" | 3:42 |
| 7. | "El pibe de los astilleros [The kid from the shipyards]" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Nueva Roma [New Rome]" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Salando las heridas [Salting the wounds]" | 5:01 |
| 10. | "Queso ruso [Russian cheese]" | 4:51 |
Personnel
- Patricio Rey
- Indio Solari - Vocals
- Skay Beilinson - Guitars
- Semilla Buccarelli - Bass guitar, Piano on "Mi perro dinamita"
- Walter Sidotti - Drums and percussion
- Sergio Dawi - Saxophone
- Guests
- Luis "Mississippi" Robinson - Harp on "Tarea fina"
- Lito Vitale - Piano on "Blues de la artillería"
Additional Personnel
- Rocambole - Art Cover and Design
- Mario Breuer, Roberto Fernadez and Gustavo Gaury - Engineers
- Poly - Management
References
- Patricio Rey y Sus Redonditos de Ricota La Mosca y la Sopa at Allmusic.com
- Rock.com.ar "La mosca y la sopa", un disco de Los Redondos editado en 1991 (Spanish).