Beto Guedes
"A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico" (Debut Album)

• Artist: Beto Guedes
• Title: "A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico" (Debut Album)
• Recording Label: EMI
• Company #: 31C 064 422827
• Made in: Brazil
• Year: 1977
• Sound Reproduction Format: STEREO
• Jacket Material: Plain Paper
• Media: Vinyl Records 12" LP
• Playing Speed: 33^1/3 RPM
• Number of tracks: 10 tracks
• Insert: Original envelop insert with lyrics, technical information and photo is included on the 1st edition.

• Special Guests: Toninho Horta, Nelson Angelo, Flávio Venturini, Abel Ferreira and others.
• Arrangements by: Toninho Horta and Beto Guedes.
• Produced by: Ronaldo Bastos.
• Musicians: Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Robertinho Silva, Flávio Venturini, Zé Eduardo Nazário, Hely, Vermelho, Nelson Ângelo, Novelli, Abel Ferreira and others...
• Songs written by: Beto Guedes, Milton Nascimento, Flávio Venturini, Godofredo Guedes, Tavinho Moura and others...
• Art Cover by: Cafi and Ronaldo Bastos.
• Photos by: Cafi.

Side A

1. A PÁGINA DO RELÂMPAGO ELÉTRICO
2. MARIA SOLIDÁRIA
3. CHOVEU
4. CHAPÉU DE SOL
5. TANTO

Side B

1. LUMIAR
2. BANDOLIM
3. NASCENTE
4. SALVE A RAINHA
5. BELO HORIZONTE

BETO GUEDES - "A PÁGINA DO RELÂMPAGO ELÉTRICO" - An awesome album that mixes folk ballads, instrumental Regional Choro, Progressive tunes, Beatles vibes with a freak and psychedelic mood.

Beto's music gives absolute freedom to the rhythm meter bar rules. He usually changes the tempo and the meter. Listen to the "Lumiar" tune and realize the meter changes in the same song: Intro: 6/4; Part A: 3/4 and Part B: 6/4. It's really interesting! Lumiar has a powerful Harmonic and rhythm guitar riff.

Also in the track "A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico", Beto mixes 3/4, 6/4 and 4/4 meters. It gives to the song a freak and progressive mood. The strong phase shifter effect passed through the acoustic guitar give a psychedelic feel at this track.

Listen and realize the Brazilian Progressive style in "Chapéu de Sol"!

Essential on Minas Scene Style!!!

The track "Maria Solidária", an unreleased song by Milton Nascimento and Fernando Brant, is full of fuzzy guitars, Hammond organs and "Beatles" oriented.

The album's orchestration works also in a free way and uses fuzzy electric guitar, intense and chaotic phased guitars, Hammond Organ, Mini Moog, Mandolin, Clarinet, Viola and lots of percussion.