Top 40 Vinyl Records Albums from Brazil

It was a long and hard work to select the most important albums from 1956 up 1994 (Vinyl Record Long Play age) of Brazilian Music. It is nearly impossible to create a list of ONLY 20 titles (our initial goal). But after many complaints by the people invited to select it, we have to double to Top 40 selected albums released on Vinyl record in Brazil.

Also we had, as orientation, not to give any direction or privilege any music style. We were very careful in choosing different people in terms of taste and age. So a great amount of genres and Brazilian musical styles should be contemplated: from sophisticated Bossa Jazz to pop "Brega"; passing through Samba, Tropicalia, Frevo, Brazilian Groove Soul, Brazilian Experimental Music, Minas & Northeastern music, folklore roots, folk music, modern Maracatu, and much more...

We were in touch with circa of 50 people related to music (musicians, critics, writers, music specialists, journalists, music lovers and big record's collectors). Finally this list was carefully created. It was quite a difficult job for the BRAZILian CULTure staff to organize and made a final choice among hundreds of listings. It does not necessarily reflects our opinion but it certainly is a fantastic selection. The result is the listing bellow. We hope you enjoy it as we did:

Arrigo Barnabé & Banda Sabor de Veneno — Clara Crocodilo

 

Baden Powell and Vinicius de Moraes — Os Afrosambas de Baden e Vinicius

 

Banda Black Rio — Maria Fumaça

 

Beto Guedes — A Página do Relâmpago Elétrico

 

Blitz — As Aventuras da Blitz

 

Boca Livre —1 st

 

Caetano Veloso — (1968)

 

Caetano Veloso — Araçá azul

 

Cartola — 2nd album (1976)

 

Chico Buarque — Construção

 

Chico Science & Nação Zumbi — Da Lama ao Caos

 

Elizeth Cardoso, Jacob do Bandolim & Zimbo Trio  — Ao Vivo 3 Albums: Vol 1, 2 & 3

 

Elomar — Na quadrada das águas perdidas (1978)

 

Gal Costa — FA — TAL — GAL A TODO O VAPOR

 

Geraldo Azevedo — 1st

 

Gerson King Combo — (with "Mandamentos black")

 

Gilberto Gil — Expresso 2222

 

Hermeto Paschoal — Slaves Mass

 

João Donato e seu Trio — Muito à vontade...

 

João Gilberto — Chega de saudade

 

Jorge Ben — 10 Anos depois

 

Lô Borges — A Via Láctea

 

Luiz Gonzaga — 50 Anos de Chão (Box with 5 LPs / 3 CDs)

 

Luiz Melodia — Pérola Negra

 

Lula Côrtes & Zé Ramalho — Paêbirú

 

Marcio Montarroyos — Magic Moment

 

Marcos Valle — (1970)

 

Martinho da Vila — Canta Canta, Minha Gente

 

Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges — Clube da esquina

 

Novos Baianos — Acabou Chorare

 

Quinteto Armorial — Do Romance ao Galope Nordestino

 

Rita Lee (with Mutantes) — Hoje é o primeiro dia do resto de sua vida

 

Roberto Carlos — O diamante cor de rosa

 

Secos e Molhados (1° — 1973)

 

Sérgio Sampaio — 1st

 

Taiguara — Imyra, Tayra, Ipy

 

Tim Maia — Racional 1

 

Tom Jobim — Urubu

 

Various: MPB Nordeste — Marcus Pereira Discos

 

Various: Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Mutantes — Tropicália ou Panis et Circenses

 

These 80 albums of Brazil, released on Vinyl Record, listed below, were mentioned in the previous selection lists, but did not get a vote as expressive as the 40 albums listed above. But surely everyone could represent the Brazilian music. All of these are masterpieces of Music of Brazil or have some relevance. In alphabetical order, they are:

• Alceu Valença – Molhado de suor
• Alemão – Longe dos olhos, Perto do Coração
• Ana Maria & Maurício – 1st
• Ana Mazzotti – 1974
• Antônio Adolfo – Viralata
• Aracy de Almeida – O Samba em Pessoa (1958)
• Arthur Verocai
• Azymuth – 1st
• Azymuth (with Marcos Valle) OST “O fabuloso Fittpaldi”
• Belchior – Alucinação
• Brazilian Octopus
• Burnier & Cartier – 1st
• Cartola – 1st
• Célia – 1st
• César Mariano & Cia – São Paulo . Brasil
• Degas e Salazar – Muxima
• Dominguinhos – Domingo, menino, Dominguinhos
• Dorival Caymmi – Caymmi e seu Violão (Odeon – 1959)
• Édson Frederico e a Transa
• Edu Lôbo – Missa Breve
• Egberto Gismonti – Corações futuristas
• Elis Regina – Falso brilhante
• Elis Regina & Tom Jobim - Elis & Tom
• Elizeth Cardoso – Canção do amor demais
• Elza Soares – Elza pede passagem
• Erasmo Carlos – Carlos, Erasmo
• Erasmo Carlos – Sonhos e memórias
• Eumir Deodato – Prelude
• Fagner – Manera Fru Fru Manera
• Gal Costa – (com a música “Tuareg”) - 1969
• Gilberto Gil – Refazenda
• Guilherme Lamounier – 1973
• Ivan Lins – Modo livre
• Jackson do Pandeiro – Forró do Jackson
• Jaime & Nair – 1st album
• Jards Macalé – 1st álbum (1972)
• João Bosco – Caça à raposa
• João Donato – A bad Donato
• Jorge Antunes – Música eletrônica
• Jorge Ben – 69 (Flamengo)
• Jorge Mautner – Maracatu Atômico
• Joyce – Feminina
• Luiz Bonfá – Jacarandá
• Luiz Bonfá, Tom Jobim, Vinicius e outros – Trilha da peça teatral Orfeu da Conceição (1956)
• Luiz Carlos Vinhas – Novas estruturas
• Luiz Gonzaga Jr – 1st (com a música “Palavras”)
• Marcos Valle – Garra (1971)
• Marcos Valle – Vento sul
• Maria Bethânia – Drama
• Moacir Santos – Coisas
• Mutantes – 1968 (debut)
• Naná Vasconcelos – Amazonas
• Nara Leão, João do Vale e Zé Kéti – Show Opinião
• Ney Matogrosso e Raphael Rabello – À Flor da Pele
• Nordeste: Cordel, repente, canção – Trilha Sonora do Filme de Tânia Quaresma
• Os Catedráticos – 73
• Osmar Milito – Nem paletó, nem gravata
• Paulinho da Viola – Amor à Natureza
• Pessoal do Ceará – 1973
• Piri – Vocês querem mate?
• Quarteto em Cy – 1972
• Rio 65 Trio – 1st
• Roberto Carlos – 1966, contém "Eu te darei o céu"
• Roberto Carlos – Em ritmo de Aventura
• Robson Jorge – CBS (1977)
• Ronnie Von – "A Misteriosa Luta do Reino do Parassempre Contra o Império do Nuncamais" (1969)
• Rosinha de Valença – Um violão em primeiro plano
• Sá, Rodrix & Guarabyra – Presente, passado e futuro
• Schangay (Xangay) – Acontecivento
• Sérgio Ricardo – 1973
• Sivuca e Rosinha de Valença – Ao Vivo no Teatro João Caetano (1977)
• Som Imaginário – A matança do porco
• Tamba Trio – Tamba 1974
• Tim Maia - 1971
• Tim Maia – Racional 2
• Tom Zé – Todos os olhos (1973)
• Toninho Horta – Terra dos pássaros
• Trio Elétrico, Dodô e Osmar – Jubileu de prata
• Trio Esperança – A Capela do Brasil
• União Black