Sintesis - Rare 2nd LP- Original Cuban LP - Prog Rock Areito LD-3951 EX/EX Sintesis - Rare 2nd LP- Original Cuban LP - Prog Rock Areito LD-3951 EX/EX Sintesis - Rare 2nd LP- Original Cuban LP - Prog Rock Areito LD-3951 Product Description ARTIST: Sintesis TITLE: Grupo Sintesis LABEL: Areito LD-3951 SLEEVE: EX Slight ring wear and small creasing (see pictures) / 2 clean blue labels VINYL: EX Played start to finish - no skips, no jumps - vinyl looks and plays EX.

**** Low starting bid - a copy in this condition is hard to come by and has routinely sold for $200. and over ****

COMMENTS: There were only three complete progressive rock LPs recorded in Cuba in the late 1970's and all were from Sintesis. This is their second offering in the prog category before they went more traditional. Along with their first LP the Cuban record buying public did not know what to think of this style and ignored it en masse. Previous attempts in prog with Grupo de Experimentacion del Sonora worked as their long players always had a mix of prog along with more traditional and folk music. However, Sintesis is the first Cuban band to go all out prog and their style will remind many of European prog bands from the mid-seventies. Three full LPs of pure prog didn't cut it and Sintesis later became more popular with more traditional sounds.

Of note on this platter is their version of Grifo (Animal Mitologico) a classic prog tune originally recorded by Grupo de Experimentacion Sonora. This version is different enough to warrant a five star rating in the prog hall of fame and itself is worth the price of admission. The rest of the album is equally top notch. From the time the LP opens with "Con Alas De Fuego" you'll be hooked by their musicianship and ability to weave together a set of strong tunes.

Along with their first LP, this seldom turns up for sale/auction. This copy took three years of regular trips to Cuba to track down.

Con Alas De Fuego3:49Nubes Veloces4:39Nana Del Niño Que Volo4:06Grifo (Animal Mitologico)7:35Aqui Estamos2:26Variaciones Sobre Un Zapateo6:23Los Cantares No Se Inventan2:10Elogio De La DanzaI. Lento2:44II. Obstinato6:53





No Cuban records are graded Mint or Near Mint. Most Cuban records after 1970, mainly on Areito, have some degree of ring wear due to their paper like sleeves. GRADING:

All records are strictly graded. Sleeves are graded first followed by the vinyl. Example: EX/VG. I have used both the Record Collector  and Goldmine magazines standards to grade my records. Where indicated records are play graded (especially those of higher value) otherwise they are inspected under a strong light. 

Pre-revolution labels like Panart, Puchito,Seeco, Duarte,Velvet Records and others from the 1950's as well as the post-revolution 1960's EGREM records were pressed using thick vinyl and generally will sound better than the 1970's and later Areito recordings. The pre-revolution records will often play better than they look.

M= Mint: refers to a brand new unplayed vinyl record.

NM = Near Mint: Record played only a few times with care. May have a few light marks when examined under a bright light otherwise appears new.

EX = Excellent: The record has some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and/or small creasing. EX(-) is somewhere between VG and EX. A record with an EX(+) grade can be described as better than EX but not quite Near Mint.

VG = Very Good. The record has obviously been played many times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear on the cover or extra items without any major defects is acceptable. VG(-) signifies a record has more surface noise as well as visual marking than a VG while VG(+) is not quite in the EX category.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated and a lot of surface noise can be heard. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, ring wear, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 

FAIR: The record is only just playable and has not been taken care of. There is considerable surface that impacts on the playback, The record may jump or skip. The cover and contents will be torn, stained, water damaged and/or defaced.

Poor: The record will not play properly and skip and/or jump throughout many tracks. The cover will be badly damaged and/or partly mussing.

Bad: The record is unplayable and may be broken. This type of record is used only as a collection filler and I will only sell such a record if it is extremely rare to obtain.

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