A&M Records Highlights: Tambra 4

Revisiting A&M Records No. 26
Tamba 4: ‘We and the Sea’ (November ’67)

Now this is serious shit. Makes Sérgio Mendes seem exactly like the lightweight he was — highly capable, yes, and plenty enjoyable, just nowhere near the heavyweight class that this prodigious quartet was punching at by the time sunset fell on the Summer of Love.

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A&M Records Highlights: Sérgio Mendes & Brasil ‘66

We’re still inching our way toward the ‘70s, a stylistically packed decade that will see A&M Records (the focus of this #TuesdaysWithJerry offshoot of #VinylTwosDays) swing from soft pop to hard rock to new wave by the time that era’s glittering New Year’s Eve ball dropped into 1980.

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