This is a 2 x brick red LP on the Vinyl Me Please Essentials. Sealed.

Buena Vista Social Club ?– Buena Vista Social Club

Label: World Circuit ?– WCV050VMP, BMG ?– WCV050VMP Series: Vinyl Me, Please. Essentials – E092 Format: 2 × Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Red Brick, Gatefold, 180g
Country: US Released: Aug 2020 Genre: Jazz, Latin Style: Afro-Cuban, Cubano, Son, Rumba, Danzon, Guajira

TracklistHide Credits

A1 Chan Chan Backing Vocals – Ibrahim FerrerBacking Vocals, Congas – Compay SegundoBass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Bongos – Carlos GonzálezComposed By – Francisco RepiladoGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto 'Virgilio' Valdés*Trumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalUdu – Joachim CooderVocals, Guitar – Eliades Ochoa 4:16 A2 De Camino A La Vereda Backing Vocals – Alberto Valdés*, Juan de Marcos González, Luis Barzaga, Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaBass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Ibrahim FerrerGoblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderGuitar – Compay SegundoGuitar, Mbira – Ry CooderLute [Laoud] – Barbarito TorresMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Trumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalVocals – Ibrahim Ferrer 5:03 A3 El Cuarto De Tula Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Bongos, Cowbell – Carlos GonzálezChorus [Chorus Vocals] – Luis BarzagaComposed By – Sergio Siaba*Conductor – Juan de Marcos GonzálezGoblet Drum [Dumbek], Congas – Joachim CooderGuitar – Ry CooderLead Vocals – Ibrahim Ferrer, Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaLead Vocals, Guitar – Eliades OchoaLute [Laoud] – Barbarito TorresMaracas, Chorus [Chorus Vocals] – Alberto Valdés*Timbales – Julienne Oviedo Sánchez*Trumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' Mirabal 7:27 B1 Pueblo Nuevo Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Rubén GonzálezCongas – Ibrahim FerrerGuiro [Güiro] – Lázaro VillaGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Piano – Rubén GonzálezTrumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalUdu – Joachim Cooder 6:05 B2 Dos Gardenias Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Isolina Carillo*Congas – Lázaro VillaGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Piano – Rubén GonzálezTrumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalUdu – Joachim CooderVocals – Ibrahim Ferrer 3:02 B3 ¿Y Tú Qué Has Hecho? Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Claves – Ibrahim FerrerComposed By – Eusebio DelfínGoblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Piano – Rubén GonzálezTrumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalVocals, Guitar – Compay Segundo 3:13 C1 Veinte Años Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – María Teresa VeraGoblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderGuitar – Ry CooderLute [Laoud] – Barbarito TorresMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Vocals – Omara PortuondoVocals, Guitar – Compay Segundo 3:29 C2 El Carretero Backing Vocals – Ibrahim FerrerBass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Guillermo PortabalesGuiro [Güiro], Backing Vocals – Juan de Marcos GonzálezMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Oud, Bolon, Mbira, Slide Guitar [Floor Slide], Percussion – Ry CooderUdu – Joachim CooderVocals, Guitar – Eliades Ochoa 3:28 C3 Candela Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar [Electric Slide Guitar] – Ry CooderBass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Chorus [Chorus Vocals] – Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaChorus [Chorus Vocals], Conductor – Juan de Marcos GonzálezComposed By – Faustino OramasGoblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderMaracas, Chorus [Chorus Vocal] – Alberto Valdés*Trumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalVocals – Ibrahim FerrerVocals, Guitar – Eliades Ochoa 5:27 C4 Amor De Loca Juventud Bass – Salvador Repilado LabradaBongos – Ibrahim FerrerComposed By – Rafael Ortiz*Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderGuitar – Benito Suárez Magana*Slide Guitar – Ry CooderVocals, Guitar – Compay SegundoVocals, Maracas – Julio Alberto Fernández* 3:21 D1 Orgullecida Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Eliseo SilveiraDrums, Goblet Drum [Dumbek] – Joachim CooderGuitar – Eliades Ochoa, Ry CooderLute [Laoud] – Barbarito TorresPiano – Rubén GonzálezTrumpet – Manuel 'Guajiro' MirabalVocals, Guitar – Compay Segundo 3:18 D2 Murmullo Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Electo Rosell 'Chepín'*Congas – Lázaro VillaGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Piano – Rubén GonzálezUdu – Joachim CooderVocals – Ibrahim Ferrer 3:50 D3 Buena Vista Social Club Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Claves – Ibrahim FerrerComposed By – Israel López*Congas – Manuel 'Puntillita' LiceaGuiro [Güiro] – Lázaro VillaGuitar – Ry CooderMaracas – Alberto Valdés*Piano – Rubén GonzálezUdu – Joachim Cooder 4:50 D4 La Bayamesa Bass – Orlando 'Cachaíto' López*Composed By – Sindo GarayGuitar, Vocals – Compay SegundoPiano – Rubén GonzálezVocals – Ibrahim Ferrer, Manuel 'Puntillita' Licea 2:54

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – World Circuit Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – World Circuit Ltd.
• Recorded At – Estudios EGREM
• Recorded At – Ocean Way Recording
• Mixed At – Livingston Studios
• Mixed At – The Bakery Recording Studios
• Exclusive Retailer – Vinyl Me, Please
• Pressed By – GZ Media – 206334E

Credits

• A&R [A&R Consultant] – Juan de Marcos González
• Artwork [Print] – Vincent Valdez
• Design – The Team (7)
• Design [Adapted for Vinyl By] – Iwant Design
• Executive-Producer – Nick Gold
• Lacquer Cut By – BG*
• Liner Notes [Translations By] – Francesca Clarke, Jenny Adlington
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Photography By – Susan Titelman
• Producer – Ry Cooder
• Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Larry Hirsch
• Recorded By, Mixed By – Jerry Boys
• Sleeve Notes – Nick Gold, Nigel Williamson
• Transcription By [Song Transcriptions By] – Juan de Marcos González, Maria Rodriguez (4)

Notes

Sticker bullets:
- 1st US Vinyl Reissue of the Classic Grammy-Winning 1997 Album
- Newly Cut Lacquers by Original Mastering Engineer Bernie Grundman
- 2LP 180g Brick Red Vinyl
- Exclusive Print by Artist Vincent Valdez

Issued with an obi strip and a booklet of lyrics, credits, and photos.

Recorded at Egrem Studios, Havana, Cuba, March 1996
Additional recording [...] at Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles
Mixed at Livingston Studios, London & The Bakery, Los Angeles

? & © 1997 World Circuit Limited, a BMG Company.

On labels: Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4050538611380
• Label Code: LC 02339
• Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, "206334E1/A1" machine etched): WCV050VMP-A BG 206334E1/A1
• Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, "206334E2/A1" machine etched): WCV050VMP-B BG 206334E2/A1
• Matrix / Runout (C-side runout, "206334E3/A1" machine etched): WCV050VMP-C BG 206334E3/A1
• Matrix / Runout (D-side runout, "206334E4/1A" machine etched ): WCV050VMP-C BG 206334E4/1A
• Rights Society: MCPS