Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 – Look Around
Label: | A&M Records – SP 4137 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Jazz, Latin, Pop, Stage & Screen |
Style: | Latin Jazz, Bossa Nova, Samba, MPB |
Tracklist
| A1 | With A Little Help From My Friends | 2:33 | |
| A2 | Roda | 2:22 | |
| A3 | Like A Lover | 3:51 | |
| A4 | The Frog | 2:42 | |
| A5 | Tristeza = Goodbye Sadness | 2:52 | |
| B1 | The Look Of Love | 2:42 | |
| B2 | Pradizer Adeus = To Say Goodbye | 3:03 | |
| B3 | Batucada = The Beat | 2:19 | |
| B4 | So Many Stars | 4:25 | |
| B5 | Look Around | 2:59 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Sunset Sound
- Recorded At – Western Recorders
- Recorded At – Annex Studios, Hollywood
- Mastered At – Customatrix
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Credits
- Arranged By – Dave Grusin (tracks: A4, B1, B4), Dick Hazard* (tracks: A3, B2), Sergio Mendes*
- Art Direction – Tom Wilkes (2)
- Design – Corporate Head
- Engineer – Henry Lewy, Larry Levine
- Guitar – John Pisano
- Photography By – Guy Webster
- Producer – Herb Alpert, Jerry Moss
- Sleeve Notes – Marilyn And Alan Bergman*
Notes
Differences between similar releases include, among other things: pressing plant indicators in the runouts, the spelling of the title of track B2 on the back cover and labels, a single-character printing code on the back cover, and differences in the writing and publishing credits for tracks B2 and B5. Variations:
1. This release: No manufacturing code on back cover; B2 title spelled "Pradizer Adeus" on sleeve and labels; no mention of Netto among B2 writers on sleeve or labels; no mention of Mattos among B5 writers on sleeve or labels; B2 publishing info on label is Berna Music ASCAP. Stamped "P" in runouts (may be hard to read) indicates Columbia Pitman pressing.
2. Look Around: Same as #1, but has manufacturing code 4 on back cover (bottom corner). "T" in runouts indicates Columbia Terre Haute pressing.
3. Look Around: Manufacturing code A on back cover (near title); B2 title "Pra Dizer Adeus" on sleeve and "Pradizer Adeua" on label; B2 writers include Torquato Netto on sleeve and T. Netto on label; B5 writers include A. Mattos on sleeve and label; B2 publishing info on label is Rodra Music BMI. "T" in runouts indicates Columbia Terre Haute pressing.
Writing and publishing credits on the back cover of this pressing:
[A1:] (J. Lennon—P. McCartney) Maclen Music Inc. (BMI)
[A2:] (Gilberto Gil—Joao Augusto)
Bendig Music Corp.—Irving Music (BMI)
[A3:] (Dori Cammy—Nelson Motta—A. Bergman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
[A4:] (Joao Donato) Rodra Music Inc. (BMI)
[A5:] (Harold Lobo—Niltinho—Eng. lyric Norman Gimbal)
Bendig Music Corp.—Duchess Music Corp.
[B1:] (Bacharach—David) Colgems Music Corp. (ASCAP)
[B2:] (Edu Lobo—Lani Hall) Berna Music (ASCAP)
[B3:] (Marcos Valle—Paulo Valle) Janeiro Music (ASCAP)
[B4:] (Sergio Mendes—A. Berman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
[B5:] (Sergio Mendes—A. Berman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
1. This release: No manufacturing code on back cover; B2 title spelled "Pradizer Adeus" on sleeve and labels; no mention of Netto among B2 writers on sleeve or labels; no mention of Mattos among B5 writers on sleeve or labels; B2 publishing info on label is Berna Music ASCAP. Stamped "P" in runouts (may be hard to read) indicates Columbia Pitman pressing.
2. Look Around: Same as #1, but has manufacturing code 4 on back cover (bottom corner). "T" in runouts indicates Columbia Terre Haute pressing.
3. Look Around: Manufacturing code A on back cover (near title); B2 title "Pra Dizer Adeus" on sleeve and "Pradizer Adeua" on label; B2 writers include Torquato Netto on sleeve and T. Netto on label; B5 writers include A. Mattos on sleeve and label; B2 publishing info on label is Rodra Music BMI. "T" in runouts indicates Columbia Terre Haute pressing.
Writing and publishing credits on the back cover of this pressing:
[A1:] (J. Lennon—P. McCartney) Maclen Music Inc. (BMI)
[A2:] (Gilberto Gil—Joao Augusto)
Bendig Music Corp.—Irving Music (BMI)
[A3:] (Dori Cammy—Nelson Motta—A. Bergman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
[A4:] (Joao Donato) Rodra Music Inc. (BMI)
[A5:] (Harold Lobo—Niltinho—Eng. lyric Norman Gimbal)
Bendig Music Corp.—Duchess Music Corp.
[B1:] (Bacharach—David) Colgems Music Corp. (ASCAP)
[B2:] (Edu Lobo—Lani Hall) Berna Music (ASCAP)
[B3:] (Marcos Valle—Paulo Valle) Janeiro Music (ASCAP)
[B4:] (Sergio Mendes—A. Berman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
[B5:] (Sergio Mendes—A. Berman & M. Bergman)
Berna Music (ASCAP)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Label A): SP 4173
- Matrix / Runout (Label B): SP 4174
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout A): A+M SP4173-2 A 1 o P
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Runout B): A+M SP4174-1 A 2 D 5 P o
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout A): A+M SP4173-3 2 A 1 P o
- Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Runout B): A+M SP4174-2 D 5 P o
Other Versions (5 of 88)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Look Around (LP, Album) | A&M Records | 212 033 | Germany | 1968 | ||
| Look Around (LP, Album, Mono) | A&M Records | AML 911 | UK | 1968 | |||
| Look Around (LP, Album, Mono) | Fermata Produções, A&M Records, Fermata | FB-217 | Brazil | 1968 | |||
| Look Around (LP, Album, Mono) | A&M Records, A&M Records | AM 2001, A&M 2001 | Brazil | 1968 | |||
New Submission | Look Around (LP, Album, Stereo) | A&M Records | AMLS 911 | UK | 1968 |
Recommendations
Reviews
Tremendous effort by the great master himself. A phenomenal look into the classy Brazilian snap and flair that only a true master of music and cultural icon could produce, and was in fact achieved by, only Sergio Mendes. A absolutely blast of paradise, with all of the tropical and soulful vibes you’ll need for any occasion, from a late night study session to a beautiful sunny day to work on your 65 Ds19… anything is possible with the joyous sounds of Sergio and the band cheering you on, stroking your sorrows away on their melodic slow waves. Thoughts will transiently take you… then pass away as you get lost once more in the voices, almost present in the room with you.
What joys this album brings! It is impossible not to begin to sway to the beat, wether a sad and lonely song of longing or a beautiful peppy and equatorial Brazilian rhythm. After listening to this album so many times I eventually had to remove it from my album sales! Sergio and the gang cover some songs on the album, and in typical style, almost bring a new speed and life to them. A harmony and groove unmatched!
This pressing sounds very clean and bright, as one might hope. The bronze labels are extremely tasteful and high quality, and shimmer colorfully without distracting from the tone with too much brightness.
My favorite track on the album is “Pradizer Adeus”. Rich and melodic in the most soul-snaring away, it longingly reaches into your heart and shows the purest of feelings of loss and passion. Magnificent truly.
10/10
Way i see the cover they look like the coolest brazilian hipster in town those days .
This lovely record from Sergio Mendez & Brasil'66 will stop us being rushing and will gives us a clear good positive vibes of all things around us .
So many beautiful things from this sweet brazilian harmony album.
Surely will cheer up our day- Dreamy bossa pop from the A&M studios of the 60s -- the Brasil 66 sound at its best! The style here is a perfect blend of real Brazilian influences and some of the hipper styles bubbling in the LA studio scene of the time -- all locked together perfectly by Sergio Mendes, in the twin-voiced style that let Brasil 66 transform any tune they could get their hands on! There's some really great numbers here of Brazilian origin -- including Joao Donato's "The Frog", Marcos Valle's "Batucada", and Gilberto Gil's "Roda" -- not to mention Sergio's own "Look Around", which is an especially charming number! Other titles include "The Look Of Love", "Pradizer Adeus", and "Like A Lover".
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