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General Information
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Artist...............: ESPERANTO
Album................: Last Tango
Released.............: 1975
Genre................: Progressive Rock (Eclectic)
Duration.............: 38:46
Number of Songs......: 6
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: MP3
Bitrate..............: CBR 192
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Joint Stereo
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Release Notes
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Track Listing:
01-Eleanor Rigby-07:42
02-Still Life-07:27
03-Painted Lady-03:27
04-Obsession-04:36
05-Rape-12:05
06-Last Tango-03:29
Album Review:
The line-up of Esperanto changed considerably for the third album. Keith
Christmas had left for musical reasons and the band was looking for a more
energetic frontman. They met this time in London and published some ads in the
music press, including in the Melody Maker (Genesis had recruited Steve Hackett
through that channel). Esperanto auditioned and took on board their next singer
Roger Meakin. His special vocal timbre made him an ideal partner for Kim Moore,
female singer recruited in the same way, as their voices blended perfectly. The
recording of the third album took place partly in London and partly at the
famous chateau of Herouville near Paris where Jethro Tull, Elton John and many
others recorded in the seventies. The album Last Tango was produced by Robin
Geoffrey Cable (engineer and producer, notably for Queen, Genesis, Van Der Graaf
Generator, Elton John and Carly Simon). It was released in 1975.
The band's demise
Although the band seemed to have found its cruising speed and success was
obviously on the horizon (they were still in complete ignorance of sales
figures), A&M did not renew their contract. Esperanto band members were
flabbergasted as they knew their music had real appeal, particularly given the
growing success of their concerts. One of the negative factors was that
situation in England in 1973-1974. Following the oil crises, the cost of vinyl
manufacturing increased dramatically (note that the weight of records fell
substantially) and labels were tending not to sign new artists or take any risks
in this very unfavourable period.
Esperanto was probably also a victim of its formula as, even with a reduced
line-up on the last album, it still had eight musicians and large technical
staff who had to be housed, fed and watered. The cost of touring was very high
and the technical problems linked to this sophisticated musical genre
necessitated a lot of complex equipment for the era (difficulties of amplifying
strings mixed with electronic instruments, etc.). The band was thus expensive to
run and, as it is often the case, the law of immediate profits justified A&M’s
decision and overruled artistic quality.
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