This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the famous album Life, the recording debut of Sui Generisthe legendary duo of Charly Garcia and Nito Mestre. It came out in February 1973 and launched them to huge popularity, thanks to hit songs like Song for my death I need, tell me who stole it from me. Mariel and the Captain, Station AND Perhaps because.
To celebrate the date and remind their fans, both Charly and Nito uploaded a video to their networks where the details of the cover appear, as the album’s biggest hit plays, song for my death.
The effective date of the anniversary
with these posts a historical error is rectified: it has always been said so Life It came out in 1972. Some said June and others December, but now the protagonists make it clear, despite the contrary information that appears in books and on Internet pages.
The recording of the debut album took place between September and October 1972, in the Phonalex studios. Sui Generis had the contribution of the session participants summoned by the artistic producer billy bondFor example, bassist Alejandro Medina and guitarist Claudio Gabis, from Manal. Jorge Pinchevsky and one of Sui’s early drummers, named Francisco “Paco” Prati, also played.
The rise of Sui Generis began shortly after, with their presence at the third edition of the famous BA Rock festival, in November ’72, where the duo released song for my deathwhich was later included in the film rock until the sun comes uppremiered in February.
The album Life It only came out in February and the single came out in March.
The long road to the puck
Sui Generis was formed in 1968, when Charly and Nito were still in high school, studying at the Dámaso Centeno Institute, in Caballito. It was the result of the merger of two bands: To Walk Spanish and The Century Indignation, which gave birth to a sextet.
In December 1969, when most of the group members were finishing high school, Sui Generis was invited to play at the graduation party in front of hundreds of people at the Istituto Santa Rosa.
The resistance of many of his parents, in addition to the difficulties of playing and getting a record deal, led to the gradual abandonment of several members, such as Alejandro “Pipi” Correa, Carlos Piégari, Juan Bellia, Rolando Fortisch and Francisco ” Paco “Meadows. .
In 1971 only the pianist and singer remained, who played in the summer at the Teatro de la Comedia, in Mar del Plata, together with groups such as Pedro and Pablo.
Back in the capital, they played the ABC theater several times, on Esmeralda and Lavalle, during a show so late that they called it “la trans-transnoche”. They already had the legendary Pierre Bayona as their manager (to whom Los Redonditos de Ricota dedicated the song pierre the vitricide), who the following year (in 1972) managed to get the famous producer Jorge Alvarez and musician Billy Bond to listen to the duo. From there came the contract, the BA Rock appearance and everything that happened after that.
Source: Clarin
