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Track List
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| 1 | Eleanor Rigby | 7:43 |
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Lennon - Mc Cartney | ||||
| 2 | Still Life | 7:27 |
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Vincent - Meakin | ||||
| 3 | Painted Lady | 3:26 |
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Vincent - Meakin | ||||
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| 4 | Obsession | 4:33 |
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Vincent - Meakin | ||||
| 5 | The Rape | 12:07 |
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Vincent - Daniels | ||||
| 6 | Last Tango | 3:29 |
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Vincent - Libert - Meakin | ||||
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| 7 | In Search Of A Dream | 4:45 |
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Yates | ||||
| 8 | Busy Doing Nothing | 3:44 |
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Vincent - Shorrock | |||||
Last Tango on YouTube
Release Information
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A&M Records, UK, LP, AMLS 68294 (1975) |
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A&M Records, USA, LP, SP-4524
(SP-4785 - SP-4786) (1975) A promotional copy has also been released (same catalogue number) |
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A&M Records, Canada, LP, SP-4524 (SP-4785 - SP-4786) (1975) |
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A&M Records, Holland, LP, AMLH 68294 (1975) |
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A&M Records distributed by KING Records, Japan, LP, GP-234
(SALBT-915 - SALBT-916)
(1975), lyrics on a separate double sheet inside. A promotional copy has also been released (same catalogue number) |
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A&M Records, Germany, LP, AMLS 68295 (1975) - |
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A&M Records, Brazil, LP, SA&MX 2145 (SP-4785 - SP-4786) (1975) |
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A&M Records, Mexico, LP, AMLS 48,053 (1975) - all track's titles are translated in spanish: Eleanor Rigby, Vida Aun, Dama Pintada, Obsesion, El Rapto, Ultimo Tango |
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Ultimo Tango, A&M Records, Argentina, LP, 8141 (SP4785 - SP4786) (1975), title of the LP and all track's titles are translated in spanish: Eleanor Rigby, Aun Vida, Dama Pintarrajeada, Obsesion, La Violacion, Ultimo Tango |
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Last Tango/Obsession, A&M Records,
UK, 7", AMS 7154 (1975). A promotional copy has also been released the 28th February 1975 (same catalogue number) |
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Last Tango/Obsession, A&M Records Nederland, 7", 13 957 AT (1975) |
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Last Tango/Obsession, A&M Records, Portugal, 7", 8E 006 96722 M (1975) |
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Last Tango/Painted Lady, A&M Records
distributed by King Records, Japan, 7", AM-244 (SAST 533 - SAST 534) (1975), lyrics and
original front cover on a separate sheet inside. A promotional copy has also been released (same catalogue number) |
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Last Tango/Obsession, A&M Records, 7", AMS 7291 (1977) (should be confirmed, anyone own it?) - |
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Pony Canyon Inc, Japan, CD, PCCY-10178 (1991) |
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Si-Wan
Records, Korea, CD, SRMC 5015 (October 2001) gatefold paper sleeve, booklet
with photos and the story of Esperanto (English, French
and Korean version) written by Gilles Arend from Prog-résiste
and 2 bonus tracks: "In Search
Of A Dream" and "Busy Doing Nothing" extracted from an
unreleased acetate produced just before Danse Macabre A promotional copy has also been released (same catalogue number) |
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Si-Wan Records, Korea, sampler CD 2002. First song is Last Tango. The other songs are Trubrot: Rain, Kayak: Ruthless Queen, Lena Platonos & Savina Yiannatou: Tahidromos Pethane, Los Brincos: Esa Mujer, Tabula Rasa: Rakastaa, Savage Rose: Nattergalen Fra Kosova, The Enid: The Lovers, Loudest: Pied Piper, Pihasoittajat: Kehtolaulu, Lanvall: Blue, Klaatu: December Dream, Spirogyra: Burn the Bridges, Mocedades: Eres Tu, Albatros: Africa and 2 songs from 2 Korean groups |
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Universal Music, Japan, CD,
UICY-9265 (May 2003), Rock Legend series, miniature LP paper sleeve, 24 bit
remaster, no bonus track. A promotional copy has also been released (same catalogue number). |
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Second Harvest, USA, Second Harvest 453 (2008), Two Originals: Danse Macabre and Last Tango on one CD |
picture inside the gatefold of the Si-Wan CD release
left to right: Roger Meakin, Timothy Kraemer and Bruno Libert
Not Rolling but Standing along Rue de la Paix !
Musicians
Tony Malisan: Drums
Gino Malisan: Bass
Bruno Libert: Keyboards
Roger Meakin: Vocals
Kim Moore: Vocals
Raymond Vincent: 1st Violin
Godfrey Salmon: 2nd Violin
Timothy Kraemer: Cello
Other information
Produced & Engineered by Robin Geoffrey Cable
Recorded at Hérouville & Ramport Studios, London
Mixed at AIR, London
Assistant Engineers: Mike Stavrou & Will Reid Dick
Art direction: Fabio Nicoli
Photography: Paul Wakefield
Design: Nick Marshall
Man In Search Of A Dream
is in fact the correct title for the song published under the name In Search Of A Dream.
Spanish and French version of Last Tango
Ultimo Tango is the
title of the Argentinian release of the Esperanto's LP.
All track's titles are also translated in spanish: Still Life > Aun Vida,
Painted Lady > Dama Pintarrajeada, Obsession > Obsesion, The Rape > La Violacion,
Last Tango > Ultimo Tango
The music of Last Tango
has been sang by
Sylvie Vartan with french lyrics : La Drôle
de Fin (mp3
extract). The adptation has been done by Jean-Michel
Rivat and released by Jacques Revaux at RCA in 1975, record number: RCA 42026; 2
versions of the cover has been made, the so-called blue and red ones.
There is
also an
English-language
translation of the French lyrics "La Drôle de Fin" sung by Sylvie
Vartan.
A modified English version was performed on The Benny Hill Show
on March 12, 1986 by Louise English and Hill's Angels.
Their version can be found on the A&E DVD
set, Complete & Unadulterated: The Hill's Angels Years - Set 6:
1986-1989. More information are also available on the
Louise English Fan Centre.
There is also a
Spanish version sang by
Sylvie Vartan released by RCA in 1976, record number SPBO 9349:
El tango aquel
(
mp3 extract).
Review
From
The
Gibraltar Encyclopedia
of Progressive Rock
and Related Music
Last Tango is excellent. It opens with a particularly murderous version of
"Eleanor Rigby." Purists, who want covers to stay near the original,
will simply die, while those looking for original interpretation will be slayed!
=8) Except for a brief statement of the theme, which is buried in the
complexity, you won't positively recognize the song until the lyrics start.
Excellent. Esperanto have the usual drums, bass, keyboards, and male and female
vocals, but also use two violins and a cello. ELO? No way. These guys are fairly
complex (but we're not talking UZ or Art Zoyd) and build good intensity. How to
describe? Not easy, really. Strong string presence obviously. Kinda classical,
kinda fusiony, kinda proggy, pretty unique. Six songs, three per side. Three of
these are longer (7-12 minutes) and three shorter (3-4 minutes). The shorter
songs are kinda "singlish" and coulda been heard on the radio in the
mid-'70s. That's not to imply they are bad songs, but the longer cuts are much
better developed. I'm doing a hack job here. Oh well. Good stuff...
..On Last Tango the band is reduced to eight members and the music is a
lot better and more progressive than on Rock
orchestra. There is some killer stuff on Last Tango. --
Andre
Hagberg
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