Cargo Records

Studies of Tom Ze: Explaining Things So I Can Confuse You

The box set is limited edition and hand-numbered. Tom Zé:¬‘The most eccentric, visionary and irreverent member of Brazil’s tropicalia movement’ - Los Angeles Times. In celebration of this iconoclastic master of song, politics, satire and human relations, Luaka Bop is releasing a vinyl-only box set, Studies of Tom Zé: Explaining Things So I Can Confuse You which pulls together for the first time a trilogy of “studies” on Brazilian musical styles—Massive Hits, Estudando o Pagode, and Estudando a Bossa.

The latter two recordings have never been issued on vinyl.

This retrospective collection from the first artist ever signed to Luaka Bop is limited edition and hand numbered.¬ Cut in 180-gram vinyl, and in their complete original covers, the threerecord set also includes a live 45 of Zé’s legendary collaborative tour with Tortoise, recorded at London’s Barbican in 2001. To complete the retrospective treatment, Luaka Bop has added a CD featuring a 1993 conversation between Tom Zé, David Byrne, and Arto Lindsay, a 12-page booklet by noted Brazilian music scholar Chris Dunn, a touch of day glow, lots of varnished paper, and a modicum of cardboard with a splash of black. Comes with a code to digitally download all vinyl content.

‘Thrilling display of the vigorous intelligence that tends to lurk beneath Brazilian pop’s pretty surfaces’ –New York Times //

To Recap included are :

Massive Hits LP 180 gram vinyl. Original jacket and liners,
Estudando o Pagode LP 180 gram vinyl Original jacket and liners,
Estudando o Bossa LP 180 gram vinyl Original jacket and liners,
Tom Zé and Tortoise Live at the Barbican 2001 7’’,
Tom Zé, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, a conversation (CD),
12 page retrospective look at Tom Zé written by noted Brazilian music scholar Chris Dunn,
Digital download code for all music.