Epic · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Original Sound Track Of The Movie Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro)
| Recorded | c. 1960 |
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| Label | Epic |
| Released | 1960 |
| Discogs | master 96356 |
The record
Jobim's own take on the score he co-wrote for the film that introduced bossa nova to the world, cut for Epic as the soundtrack's afterglow spread north from Rio. A quieter, more intimate document of that Black Orpheus songbook than the American jazz versions it soon inspired.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1960 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1960 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1960 | Philips · p 77923 l — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1960 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Epic — MONO |
| 1963 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress |
| 1963 | Epic · LN 3672 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Mono, Pitman Pressing |
| 1966 | Fontana · FCR 4 69002 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
| 2014 | WaxTime · 771931 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 gram |
| 2015 | Doxy Cinematic · DOC117 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 140g |
| 2016 | DOL · DOST684H — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180g |
| 2016 | DOL · DOST684H — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180g Green |
| — | Philips · P 76470 L — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |