Cuentos de ayer y de hoy

Cuentos de ayer y de hoy is the debut album by the Spanish hard and folk rock band Ñu released in October 1978.

Cuentos de ayer y de hoy
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1978
Genre
LabelChapa/Zafiro
ProducerVicente "Mariskal" Romero
Ñu chronology
Cuentos de ayer y de hoy
(1978)
A golpe de látigo
(1979)

This album features a progressive rock style combining hard and folk rock. The flute predominance in the album's sound has been compared with Jethro Tull's style,[1] but playing a way heavier sound it is in fact a predecessor of folk metal. Regarded as one of the best Spanish progressive rock albums, it has been issued in Spain, Japan and South Korea. The Spanish magazine Efe Eme ranked Cuentos de ayer y de hoy as the 148th best Spanish rock album ever.[2]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Profecía"José Carlos Molina3:50
2."Preparan"J.C. Molina / Jorge Calvo / Enrique Ballesteros6:47
3."Algunos músicos fueron nosotros"José Carlos Molina3:28
4."Cuentos de ayer y de hoy"José Carlos Molina5:26
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."El juglar"José Carlos Molina8:05
6."Paraíso de flautas"José Carlos Molina9:32

Personnel

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  • José Carlos Molina – Vocals, flute, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, concertina
  • Enrique Ballesteros – Drums, percussion
  • José Mª García – Guitar, mellotron
  • Jorge Calvo – Bass
  • Jean François André – violin, baton
  • Mariscal Romero – producer

References

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  1. ^ Ñu on Popgrama TV Show. TVE Canal Nostalgia (in Spanish). 1977. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Los 100 mejores discos de la historia del pop español". Efe Eme (in Spanish) (50). July–August 2003.
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