Larga vida al Rock and Roll

Larga vida al Rock and Roll (English: Long Live Rock and Roll) is the debut album by the Spanish heavy metal band Barón Rojo. It was released on April 27, 1981.[1] The album is dedicated to the memory of John Lennon, who was murdered the previous year.

Larga vida al Rock and Roll
Studio album by
Released27 April 1981
RecordedNovember 1980
StudioEstudio Escorpio, Madrid, Spain
GenreHeavy metal, hard rock
Length36:40
LanguageSpanish
LabelChapa Discos
ProducerChapa
Barón Rojo chronology
Larga vida al Rock and Roll
(1981)
Volumen brutal
(1982)

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Con botas sucias"Armando de Castro4:15
2."Anda suelto Satanás"Luis Eduardo Aute3:40
3."El Pobre"José Luis Campuzano, Carolina Cortés3:40
4."Los desertores del rock"Carlos de Castro4:20
5."Efluvios"A. de Castro, C. de Castro2:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Larga vida al Rock and Roll"A. de Castro, C. de Castro4:04
7."El Presidente"A. de Castro3:56
8."Chica de la ciudad"A. de Castro, C. de Castro4:03
9."Barón Rojo"Campuzano, Cortés5:40

Personnel

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Barón Rojo

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  • Armando de Castro - lead, rhythm and slide guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on track 2
  • Carlos de Castro - lead, rhythm and slide guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 4, 6 and 8
  • José Luis Campuzano - bass, backing vocals, lead vocals on tracks 1, 3, 7 and 9
  • Hermes Calabria - drums, percussion

Production

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  • Vicente Romero aka Chapa - producer
  • Tino Azores - engineer

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[2] Gold 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Larga vida al Rock and Roll at Discogs
  2. ^ "Sherpa recibe el disco de oro por Larga vida al Rock n Roll de Barón Rojo 32 años después" (in Spanish). 27 January 2013.