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Rare Spanish double cd with a bonus dvd Probably the best known of all Spanish Metal bands, if only because they have been the only group to gain any major recognition outside of their native country. During the mid eighties even Britain took note of the band thanks to exposure of a cover feature in the once influential Metal magazine 'Kerrang!' and a series of tours and Reading festival appearances. In Spain and South America, Baron Rojo fostered, and maintains to this day, an almost reverential following. Baron Rojo signed to the Chapa Discos label and released their debut album ‘Larga Vida al Rock and Roll' in 1981. The album featured both Sherpa and Carlos de Castro as dual lead vocalists. The album sold better than anyone had hoped for and Baron Rojo were recognised as a hugely successful act in their native country. The successor ‘Volumen Brutal', recorded at Ian Gillans Kingsway Studios in the UK, saw Gillan band member Colin Towns as guest on keyboards and King Crimsons Mel Collins contributing saxophone to the track 'Son Como Hormigas'. The record sold over 100'000 copies in Spain and led to a deal in Britain with the Kamaflage label. The Spaniards supported Hawkwind on their British tour in 1982, for which 'Volumen Brutal' was re-recorded with English lyrics for British consumption. The band had good Uk connection so they travelled back to London when it was time to cut the next album 'Metalmorfosis'. The album was recorded only in Spanish language this time and the first thousand pressings of this album came packaged with a free 7" single of 'Invulnerable' / 'Herencia Letal'. In their homeland the record spawned two major hit singles in 'Casi Me Mato' and 'El Malo'. The band was so successful at the time that they co-headlined the Belgian 'Heavy Sound' festival together with Gary Moore. Two back to back shows in Madrid in February 1984 in front of 24,000 fans would be captured on the Chris Tsangarides produced live album 'Baron al Rojo Vivo'. In 1984 they returned to the 'Heavy Sound' festival as headline act before launching into a fully sold out tour of South America. The self produced 'En Un Lugar De La Marcha' album, released in the Autumn of 1985, solidified Baron Rojos status, achieving gold sales status in Spain and scoring well across in South America. It would be at this juncture that their own success turned into their own enemy. Major label EMI Records wished to sign the band but their label refused to release the band. A period of enforced inactivity was broken only by an unpopular live affair assembled by Chapa Discos in 1986 entitled 'Siempre Estais Alli’. Record sales took a progressive downward curve for 1987's 'Tierra De Nadie', 1988's 'No Va Mas' and the 1990 effort 'Obstinato'. Ultimately this decline in popularity forced the exit of both José Luis Campuzano and Hermes Calabria and fans were subsequently dismayed to see both parties entering into litigation over the ownership of the band name. Baron Rojo returned in 1992 with the album ‘De Safio’ and in 1995 they received some renewed focus much due to their relentless touring spirit. The 1995 retrospective album 'Larga Vida al Baron' sold well. The band would concentrate on the Spanish talking countries in the future and the albums ‘Arma Secreta’ (1997), ‘Cueste Lo Que Cueste’ (1999) and ‘20’ (2001) were all doing okey in Spain and South America. They also released a new live album called ‘Baron En Aqualung’ in 2001 and a double cover album called ‘Perversiones’ in 2003. The band would support Judas Priest on their Spanish dates in both 2004 and 2005. The group celebrated their 25th anniversary in 2006 with the release of this retrospective double cd and dvd set called 'Las Aventuras Del Baron'. The dvd is a real treat and the double cd features some rare single tracks. Track listing: 1. Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno-from Volumen Brutal 1981 2. Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll-from Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll 1981 3. Casi Me Mato–from Metalmorfosis 1983 4. Breakthoven-from En Un Lugar De La Marcha 1984 5. Seguimos Vivos-from Obstinato 1989 6. La Voz De Su Amo-from Tierra De Nadie 1987 7. Siempre Estas Alli–from Metalmorfosis 1983 8. Con Botas Sucias-from Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll 1981 9. Resistire-from the Resistire single 1982 10. El Malo–from Metalmorfosis 1983 11. Cuerdas De Acero-from En Un Lugar De La Marcha 1984 12. Tierra De Nadie-from Tierra De Nadie 1987 13. Trampa Y Carton-from No Va Mas 1988 14. Anda Suelto Satanas-from the La Banda Mas Grande Del Rock Espanol single 1983 15. Campo De Concentracion-live-from Baron Al Rojo Vivo 1984 16. Concierto Para Ellos-from Volumen Brutal 1981 17. Baron Rojo-from Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll 1981 18. Caso Perdido-from En Un Lugar De La Marcha 1984 19. Herencia Letal-from Obstinato 1989 20. Son Como Hormigas-from Volumen Brutal 1981 21. El Pobre-from Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll 1981 22. Cueste Lo Que Cueste-from Cueste Lo Que Cueste single 1999 23. Hiroshima–from Metalmorfosis 1983 24. Las Flores Del Mal-from Volumen Brutal 1981 25. Hijos De Cain-from En Un Lugar De La Marcha 1984 26. Travesia Urbana-from No Va Mas 1988 27. Pico De Oro-from Tierra De Nadie 1987 28. Invulnerable-from Siempre Estais Alli 1986 29. Get On Your Knees-from Obstinato 1989 30. Diosa Razon-live Dvd listing: 1. Con Botas Sucias 2. Larga Vida Al Rock And Roll 3. Baron Rojo 4. Los Rockeros Van Al Infierno 5. Incomunicacion 6. Casi Me Mato 7. Tierra De Vandalos 8. Resistire 9. Breakthoven 10. Dame La Oportunidad-live with Antonio Flores 11. Casi Me Mato-live 12. Tierra De Vandalos-live 13. El Malo-live 14. Resistire-live 15. El Baile De Los Malditos-live 16. Breakthoven-live