THE YUMAS

 

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Happiness/Tapata Italian 7" picture sleeve frontI have to say, when other collectors dig up rare, new finds, it totally inspires me to dig some more and try to find new rarities. That is exactly what happened here! Collectors have been really digging in 2002, and so I present another forgotten piece of Vangelis treasure from 1973. The name of the band is The Yumas. Never heard of them before? Me neither! Most people on this planet probably haven't either! This seems to be a one-single project that sport two recognizable names. The writer of the A-side, "Happiness", is A. Koulouris, who as we know is the great guitarist from Aphrodite's Child! The writer of the B-side, "Tapata", is none other than "R. Broadbacker" (and incorrectly spelled here as "Broadbacher"). That is, of course, the famous pseudonym for Vangelis! So now we have yet another Vangelis sighting in 1973. Now, does he play here? I truly cannot be certain. There is not a lot of keyboard action here, but there certainly is some prominent percussion, and great guitar playing. And there is a section in "Happiness" that is straight out of "All the Seats Were Occupied" from the 666 album! Some cool horns/sax playing in "Tapata", which is an unusual composition for Vangelis. I would be curious if any of our Italian friends could shed some light on this record.

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Country

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Happiness/Tapata

Picture

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Italy

Angelita

ZG 50562

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