Originally custom pressed in 1980, Rosa de Sangue is the closing chapter of the amazing Recife psychedelic movement that centered on the work of Lula Côrtes, beginning in 1973 with the release of Satwa. Along with his power trio backing, he was assisted by many old friends including, among many others, Alçeu Valença, Flaviola, Zé de Flute, and Paulo Rafael. The sound veers from crazed ethno folk-rock and magical jungle-folk psych zones to coke-dusted fuzz rock and insane mutant disco. While the album was being recorded & pressed, Lula signed the major label contract that would produce 1981 s far tamer O Gosto Novo da Vida LP. When his new label got wind of Rosa de Sangue s imminent release, they were displeased to say the least. As soon as the pressing was complete, the entire edition was seized and destroyed, making this album by far Brazil s rarest ... so rare, in fact, that even among the most hardcore Brazilian collectors the original LP is often only rumored to exist!