‘La Balsa’ was the first Argentine massive rock hit. In 1967 Los Gatos became the most famous local rock band with this song. At the front, as composer and singer, was Litto Nebbia.

Although this milestone has remained eternally linked to Nebbia’s name, almost eclipsing the rest of his work, it is really his solo career that unveils the artist’s overwhelming talent and his determination to create music freely, regardless of commercial considerations.

This compilation, the first to be released in Europe, is a subjective look into his fascinating work. It has no historical-biographical pretensions or completist aspirations. The selection includes forays into different sounds, from jazz to Brazilian rhythms or experimental textures, which show the rich variety present in Litto Nebbia’s vast discography.

Although those ingredients are combined in his songs with the epic and poetic vibes of an undeniably Argentine artistic identity, Nebbia’s genius transcends beyond the Southern Hemisphere and in recent years has aroused growing interest among an international audience that only in recent times he has begun to have access to his recordings. In 2020, producer The Alchemist used a recognizable sample of a Litto song in ‘The Neverending Story’, a song by Jay Electronica, while British DJ Gilles Peterson has often broadcast songs like ‘Querida Miusi’ or ‘For my luck’ in his radio shows. The international scene of DJs and vinyl collectors also shows clear signs of its taste for Litto Nebbia recordings, now highly sought after in their original editions, probably as part of a rediscovery of little-explored global sounds, within a journey through music always hungry for exciting new sounds.

This collection of songs extends throughout the period 1971-1988, a magical and prolific time in the career of Litto Nebbia and in the history of his record label, Discos Melopea. It comprises twenty one recordings taken from some of his best-known albums, “Bazar de los milagros”, “Canciones para cada uno”, “Toda canción será plegaria”… and also rarities, tracks previously unavailable on vinyl and songs taken from his most obscure albums, the vast majority never reissued on vinyl before.