"Stellar, super-rare and bootlegged Brazilian item, officially released at last ... Strident Brazilian singer Célia Regina Cruz, who died last year, began her career, confusingly, with four self-titled albums. Only one, the second from 1972, currently fetches north of £300 for a decent copy. The reason? It's a delight with an all-star cast [of songwriters]: Marcos Valle, ersmo Carlos, Jobim etc. Twelve tunes in 32 minutes, produced and arranged by the fashionable Arthur Verocai ... Mastered from the best available vinyl copy, there are some glitchy moments sonically (...), but it beats shelling out for an original".
