Escovedo, Alejandro con Don Antonio - La Cruzada [The Crossing en Español. 2xLP Red/white/green vinyl] – New LP

The Crossing, this time en Español!!!

lots here for some to relate with and others to learn from.  To understand this land we call America, we must listen carefully to the stories of the immigrants.

OCTOBER 2020 RSD DROPS RELEASE LIMITED TO 1,600 COPIES WORLDWIDE
LIMITED TO 1,200 COPIES IN NORTH AMERICA

This is Alejandro Escovedo's critically acclaimed album, The Crossing, with the vocals recorded in Spanish. It features guest vocalists, as well as Alejandro singing all of the songs from The Crossing in Spanish. This double vinyl LP will be pressed on red, white and green striped color vinyl.

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Scorching and cinematic ‘The Crossing’ follows the story of two young immigrants, one from Mexico and one from Italy, as they come to the United States to pursue their American dream and in search of their punk rock idols.

Not only is it Alejandro’s first album with Yep Roc it is his first album recorded in Europe. He co-wrote and performed it with Italian band Don Antonio from Mogdilana led by guitarist and composer Antonio Gramentieri who has a rich musical history of his own in Italy with his cult band Sacri Cuori. The album was recorded in a month in Villafranca, Italy with Brian Deck co-producing.

‘The Crossing’ also features a host of guest musicians, including The Stooges’ James Williamson on Teenage Luggage and Wayne Kramer from the MC5 on ‘Sonica USA’ (both bands are name checked in the album’s lyrics as well). ‘Waiting For Me’ features Peter Perrett and John Perry from The Only Ones, recording together for the first time since 1980. Joe Ely appears on his own track, ‘Silver City’. ‘Rio Navidad,’ a spoken word song about a Texas ranger, was written by novelist and Richmond Fontaine/The Delines’ bandleader Willy Vlautin and read by his bandmate Freddy Trujillo.