RPM

RPM was perhaps one of the most important groupings in Brazilian pop/rock and roll from the ’80s. In 1983, bassist/vocalist/composer Paulo Ricardo (Paulo Ricardo Oliveira Nery de Medeiros, Rio de Janeiro RJ, b. 1962) joined up with Luiz Schiavon (Luís Antônio Schiavon Pereira, São Paulo SP, b. 1958), a pal since 1977 and bandmate from the stillborn Aura. Each of them teamed up to create a duo within the Eurythmics design. They documented a demonstration tape with potential strikes like “Olhar 43,” “Revoluçõha sido por Minuto,” and “A Cruz e a Espada,” however the demonstration was rejected by CBS. They made a decision then to add other members also to perform live. Guitarist Fernando Deluqui (São Paulo SP, b. 1962) and drummer Moreno Júnior, who was simply only 15, had been selected. The quartet opened up in-may of 1984, and agreed upon with CBS in November. The youthful drummer was changed by Charles Gavin, who departed only 1 month prior to the recording from the solitary offering “Louras Geladas” and “Revoluçõsera por Minuto,” as well as the solitary was finally documented by using a drum machine. Released in January 1985 plus a compilation of many rock bands, Rock and roll Wave, the solitary “Louras Geladas” was a massive success right away. Soon after adopted the very first LP, Revoluçõsera por Minuto, in June, 1985, including the drummer P. A. Pagni, and it had been also an enormous success, offering 600,000 copies. The tour was greatly advertised, gathering 2,000,000 people in 270 displays. The second recording, Rádio Pirata — Ao Vivo, was documented live from May 26-27, 1986. The LP premiered with 250,000 copies presold. The recording went platinum, achieving as time passes the impressive physique of 2,200,000 copies offered. In two weekends of this 12 months, Might 9-10 and June 7-8, the music group loaded the Maracanãzinho, bringing in 42,000 spectators. Within the same 12 months, the group made an appearance within the film Rock and roll Estrela, by Lael Rodrigues, playing “Olhar 43.” On Sept 27, they performed for 40,000 people in the Praça da Apoteose in Rio. In 1987, RPM documented an individual with Milton Nascimento with compositions by Nascimento/Paulo Ricardo. In August, a memo authorized by Paulo Ricardo and Schiavon and resolved to CBS announced the dissolution of RPM. The reason why was the distribution of privileges included in this. Pressed by CBS, which experienced them under agreement, they documented the third recording, RPM, also called Quatro Coiotes. The recording offered 170,000 copies. In Feb, 1989, the group was dissolved definitively, despite the fact that they met once again to record smaller albums like Pérola and É Natal, in 1993.