El vals del obrero

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El vals del obrero
El Vals del Obrero.jpg
Studio album by
Released21 March 1996
RecordedAugust 1995, February 1996 at Studio Red Led, Madrid
Genre Ska punk
Length44:29
Label RCA
Producer Toni López
Ska-P chronology
Ska-P
(1994)
El vals del obrero
(1996)
Eurosis
(1998)

El vals del obrero is an album by the Spanish ska punk band Ska-P, released on 21 March 1996.

Contents

The album title means "The Worker's Waltz". The album cover depicts a typical Spanish "cacique", as a symbol of capitalism, amongst other things, fat cigar in one hand and manipulating a string puppet, dressed as a worker, with the other. The breast pocket of his jacket is stuffed with banknotes. He's also wearing ostentatious gold rings, cuff-links and a gold tie pin with the eagle which symbolised Francoist Spain.

Track list

All tracks are written by Ska-P.

No.TitleLength
1."El gato López"2:40
2."Ñapa es"2:31
3."El vals del obrero"4:37
4."Revistas del corazón"2:44
5."Romero el madero"3:21
6."Sectas"4:07
7."No te pares"4:26
8."Cannabis"4:24
9."Insecto urbano"4:06
10."Animales de laboratorio"4:45
11."La sesera no va"3:30
12."Sexo y religión"3:55
Total length:44:29

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [1] 2× Platinum200,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

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References

  1. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 955. ISBN   84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved 24 August 2019.