Musical 80 – song-lyric booklet (cancionero)

Name/Title

"Musical 80" – song-lyric booklet (cancionero)

Entry/Object ID

2025.11.56

Description

Saddle-stitched paper song booklet printed on inexpensive pulp/newsprint stock. The cover, headed "CANCIONERO," carries the large title "musical 80" with a stylized gramophone-and-stars illustration and a printed roster of featured artists: Bee Gees, Silvio Rodríguez, Billy Joel, Amaury, Demis Roussos, ABBA, Pablito Milanés, Moncho, Osvaldo Rodríguez. Interior pages reproduce the lyrics of songs by these artists alongside halftone press photographs; the sample interior leaf (page 48) features a Bee Gees group photograph above printed lyrics to two of the group's songs ("Too Much Heaven," printed "To Much Heaven," and "Stayin' Alive"). Pages are numbered (cover paginated "1"; sample interior "48"), indicating a booklet of roughly four dozen-plus pages. The booklet juxtaposes imported Anglo-European pop with Cuban nueva trova. (Printed lyric text not transcribed in this record.)

Acquisition

Accession

2025.11

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Printed cover title, artist roster, and page numbers; printed song titles and lyrics throughout; halftone photographs. Handwritten ownership inscriptions in the margins of the interior leaf (personal names and an apparent dedication, in cursive Spanish) — redacted/withheld as the holder's personal data; their presence is noted but the text is not transcribed.

Book Details

Place Published

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Date Published

1980

Notes

Maker: Publisher/printer not identified on the shown pages and not resolved by search. Cuban production indicated by content and context. Date: 1980 (per the cover title "Musical 80"). Place of Origin: Cuba (tentative but well-supported: Spanish-language cancionero format and the inclusion of Cuban nueva trova artists; no explicit imprint visible to confirm a city or house).

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

March 15, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 18, 2026