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in March 1988. Already at that time the group was the most important Latin
American pop/rock group. Soon after, Gustavo Cerati decided to hire Carlos Alomar as an artistic producer; a musician, composer and producer among the most influential in the United States. Carlos Alomar prepared a structured
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is unusual in that it consists of a photograph taken vertically (3:4). The photo is taken in black and white. In it, the three members of the band are seen posing on different planes or angles, similar to the cover of the debut album, Soda Stereo, where that idea was also presented, although this
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Doble Vida marked the end of the first stage of Soda Stereo, which consisted of an exotic image, and paved the way for the band's maturity. In addition, it was during the promotional tour that they decided to resign from
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First they recorded the bases, playing all the musicians together, something that
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