ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all I want to thank BMG/Argentina’s Carlos SanmartÃn (President) and Paula Kaminsky (Strategic Marketing) for their continuous support, encouragement and help. Our projects would have never materialized without them!
Another special thanks for BMG/Argentina’s Luis Herman (Archives Dept. & Sound Engineer), and all the BMG staff who always manage to make me feel at home.
Duval Dornelles of Videira, Brazil for his long time friendship. One of those collectors that knows what he’s talking about when it comes to records. My Brazilian Elvis record collection would not be as it is without him. Thanks, Duval!
I also want to thank my South-American friends and vinyl lovers for their friendship and help over the last decades. Argentina: Daniel Allevato, Andrea Balbiano, Pepe & Verónica Bianchi, Fernando Blanco, Ester Blajer, Pablo Borraspardo, Daniel Colao, Telmo & Julián Carranza, Gonzalo Corral, Marcelo del RÃo, “Chiche†De Luca, Daniel Demárcico, Oscar D’Onofrio, Edgardo Fiore, Marcelo Gasió, Fernando Goin, Eduardo Gómez Kodela, Carlos González VizcaÃno, Beatriz Lucente, Ariel Llorente, Carlos Manzur, Luis & Alejandra Musa, Jorge Muschietti, Elena Pereira, Marisa RamÃrez, Gustavo Rial, Marcelo Sanjuan, Johnny Tedesco, and Julio Trasande. Brazil: Marcelo Costa, Edoardo Gressler, Oscar “Boxi†RodrÃguez and Dimitrios Varellis. Chile: Antonio Alamo, Hugo Bravo, Sergio Fuentes Morales, Guillermo Reinoso and Mario Silva. Peru: Ricardo Bolaños and “Tito†Delgado. Uruguay: Omar Facelli, Hamlet “Coco†Faux (a.k.a. Danny Faux), Hugo “el Gallo Cantorâ€, Alberto Lastra, Nelson Marvin, Fernando Pau and Jorge Recuero.
And last, but not least, Eduardo Moor. He introduced me to the Internet world and he not only has done a magnificent job at our www.elvis.com.ar website, but he has worked very hard on the graphic design of this book as well. Webmaster supreme!!! Thanks, Eduardo!
Carlos R. Ares
ares@elvis.com.ar
