Esta Vivo Grito Ella

Esta Vivo Grito Ella, catalog number SLIN 3460, is the official Argentine pressing of Alive She Cried, released in 1983 on Elektra through INTERDISC, fabricated and distributed locally by EMI ODEON S.A.I.C. The release carries the standard Elektra/Asylum copyright notice for the United States alongside the WEA International Inc. designation covering the rest of the world, placing this firmly within the broader international licensing structure of that period. What makes it immediately distinct from any North American or European copy is the fully Spanish-translated title and track listing, pressed specifically for the Argentine market.

The red Elektra labels are the first thing a collector notices when pulling the disc out of its sleeve, a familiar color scheme that aligns this pressing visually with other Elektra releases of the early 1980s while still carrying the local EMI ODEON manufacturing identity in the label text. The labels list all seven tracks using their Spanish-language titles, which is not a cosmetic choice but a deliberate localization decision applied consistently across the entire release. The sleeve itself follows the Alive She Cried cover design, though collectors should examine their copies carefully for any Argentine-specific printing variations in color saturation or text placement that can differ from the US original due to regional printing conditions and available materials at EMI ODEON's Argentine facilities in 1983. Argentinian pressings from this era can vary noticeably in vinyl weight and surface quality depending on the pressing plant's stock at the time, so playback quality across individual copies is not always uniform. The included insert is a genuine point of interest: it contains text and black-and-white photos, materials that give the release an added layer of collectibility beyond the disc itself. Inserts of this type, especially when printed in Spanish with regional editorial content, tend to go missing over the decades, so finding a copy with the insert intact significantly affects desirability. The overall physical presentation, red labels, localized sleeve, and photo insert, combines to make this a coherent regional artifact rather than a simple repress with a different sticker.

The track sequence matches the original Alive She Cried configuration across both sides, with Side One opening on Gloria, followed by Enciende Mi Fuego (Light My Fire) and Me Haces Sentir Verdadero (You Make Me Real). Side Two carries Texas Radio and The Big Beat, Amame Dos Veces (Love Me Two Times), Pequeño Gallo Rojo (Little Red Rooster), and Paseo A La Luz De La Luna (Moonlight Drive). The choice to translate every title into Spanish, including the more idiomatic ones, reflects the Argentine market's localization expectations of the period. Enciende Mi Fuego is particularly interesting given the long international history of that track; collectors who follow regional singles like the Light My Fire / The Crystal Ship release will recognize how consistently that song anchored Doors reissues and compilations throughout the 1980s. The live recordings on this album, drawn from various concert performances, carry the same source material as every other pressing of Alive She Cried, so the audio content itself is not regionally unique. What is regionally unique is the cultural and commercial context: this was how Argentine fans in 1983 received this material, through EMI ODEON's distribution network, in Spanish, on red-label Elektra vinyl. On Discogs, the release currently sits at 16 collectors who have it and 40 who want it, a want-to-have ratio that reflects genuine collector interest exceeding supply. That spread is meaningful. It suggests the copy count in active collector circulation is low enough that when one surfaces, it moves. Compared to the well-documented US pressings or the various European variants, Argentine Doors pressings from this era are simply harder to locate in solid condition outside of South America. For context on how The Doors' live catalog circulated during this period in different regional formats, the The Riot Show release offers an interesting parallel case of regionally distributed live material.

For collectors focused on The Doors' international pressing history, SLIN 3460 is a legitimate target. It is not a common reissue; the Discogs numbers confirm limited circulation in collector hands, and the fully Spanish-translated format with an intact photo insert makes it a distinctive regional artifact. If you are building a complete international survey of Alive She Cried variants, this Argentine EMI ODEON pressing belongs on the list. Condition of the insert matters as much as the vinyl here, so factor that into any purchase decision.