Eddie Palmieri – Unfinished Masterpiece Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi scans | Salsa, Latin Jazz 1975 Coco Records CLP 120 Titling an album “Unfinished Masterpiece” sort of confirms my suspicious that Eddie Palmieri wasn’t exactly humble, and a difficult, if admirably uncompromising artist to work with. His tendency to jump…
Willie Colon with Hector Lavoe & Yomo Toro – Asalto Navideño Vol.II Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | Art scans | Folk, Holiday, Salsa 2023 Craft Recordings || Orig.rel. 1973 Fania I wanted to get this post up before the holiday season passed, and I just *barely* made it — Jan. 6 is…
Johnny Pacheco – Pacheco At The N.Y. World’s Fair Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | FLAC | 300 dpi | Latin, Salsa 1964 Fania LP-326 || Mono gold label Because everything sucks right now except my record collection. Nothing provocative, depressing, nor spooky (this being Halloween and all) but rather uplifting and invigorating. This is…
This is a Latin rare groove classic, a mix of Latin Soul, boogaloo, and salsa dura from the great Ray Barretto. Whoever owned this before me obviously played the hell out of the title track.
The Joe Cuba Sextet – Bustin’ Out Vinyl rip in 24-bit/192 kHz | mp3 320 kbs & FLAC | Web scans | Latin, Salsa, Soul 1972 Tico Records CLP-1300 || Venezuelan Pressing, Bob Ludwig laquer Is “Put-Da-Din” the Latin American equivalent of “Je T’Aime Moi Non Plus”? Well, probably not, but maybe it could be….
La Sonora Matancera Super 100 Exitos Warner / Rhino / Peerless MCM 2851359 Made in Mexico Super 100 Éxitos, or is it 100 Super Éxitos? This is a 5-CD boxset with 100 tracks and no notes or booklet. Which is a shame because La Sonora Matancera is an institution whose inheritance the whole world has…
