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Latin & Cuban LPs 45s 78s CDs

The Word: See the top of the Latin 1 page for an introduction.

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Mongo Santamaria y Amigos [Mongo]; Fantasy F-3291; red vinyl N-/E- $40 -- Afro-Cuban; w/Aguabella, Willie Bobo, Modesto Duran, Armando Peraza, Emil Richards, Carlos Vidal, Paul Horn, Cal Tjader..; fantastic!--in its day the ultimate Latin percussion album & still a majestic group of the gods; easily his best early Fantasy LP, here all original (inner sleeve too) & in nice shape (extremely scarce as such); Afro Blue, Bata, Meta Rumba, Rezo, Onyaye, Chano Pozo, Los Conguitos, Mazacote..

Mongo Santamaria: Sabroso!; Fantasy F-8058 (1987 OJC-281 REISSUE) N-/N S $15 -- when it comes to early Fantasy LPs, it always pays to get the reissue (early Fantasy originals are never noise-free); nice jacket!

Mongo Santamaria: El Pussy Cat; Columbia CS-9098; N/N S $25 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; a smokin' classic!!!; 2nd jacket (Mongo rather than dancer) but purrfect!; El Pussy Cat, Afro Lypso, Ah Ha, Together, Ritmo Negro, La Gitana, Cuidado, Sarai, Hammer Head, Black-Eyed Peas

Mongo Santamaria: La Bamba; Columbia CS-9175; N-/E S $20 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; of the earlier Columbia LPs, this is the smoker; Do It To It is an obscure killer; several others great too: Watermelon Man, Streak O'Lean, Ricky Tick, Coconut Milk, Fatback, Summertime..

Mongo Santamaria: Hey! Let's Party; Columbia CL-2473; 1st/deep groove E+/N- $30 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz/Latin; all-star players, classic record, scarce mono 1st press!; Walk On By, I Got You (I Feel Good), In the Mood, Baila Dance, Louie Louie, Satisfaction, Hey!, Call Me, El Bikini, Shotgun

Mongo Santamaria: Hey! Let's Party; Columbia CS-9273; E/E S $15 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz/Latin; all-star players; Walk On By, I Got You (I Feel Good), In the Mood, Baila Dance, Louie Louie, Satisfaction, Hey!, Call Me, El Bikini, Shotgun

Mongo Santamaria Explodes at the Village Gate; Columbia CS-9570; V+/E+ S $15 -- Latin jazz/Latin soul; terrific, classic, essential live set featuring Hubert Laws, Rodgers Grant, Ray Maldonaldo all cooking & getting far away from standard pop covers; dynamite 10-minute "Afro Blue" (up there with Wali & the Afro Caravan & Dee Dee Bridgewater's versions) & super African fantasy "Elephant Pants"; further great stuff: Philadelphia, Juan Jose, Bloodshot, Yes it Do, Mongoettes, Springtime, No More

Mongo Santamaria: Mongomania; Columbia CS-9412; "1A" press! E+/N- S $25 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; great, scarce later one!; I Wanna Know, Mongo-Nova, Old Clothes, The Goose, Mongo's Boogaloo, Bossa-Negra, Funny Man, Melons..

Mongo Santamaria Mongo '70; Atlantic SD-1567; 1970; cutout N-/N- S $20 -- Latin/soul jazz/funk; a bargain yet it's his best, at least for DJs, thanks to Neal Creque, Marty Sheller, Eric Gale..; Windjammer, March of the Panther, Night Crawler, The Whistler, Adobo Criollo, Mo' Do', Grass Roots, Look Away..

Mongo Santamaria: Mongo's Way; Atlantic SD-1581; 1971; cutout N/N S $30 -- Latin soul/soul jazz/funk; his last for the label is terrific! (ideal for DJs); Afro Walk, Congo Blue, Listen Here, Tell It, The Letter, Geechee Girl, Sometimes Bread, Saoco, Feathered Lane, Hippo Walk

Mongo Santamaria: Afro-Indio; Vaya XVS-38; 1975; N/N- S $30 (or N-/E+ S $25, specify) -- Latin funk/Latin disco; gorgeous jacket & hip!; his last great/essential LP & one of the nicest things on Vaya; Lady Marmalade(!), Funk Down, Creepin', Funk Up, Mambomongo, Los Indios..

Monguito Santamaria: On Top; Fania SLP-338; GOLD V+/V S $30 -- Latin soul; best of his legendary 3 LPs for the label & one of the very best Fania Latin-soul LPs (insanely good); good for Latin-jazz fans too; plenty of distracting pops but if you can stand some fireside effect, it's a very nicely priced killer

Monguito Santamaria: Hey Sister; Fania LP-361; N/V+ shrink $250 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz/Latin; perfect, uncut jacket (need an upgrade?) still in the shrink wrap!; disc looks great, plays fine except some scratches & a press bump on Side 2 (even there, audible flaws limited mostly to the dismissable ballad "Soy Tu Ley"); one of the rarest Fanias, desirable especially for the funky title track

Lalo Schifrin: Piano Espanol--The Magic Touch of Lalo, his Piano, & Orchestra; Roulette/Tico LP-1070; 1959; black deep groove E+/N S $60 -- Lalo's historic first LP is rare & incredible!; tremendous Latin w/all the touches of jazz & exotica you find in his best later work (though obviously unlike his funky STs of the following decades); far better than the equally scarce Roulette LP "Lalole" too!; Jungle Fantasy, Hulablues, Caravan, El Cumbanchero, My Shawl, The Breeze & I..

Lalo Schifrin: Che! ST; Tetragrammaton T-5006; E/N- S $25 -- Latin; terrific original music combines Cuban (tres & percussion) w/Bolivian sounds (in tribute to iconic revolutionary hero Che Guevara's last two campaigns); just check out the partial list of superstars playing on this thing: Francisco Aguabella, Mongo Santamaria, Chino Valdez, Armando Peraza, Jose Mangual, Bill Plummer, Kaskara, Bud Shank, Julio Collazo..

Orquesta Sensacion: Cha Cha Cha; Montilla/Puchito MLP-504; blue label, deep groove E-/V+ $20 -- Cuban; great group, great album; the real deal from Cuba!

Al Stephano & his Trio: Mambo Bongo Bash!; Tops L-1722; black label, deep groove E+/E shrink $20 -- Latin jazz/piano; groovy jacket; Mambo #5, Times Square Mambo, Mambo Indio, Perfidia, Anabacoa, Mambo Falcon, Bongo Bash..

Don Swan: Latino Vol. 2; Liberty LRP-3161; E-/N- $15 -- West Coast Latin/Latin jazz, quite varied; particularly desirable for the jacket--famously from the same photo shoot as Martin Denny's Latin Village LP; Tico Tico, La Furiosa, Nunca, Stompin' at the Savoy, Oh Senora, Hooray for Hollywood, Anna, Greensleeves..

Pete Terrace: My One & Only Love; Roulette/Tico SLP-1057; black deep groove V+/E+ S $25 -- Latin jazz/vibes; terrific set that looks like it would be all romantic sleepers, but no, it has uptempo smokers too!; Chanchullo, Muchacha, Guaguanco in New York, Domitila..

Pete Terrace: Cole Porter in Latin America; Roulette/Tico/Forum SF-9041; 1960; deep groove N/N- shrink S $30 -- rare as the dickens on Tico itself (particularly stereo), but here otherwise ideal (heavy vinyl/same sound!) at a super low price

Pete Terrace: Viejos pero Buenos (Oldies but Goodies); Colpix CP-432; deep groove E/E $50 -- rare; mainly standards (big hits by Perez Prado, artists on Mardi Gras, etc.) but w/some exciting cuts ("Umo/Smoke" and "A La La E)" that are more typical of his best mambo jazz for Tico; Cerezo Rosa, Adela, Rico Vacilon, El Baion, Poco Pelo, Domitila, La Mucura, Jamaiguino, Que Rico El Mambo..

Pete Terrace: El Nuevo; Scepter SS-539; cutout N/N shrink ES $100 -- Latin soul/Latin/vibes; can't beat the condition, inside & out!; Louie Louie, It's Not Unusual, 88th St. Blues, Acabando, Garbage Can Frug, Shangri-La, Yo No Se, Yague, Oyeme Maria, Arriba Chico..

Pete Terrace: King of the Boogaloo; Alshire/Somerset SF-31400; 1967; deep groove E+/V+ S $30 -- very exciting, live (& how!) boogaloo set is a major party album; also loved for the great, mod, discotheque jacket scene!; tho not the scarcest Latin-soul title, what IS very rare is an uncut, perfect original still in the shrink--collector quality all the way; except as noted, tunes are all originals by Pete Terrace-Marty Sheller-Marty Wilson; El Pito (Joe Cuba-Sabater), Bang Bang (Joe Cuba), You're Looking Good, Boogaloo Lou, Oh Yeah (Sabater), Do the Boogaloo, No! No! No!, At the Party (Hector Rivera!), It's Boogaloo Time, D.M. Boogaloo, I'm Gonna Make It, Here Comes Pete

Pete Terrace: P.T.; Mio International MCS-1004; sealed(!) S $250 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; impossibly rare LP on the mambo-vibist/boogaloo-hero's own label; about 1/2 of the 10 tunes are Latin-soul originals/rarities (some with mod organ!!!) in the style of the "King of the Boogaloo" LP (not so rare) & his other Mio LP (definitely rare); rest is great Latin-jazz mambos (1 bolero)--even better for the Latin/Latin jazz collector; Deadalus, Hi!, Walkin', Zee Pee, Mio, Now, Carmela, What, Fiebre de tu Amor, ARW

Tico All-Stars: Descargas at the Village Gate Vol. 1: Tico LP-1135; orange E/E $25 -- famous, terrific, lively live set w/Chocolate Armenteros, Ray Barretto, Cachao, Candido, Joe Cuba, Johnny Pacheco, Charlie Palmieri, Eddie Palmieri, Victor Paz, Chino Pozo, Tito Puente, Barry Rogers, Jimmy Sabater..; "Guajira Controversial" is a side-long boogaloo-descarga; Side 2: Cargasy y Descargas, Barguino

Tico All-Stars: Descargas at the Village Gate Vol. 3: Tico LP-1155; orange deep groove E/N- $30 -- Descarga de Contrabajos, Descarga Bugaloo, Descarga Pompo

Cal Tjader's Latin-jazz LPs -- see jazz

Toro; Coco CLP-106; 1975; 1st press E-/E+ S $75 -- Latin rock/Latin funk; prod. Harvey Averne & w/Larry Harlow, it's perhaps the very best of all hip Latin-rock LPs (rarer & better than Macondo) & one of the great rarities on Coco; complete w/Moog & Scottie (as heard earlier on Averne's rare Xmas boogaloo single); on heavy vinyl--terrific deep bass!; Ramona, Small Folk Reservation, Fields of Laughter, Falling in Love, Like the Sun (NYC), Michaela, Cabo Rojo, Nena, Going to Borinquen

Ozzie Torrens & his Exciting Orchestra: Boogaloo in Apartment 41; Decca DL-74830; N/N shrink S $300 (or mono DL-4830 cutout N/N- shrink $200, specify) -- Latin soul; legendary groover made at the direction of Symphony Sid's son but really all stars jamming on popular tunes as well as great originals; one of the most desired Latin-soul LPs and one of the biggies in the coveted Decca series; w/Louie Ramirez, Manny Corchado, Manny Duran, Charlie Palmieri, Richard Marin..; nothing but perfection for your first-rate collection!; These Boots are Made.., Cool Jerk, Day Tripper, Mia's Boogaloo, Way Out Mambo, Ozzaboo, Boogaloo in Apt. 41..

Joe Torres: Get Out of My Way (jacket: Latino Con Soul); Liberty/World Pacific WP-1857; E/N- $100 (or V+/V+ $45, specify) -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; mostly instrumental; totally swinging, one-off rarity by West Coast timbalero Torres; those who've "heard it all" in NY Latin soul & Latin jazz should pounce on this California killer!; mostly originals & with a great sound DJs will love; Get Out of My Way, Sunny, Devil Eyes, Oba!, Nightwalk, Eleanor Rigby, Soul Cha, Yo Sali, In a Greasy Bag, La Bruja Negra

Rene Touzet & his Orchestra: Dinner in Havana; RCA Victor LPM-1016; copyright 1954; deep groove E-/E $25 -- one of his earliest, distinguished by being on Victor & a top entry in the "Dinner" series; more unusual is the orchestra (strings, flute, even nice touches like whistling); very affecting & romantic; jacket even offers a recipe for Picadillo a la Criolla; mainly now-lesser-known classics plus evergreens Siboney & La Comparsa

Rene Touzet & the Cha Cha Rhythm Boys: All Time Cha Cha Cha & Merengue Hit Parade; Fiesta FLP-1210; yellow deep groove N-/E- $25 -- rare (early one on very desirable old NY label); Los Marcianos, Compadre Pedro Juan, Nicolasa, Rico Vacilon, El Marinero, La Enganadora..

Rene Touzet: From Broadway to Havana; GNP-22; white-label deep groove E+/E $40 -- one of his early best & scarcest; w/Jack Costanzo & other luminaries; original "Leo's Mambo" is the standout jazz-mambo, while "El Loco Cha Cha" is proto-Latin-soul

Rene Touzet & Orchestra: Cha Cha Cha for Lovers; GNP-29; white label, deep groove E+/E+ $35 -- one of his early best; Mambo Inn, Moon Over Miami, Lover's Cha Cha Cha, Danza Negra, Besame Mucho, Ticklish Mambo, Desconfianza, Oye Lo Que Tiene el Mambo..

Rene Touzet, his Piano, Voices, & Orchestra: Pachanga Differente!; GNP-61; N/N shrink S $45 -- one of his best (both "Pachanga" volumes are great, not at all like most earlier charanga-pachanga dreck); not all pachanga (2 great son montunos, more); features Hector Rivera, Aguabella, Chino Pozo, Olguita, Johnny Rodriguez..; uncut, perfect, stereo

Rene Touzet: Greatest Latin Hits; GNPS-74; E/N- S $25 -- compilation; welcome retrospective providing stereo versions; Tea for Two, Cherry Pink, Poinciana, Siboney, La Pachanga, Mambo Inn, Besame Mucho, The Breeze & I, Perfidia, Malaguena, Peanut Vendor, Virgen de la Macarena

Rene Touzet, his Piano, & Orchestra: Touzet Goes to the Movies; GNP-81; deep groove N/N- shrink $35 -- great later one; "featuring 4 bossa novas"; Invitation, Exodus, El Cid, Baby Elephant Walk..

Rene Touzet: The Best of; GNP-2000; white-label promo E/N $35 -- 14 classic cuts (WOW!): Julie is Her Name, Mi Guajira (proto-boogaloo from 1961 or so!), Flamingo (exotic, vocal!), Lawrence of Arabia (exotic!), El Loco Cha Cha, La Pachanga, Manhattan, El Cid, Midnight Sun, Ticklish Mambo..

Teddy Trinidad: Siempre Conmigo; Teca LIS-715; deep groove cutout E+/N S $90 -- top artist backed by the great Julio Gutierrez; rare LP/label (he also had a rare LP or two on Fania but this one's the best by far!) w/gorgeous color Teca inner sleeve; 4 uptempo, swinging, mod groovers (essential, at least to the extent anyone else would know about them) + 6 top ballads; "La Primavera" even features a Chipmunks-esque break, a la Renato Carosone!

Bebo Valdes: Cuban Dance Party; Everest SDBR-1057; 1959; E/E- S $75 -- Latin/Latin jazz; its rarity, the intriguing jacket (dancer upon a "26 Julio" Castro cap), & the great Bebo Valdes (recently rediscovered by mainstream jazzbos & NPR) should be ample, but what really makes this record sensational is "Ita Morreal"--a tremendous, exciting, unbelievably rare "scat" vocal! (uptempo Latin jazz--wilder than Dizzy Gillespie and Machito in a fever!); Everest is always hard to find, but when it plays and looks well, and is in stereo, it's truly a treasure; seize the day!; Babalu, El Cumbanchero, Habana, El Manisero, Cha Cha #1, Cha Cha #3, Sasauma, Aquellos Ojos Verdes..

Carlos "Patato" Valdez: Bata y Rumba; Latin Percussion Ventures LPV-586; 1980; N-/N- S $60 -- scarce one in the great Martin Cohen series by the master percussionist; obviously, hearing Patata on da bata is like winning da latta...ry; a true score for the collector and fan

Miguelito Valdes w/Machito & his Afro-Cubans: Bim Bam Boom--An Album of Cuban Rhythms 10"; Decca DL-5113; (c)1949; deep groove E-/V+ $50 -- Afro-Cuban; classic rare set w/2 cuts by Chano Pozo(!); marks & noise throughout (as usual w/10" LPs) but well worth it; dramatic jacket!; Bim Bam Boom, Carambu, Rica Pulpa, Zarabanda, Nague, Drume Negrita, Oye Negra, Sensemaya

Miguelito Valdes: Inolvidables; Verve V6-5036; deep groove cutout N-/N- S $20 -- Afro-Cuban; vocal, excellent, classic; very welcome return of the greatest vocalist of Latin's classic (pre-1950) era; arranged & conducted by the late, great Chico O'Farrill; songs by Afro-Cuban heavies Valdes, Chano Pozo, Rafael Hernandez, Silvestre Mendez..; Guaguanco Africano, Negra Leono, Arinanara-Nague, Quimbamba, El Limpiabotas, Zarabanda, No Negrita No, Tambo..

Bobby Valentin: Let's Turn On/Arrebatarnos; Fania SLP-343; GOLD V+/V+ S $200 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz; 1 of his 3 legendary smokers, loaded w/killer cuts: Use it Before You Lose It (we say: buy it before you miss it!), Yo, Pa' Eso Bebes, Keep the Faith, Yambu, Boogaloo y Shingaling, Margarito, Descarga en Mozambique, Funky Big Feet, Ki Ki Ri Ki; plenty of wear/marks but plays very well (noise in the dead wax but the music is nearly noiseless); jacket not too shabby

[Bobby Valentin as] Roberto y su Nuevo Montuno: El Yerbero del Barrio; Fania/International SLP-446; 1976; sealed S $60 -- flawless & rare!; Virazon, El Yerbero del Barrio, Montuno Dulzon, Mi Corazon Te Llama, Nacio Pa' Mi, Cafe (famous Arsenio/Eddie Palmieri tune!), San Lazaro, Corazon Fragil

Dioris Valladares: Con Pimiento; Musicor MS-6040; 1968; 1st press V/E+ S $30 -- Latin soul/cumbia/merengue/Latin; the "King of the Merengue" (#1 Dominican singer/bandleader of his day) tackles Latin soul & more in this rarity prod. by Al Santiago; for Latin-soul types, there's a great version of "Pata Pata," the son montuno "Como Esta Mi Conuco," & "Yo Bailo El Boogaloo" (merengue-boogaloo); first-rate merengue & cumbia will appeal to Valladares fans (which all should be); priced low for worn/defaced jacket but disc is sound

Johnny Zamot: Tell It Like It Is; Decca DL-74945; V+/E S $300 (or mono DL-4945 AUTOGRAPHED white-label promo E+/N $400, specify) -- Latin soul; canta Manny Roman; wildman Zamot's greatest LP is also the best all-around Latin-soul LP (has some very tough competition but we stand by the nomination, and how); whole thing is strong as can be (a smorgasbord for DJs) but still we just have to single out the legendary masterpiece, "You Dig"--a wildly swinging, dirty-sax-infused, Mark Weinstein-penned, hipper-than-hipster's, quintessential, rare-groove Latin-soul anthem: "Make the scene...if you know what I mean...take a trip...if you wanna be hip...ya DIG?"

Milton Zapata: Viva Zapata; Speed SS-107; N-/N- S $200 (or E/E $150, specify) -- Latin soul/Latin jazz/salsa; one of the best on the tiny, short-lived, entirely awesome Speed label (& only the original LPs have GREAT SOUND!); dir. by Bobby Marin; highly desirable for the killer title descarga (nearly 7 mins.) as well as most of the other 7 cuts, which feature great singing & arrangements; Aqui Llego Zapata, Miltons Jala Jala, What a Fool, Aninere, Sweet Soul Music, Agua Sala, So Good

Eduardo Zurita: Para los enamorados (Vol. 10); Remo LPR-1596; E/E S $25 -- cumbia; w/Charlie Palmieri; man, this guy is terrific, like Hugo Blanco (no harp, tho); we love everything he does (this LP is a strong favorite), & there's no stronger endorsement from the NYC Latin (Puerto Rican) community than Charlie Palmieri's participation; these never turn up anywhere but NYC, and they're very scarce there

Latin: Various Artist (Compilation) LPs

Uncredited: Misa Santeria-Vaudou a Cuba/Voodoo in Cuba; Riviera 521.107; import N-/N- S $30 -- Santero; rec. & prod. by Maurice Bitter; Urulua, Obatala, Oya, Chant Congo, Chant du Rite Congo, Yevaya, Baba Lou Aye, Chant Congo

Various: 12 Top Tunes 1967; Roulette/Tico TRLP-1163; 1967; E/E+ S $75 -- Latin Soul/Latin; rare, stellar compilation of smash hits on Tico/Alegre (ideal for DJs & collectors alike); prod. Pancho Cristal for NY's WBNX; jacket back depicts all 12 of the LPs from which these tunes are drawn; Pete Rodriguez-I Like it Like That, Tito Puente-Fat Mama, Joe Cuba Sextet-Bang Bang!, Ricardo Ray-Richie's Jala Jala, Charlie Palmieri-Boogaloo Mania (terrific & rare!), Eddie Palmieri-Tirandote Flores, La Lupe/Tito Puente-Oriente, Celio Gonzalez-La Primera Piedra, Ismael Rivera/Cortijo-Arrecotin Arrecotin, Celia Cruz-Bravo, Hugo Leonel Vacarro-Yo Que No Vivo Sin Ti, Los Chavales de Espana-Hablemos del Amor

Various: Canciones Mi Mama No Me Enseno/Spanish Songs Mama Never Taught Me; Roulette/Tico SLP-1111; orange E+/E+ $50 -- Latin; some of the rarest music by Tico's top artists: Joe Cuba Sextet, Miguelito Valdes, Tito Puente, Machito, Graciela; collectors take note: "Si Si No No" is the ONLY cut drawn from another LP!

Various: Mas Canciones Mi Mama No Me Enseno/More Spanish Songs Mama Never Taught Me; Roulette/Tico SLP-1120; orange E+/E+ $50 -- Latin; some of the rarest music by Tico's top artists: Joe Cuba Sextet, Miguelito Valdes, Tito Puente, Machito, Graciela; collectors take note: none of these cuts appears on any other LP!

Various: Charanga; Seeco/Tropical TRLP-5182; N-/N- shrink $30 -- Cuban; Orq. America, Estrellas Cubanas, Celia Cruz, Hermanos Ferreira, Celio Gonzalez, Carlos Argentino; as if the rare music weren't enough, jacket art features a sensational nude dancing to a flautist in silhouette!

Various: Cotique All Time Smashes [Vol. 1]; Cotique C-1017; 1968/1966-68 cutout E+/N- $75 (or E-/V+ $35, specify) -- Latin soul; compilation of the top artists' hip, funky, Latin-soul killers from the label's prime: Johnny Colon-You Gotta Love Me, Judy Part 2, Boogaloo Blues; New Swing Sextette-Monkey See Monkey Do; TnT Boys-Mr.s Slick; Lebron Bros.-Funky Blues, Let's Get Stoned; Joey Pastrana-Riki Chi, Rumors

Various: Cotique Golden Goodies [Vol. 1]; Cotique C-1016; 1968/1966-68 cutout E/E $75 -- Latin soul; compilation--early & rarer than many of the individual LPs; unlike the "Cotique All-Time Smashes" comps which feature English titles, here it's 8 superior, hot, rare, GREAT titles in Spanish; Johnny Colon-Oyelo/Mira Ven Aca/Guantanamera, New Swing Sextette-Mira Mama, Johnny Rivera-La Tequila Llego, TnT Boys-Borinquen Bella, Lebron Bros.-El Cantante, Joey Pastrana-Riki Chi

Various: Full House; Mardi Gras LP-5018; deep groove N/V+ $15 -- Latin; compilation; 2 cuts each by La Playa Sextet (Luna Yumurina, Feeding the Chickens), Joe Cuba, Al Castellanos (Merenguara, Mambo in Coruna), Johnny Conquet, Sonny Rossi

Various: Hi-C Presents the Cotique All Stars Associated Artists; Cotique Hi-C 1; 1968; (jacket: "The Makers of Hi-C Fruit Drinks Present 'In the Latin Flavor/Sabor Latino'") V+/E- S $60 -- Latin soul; George Goldner did a few promo deals & this is the most glorious--probably the best original Latin-soul compilation ever & an ideal introduction to the great Cotique label (essential also for Cotique completists--jacket features rare photos of the all stars); drawn from rare, early LPs, several of which are impossible to find now; Machito (Ahora Si--stereo!), Johnny Colon (Boogaloo Blues--2:50 version), TnT Boys (The Meditation, Sabre Olvidar), Joey Pastrana (Bien Dulce), New Swing Sextette (Vente Pa Ya), Johnny Rivera (La Tequila Llego), Lebron Bros. (Summertime Blues, Jala Jala Otra Vez, Borinquen Bella), Chollo Rivera (I Could Never Hurt You Girl)

Various: Latin Fiesta; Guest Star 1422; E+/E+ $15 -- what's really special about this budget-label sleeper (good record that few know about!) is that, along with nice, scarce cha cha cha & mambo by major stars, you get a couple of real killers that otherwise are found only on Tico collectors items; well worth it just for Alfredito's "Timbales" & Tito Puente's "Swingin' Mambo" & "Basic Cha Cha," but you also get Machito's "Answer Me Cha Cha" & Tito Rodriguez' "Chen Chere En Guma"

Various: Latin Jazz Dance Classics Vol. 2; Ubiquity/Cubop CBLP-010; 1997; N/N S $15 -- Latin jazz; great rarities drawn from Fantasy's vaults: Aguabella (Shirley's Guaguanco), Pucho (Heat), Freddy McCoy (Spider Man--title track of his rarest LP!), Tjader (Manuel Deeghit--live, from the scarce "Bits & Pieces" LP), Barretto (Exodus), Amalbert/Latin Jazz Quintet (Out of this World), Bellson/De los Reyes (Salsa en Cinco)

Various: Puchito Dance Sampler; Montilla/Puchito H8-OP-4700; blue deep groove N-/E+ $30 -- classic compilation/sampler of the Cuban greats; the individual LPs are incredibly rare; while this original comp is less scarce, just try to find a comparable copy at this price--top shape!; Orq. Riverside, Armando Orefiche, Chappotin (Arsenio's cohort), Napoleon, Bola Sete, Orq. Melodias del 40, Orq. Loyola

Various: Recordando a Arsenio; Tico LP-1231; E/E+ S $40 -- excellent tribute to the master, Arsenio Rodriguez (biggest influence on the entire NY Latin world) w/your favorite Tico All Stars: Eddie Palmieri, Ray Barretto, Joe Cuba, Jimmy Sabater, Cortijo, Celia Cruz, Tony Pabon; a scarce & very special record--no excuse for it still being here--get it!

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Latin: Original 45s & EPs

45s mailed FREE! (see below for 78s & CDs)

The Word: Funky Latin soul & Fania hits, also classic, rare, NY Latin from the '50s & early '60s.

One G Plus Three: Summertime/Poquito Soul; Gordo 705; N- $50 -- LA Latin funk (like El Chicano or even Funk, Inc.); it's 3 Chicanos (guitar/drum/percussion) led by gringo Randy Thomas on organ; both sides great for DJs (funky drums, fits right in with the very best El Chicano or Funk, Inc.) but unknown to most -- rare groove!

Alfredito [Teenagers Dance Chop Suey Mambo] EP; RCA Victor EPA-4201; 1st/only E/E+ $75 -- Latin vibes; one of the rarest Alfredito items & unknown even to many Alfredito completists; you do need it, as at least some of the tunes are unavailable any other way (neither as singles nor on the RCA/Rainbow LPs); so what's the story with the "Teenagers Dance" packaging?--evidently Victor figured "oriental Latin" could be a good novelty sound for mainstream youth (typical major-label mishandling of great Latin); Chop Suey Mambo, Cha Cha Cha (Mi Musica Es Para Ti--Rene Touzet), Cha Cha His Majesty, Las Muchachitas del Cha Cha Cha

Mario Allison y su Combo: Bamba Cure/Louie Louie; J&G 8063; N- $40 -- Latin soul/Latin jazz (guaracha/boogaloo) by UK act; Louie Louie cover features good horn solos (better than the Pete Terrace version, for instance)

Fabian Andre: Rumbas Vol. 1; Fiesta FEP-1001 (Bembelem, Rumor Tropical, Magdalena, Pokeron) AND:
Fabian Andre: Rumbas Vol. 2; Fiesta FEP-1004 (La Perrita, El Marijuano, Latin Magic, El Conejo Flojo) $20 (both in E-/E- shape)

The Harvey Averne Dozen: The Micro Mini/My Dream; Atlantic 2505; 1968; E+ $40 -- Latin soul/sweet soul; from the great Viva Soul LP, the 7" is even more of a rare prize; A-side is the uptempo swinger (one of the LP's 2 best cuts); B-side is a ballad for the sweet-soul crowd

Harvey Averne: Come Back Baby/Stand; Fania 518; N- $30 -- Latin soul/funky vibes from the totally hip & rare LP "Brotherhood"; both sides a stone groove & of course "Stand" is the Sly & Family Stone hit, done very well!

The Harvey Averne Band: Let's Get it Together this Christmas (Averne)/Christmas Song (Mel Torme); Fania 551; white-label promo E $50 -- Latin soul/Christmas A-side a great funky boogaloo vocal in English; B-side multi-tempo vibes-rock w/barking "Scottie Dog" (who appears later on the awesome "Toro" LP!); impossibly rare & not on any LP!!!; all pressings seem to have have slight noise (hardly noticeable except on B-side), but it's clean/unplayed, recently recovered store stock--last one!

Joe Bataan: Uptown/Obatala; Fania 483; N $35 -- Latin soul; as new tho w/some rub wear on the B-side label; from 1972's incredibly rare (& terrific!) Poor Boy LP--single's also very scarce!

Joe Bataan: Shaft/El Regreso; Fania 595; E+ $30 -- Bataan...Bataan is the man...Joe Bataan!

Joe Bataan: Latin Strut/Peace, Friendship, & Solidarity; Mericana M-7157; 1974; 1st press N $30 -- Latin soul; unplayed & in the original Mericana sleeve (released also as a Victor single, oddly enough)

Joe Cain: Easter Parade (Cha-Cha-Cha)/Alexander's Ragtime Band (Samba); Seeco 6020; white-label promo N $15

Candido: Madrid/Back to Back (Belly to Belly); Tico T-470; white-label promo N $25 -- top stuff (A-side co-written w/Puente; B-side calypso-jazz) from the great, scarce "Brujerias de Candido/Candido's Latin McGuffa's Dust" LP

Johnny Colon: Boogaloo Blues Parts 1 & 2; Cotique CO-108; E+ $20 -- Latin soul; smash hit mentions hippies, LSD, whatnot; a classic, laidback, stone groover for that Latin-soul jukebox of the gods

Xavier Cugat: Rock Moruno/Rock of the Hours (based on Dance of the Hours); RCA Victor 47-7615; N $20 -- Latin rock/exotic rock; bird sounds on Rock Moruno; not on LP & much better than anything else he did for Victor

Orquesta Egrem EP; Areito EP 7015; small-hole center E S $25 -- Cuban/strings/mod; instrumental, rare, good tho made for export; orchestra led by Juan Pablo Torres; En el Sendero de Mi Vida/Siboney, Quiereme Mucho/Amorosa Guajira

Esquivel: Whatchamacallit/I Feel Merely Marvelous; --7" 45--; RCA Victor 47-7462; N $40 (or E $30, specify) -- wordless chorus; the A-side is one of his 2 or 3 greatest hits from an LP, but it's prized even more for the rare, non-LP B-side

Esquivel & his Sonorama Orchestra: Amor/Nocturnal --7" 45--; RCA Victor 47-6008 (Record Prevue P-499-7); 1957; white-label promo E+ $20 ppd. -- recorded in Mexico; rare & superior to his later stereo/US LP works; that's right, "Sonorama"--something you won't find on his LPs

Latin-Esque EP (Compact 33 rpm); RCA Victor VLP-2418; 1962 (Latin-Esque, Cachito, La Paloma, Jungle Drums, Estrellita, Carioca) in Pepsi picture sleeve E+ S $75 -- very rare format in equally scarce Pepsi "Music for Those Who Think Young" sleeve; intense Stereo Action for the jukebox of the gods!

Pepe Fernandez: C-Rations & Corn Bread/Havin' Fun; ABC/20th Century Fox 45-6685; white-label promo N- $60 -- Latin soul; thought to be a 1-off available only on 45, if not promo-only; prod. Jackie Mills; a rare, fun, smokin', stone gas in the live, boogaloo-party mode (like At the Party, Hey Leroy, Les McCann or Eddie Cano), w/a looser descarga-esque B-side (both sides great)

Gilberto Sextet: Good Lovin'/Please Don't Stop; Cotique CO-103; 1966; promo(!!!) N $40 -- Latin soul/vibes; wow!; from the very first Cotique LP (The Groovy Sounds of the Gilberto Sextet; Cotique C-1001), it's the Rascals hit & one of Gilberto Cruz's own; perfect-promo-hot-rare!

Harlem River Drive: Idle Hands (Pt. 1)/mono; Roulette R-7116; promo N-* S/M $40 -- from the classic, monster, soul-jazz LP by Eddie Palmieri, it's the first nearly 4 minutes in stereo (rare enough on 45) & (rarer still) mono!; *label slightly torn on 1 side, otherwise gorgeous

Eartha Kitt & Perez Prado: Fredy/Sweet & Gentle; RCA Victor 47-6138; 1958 (w/Perez Prado) N $20

Machito: Tibiri Tabara/Quimbombo; Tico 361; E+ $18

Sabu Martinez Trio: Jag Vill Tro/(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay; Mallwax MAL-5003; 1968; E- S $150 -- jazz (not Latin); his only 45, made when fresh off the plane in Sweden, also the only instance of "Sabu Martinez Trio"; Jukebox-of-the-Gods rare & even stereo!

Alfredo Mendez Dance Orchestra: La Enganadora/Silver Star; SMC Pro-Arte 1323; E+ $15 -- legendary label, clean, cheap!

Alfredo Mendez Dance Orchestra: Chivirico/Quien Sera?; SMC Pro-Arte 1324; N- $18 -- legendary label, clean, cheap!

Monchito & his Mambo Royals EP; Fiesta FEP-102; E+/E+ $20 -- classic Latin from the 2nd Fiesta LP, very scarce! nice photo of congo/hands; strong cuts lead each side; Pedro Pablo, Doin' the Cha Cha Cha, Merengue Glide, Merry Merengue

Ralfi Pagan: Negrona/Mi Camaco; Fania 568; N- $25 -- Latin/sweet soul; 2 tunes from the super-rare original version of With Love/Con Amor LP (recommended w/the revised version of the LP above)

Tito Puente: Mambo on Broadway EP; RCA Victor EPB-3164; 2-disc gatefold E-/E+ $50 -- the early killer/classic; loud, proud, & a total smoker!; rare as the dickens in top shape & original/hi-fi (the 10" never is & the 12" reissue is very scarce); all 8 tunes as on the 10"; Ran Kan Kan, Cao-Cao Mani Picao, El Baile del Pinguino, Picadillo..

Tito Puente: Mambos EP; Tico EP 32; V+/E- $50 -- mambo/vibes; rare!; Philadelphia Mambo, The Carioca, 1626 Madison Avenue, Cool Mambo

Bobby Quesada: Tu Tienes dos Caras/El Regalito; Fania 470; N- $35 -- Latin soul, rare

Hector Rivera: At the Party/Do It To Me; Barry BRY-1011; N $40 (or orange N $30, specify) (or E- $20, specify) (or V+ $15, specify) -- Latin boogaloo; smash hit single from his LP of the same name, a party classic; worn-out copies abound, but clean is another story

Ray Rivera: Got My Mojo Workin'/Salt Mines; MGM LAT-3001; 1970; E $20 -- Latin soul; hip, rare, funky cuts (vocal/instr.) from "The Now Sound of the Ray Rivera Orchestra"; all-star arrangers Mauricio Smith, Ray Maldonado, Jack Hitchcock, Eddie Martinez!; probably also Pucho on percussion; heavy sound--DEEP BASS!; abrasion scratches (not needle wear) look like they'd affect the start of "Mojo" but it plays nearly noiselessly--priced accordingly but it's a winner

Ray Rivera: Guava/Hard Hats; MGM LAT-3005; 1970; yellow-label promo N $40 -- Latin soul; hip, rare, funky instrumentals from "The Now Sound of the Ray Rivera Orchestra"; all-star arrangers Mauricio Smith, Ray Maldonado, Jack Hitchcock, Eddie Martinez!; probably also Pucho on percussion; heavy sound--DEEP BASS!

Ralph Robles: Montuniando/Mercie; Fania 467; E $20 -- Latin soul/Latin; unplayed, bought out from an old record store; Robles is one of the major names & all of his records are hard to find (esp. clean)

Al Romero: Modern Latin Moods; RCA Victor EPA-548; 1954; 1st/only press V+/V+ $20 -- Latin jazz; fantastic!; Keep It Gay, Too Marvelous for Words, The Nearness of You, Oriental Rumba

Mongo Santamaria: Funny Man/There is a Mountain; Columbia 4-44886; white-label promo E- $15 -- great for the funky A-side, but collectors should want the live B-side (Donovan tune)--not on LP!

Monguito Santamaria: Todo es Todo/Sueno Contigo; Fania 557; N- $30 -- Latin soul/Latin; "Todo es Todo" is one of the uptempo, hot tracks from the Blackout LP (one of the great rarities of Fania)

Somethin' Cool (Voices in Latin) -- see Jazz 45s

Bobby Valentin: Huracan/El Mensajero; Fania 556; white-label promo E+ $20 -- from one of his rarest LPs, "Algo Nueva/Something New"

Johnny Zamot: Bomba Africana/Vaya Pa' La Meta; Gema 1657; N- $75 -- Latin/Latin soul; both on the rare 7-11 LP, unusual but very strong cuts (esp. the funky Afro "Vaya Para La Meta"); w/Manny Corchado, Ray Maldonaldo, Graciela, Yayo el Indio, Santos Colon, Bobby Marin...

Joe Bataan: Latin Soul Square Dance/Call Me; Fania
Bobby Cruz y su Combo: El Maton (The Killer)/Negra Bombon; Fonseca
Rulie Garcia (inquire)
The Latin Lads: Nunca (on Parnaso)
The Latin Quarters: Mira Mira/Mambito; Red Bird
Joe Quijano; Aqa 101
Johnny Zamot: You Dig; Decca

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Latin LP S - Z | Various-Artist LP | 45 | 78 | CD | LP wants

Latin 78s (10" 78 rpm singles)

78s mailed FREE with LP(s); otherwise LP rate applies

Estrellas del Ritmo con el Pianista Misterioso: Boca Chica Costa Rica/Rockin' Chair Rumba; SMC/Coda 5094; V $25 -- both sides from Caribbean Suite, by Irving Fields, who is the "mysterious pianist" dodging contract

Machito & his Afro-Cuban Orchestra: Mambo a la Savoy (vocal by the Skylarks)/Que Me Falta? (vocal by Graciela); Columbia 39435; white-label promo N- $15

Noro Morales & his Orchestra: Fantasia Mexicana/Song from Moulin Rouge; RCA Victor 20-5324; white-label promo E+ $15

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Latin CDs (all postpaid)

Joe Bataan: Poor Boy; Sonido 1998 (reissues Fania SLP-371; 1971) N $20 -- Latin soul; one of his rarest

Manny Bolone & his Latin Boys: Boogaloo; Boogaloo 9001; CDR--trade only -- one of the very rarest Latin-soul LPs, totally obscure & on an unknown label, never turns up this clean!; great covers of major Alegre/Cotique/Fania hits; w/color insert of jacket scan; Bad Breath, I Like it Like That, Boogaloo Blues, Sabroso Boogaloo, Guajira con Boogaloo, A Gozar el Boogaloo, Pa' La Luna, Micoela; TERMS: will swap only for similar CDR of rarities on our Latin wantlist, such as Fonseca, Ghetto, Ray Terrace (see below)

Eddie Palmieri: Harlem River Drive; Rhino/Scorpio circa 2002 (reissues Roulette SR-3004; 1971) N $10 -- soul jazz; a stone classic

Mongo Santamaria: Afro American Latin --CD--; Sony/CBS/Legacy; 2000/1969; S $12 -- previously unreleased (except one from All Strung Out); 9 studio & 5 live cuts; his final Columbia work!; Obatala, Boogaloo Wow, Naked if You Want to, Mambo Leah, Me & You Baby..

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Latin LP S - Z | Various-Artist LP | 45 | 78 | CD | LP wants

LPs Wanted in Trade:

Joe Acosta on SMC/Pro-Arte
Hugo Blanco: Bailables No. 2,6,8,9
The Brooklyn Sounds; Salsa
Serafin Cortez; Fonseca (or info if it exists)
Bobby Cruz Sings for Lovers & Swingers; Mirabel 101 (or Seeco)
Mike Ensenat LP
Jose Estevez: Concerto for Percussion; SMC Pro-Arte SMC-100
Jose Fajardo: Fajardo's Boogaloo; Kubaney MT-335
Papo Felix w/Ray Rodriguez; Ghetto
Fonseca label (some/most--inquire)
Chaguin Garcia; Hopes 873
Rulie Garcia/Johnny Chingas (any LP & some 45s)
Ghetto label (inquire)
Kent Gomez [Fonseca LP]
Nico Gomez (possibly; inquire)
Kenny Graham & his Afro-Cubists: Bongo Rock
Kenny Graham & his Afro-Cubists: Caribbean Suite, others (UK/Europe)
The Hi-Latins: Meet the Hi-Latins; Josie (or Montilla) & El Tramposo; Premio 915
Pepe Jaramillo (UK, inquire)
The Latin Dimension: It's a Turned-On World; Columbia EX-5226
Eddie Lebron; Ghetto
Malon--Juan Carlos Caceres: "El Camino" "Dale Negro"; London/Fontana 6444-505; 1972; also their Brasilian LP
Gina Martin; Panart LP-2023 (& possibly others)
Johnny "Chano" Martinez [LP on Hollywood or other California label]
New Breed [Fonseca LP]
La New Yorkers: Better Late than Never/Es mejor tarde que nunca; Cotique CS-1035
Tommy Olivencia: Jala Jala & Boogaloo; Tioly or Inca
Joe Pappy LP (on Ghetto?)
Papo(?); Cotique 1059
Lou Perez: Chocolate Bonbons
Pijuan--1st LP on Borinquen
Perez Prado: Perez Prado '70; Orfeon LP-12-726; 1970 (title info wanted)
Perez Prado: Perez Prado '72; Fontana 63-85-003; 1972 (titles wanted)
Perez Prado; Philips FDX-32 (Japan; titles wanted)
Perez Prado '72; Philips SFX-5006; 1972 (Japan; titles wanted)
Ricardo Ray Introduces Bobby Cruz (A Go-Go-Go); Fonseca SLP-1103
Tito Rodriguez: Mambo Styles; SMC Pro-Arte SMC-504 (& Tico 10" LPs)
Arsenio Rodriguez [some in Carino & Cubitas series; inquire]
Willie Rodriguez on SMC Pro-Arte
Pablo Beltran Ruiz: Twist [&] Surf Al Rojo Vivo [&] 12 Ritmos Bailables (RCA Mexicana)
Bobby Valentin: El Mensajero; Fonseca (or the later Fonseca LP)
St. Vincent Latinaires (either LP)
Ray Terrace: Chuchy Frito Man; Jubilee
Miguelito Valdes; SMC Pro-Arte SMC-503

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Latin LP S - Z | Various-Artist LP | 45 | 78 | CD | LP wants