LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

an amazingly beautiful and hot boxset of ten 7" inch singles, 20 tracks, of the most irresistible, inciting “bailables” from the most important latin music label of all times: fania. including selections released under the labels cotique, alegre y tico. a swinging combination of ultra-oscurities and well-known-winners, all in one single deluxe package presenting you a dance report from the guts and hearts of a submerged population group circa nyc 1966/70. full of pride and soul. hot shots & no fillers, all killers. the party stars now!! this box set of 7" singles (and cd) brilliantly demonstrates what happened when the restless youth of spanish harlem crashed into the 1960,s. the collision created colourful, controversial sparks. indeed, to this new breed of hispanic harlemites, the mambos and cha-chas of their parents generation were a drag. instead, they tuned into the psychedelic fashions, wild parties, hip culture and black r&b of their time. the result was intoxicating. for a brief period, from 1966 to 1969, a multitude of latin soul/boogaloo bands soaked raw hispanic rhythms neck-deep in afro-american rhythm & blues to groovy effect. it was a glorious moment that sadly stopped as soon as the '60's slid into the '70´s. this cd and 7inch box set, the first of its kind, illustrates some of the latin soul era´s finest moments. culled from the fania family of labels -fania / tico / cotique / alegre - it evokes a time when everyone in new york city was doing the boogaloo.
tracks: chollo rivera and the latin soul drives "latin soul drive is here" (chollo rivera) produced by george goldner. “by chollo” (cotique 1037) released 1969 joey pastrana "king of latin soul" (joey pastrana) produced by george goldner. “joey” (cotique 1012) released 1968 the joe cuba sextet "psychedelic baby" (bobby marin) produced by pancho cristal. my man speedy ! (tico 1161) released 1967 the harvey averne band"stand" (sylvester stewart) produced by harvey averne. brotherhood (fania 379) released 1969 russel cohen y la new yorkers "i'm gonna leaveyou" (russel cohen) produced by george goldner. “es mejor tarde que nunca” (cotique 1035). released 1968 ralph robles "soul gritty" (n. cruz jr.) produced by jerry massuci “the main man/ el bravisimo”. (fania 372) released 1969 monguito santamaria "you need help" (r. marks) produced by jerry massuci. “black out” (fania 382) released 1970 jimmy sabater "kool it (here comes the fuzz)" (reed, brown, westfield, mickens, bell, bell, sparrow) produced by miguel estivill. “el hijo de teresa” (tico 1211) released 1970 bobby valentin "use it before you lose it" (bobby valentin) produced by jerry masucci. “let's turn on / arrebatarnos” (fania 343). released 1971 charlie palmieri "fat papa" (charlie palmieri) produced by pancho cristal “either you have it or you don't” (alegre 8580) released 1967 quetcy alma "deep" (i. martinez) produced by pancho cristal. “el sol brilla para todos” (tico 1206). released 1969 flash & the dynamics "electric latin soul" (georgel. espada/ kenneth williams) produced by miguel estivill. “the new york sound” (tico 1233) released 1970 al escobar "apewalk" (al escobar) produced by art kapper. “the modern sound of...” (tico 1184) released 1969 alfredito and his orchestra "get it right" (mark weinstein) produced by george goldner. “guajira con boogaloo” (cotique 1003) released 1966 chacon "chacon pata pata" (l.e ortiz / j.m. rodriguez chacon) produced by pancho cristal. “su orquesta y su sabor” (alegre 8710) released 1969 eddie palmieri "african twist" (cinthia ellis) produced by pancho cristal. “champagne” (tico 1165) released 1968 george guzman "lazy boogaloo" (t. clemente) produced by harvey averne. “introducing” (fania 348) released 1969 king nando "mama's girl" (fernando rivera) produced by art kapper. “unpredictable sounds” (alegre 8902) released 1969 tito puente and his orchestra "hit de bongo" (tito puente) produced by tito puente. “pa'lante! / straight!” (tico 1214). released 1970 the latin gents "chicharrones" (ray rivera / vin roddie) produced by pancho cristal. “chicharrones / pork rinds” (tico 1187) released 1969