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Limited-edition vinyl box set featuring seven revered, and rarely heard gems of Latin jazz, deep soul, raucous boogaloo, and heavy salsa. Produced in collaboration with Now-Again Records and Vinyl Me Please, The Story of Ghetto Records takes listeners on an immersive experience through the brief but bright story of a groundbreaking Latin music label.
Tracklist:
A1 – Fui Sincero 3:55
A2 – Yo Te Lo Dedico 4:25
A3 – For Sentimental Reasons 4:13
A4 – Si Quieres 2:55
B1 – Eddie’s Guaguanco 6:12
B2 – Pena 5:10
B3 – Rico Son 4:39
Personnel:
Eddie Lebron – Vocals, Piano, Leader
Alfonso Tirado – Singer
Conchi Soto – Singer
Ibes Gonzalez – 1st Alto Sax
Gabi Ignetti – 2nd Tenor Sax
Rolando Lopez – Trumpet
Leopoldo Pineda – Trombone
Joe Boine – Timbales
Mike Medina – Conga
David Cilva – Bongose
George Rivera – Bass
Abdul O’Dool – English Vocals
Produced by Joe Bataan & George Febo
Music Directed By Joe Bataan
Originally recorded at BWAY Sound
Engineer – Jat Jacques
Album Design – Izzy Sanabria
Photo by Rahman Ali
Produced for Reissue by Eothen Alapatt & Vinyl Me Please
Liner Notes & Podcast Series by Pablo E. Yglesias
Restoration and remastering by Jason Bitner
Lacquers for all titles (except for Drug Story) were cut by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering. All seven titles are pressed on exclusive 180g black vinyl at GZ.
Now-Again X Vinyl Me, Please Limited release.
LP, Digital. 2022. NA 5229.