Your favourite salsa records

[Rabshakeh]

One thing that this thread really brings home is how great the art department of practically every salsa record label was.

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11 hours ago, Rabshakeh said:

One thing that this thread really brings home is how great the art department of practically every salsa record label was.

Agreed .... btw and achieving this with rather small production budgets overall ....

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Linda Leida "Electricando Linda" (TR Records) 1978 .... speaking of great Cover Art .... and the music - produced by Tito Puente -  aín`t too shabby either 😎🥳 ....

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Linda Leida "Yo Soy La Rumba" (TR Records) 1978 .... 🔥🔥 ....

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Papaito "Sonero" (SAR Records) 1980 .... great piano solo by Manolo Albo .... and Papaito is straining on the leash ....

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Roberto Torres "Camina Y Ven Pa' La Loma" (SAR Records) 1981 .... Charlie Rodriguez delivers an "outerwordly" tres solo and the coro aka Fernando Lavoy + Jorge Maldonado + Melcochita takes care of an simply irresistible hook line ....

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Conjunto Monte Adentro Melcochita "Canto Como Mi Viejo" (Kim Records) 1982 .... lastingly memorable solos by trumpeter Bomberito Zarzuela and Cesar Rivera on tres .... 

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Monte Adentro " Monte Ruz" (Caney Records) 1980 .... Miguel Quintana keeps the flame burnin`....

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Eddy Wilson Y Su Tren Latino "Eddy Wilson Y Su Tren Latino" (Guajiro Records) 1981 .... speaking of great Salsa Cover Art ....

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Angelo Y Su Conjunto Modelo "Monte Ruz" (Guajiro Records) 1980 .... outstanding alternate version of the song and Angelo Vaillant keeps 🚀flyin`high🚀 ....

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Rafi Val y La Diferencia "Llego El Amor" (Tierrazzo Records) 1980 .... José Cheo Narváez on lead vocals dances the coro hookline provided by Santos Colón + Tito Gomez + Yayo El Indio ....

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Raphy Leavitt La Selecta Orchestra "Corazon Malvado" (Integra Records) 1979 .... lead vocals by Sammy Marrero ....

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Tierra Negra  De Roberto Anglero "Tierra Negra" (SB Records) 1979 .... late 70s Salsa Cover Art ,,,,

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Tierra Negra  De Roberto Anglero "Eternamente y Sinceramente" (SB Records) 1979 .... and the music ain`t too shabby either 😈 ....

[gvopedz]

Has this Asian band already been posted here?

 

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11 hours ago, gvopedz said:

Has this Asian band already been posted here?

To my knowledge Orquesta de la Luz was not mentioned before .... hilarious mix of cultures ....

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Mario Ortíz & His Salsemble "Cuanto Te Quiero" (Borinquen Records) 1977 .... lead vocals by Paquito Alvarez .... and the brass section goes berserk .....

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Son Habanero Con Miguel Quintana "Papa Montero" (Tobago Records) 1982 ..... Miguel Quintana prevails ....and a singular piano solo by Alfredo Valdés Jr. ....

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Lita Branda "La Tigresa De La Salsa" (Tobago Records) 1982 .... great Salsa Cover Art revisited ....

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William Millan Y Saoco "Si Ti No Puedo Vivir" (Salsoul Salsa Series) 1979 .... Jose Luis Ayala on lead vocals ....

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Henry Fiol "Picoteando por Ahí" (Corazón) 1985 .... the ease of his vocal delivery is simply amazing ....

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Angelo Y Su Conjunto Modelo "Aqui Esta El Son" (Laslos Records) 1986 .... rather late genre gem and a worthy mention regarding "Salsa Cover Art" 😎😇 ....

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Angelo Y Su Conjunto Modelo "Palo Cucuye" (Laslos Records) 1986 .... Junior Rivera (tres) + Junior Vega (tp) 🔥😍🔥 .... btw never released on CD ....

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Angelo Y Su Conjunto Modelo "Aprendí Soñando" (Laslos Records) 1985.... simply an irresistible groove ....

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Angelo Y Su Conjunto Modelo "Soy Campesino" (Laslos Records) 1985.... what a superb LP overall ....