Vol. 1-Latin Oldies (1996) (War/El Chicana/Rene Y Rene )

Product Summary Label: Uni/thump UPC: 00039405710023 Release Date: 7/16/1996 Buy.com Sku: 60166311 Item#: M62JGH Buy.com Sales Rank: 25079 Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Whittier Blvd. - Thee Midniters ~ Various Artists 2. Oye Como Va - Santana ~ Various Artists 3. Cisco Kid, The - War ~ Various Artists 4. Viva Tirado - El Chicano ~ Various Artists 5. Sabor A Mi - El Chicano ~ Various Artists 6. Sunshine Keri - Lee Oskar ~ Various Artists 7. Cruisin' Baby - Rudy & The Cruisers ~ Various Artists 8. Rock And Roll Gangster - Aalon ~ Various Artists 9. Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero - Rene Y Rene ~ Various Artists 10. Angel Baby - Rosie & The Originals ~ Various Artists 11. Mujer Mia - Joe Bataan ~ Various Artists 12. Make It With You - Ralfi Pagan ~ Various Artists 13. Town I Live In, The - McKinley Mitchell ~ Various Artists 14. Together - Tierra ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Also available as part of a three CD box set with LATIN OLDIES VOLUME 2 and LATIN OLDIES VOLUME 3. Current urban rap and R&B music rightfully acknowledge '70s Latin rock & roll on a constant basis. Mainly through sampling -- which, thank god, pays royalties to the original artists -- you usually get to hear snippets and backing tracks. Thump Records has been reissuing these original records by the original artists for several years now, and their Latin Oldies collection is one of their best yet. Combining older, really early material such as "Angel Baby" by Rosie & the Originals through the prime late-'60s and '70s tracks such as Santana's "Oye Como Va" and the War's "Cisco Kid," this collection gives you an excellent overview of Latin rock & roll. One of the highlights of the disc is El Chicano's "Viva Tirado," which although it was a huge regional hit in L.A., failed to make the national charts in a big way. The track has one of the greatest grooves that you're ever going to hear. Led by a great percussive rhythm section and some delicious guitar and organ interplay, this is truly the lost gem of the disc. The liner notes are quite incomplete, and the overall packaging is a bit cheesy -- one of Thump's trademarks. But it's the music that matters, and you get a great sampling on this disc. ~ Matthew Greenwald   Technical Info Release Date : 07/16/1996 Original Release Date : 1996 Catalog ID : 7100 Label : Thump Records Number of Discs : 1 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00039405710023    Product Image