Raul Gomez - Luces En la Pista Areito LD-3955 Rare Cuban Disco/Funk Raul Gomez - Luces En la Pista Areito LD-3955 Rare Cuban Disco/Funk

Raul Gomez-  Luces En La Pista Areito LD-3955 Rare Cuban Disco/Funk. 

Record played from start to finish - no skips, no jumps. Nice shiny vinyl. Small smudge on one label otherwise clean. VG/EX.

Very difficult to obtain LP from Gomez (of Los Bucaneros and Mirtha y Raul fame). Similar in style to his classic "Instrumental" LP but with vocals and very catchy disco/funk bits. This rarely turns up on E-Bay. Recorded when Gomez was thinking of leaving the island (which he eventually did) Luces En La Pista did not get the support "Instrumental" did. When Raul Gomez left Cuba few of his recordings were reissued making Luces En La Pista his most difficult to obtain Cuban album. If you enjoyed "Instrumental" you'll love this LP. 

Tracklist  A1Lukes En La Pista4:35A2La Alfonbra De Cristal4:35A3El Lago De Las Flores5:00A4Emersion Glacial4:56B1Erupcion3:40B2El Mundo De Los Espejos4:20B3Orbita 103:48B4El Bosque De Vidrios4:35
"Singer, composer, animator, producer, arranger, actor. He was born on December 21, 1941, in Vedado, Havana. He began his career from a very young age acting and singing in the children's show La Pandilla Cabeza de Perro, which was broadcast every Sunday on Cuban television. He then formed the duo with his father named El Rinete Materva and his assistant Salutari, who had daily segments on live television, and participated in multitudinous rodeos. He studied at the Havana Conservatory, going to the Superior School of Art studying orchestra direction, composition, instrument, choral direction, record production. I also study radio and television shows. Play 5 musical instruments. He was one of the pioneers of rock in Spanish founding the group Raúl Gómez and the Astros, of great acceptance of the youth, that the totalitarian government suspended him by interpreting music of what they call the "Yankee empire." He spent a season without work dedicating himself to teaching music, until in 1964 he was called to integrate the vocal quartet Los Bucaneros. Of the same arose its Duo with Mirtha Medina called "Mirtha and Raúl" (from 1968 to 1975). He was one of the animators for 12 years of Cuba's most popular youth TV program in the 1970s and 1980s called "Good Evening" selected the best program for youth and the most audience. He was record producer in Cuba for 15 years. He has won many international awards as a singer, composer and producer."
No Cuban records are graded Mint or Near Mint. Most Cuban records after 1970, mainly on Areito, have some degree of ring wear due to their paper like sleeves. GRADING:

All records are strictly graded. Sleeves are graded first followed by the vinyl. Example: EX/VG. I have used both the Record Collector  and Goldmine magazines standards to grade my records. Where indicated records are play graded (especially those of higher value) otherwise they are inspected under a strong light. 

Pre-revolution labels like Panart, Puchito,Seeco, Duarte,Velvet Records and others from the 1950's as well as the post-revolution 1960's EGREM records were pressed using thick vinyl and generally will sound better than the 1970's and later Areito recordings. The pre-revolution records will often play better than they look.

M= Mint: refers to a brand new unplayed vinyl record.

NM = Near Mint: Record played only a few times with care. May have a few light marks when examined under a bright light otherwise appears new.

EX = Excellent: The record has some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and/or small creasing. EX(-) is somewhere between VG and EX. A record with an EX(+) grade can be described as better than EX but not quite Near Mint.

VG = Very Good. The record has obviously been played many times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear on the cover or extra items without any major defects is acceptable. VG(-) signifies a record has more surface noise as well as visual marking than a VG while VG(+) is not quite in the EX category.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated and a lot of surface noise can be heard. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, ring wear, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 

FAIR: The record is only just playable and has not been taken care of. There is considerable surface that impacts on the playback, The record may jump or skip. The cover and contents will be torn, stained, water damaged and/or defaced.

Poor: The record will not play properly and skip and/or jump throughout many tracks. The cover will be badly damaged and/or partly mussing.

Bad: The record is unplayable and may be broken. This type of record is used only as a collection filler and I will only sell such a record if it is extremely rare to obtain.

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