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Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com ARTIST: RICARDO RAY & BOBBY CRUZ

TITLE: “AGUZATE”

THE MAKING OF A SALSA CLASSIC!.....
Still signed to Alegre, Ray made Viva Ricardo c.'68 and El Diferente late '60s for UA Latino (a division of United Artists Records). Cruz shared equal billing for the first time on Los Durísimos/The Strong Ones/Salsa Y Control '68; the band now had an eight-piece lineup of Doc Cheatham and Venezuelan Pedro Rafael Chaparro, trumpets; José 'Candido' Rodríguez, timbales; Jackie 'El Conde' Dillomis, conga; Harry 'Bongo' Rodríguez, bongo; Farnsworth, bass and co-arranger; Ray piano and co-arranger and Cruz on lead vocals. They stuck with an all-trumpet frontline, later adding flugelhorn on occasions. Longtime Cab Calloway sideman Doc Cheatham had played previously with Machito, Marcelino Guerra and Pérez Prado; he first met Ray '67 after being offered a job by Panamanian trumpeter Victor 'Vitín' Paz at a ballroom in the Bronx. 'When I arrived at the dancehall, the leader, a young pianist named Ricardo Ray, greeted me and introduced me to his sidemen ... [they] made me feel wanted ... I remained with Richie Ray for two years.'

Label: ALEGRE LPA 880 (MONO) ‎

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, High Fidelity
Country: US
Released: 1970
Genre: Latin

Style: Guaguancó, Latin Jazz, Bolero, Salsa, Descarga

Tracklist:

A1               Aguzate
Written-By – Bobby Cruz, Ricardo Ray
6:13

A2               Amparo Arrebato
Written-By – Bobby Cruz, Ricardo Ray
4:55

A3               You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Lyrics By [Spanish] – Bobby Cruz
Written By – B. Mann/C. Weil/P. Spector
4:15

A4               Vive Feliz
Written- By – Alice Lancia
5:00

B1               Guaguanco Raro
Written-By – Justi Barreto*
6:14

B2               Traigo De Todo
Written By – Alice Lancia
5:00

B3               Soul And Inspiration      2:55
B4               A Mi Manera / My Way
Lyrics By [Spanish] – Bobby Cruz
Written By – P. Anka/J. Revaux/C. Francois
4:17

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Bell Sound Studios
Lacquer Cut at – Audio Matrix, Inc.

Credits

Arranged By – Bobby Cruz, Ricardo Ray, Russell Farnsworth

Design [Cover], Photography By – Frank Gauna

Engineer – Fred Weinberg

Orchestra – Ricardo Ray & His Orchestra*

Photography By [Liner] – Paul Berman

Producer, Coordinator, Liner Notes – Miguel Estivill

Vocals – Bobby Cruz

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Side A, etched): BP 2114 1-27-70 LPA 880 A AB 9/70 Bell Sound AudioMatrix

Matrix / Runout (Side B, etched): BP 2115 1-27-70 LPA 880 B AB 6/70 Bell Sound AudioMatrix

Matrix / Runout (Stamped): Bell Sound, AudioMatrix

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Record Company – ALEGRE RECORDS

Notes: 1970 US High Fidelity label branded release Heavy Vinyl!!

Barcode and Other Identifiers

RECORD CONDITION" HEAR THE 2 CLIPS INCLUDED,,,,BOTH WERE MORE THAN 5:20 MINUTES SO I HAD TO CLIP THE LAST SECONDS OF EACH ONE!! (NEAR VG++)...YOU CAN HEAR THE LIGHT CLICKS SO THIS CLASSIC HARD TO FIND SALSA LP WILL BE SOLD AS IS....NO SKIPS, NO SIGNIFICANT NOISE!! THE REST OF THE TRACKS ARE VG+ OR BETTER!

LABELS CONDITION: SEE SCAN...SIDE 1 IS NM!, SIDE 2 HAS WOL

COVER CONDITION: VG+, NO SPLITS!!  

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