Various
The Soul Of Spanish Harlem
The mid-to-late '60s produced an explosion of Latin Soul, emanating a few blocks east of Harlem's Apollo Theater in East
or Spanish Harlem. This compilation features the sweet harmony sounds of artists from the area - including Joe Bataan,
Ralphi Pagan, the Lebron Brothers and a host of unknowns who recorded for labels such as Fania, Cotique and Speed. It
also includes rare 45s by Parrish and 125th Street Candy Store. It gathers up some of the rarest and most sought after
recordings of the era, including three-figure singles by Frankie Nieves, Tony Middleton and Harvey Averne which are
collected by dancers, as well as Olivieri and Ralphi and the Latin Lovers which are sought-after by vocal group fans.
The booklet features a wealth of rare or previously unseen memorabilia and photographs from the labels and artists. The
sleeve notes tell the story of a unique and very brief period in the history of Latin music in America. A story with the
sweetest of soundtracks.
Price
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release
26-01-2009
Label
Item-nr
1252041
EAN
0029667519717
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
AIN'T NO BIG THING
RALFI PAGAN
2
TRUE LOVE
THE TERRIBLE FRANKIE NIEVES
3
HEAVEN (IS NOT FOR EVERYONE)
TITO RAMOS
4
CENTRAL PARK
THE HARVEY AVERNE DOZEN
5
CRYING TIME
MONGUITO SANTAMARIA
6
DON'T BE AFRAID
THE LEBRON BROTHERS ORCHESTRA
7
THAT'S HOW RUMOURS START
JOEY PASTRANO
8
ON OLD BROADWAY
107TH STREET STICKBALL TEAM
9
SAME OLD SAD SONG
RAY JAY & THE EASTSIDERS
10
REFLECTIONS OF MY LIFE
125TH STREET CANDY STORE
11
YOUR SMILE
PARRISH
12
SOME LONELY HEART
RONNIE MARKS
13
THERE'S NO OTHER GIRL
OLIVIERI
14
MARIA, MARIA
KING NANDO
15
ALREADY SATISFIED
TONY MIDDELTON & BOBBY MATOS
16
I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO
THE LAT-TEENS
17
NITTY BOO BOO
THE NITTY SEXTETTE
18
I'M GONNA LEAVE YOU
RUSSELL COHEN & THE NEW YORKERS
19
LONELY HAS BEEN MY DAY
RALPHIE & THE LATIN LOVERS
20
ORDINARY GUY
JOE BATAAN
