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JOE BATAAN - THE KING OF LATIN FUNK
AND LATIN SOUL
There is no question Mr. New York Joe
Bataan is the King of Latin Funk and
Latin Soul. Why is he the King? Joe
was the first artist to blend Latin music
with Soul/R&B. He was authentically a
Latin Soul Artist. Mr. Bataan sang it all,
Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Guaguanco
(Salsa), R&B/Soul, Disco and even Rap.
His first hit song was "Gypsy Woman."
PETE RODRIGUEZ - THE KING OF
BOOGALOO
Although Pete Rodriguez didn't sing
much of Latin Soul Ballads, his band
however had awesome funk and soul
boogaloo rhythms. Pete Rodriguez
biggest Boogaloo hit was "I like it like
that" remade by Salsa Artist Tito
Nieves in 1992.
Click on Joe's Album And Get a Treat
Click on Pete's Album And Get a Treat
RALFI PAGAN - SEXY LATIN SOUL
LOVER
if you're having trouble making babies
with your spouse, gentlemen you may
want to try a little wine and some sexy
Latin Soul ballads from Ralfi Pagan. I
guarantee, you'll be making babies in
no time. Ralfi's music was certainly
very sexy and very hot. His biggest hit
was "make it with you" by the orginal
rock band "Bread." Once you hear
Ralfi's version, you'll understand why
he is the SEXY LATIN SOUL LOVER.
Click on Ralfi's Album And Get a Treat
MANNY CORCHADO
Who on earth is Manny Corchado? I
don't know. I'm still conducting
research. I found this 45rpm in my
attic. The flipside of Pow Wow is
another hit song called "Chicken and
Booze." This vinyl does not indicate the
year the song was recorded. Probably
early or late 60s. This may have been
one of the first Boogaloo songs
recorded. I played Pow Wow on the
45rpm speed and I didn't like it. It was
too fast and it didn't have that funk
boogaloo rhythm. However, I decided to
slow the speed down to a 33rpm on
this 7" vinyl and as a result, the song
sounded better. I had to edit some
parts of the song because it didn't
sound right on the 33rpm speed.
THE ROYALETTES-THE SEXIEST
FEMALE SOUL/R&B GROUP
What the heck is this group doing on
this site, their're not Latin Soul? You're
right however my radio station is not
just Latin Soul per-se, it's LATIN AND
IT'S SOUL. Not only was this 60s
female group sexy in appearance, but
their vocals were sexy as hell along
with an elegant soul music style. This
group had the jams in the early 60s.
Not too many remembered The
Royalettes. Perhaps you remember
Deniece Williams song in 1982 "It's
gonna take a miracle." Music lovers
assumed Ms. Williams was the original
artist who recorded the song. Guess
who recorded the original in 1962? My
babies "The Royalettes." If I was
Morman, I would have married all 4
members of the group.
Click on The Royalettes Album And Get
a Treat
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BARBARA MASON - YES I'M READY TO
HOLD YOUR HAND BABY!
Here is another sexy beast that I would
have loved to marry and bore her
children if I could. However, being a
male and all, it was genetically
impossible. I loved all of her R&B/Soul
Ballads and still do including the
B-Sides. Her biggest hits were "Oh'
How it Hurts" and "Yes I'm Ready."
Barbara Mason also sang a hit Electro
Disco in the 80s titled "Another Man."
Click on Barbara's Album And Get a Treat
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DO YOU REMEMBER THIS RECORD
LABEL "GHETTO RECORDS?
Ghetto Records was my all time
favorite Latin Soul, Funk Salsa and
Latin Blues label. This record label was
founded by The King of Latin Funk Joe
Bataan in the early 70's. Shocking as it
may seem, the label was very short
lived and didn't last in the music
industry. The Latin tunes from this
label were phenomenal. The salsa
was not like the ordinary salsa people
were acustom from the famous record
label, Fania. It was better than Fania.
Some of the recording artist were Paul
Ortiz and Orchestra Son, Joe Acosta,
La Fantastica and even Joe Bataan I
believed recorded a couple of LPs on
Ghetto. I remembered vaguely,
perhaps I was dreaming as some
people assume but my uncle Henry
who was a club DJ in the 70's owned a
Ghetto LP titled "Felix The Cat." At the
age of 7 I found that record in his milk
crate. Perhaps the album was about
the cartoon character and his magic
bag or the cat on the Ghetto label
behind the garbage cans. My uncle
Henry didn't remember this LP and
also stated I was dreaming. Maybe I
did dream the whole thing. I believe
Joe Bataan recorded a Latin Soul LP
"Felix the Cat" on Ghetto records. I am
still conducting research on this.
Joe Acosta Orchestra - The Power of Love
Here he is ladies and gentlemen, Joe
Acosta or is it La Fantastica? I don't
know, I'm so confused. The cover
indicates is Joe Acosta, but hey, you may
get a different recording on this LP. You
may get Joe Bataan or Joe Cuba. Watch
out!
I'm only kidding, it is Joe Acosta, the real
LP that contains the tracks "I Need Her"
and "Bendita illusion."
This is the best LP recorded on Ghetto
Records in early 70's. Talk about funky
Latin Jazz, Latin Blues, Latin Soul,
Swinging Salsa, this LP got it all. The
photo was donated by Joe Acosta
himself. Thanks Mr. Acosta. My LP cover
is fading and badly damaged.
So now I know who really recorded "I
Need Her." It was Joe Acosta and lead
singer Joe Cruz. So what's the story with
the mistake on a part of Ghetto Records?
Why did Ghetto records paste the wrong
label on La Fantastica's LP when it was
suppose to be Joe Acosta's LP?
THE MOMENTS-AKA RAY GOODMAN
AND BROWN.
Probably the best Male R&B/Soul
Ballad group in the 70s. Everyone
remembered the hot ballad "Love on a
Two Way Street" by this group but do
you remember the B-Side of this vinyl
45rpm? Of coarse not! You were only
interested with the A-side of the
record. The B-side of this vinyl was
titled "I won't do anything." It was a
sexy groovy Disco tune. a year later in
1971 after the release of "Love on A
Two Way Street", "I won't Do Anything"
became a hit. People in the clubs went
ballastic thinking they heard a brand
new song by The Moments. Little did
they knew, if they purchased the
original 45rpm of "Love on A Two Way
Street" "I Won't do Anything" was the
flipside. In 1974, Stang Records
released "The Greatest Hits of The
Moments." It included "I Won't Do
Anything," however the recording was
terrible. The original 45rpm released in
1970 had a better sound. Today in the
year 2005, if you purchase on CD "The
Greatest Hits" of The Moments, guess
what song is not included? You got it,
"I Won't Do Anything." What
happened? According to Stang
Records in 1974 of the original
greatest hit album, that song was a hit.
Click on 45rpm and hear the B-Side of
Love on A Two Way Street.
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Thanks to Nick of California, a major
contributor to The Latin Soul Show
Radio Station, he provided me with this
LP cover. I was right in some respect.
There was an LP "Felix The Cat" but
that was not the name of the LP. It was
a song from this LP "Papo Felix meets
Ray Rodriguez." Joe Bataan didn't sing
in this LP however he did produce the
LP along with George Febo the man
behind Ghetto Records. Thanks Nick
for the photo of this classic LP.
Click on the LP above and listen to "Felix
The Cat" A track from this album!
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Above is a photo of Nick Aguirre's Latin Jazz Collection. Nick also has
in his collection rare LPs and rare 45s that were not recorded on LPs
by many artist. Nick is a very dangerous man. He has rare classic
Latin tunes up his butt hole. When he farts, evacuate the room
because it will kill you from the awesome smell of his collection. His
deadly farts include, rare Sweet Latin Soul, Boogaloo, Charanga, Latin
Jazz, Sweet Soul, Mambo, Pachanga, Cha Cha Cha, Guaguanco etc.
Nick also has an exclusive show called "Nick's Salsa Dura Show" on
the station where you will only hear his awesome rare collection that no
other station is airing.
I am called by many, THE MUSIC MAN. Unfortunately I have to
renounce my throne and rightfully hand it over to Nick. Nick is truly
THE MUSIC MAN. I am just a little man now and a broadcaster for The
Latin Soul Show. Don't call me the MUSIC MAN. I will be insulted.
Thank you Nick for the beautiful music and for keeping the classic jams
alive on The Latin Soul Show Radio Station. YOU BE THE MAN!
Click the photo above and get a classic Sweet Latin Soul Jam from Nick's
Rare Latin Collection
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Take a close look at this super rare vinyl. It looks like a 78rpm vinyl but it's not.
It's actually 10 inches in size which is the normal size for a 78rpm vinyl however it
plays at 45rpm and you must set your phonograph at 7" in order for the cartriage
to position itself to the playing section of this vinyl. This was a pain in the butt
because you can not listen to this vinyl with other 12" records or 7 inch 45's. You
had to remove all the records from your phonograph and play this classic Latin
Soul Jam by itself. What a pain in the butt.
This vinyl record is a special Test Press or better known as a “Promotional Copy”
that only had limited pressing. It was mainly pressed for the bandleader, the
producer and a copy for the radio station. Limited copies were pressed due to
lack of fiancé and fear of anyone copying the material.
It was the property of my dear Aunt Sonia. Where did my aunt Sonia get this rare
pressing? I have no idea. Keep reading. This story gets better.
This is a promo copy of Joe Acosta's Orchestra of the hot Sweet Latin Soul Single
"I Need Her" that was on the charts for about 21 weeks.
Latin Soul Artist and their producers had it rough back in their days especially on
an independent label. Joe Bataan and Joe Acosta had to drive all over town to
these small record stores with their records in the trunk of the car in order to sell
them. To get their music recognized in the music industry they had play about
100 gigs at clubs, parks, beaches and other recreational places. These men not
only were recording artist, producers, bandleaders, musicians but they were also
their own Marketing Department.
Imagine if you were a Latin Soul Artist in the 70’s like Joe Acosta and Joe Bataan.
You had to go to the recording studio to record your song. The song had to be
perfect. Afterwards, the final product is now taken for the final pressing. After
the pressing, you (the artist that recorded the song) have to take all your records
put them in the truck of your car and go sell them to the mama and papa record
stores. Now you have to drive to the radio stations to distribute your record so it
can get airplay.
After all of that, you pray a club owner calls you to book your band in a gig. With
all of this dirty work that was done, these men only got paid peanuts. Nothing but
peanuts! I would have quit the second day and went to work for The Sanitation
Department and collect garbage. I admire these men for their hard labor and
what they experienced in order to get their recognition for their music.
Unlike today, an artist records a single and the major record label’s marketing
department does all the dirty work. I wonder if an artist today, living in the 60’s
and 70’s could have done all that work Mr. Acosta and Mr. Bataan had done in
their days?
Joe Acosta who discovered my site wanted me to call him on the phone because
he wanted to ask me a question. He didn’t mention what the nature of his
question was on his email. I decided to call him and chat about the good O’ Days.
During the coarse of our conversation, he asked where did my aunt Sonia get this
Test Press record that he recorded in the 70’s. I told him, I have no idea. My aunt
Sonia was into Latin Soul in 70’s and don’t know how she got her hands on this
vinyl.
Joe Acosta noticed coffee stains on the vinyl and the handwritten song title “I
Need You.” The word “YOU” was crossed out and corrected with the word
“HER.” The official title of this classic Sweet Latin Soul tune was “I Need Her” not
“I Need You.” The label was written incorrectly.
Who crossed out the word “You” and wrote in script handwriting the word
“Her”? Who spilled coffee on this rare limited Test Pressed vinyl?
It was no other than the man himself, Joe Acosta. Acosta explained, he
accidentally spilled coffee on the kitchen table given by his mother while his Test
Press record was on the kitchen table that stained his personal copy.
So how the hell did my aunt Sonia get her hands on Joe Acosta’s personal Test
Press copy of “I Need Her” in the 70’s? That’s the million-dollar question. I asked
my uncle who was a DJ back in the 60’s and early 70’s and he himself does not
know or remembered. He played this vinyl record at the closing hours of clubs he
formally worked and at private basement parties. People went nuts when they
heard the song “I Need Her.” Several demanded a copy or the title and artist of
the song so they can purchase the song. My uncle did mention my aunt Sonia
was acquainted with many Latin Soul Musicians during her high school years but
he can’t remember which artist. Joe Acosta can’t remember if he was
acquainted with my Aunt Sonia but she does look familiar in the photos that he
saw on The Latin Soul Show Website.
Can you believe this? I actually have the personal Test Press copy that was
touched by the hands of Joe Acosta who spilled coffee and corrected the song
title on the label of his sweet classic Latin Soul hit he recorded in the early 70’s “I
Need Her.” What are the odds of that?
I asked Mr. Joe Acosta “Do you want your personal record back”? Mr. Acosta in
a sincere and in a compassionate tone stated “I would never ask you or sell that
copy back to me. I just wanted to know how you got it. I know how much that
copy means to you looking at your site. I was deeply touched reading about your
aunt Sonia and how she influenced you regarding Latin Soul music. I couldn’t
believe how young you were when you started listening to this kind of music.”
Good, because I was not going to give up the record even if it was his personal
copy. Ha ha ha LOL!
I told Mr. Acosta, “If I die before you do, God forbid if that ever happens, hopefully
you kick the bucket before I do (LOL!), I’ll put in my will “The Test Press Copy of I
Need Her” will go back to you, Joe Acosta. I’m not being facetious either. This
Test Press copy is going back to Joe Acosta. Only time will tell.
Information provided by Joe Acosta and Joe Bataan
In 1990, while I was coming out from work, I
found a record store inside the 42nd St.
Time Square train station. To my surprise I
found this Ghetto classic LP. I didn't know
who the artist was because the name of
the artist is not printed on the cover,
however I remembered the logo of the Cat
on top of the garbage cans from ofher
Ghetto records I owned and my uncle had
when I was younger. I knew I can not let
this LP go. I purchased it for $11.00.
I took the LP home and played it and what a
surprise. It was Joe Acosta's Orchestra.
The LP titled "The Power of Love" that I
was hunting for a long time. Strangely, the
vinyl label on this LP is a group called "La
Fantastica." Now I was big time confused.
My aunt's promo copy indicated "Joe
Acosta" recorded "I Need Her" and
"Bendita illusion." Here I am listening to
"La Fantastica." What the heck is going
on? Did Ghetto records make a mistake
and slapped the wrong label on the vinyl?
Who the hell recorded "I Need Her" and
"Bendita illusion?" Was it Joe Acosta's
Orchestra or La Fantastica?
LA FANTASTICA - ALL EARS
Now take a close look at this LP cover. Do
you see a difference? The name of the
band is printed on top of the cover. I
purchased this on Ebay because I wanted
to get every Ghetto Record even if I have
double or triple copies. This was my
favorite record label.
I played this LP and it was totally a different
recording. What the hell is going on here? I
compared both vinyls and they had the
same label and the same LP number with
the same track list, but it was two different
recordings. I'm Confused big time!!!! Who
the hell recorded "I Need Her?"
Ghetto Records Production crew offered Joe Acosta a
double jacket set with ears printed on the cover. Joe
Acosta really didn't like the cover. The production crew
jumped the gun, thinking he was going to like this LP
cover. There was a miscommunication somewhere down
the line. As a result, the production crew printed several
copies of "La Fantastica's" LP with Joe Acosta's Orchestra
Recording "The Power of Love." The LP cover with the
ears was really for the group "La Fantastica" and not for
Joe Acosta's orchestra.
Click on The Album and get a treat
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Click on the LP above and listen
to "Latin Blues" A Sweet Latin
Soul Tune from this LP.
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Click on Joe's LP and listen to a
funky Latin Jazz Tune from this
LP called "Una Traicion."
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Click on This Rare Test Press Vinyl
To Enlarge View
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Joe Acosta Orchestra
Test Press Copy of "I Need Her"
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ORQUESTA DEE JAY - THE FORGOTTEN
ORQUESTA
I received a few emails stating "who are
these guys?" Shame on you if you don't
remember Orquesta Dee Jay. This band
performed in famous NYC clubs in the 70's
like The Cheetah. In addition, they
performed on the Miguelito Valdez TV
show. Visit our photo gallery for classic
photos. A Free CD is available on their
photo gallery.
Click on the LP above and get a treat
