Description
Some tracks have been remastered and restored, and some are presented on vinyl after many years. Nice graphic design. 300g cardboard. Liner notes by Pablo "Bongohead" Yglesias. Format and selection designed for DJs, collectors and general public. Pablo Yglesias -aka DJ Bongohead- compiles Grosso Recordings an amazing series with classics tunes from Caribbean music that became great successes of "Salsa". "This is the four volume in our series on the Roots of Salsa...The main criterion was to pick tracks that sounded adequate for today's DJs to play at a gig or were sufficiently interesting (or enough of a surprise to fans of the later version) to merit inclusion. The other measuring stick was that they needed to come from the old-school, before the more modern era (from 1962 on) and all of its recording innovations and marketing strategies...for now, listen to these dozen gems and then go back to their more familiar cousins from recent times and compare and contrast, and we're sure you'll be enlightened and entertained." TRACKLIST SIDE A A1. Meta Y Guaguanco - Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto (1951) Covered by: Orchestra Harlow (Ramon "Monguito" Quian); Jesus Alemany's iCubanismo! A2. Si Los Rumberos Me Llaman - Orquesta Cosmopolita (1956) Covered by: Roberto Faz Y Su Conjunto (Roberto Faz); Carlos Munoz Y Su Sonora (Melcochita); Roberto Roena Y Sus Megatones (Camilo Azuquita) A3. Cuando Suenan Los Tambores - Tito Puente Y Su Conjunto (1951) Covered by: La Sonora de Joe di Roma (Alberto "Beto" Valle) A4. Galletana (aka Calletana and Cayetana) - Orquesta America del '55 (1957) Covered by: Charlie Palmieri And His Charanga "La Duboney" (Victor Velazquez); Conjunto Candela '79 (Luis Rodriguez); Star Band De Dakar (Laba Sosseh) A5. Dulce Con Dulce - Conjunto Jovenes Del Cayo (1953) Covered by: (Johnny) Pacheco Y (Pete) Conde (Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez); Jose Alberto "El Canario"; Los Gemelos de La Salsa A6. El Sabio - Tito Rodriguez and His Orchestra (1960) Covered by: Peret Y Sus Gitanos (Pedro Pubill Calaf "Peret"); Sonora Veracruz de Pepe Vallejo; Mario Hernandez Y Sus Diablos Del Caribe; Hector Lavoe and His Orchestra A7. Caramelo A Kilo - Cheo Marquetti Y Su Conjunto (1957) Covered by Roberto Puentes Y Su Orquesta (Roberto Puentes); La Sonora Matancera (Celia Cruz); Orquesta Sans Souci (Manolo Merceron); Combo Los Yogas (Johnny More) SIDE B B1. Mulence - Arsenio Rodriguez Y Su Conjunto (1951) Covered by: Ismael Miranda Y Su Orquesta "Revelacion" (Ismael Miranda); Conjunto Bolero; Candido Y Las Super Estrellas (Candido Antomattei, Miguelito Quintana); Jesus Alemany's iCubanismo! (Jorge Luis Rojas "Rojitas," Efraim Rios) B2. Yiri-Y ri-Bom - Silvestre Mendez (c.1960) Covered by: Beny (Benny) More & La Orquesta de Rafael de Paz (Beny More); El Combo De Pepe (Charlie Palomares); Tito Puente & His Orchestra (Celia Cruz) B3. Sancocho E'Guesito - Conjunto Casino (1957) Covered by: La Playa Sextet (Vitin Aviles); Orquesta Pedro J. Belisario (Victor Pinero); El Gran Combo Darionex aka El Gran Pepin Y Su Combo (Julio "Julito" Hernandez); Lucho Macedo Y Su Sonora (Pochi Macedo; Manolo Castro); Joey Lewis And His Orchestra B4. Invitacion Guaguanco - La Gloria Matancera (1959) B5. Tumba Tumbador - Beny More Y Su Orquesta (1958) Covered by: La Orquesta De Luis Gonzalez (Tony Camargo); Tipica '73 (Camilo Azuquita); Tito Puente (Hector Lavoe); Charanga De La 4; Don Perignon Y La Puertoriquena (Henry Santiago; Jose Alberto "El Canario") B6. Macho Cimarron - Estrellas De Chocolate (1960) Covered by: Fania All-Stars (Pete "Conde" Rodriguez); Orquesta Riviera (Frank Hernan); Lebron Brothers (Pablo Lebron); Los Soneros Del Palmarcito (Tito Contreras); Soneros De Cuba (Ciso Guanche) B7. Rompe Saraguey - Chappottin Y Sus Estrellas (1940) Covered by: Leyo Pena Y Su Orquesta (Terry Rivera; Tonito Alvarez); Hector Lavoe Y Su Orquesta (Hector Lavoe); Los Megatones De Lucho
