Hello dear followers
Today I bring you another batch of Vinyl, my goal is to see in the linear past what has happened to this industry that was summarized in virtual platforms that show existing music catalogs.
Perhaps this will help new generations appreciate how technology was used at that time. It's not for nothing, but acetate records are still the best for playing and, above all, for preserving music. Too bad I don't have a record player to play any of these records. Although if any of my followers who live in Caracas Venezuela have one that works we could agree to make joint publications, only it would be in video instead of written.
Without further ado, let's get started.
Hits 68 Volume 1
The first LP that I bring before you is called Hits 68 Volume 1 which is a compilation of the number 1 songs on the list from the year 1968.
Among some artists we find Aretha Franklin with her song “Cadena de tontos” another is Miriam Malena with her song “The Click Song” and the Bee Gees with their single Sir Geoffrey Saved the Word.
This type of album at that time was like a way to curate popular music and establish which were the favorite songs depending on the sales of the artists and the position on the radio chart. It was also a way to obtain several songs from different artists on one album without purchasing each album separately. What do you think of these marketing techniques of the time.
Rubén Blades and Willie Colón LP Songs from the Solar of the Boring
This album enters the realm of Caribbean music. The best of the period and more with two of the most representative exponents of said genre.
The history of Salsa is fascinating but also tragic with respect to the company that capitalized almost the entire genre for many years. I'm talking about the Fania All Star, which positioned the genre worldwide. Many of their contracts with different artists were disadvantageous and in many cases they left many of their signed musicians in their commercial portfolio in ruin.
Originally published in 1981, it has Caribbean genres such as Bogaloo, Latin jazz, Word fusion.
At that time, protest sauce was still being made, which in itself is how the proposal was born. Salsa spoke about the reality of the poor neighborhoods of the Caribbean. On this album there is a very controversial song for the time. The shark, which alludes to how the United States became a kind of regional dominator where the Caribbean people always lost out. Which is why Rubén Blades was banned in that country until 1996.
In 1982 this album was nominated for a Grammy for best album.
The ports sing LP Rafael Salazar
This production is Venezuelan. I am very impressed by the premium finish of this disc. It has good paint, good design and even the Vinyl feels thicker than average.
Unfortunately, I did not find anything on YouTube about this album and the recordings of this Venezuelan musician and products are of terrible quality. It is truly sad because this man is one of the most representative theorists and practitioners of the last century.
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