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| Venezuela's Velvet label launched with the salsa dura album Manicomio a Locha! album from Ray Perez's Los Dementes in 1967. |
Here's the scoop...
The Manicomio a Locha! album was the debut release for Venezuela’s Velvet label by gifted Caracas-based pianist Ramon Epiphanio 'Ray' Pérez and his trombone-led band Los Dementes employing a heady mix of styles which would come to be known as salsa. Drum heavy dance numbers featuring the percussion of the Quintero brothers and the distinctive vocals of sonero Pedro 'Perucho' Torcat make this historic 1967 rarity a sought-after collector’s item.
Now the LP has been lovingly restored, mastered from the original tapes, with its crazy-cool original artwork intact, preserving the legacy of Los Dementes for today’s generation of salsa lovers everywhere.
Get a copy of this first-ever reissue of the Los Dementes classic from Munster Records' subsidiary label Vampi Soul via Bandcamp right here. Check it out following the track listing below. Find out more about Ray Pérez from the Superfly Records blog right here.
Los Dementes – Manicomio a Locha!
Side A
1. MANICOMIO A LOCHA
2. RAREZA EN MOZAMBIQUE
3. RICO GUAGUANCO
4. PUERTO LIBRE
5. TRES EN UNO 3
Side B
1. CORTE E PATA
2. ALMA CUMANESA
3. GUAJIRA CON BOOGALOO
4. FIESTA DE TROMBONES
5. TRES EN UNO 2
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