WILLIE ROSARIO "BOOGALOO & GUAGUANCO" ATCO('68) HEAR

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REMARKS: A GREAT BOOGALOO & SALSA LP THAT DID NOT GET THE PROMOTION IT DESERVED!! (IN THE LATE 1960s ATCO RECORDED SOME GREAT LATIN LPs LIKE LOUIE RAMIREZ BUT THEY WERE VERY BUSY PROMOTING ROCK & BALLADS ARTISTS LIKE BOBBY DARIN, BEE GEES, BEN E KING, COASTERS, ETC THOSE FEW LATIN LPs ARE NOW COLLECTORS ITEMS!)

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WEB REMARKS: WILLIE ROSARIO "MR. AFINQUE"...One Of The Greatest Salseros!

Willie’s professional career in salsa music started with tres artist, Luis ‘Lija’ Ortiz, who recorded with Panchito Riset. Rosario went on to work with various bands, including Noro Morales before joining Johnny Segui’s Conjunto in 1953. When Segui moved to Puerto Rico in 1958, Rosario set to work to organize his own band. He visited Tito Rodriguez who gave him helpful advice, as well as Tito Puente. They also provided Rosario with music charts. The band’s first club date was at the Broadway Casino at 137th Street and Broadway.

Rosario signed with the created Alegre Records in 1962 and added vocalist Carlos Pizzaro’s conga drummer Frankie Figueroa, who much later became the lead vocalist for Tito Puente’s band. While with Alegre, Rosario appeared on two of the legendary 1960’s descarga albums recorded by the Alegre All-Stars.

In 1968, while boogaloo was all the rage, Rosario signed with Atlantic Records subsidiary Atco to record boogaloo and guaguanco, which featured Adalberto Santiago on lead vocals. That year, Rosario released another boogaloo album, Two Too Much.  Rosario added baritone saxophone to his four-trumpet front line for that album and has retained this combination until the present day.

At the suggestion of Bobby Valentin, Rosario signed with Fania Records subsidiary, Inca Records, in the hope of better promotion of his works. Airplay in Puerto Rico, of one of his songs, from the album El Bravo de Siempre in 1969, “La Cuesta de La Fama”, gave the band much needed name recognition.

Rosario released his Mr. Ritmo album on the Inca Label in 1971, which included the hit song “Del Barrio Obrero a La Quince” (lyrics) and others, such as “Babarabatiri”, “Lluvia”, “Chango Ta Beni”, “El Plantao” and “Laura”. The album also included vocalists Gilberto Santa Rosa and Tony Vega; future stars in their own right.

In 1972, Rosario moved to Puerto Rico and a year later released Infinito with Junior Toledo replacing Rivera as lead vocalist. The album was also on the Inca label, and included a great jazz track, “Last Tango in Paris”. Two years later, Rosario released Otra Vez, which was dedicated to Al Santiago. In 1977, Rosario’s good friend, Bobby Valentín handled the production chores and contributed arrangements to his first album recorded in Puerto Rico: Gracias Mundo which saw the introduction of Bobby Concepción and Guillo Rivera as lead singers.

Rosario signed with TH Records and released seven albums on that label between 1978 and 1985. Toledo returned to replace Concepción on the 1978 release of From The Depth Of My Brain.

In 1980, Rosario celebrated the 20th anniversary of the formation of his band with the album El De A 20 De Willie, which was dedicated to Max Salazar, Latin music historian. On that album, the band’s pianist, Javier Fernández, contributed arrangements but there were yet more changes in lead singers. Concepción returned and Tony Vega joined from Raphy Leavitt‘s band.

Gilberto Santa Rosa, formerly lead vocalist with Tommy Olivencia joined Vega and Concepción on The Portrait Of A Salsa Man, released in 1981. The album marked the debut of conga player and arranger, José Madera. Madera was the son of Puerto Rican tenor saxophonist José “Pin” Madera, who was a founding member of Machito’s band. Madera was a member of Machito’s band between 1969 and 1972, and had been an accompanist for Tito Puente since 1972

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Record Grading: Standard guidelines for grading records comes down to a subjective judgment that may vary from person to person. We grade records and LP covers visually AND (when possible) play-tested. We make every effort to give full disclosure (remember that the LP has at least 12 tracks and the grading may vary between each other)  and your satisfaction is guaranteed. Don't assume that our vinyl determination of "Very Good+" is the same as yours!

RECORD OR COVER GRADED VG or LESS WILL BE "SOLD AS IS"

MINT: Unplayed, still sealed.
 

NM RECORDS: are shiny, with no visible defects, they might have one or 2 minor superficial scuff and they should play without any noise. Writing, stickers or other markings cannot appear on the label, nor can any “spindle marks” from someone trying to blindly put the record on the turntable. Major factory defects also must not be present; a record and label obviously pressed off center is not Near Mint. If played, it will do so with no surface noise. (NM records don’t have to be “never played”; a record used on an excellent turntable can remain NM after many plays if the disc is properly cared for.)

NM COVERS:

have no creases, ring wear or seam splits of any kind.

Picture Sleeves: should look as if they never housed a record. This is a great reason to remove your 45s from their picture sleeves and keep them separate. Just keeping the 45 inside the sleeve will cause damage than can reduce the grade of the sleeve. 

VG++ (Excellent) RECORDS: 
Barely noticeable play wear and background noise. May have surface scuffs and/or superficial marks, which will be inaudible or indiscernible from the background, no scratches. Very nice, flaws noted.

VG++ COVERS:
Artwork is still as close to perfect as can be. Some impression to the cover (minor outer ring wear) but no ink wear! Some slight creases to the corners, but not wrinkled and obtrusive to the eye. The corners can show white (where the artwork pasted slick was) meaning, slight wear. No seam splits or writing on the cover or taped repairs can make this grade.  

VG+ RECORDS:

may show some slight signs of wear, including light scuffs or very light scratches that do not affect the listening experience. Slight warps that do not affect the sound are OK. Minor signs of handling are OK, too, such as telltale marks around the center hole, but repeated playing has not misshapen the hole. There may be some very light ring wear or discoloration, but it should be barely noticeable.

VG+ COVERS:
should have only minor wear. A VG+ cover might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the most vulnerable location. Also, a VG+ cover may have some defacing, such as a cut-out marking. Covers with cut-out markings can never be considered Near Mint.

VG+ PICTURE SLEEVES:
might show some very light creasing where it is obvious that a record once resided (or still does reside). A VG+ picture sleeve might have some very minor seam wear or a split (less than one inch long) at the bottom, the sleeve’s most vulnerable location. 

VG RECORDS:

They have more obvious flaws than their counterparts in better shape. They lack most of the original gloss found on factory-fresh records. Groove wear is evident on sight, as are light scratches deep enough to feel with a fingernail. When played, a VG record has surface noise, and some scratches  may be audible, especially in soft passages and during a song’s intro and ending. But the noise will not overpower the music otherwise. Minor writing, tape, or a sticker can detract from the label. Many collectors who have jukeboxes   will use VG records in them and not think twice. They remain a fine listening experience, just not the same as if it were in better shape.

VG COVERS and PICTURE SLEEVES:
will have many signs of human handling. Ring wear  in the middle or along the edges of the cover where the edge of a record would  reside, is obvious, though not overwhelming. Some more creases might be  visible. Seam splitting will be more obvious; it may appear on all three sides,  though it won’t be obvious upon looking. Someone might have written or stamped  a price tag on it, too.

RECORDS GRADED VG OR BELOW WILL BE "SOLD AS IS"

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