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Artist:	LOS YORK'S
Title:	Los Yorks' 69
Label:	ELECTRO HARMONIX (SPAIN)
Format:	10"
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	EH 041EP

2010 release. In 1969, Los York's went on to change labels, leaving MAG and signing on the El Virrey label. The MAG label then released this record, recruiting Pablo "Melcochita" Villanueva (comic cabaret actor and tropical musician) to put some voices in a few tracks, left unfinished, along with some other pieces recorded by Los Teddys. Those sessions spawned tracks like "El Loco," "El Psicodelico" and "El Preso." The result is disconcerting -- a real rarity which goes all the way from grotesque to enthralling.

Artist:	LOS YORK'S
Title:	68
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	GET 651CD

"Featuring the epileptic vocals of lead singer Pablo Luna over crankin' non-stop psychedelic riffs, 68 is the second album from this top 1960s Peruvian psych band (originally released in 1968 on the legendary Peruvian MAG label). After the release of their first album a year earlier and touring heavily throughout the country, Los York's soon became superstars in the Peruvian rock arena, so much so that they even had their own TV show for a brief time, El Show de Los York's! In an era when many South American bands were just cheap imitations of their North American counterparts, Los York's were one of the few bands to really stand out and write their own material, like the song 'Abrázame Baby,' which soon became a huge hit all over South America!"

Artist:	LOS YORK'S
Title:	El Viaje: 1966-1974
Label:	MUNSTER RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	MR 285CD

2008 release. This collection brings together the greatest tracks from Peru's Los York's, taken from their four LPs and 25 singles, between 1966 and 1974. Los York's were the most famous and successful band in their country (more than Los Shains or Los Saicos). Back in their heyday, they were accused of drug-abuse and criticized because of the evilness of their sound and lyrics (which praised free love). The very original feedback guitar playing of Walter Paz will be a true discovery for fans of The Who's Pete Townshend and even Sterling Morrison from The Velvet Underground. On the other hand, singer Pablo Luna was some sort of crazy hybrid between Iggy Pop and Reg Presley of The Troggs. He was a true character, and a stage animal, which was shocking for a place like Peru in the '60s. Years later, a Peruvian journalist wrote that during his career, Pablo had smashed a total of 48 microphones. But Los York's attitude was TRUE, and not posture, unlike these days when scandal and outrage is a powerful marketing tool. Los York's were true rebellious souls, unstoppable and genuine. And their on-stage and off-stage behavior is still legendary in Peru. They got so famous that they even had their own TV show (El Show de Los York's) that aired for almost a year.

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