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Reinhold Molitor's self-titled LP (1969) offers a captivating journey through the rich tapestry of late 1960s Mexican music, yet it resonates deeply with the raw, organic sounds reminiscent of the early 1960s American underground folk scene. Each track on the album is a testament to Reinhold's musical prowess, with his English vocals weaving intricate narratives that transport listeners to distant realms. Accompanied by his trusty acoustic guitar, Reinhold's melodies evoke a sense of nostalgia and introspection, drawing listeners into a world where time seems to stand still. The music possesses a mesmerizing, almost hypnotic quality, with layers of depth and complexity that reveal themselves with each listen. The album's cover art, adorned with its whimsical imagery of the cosmos, serves as a fitting visual representation of the ethereal sounds contained within. It's as if Reinhold invites listeners to embark on a cosmic journey, exploring the mysteries of the universe through his music. Despite the album's seemingly tranquil surface, there's an underlying darkness that lurks beneath, adding a layer of intrigue and intensity to the listening experience. Reinhold's vocals, at times haunting and introspective, further enhance this atmospheric depth, drawing listeners into his world of introspection and contemplation. Hailing from Germany, Reinhold Molitor's musical journey took him to Mexico at the tender age of 19, where he collaborated with his brother Bodo Molitor, a fellow musician known for his own release Hits Internacionales from 1969. Together, they crafted an album that stands as a testament to the power of music to transcend boundaries and evoke profound emotions in listeners.
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CSM 281CD
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An obscure hunk of propulsive rock 'n' roll from Fongus, Guadalajara Rock, recorded largely in English, opens with a trippy hard-rocker in the form of "Tripeando." However, this album can't be properly called a hard rock record, even though its guitars are often loud and distorted because it's sonically more diverse. The band's guitar rock may one moment resemble Thin Lizzy and then next favor the Doobie Brothers, butin the end it all just sounds like Fongus (which ain't a bad thing)!
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A great early '70s record from Mexico's Grupo Santa Cecilia, with fantastic songs like the Hammond-driven ballad "Me esperarás," the light pop-rock of "Sol de verano," plus a Spanish-language version of "Crocodile Rock!" Other titles include "Tú eres todo para mi," "Rosita la gitana," "Freedom," "Dicen que no tengo edad," "Demasiado Tarde," and "Qué Tal."
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A terrific set of Spanish-language covers of American and British hits from Mexico's incomparable Los Locos Del Ritmo. On this 1966 album, they tackle surf on "Barbara Ann (Vas a Ver)" and "Fun, Fun, Fun (Voy, Voy, Voy)"; garage on The Kinks' "I Need You (Te Quiero)" and The Sorrows' "Take a Heart (Tomas un Corazón)"; British Invasion pop on "She's Not There" and "Tired of Waiting"; jerk and even a classic tango song from Carlos Gardel. It's all played with fantastic youthful energy and the group is both tight and just rough enough around the edges to give the songs a bit of garage-y immediacy. Check it out!
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Yet another set of terrific Spanish-language covers of British and American hits from Mexico's great rock 'n' roll group, Los Rockin Devil's, this one recorded in 1969 and occasionally featuring a female guest vocalist, Blanquita Estrada. It starts with a version of the song "Those Were the Days (Esos Fueron los Días)" as recorded by Mary Hopkin, which had recently been Apple Records' first big hit. Unlike the Mary Hopkin version, it is devoid of balalaika and has a more straightforward (dare we say) rock sound. The second track is a spirited take on the funky soul number "People Sure Act Funny (When They Get a Little Money)" which is here amusingly titled "La Chica Gorda" and sounds like a lost Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels cut. The album goes on to tackle "Hello, I Love You (Halo Qué Tal)," "Sky Pilots (Pilotos)," "Hush (Murmullo)," "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da," "Tell Mama (Me Llamas)," "Chain of Fools (Cadena de Tantos)," and more. It's a groovy album that is wonderfully executed but just gritty enough to keep things interesting!
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One of the best and most representative albums of early '80s Mexican metal. Megaton's self-titled album features great metal vocals in Spanish and constant chugging power chords and heavy riffing that show a clear influence from bands of the new wave of British heavy metal like Iron Maiden, Saxon, and Motörhead. In terms of musicianship, this group was certainly on par with their influences and any fan of metal from this era will find much to like here.
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The cover of one of their records touts the "aggressive sound of Los Yaki." Not so much aggressive as incredibly spirited and energetic (corroborated by their cameo appearance in a '60s teen movie where their frontman dances like a madman), this Mexican group churned out top-notch, mostly Spanish language covers of R&B and rock classics including "Devil in a Blue Dress," "Land of 1000 Dances," "Help," "Do You Love Me," and more. The group's infectious, raw energy and obvious love of these songs make this a really fun listen from start to finish. Other tracks include "La Coqueta," "Si Me Quieres, Please, Please," "No Pidas Más Perdón," and "Sonia."
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Take an established Brazilian singer, add organ, flute, vibraphone, and percussion, and record the sessions in 1960s Mexico. What do you get? This very rare album filled with infectious, jazzy bossa nova grooves. The record's 12 songs feature the excellent arrangements of Luis Cardenas, Enrique Orozco, and Sergio Pérez.
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La Historia de Tommy is a varied set of tunes from Mexican actor and singer César Costa cut in the 1960s that starts off with the story of our titular Tommy. Tommy, a speed demon it seems, just couldn't control himself on the track and fatally flips his car. Lucky for us, he has time to send his girlfriend a message of eternal love in the form of a bouncy yet plaintive pop ballad. The songs offer everything from Sinatra-esque swing and highly-orchestrated pop to sax-driven R&B. Titles include "La Historia De Tommy," "Té Para Dos," "Bethilde," "Laura," "Historia De Me Amor," and more.
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Great offbeat garage rock from 1960s Mexico. Luis "Vivi" Hernandez was the vocalist for Los Crazy Boys and, fittingly, the album begins with "Napoleon XIV," where he plays the role of a frantic lunatic who thinks he's Napoleon and is being carried off to the asylum! The album also features great Spanish-language covers of classics like "Tobacco Road" and The Strangeloves' "Night Time." If you enjoy '60s garage rock, you'll like this record! Other songs include "Huaraches con Tacón," "La Bruja," Baila La Pulga," "Estoy Loco," and "Flamenco."
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Both the album's title and cover are a bit misleading. You would expect British Invasion and what you get is Spanish-language covers of mostly American artists in a hard-hitting soul style with tight horns and driving back beat and there ain't nothing wrong that! The album starts with a cover of James And Bobby Purify's "I'm Your Puppet (Cuando Vuelves)" and includes other great numbers like Al Wilson's Northern Soul classic "The Snake (La Víbora)," and "Funky Broadway (Frío y Alocado en Broadway)." The album explores some other styles as well with great success. It gets pretty rockin' sometimes, as on their cover of Big Brother And The Holding Company's "Combination of the Two (Combinación de Dos)," which also features some insane stereo panning on the drums! There's also an incredibly funky and convincing cover of Sly & The Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song." Most definitely worth checking out!
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Toño Quirazco was a true musical chameleon, skipping from one genre to another, always capturing its essence while giving it his own unique touch. Having conquered ska and boogaloo, here he tries his hand at Afrobeat! The album's title-track is a cover of Manu Dibango's great "Soul Makossa," which retains the funky groove of the original but with the addition of lots of groovy Hammond organ. The album is loads of fun as Toño and his group dish out plate after plate of tasty early '70s funk with a distinctive Latino twist. (The album also credits Las Gemelas De Oro ["The Golden Twins"], two foxy go-go dancers whom, it seems, had nothing to do with the recording of this album whatsoever!) A recurring feature of the album is Toño's creative riffing on "Makossa" and we have in addition to the original "Makossa en Acapulco," "Tequila Makossa," "Psicosis de Makossa," and "Makossa de Tokio." Other tracks include the gloriously funky "Sesión verde," "Elena," "Mi Loco (Parte Dos)," "Lily," and "Happiness (Felicidad)."
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CSM 272CD
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One look at that space-age cover art and you know already you're in for a treat! Mexico's Al Universo was formed by Jorge Reyes, who recorded this album of spacey, largely electronic prog rock in 1976. Viajero del Espacio (trans. "Space Traveler") is an extraterrestrial odyssey performed in Spanish that serves up a cosmic cocktail of textures in the form of guitars, flute, cello, synthesizers, and an assortment of atmospheric sound effects. It's certainly adventurous stuff, boldly going where no Mexican prog group had gone before, but it also shows a pronounced pop sensibility and melodicism.
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Though salsa is not a style often associated with Mexico, you would never know that listening to this album from Grupo La Justicia! Released originally in 1979, the arrangements by José Luís Martínez boast bright horns, tight, prominent percussion and great piano. Fondly remembered as some of the finest purveyors of salsa and son in Mexico in their day, give this a listen and you'll see why. Titles include "Alma llanera," "Solo recuerdos," "El porro," "El cimarron," "Rico melao," "El pato a la olla," "Amigo," "Si sabes bailar mi son," and more.
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Always wanted to learn to dance the bump? Here's your chance! No? Well, you can still enjoy this absolutely terrific mid-'70s album from Grupo Santa Cecilia. It's a bit of a departure from their earlier stuff, which had more of a pop rock sound. This album, first and foremost, is a dance album and its often downright funky; it is called Bump, after all, and two-thirds of the tracks have the word "bump" in their title! Though there's an obvious deep-funk feel to most of the tracks, the group's pop/rock origins are also evident, and you get some atypical instrumentation for funk songs like the awesome, tinny combo organ, for instance.
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CSM 261CD
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A terrific mambo rock album, the cover of Baile con los Aragon shows the group posing with Latino percussion instruments and electric guitars, which gives you a pretty good idea of what this record's about (we're still trying to figure out that deer in the background, though). The group blends Latin, R&B and classic 50s-style rock 'n' roll with skill and panache and the results are great. A really unique and fun album with an incessant tropical groove. Titles include "Macarena Mambo," "Sin tu amor," "Goofus," "En el mundo," "ABC Boogie," "Borracho," "Ven amor," "Tres veces mia."
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Los Locos Del Ritmo were unquestionably one of Mexico's best groups of their era and this magnificent set of rock & roll and surf from 1964 performed in Spanish, proves they could play those genres as well as any Anglo or American combo. Several of the songs here are covers of British Invasion and surf classics like Billy J. Kramer's Merseybeat hit "I'll Keep You Satisfied (Te Amaré Más y Más)," Cliff Richard & The Shadows' rocker "We Say Yeah (Di Que Sí)," as well as Elvis Presley's "Kissin' Cousins (Mi Prima)." Particularly excellent is their cover of "I Saw Her Standing There," here called "Las Mellizas," which means "identical twins" in Spanish. It's every bit as driving as The Beatles' version, with a more interesting plot. The singer meets beautiful twins but doesn't know what to do because he can't make it with either of them since he can't tell them apart! Highly recommended!
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CSM 263CD
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If you're reading this, there's a good change you like rock 'n' roll, maybe even love it or live for it. If any of those scenarios is true for you, you will like this album! One of Mexico's greatest rock groups from the mid-'60s, Los Locos Del Ritmo played straightforward, rock 'n' roll en español with youthful vigor and passion. Here on Pan con Mantequilla, they deliver an exciting and groovy set of no-frills, garage-y rock. Songs include hard-hitters like their fantastic cover of "Memphis" as well as "Si te tengo a ti," "El fantasma," "El manicero," "No me trates así," "Cansado de ti," "Me voy pa'l pueblo," and more. Just great.
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Los Rockin Devil's were, throughout the '60s, one of the most successful Mexican rock bands, and we have here a concise yet incredibly diverse greatest hits album culled from the material they recorded for the Orfeon label. Los Rockin Devil's achieved their continued popularity by churning out great Spanish-language covers of international (mostly British and American) hits. Here they try their hand at material from massive names like The Beatles' "Let It Be (Ven a mi)," Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love (Demasiado Amor)," The Kinks' "Victoria," and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Up Around the Bend (El Café de Amor)." The set starts with their cover of The Beeds' obscure garagey folk-pop gem "Run to Her (Corre tras ella)," and also includes Shocking Blue's "Venus," bubblegum-y pop tracks like "Sugar, Sugar (Azúcar azúcar)," The Clique/Tommy James & The Shondells' "Sugar on Sunday (Dulce sería)," "Looky Looky" by Giorgio Moroder, and a cover of R.B. Greaves' soul classic "Take a Letter Maria (Lleva Esta Carta María)." Stylistically disparate to be sure, but the group pulls off these different styles with loads of energy, which makes this a really entertaining collection.
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This rare album from 1965 features a fantastic big band mambo sound. The original record's notes describe the album perfectly: "This magnificent LP presents danceable music with the flavor of a provincial orchestra. Here we present the formidable Orquesta Coatzacoalcos, whose sound and stupendous rhythm will please you from the first second. In this volume we've selected the best of Orquesta Coatzacoalcos' danceable repertoire, with a focus on the most popular dance numbers that will ensure that your party or get-together will be a huge success." Enough said!
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An intriguing mid-'70s rock album from Mexico, Love from the group Peck, Smyth & Off with songs from singer/keyboardist Serge Peck and guitarist/vocalist Jimmy Smyth. Sung entirely in English, this album, though cut in 1976 and featuring many of the stylistic conventions of the era, shows some late '60s/early '70s psych influences and also has a very clear progressive rock influence.
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Brazil Saluda A Mexico (trans. Brazil Salutes Mexico) is a rare -- perhaps the most obscure -- album from the legendary Luiz Eca's Tamba Trio. Released in Mexico only in 1966 and unreleased anywhere else until much later. A very classy and classic set of fresh and groovy takes on some of the most familiar bossa numbers of the time -- and even though the songs are quite familiar, they come off heavenly-fresh. The CD includes "Corcovado," "Garota de Ipanema," "So Danco Samba," "Berimbau," "Consolacao," "Desafinado," and four more tracks.
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Dinamo Twist is an incessantly grooving and energetic album from drummer Álvaro López y Sus Grandes Del Twist from 1962. It's also loads of fun! From the back cover of the original record we learn that Álvaro was something of a musical prodigy, starting on the drums at a very early age and playing in jazz combos by the time he was 17. Not sure how old he is on this album, but he looks about 12 in the photo on the back! The album's notes also tell us that when he heard the twist he loved it so much that he decided to make his own group play in that style. Much of the set is instrumental with a handful of vocal numbers as well. It's all very upbeat, direct dance music -- the twist with a Latino touch -- with the driving drums of Álvaro up front in the mix and supported melodically by punchy horns. This is such seriously groovy stuff, it's a shame there aren't more recordings from this group! Includes a fantastic cover of Henry Mancini's "Peter Gun" plus "Dynamo," "El Gallo," "Ya me voy," "Lo mejor," "Siboney," which sounds remarkably like "One Step Beyond" by Prince Buster/Madness, "La Adelita," "Otro tequila," "Muchachos grandes," and more.
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CSM 262CD
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Though from the psychedelic era, this album's title, Trompeta Psicodelica, is a bit of a misnomer, as nothing on it sounds particularly psychedelic! What this album does offer in spades is incredibly groovy, spirited jazz and R&B tunes played by an incredibly tight quintet. It's infectious, upbeat fun that's sure to please at your next swingin' get together (just make sure you have both tequila and mezcal on hand)! Songs include "Guadalajara," "Mezcal," "Las Chiapanecas," "Alla en el Rancho Grande," "Rayando el sol," "Jarabe tapatio," "Tequila," "La borrachita," "Adiós Mariquita Linda," and "Adiós mi chaparrita."
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CSM 270CD
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An incredibly dynamic performer, songwriter, and bandleader, Cuban singer Rudy Calzado was already a long-time salsa veteran when this album came out in the late '70s on Mexico's Orfeon label. Here on Salsa! En Los Infiernos he turns in a devilishly infectious set of classic, mostly self-penned salsa with spirited vocals, a superb, hot rhythm section, blaring brass, and piano. Truly wonderful stuff.
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