Format: Vinyl Record LP, Royale Records. USA release no date. Credited on the jacket as Miguelito Valdez with Orchestra & Organ. Ex-boxer and original 'Mr Babalu' Miguelito Valdes sang in Cuba with the Casino de la Playa Orchestra before coming to New York. This ia an early release from the 1950s(?). 8 tracks including: Babalu; Rhumba Rhapsody; Negro; Canto Siboney; Cielito Lindo; La Poloma; Serenade Rhumba; Over the Waves. Jacket and record very clean and fresh, almost like new, with only a little shelf wear. Record label: Royale Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket NM Stock: 1. Item: RM76718138 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Wing Records. UK release no date. Latin American standards on piano, strings and percussion accompaniment. 12 tracks including: Ay-Ay-Ay!; Brazil; Jamaican Rumba; Jealousy; Carioca; Lights Of Lisbon; Tico Tico; Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps; Frenesi; La Cumparsita; Malaguena; El Cumbanchero. Record label: Wing Records. UK Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM590wl1076 ---R
Format: Vinyl Record LP, RCA Records. USA release from 1955. Samba tracks for dancing ...produced and prepared under the direction of the Fred Astaire Dance Studios. Worth it for the Jose Curbelo and Noro Morales tracks. 12 tracks including: Fafa Lemos And His Orchestra - Brazil; Fafa Lemos And His Orchestra - Nos Tres; Fafa Lemos And His Orchestra - Madalena; Carlos Galhardo With Orchestra - Samba Lele; Carlos Galhardo With Orchestra - Ola, Seu Nicolau; Odette Amaral With Carioca Swingtette - Alma De Um Povo; Patricia Teixeira With Orchestra - Nao Tenho Lagrimas; Patricia Teixeira With Orchestra - Sabia Larangeira; Zaccarias And His Orchestra - Tico Tico No Fuba; Jose Curbelo And His Orchestra - Clarinet Samba; Jose Curbelo And His Orchestra - Boogie-Woogie Na Favela; Noro Morales And His Orchestra - Montevideo. Jacket has split top and bottom, record has scratch on side one band 2. Record label: RCA Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM481lpm1073 ---V
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Top-Tape Records. Brazilian release from 1987. Live samba recordings from the Carnaval 87 by major samba schools. Comes with original paper insert. 12 tracks. Record label: Top-Tape Records. Brazil Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket EX Stock: 1. Item: RM470tt501010 ---E
Latin Music LP
Chombo Silva - Los Hits de Manzanero En El Saxofon De Chombo Silva (LPG-3067)
GBP 45.95
Format: Vinyl Record LP, Gema Records. USA release, stereo, no date. Rare 1960s release and surprisingly Chombo Silva's only solo release. Cuban born Chombo Silva interprets 10 songs by the famous composer Armando Manzanero. Musicians include: Chombo Silva on saxophone and violin; Sonny Osacar (Sonny Bravo) on piano; Bobby Rodriguez on bass; Freddy Rodriguez on guitar; Mike Collazo on drums; Marcelino Guerra on conga. 10 tracks including: Esta Tarde Vi Llover; No; Parece Que Fue Ayer; Contigo Aprendi; Aquel Senor; Somos Novios; Adoro; Solo Para Ti; Cuando Estoy Contigo; Mia. Jacket open but still in shrink, some shelf wear, name written on back. Record label: Gema Records. USA Grade: Vinyl VG+, Jacket VG+ Stock: 1. Item: RM426lpg3067 ---S