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Celia & Johnny
| Recorded | 1974 |
|---|---|
| Label | Vaya Records |
| Released | 1974 |
| Personnel | 7 credited players |
| Discogs | master 113529 |
The record
The record that crowned Cruz salsa royalty -- her Fania debut with Pacheco paired her raspy, joy-shot voice against a horn section built for the dance floor. "Quimbara" alone announces a partnership that would define the label's golden era.
Session personnel
- Victor Venegas — bass
- Ralph Marzan — bongos
- Johnny Rodriguez — congas
- Johnny Pacheco — leader, percussion, guiro, flute
- Papo Lucca — piano
- Hector Zarzuela — trumpet
- Luis "Perico" Ortiz — trumpet
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
The earliest pressing on file here is the 1974 US Vaya XVS-31, stereo in a gatefold. A US repress as XVS 31 and Colombian, Panamanian, Mexican, French and Venezuelan pressings all date to 1974 as well, and the French 365.009 and Venezuelan LPS 88342 are gatefolds too. Craft Recordings' 2024 reissue, CR00649, is the current copy, in a standard 180g and a Bluejay variant.
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 37 pressings on file.
| 1974 | Vaya Records · XVS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Craft Recordings · CR00649 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Bluejay Kevin Gray remaster · gatefold |
| 2024 | Craft Recordings · CR00649 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g Kevin Gray remaster · gatefold |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · XVS 31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress · gatefold |
| 1974 | Discos Melser · VS 31 — Vinyl, LP |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · 365.009 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · LPS 88342 — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · VS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · VS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Fania De Panama · VS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · XVS 31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · XVS-31 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1974 | Inca Records · LPS 88342 — Vinyl, LP, Album · gatefold |
| 1974 | Vaya Records · 4XT VS 31 — Cassette, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
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