Fania Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Acid
| Recorded | c. 1968 |
|---|---|
| Label | Fania Records |
| Released | 1968 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 86033 |
The record
Barretto's Fania breakthrough fuses boogaloo swagger with hard Latin son montuno, conga fills driving a band that helped define the label's sound as it hit its stride. Adalberto Santiago's vocals and that brassy two-trumpet front line give this one its street-corner heat.
Session personnel
- Big Daddy — bass
- Ray Barretto — congas
- Louis Cruz — piano
- Orestes Vilato — timbales
- René López — trumpet
- Roberto Rodriguez — trumpet
- Adalberto Santiago — vocals, bells
- Pete Bonet — vocals, guiro
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 43 pressings on file.
| 1968 | Fania Records · LP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gold Label earliest on file |
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| — | Fania Records · LP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · deep groove |
| 1968 | Fania Records · SLP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gold Label |
| 1968 | Fania Records · 8XT SLP 346 — 8-Track Cartridge, Album |
| 1968 | Fania Records · LP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Gold Label |
| 1968 | London Records · HA 8383 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1969 | London Records · SH 8383 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Blue Elephant · BE 899.007-H — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1969 | DiscJockey · 118.001 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | London Records · HA 8383 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| 1969 | Blue Elephant · BE 899.007-H — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo |
| 1972 | Fania Records · SLP-346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Fania Records · SLP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Cloud Label |
| 1972 | Fania Records · SLP 346 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |