Recorded by
Fania All Stars, founded 1968
Published by
Fania Records, Inc., founded 1964
Recorded by
Pacheco, Johnny, Dominican, 1935 - 2021
Manu Dibango, Cameroonian, 1933 - 2020
Betancourt, Justo, Cuban, born 1940
Colón, Willie, American, born 1950
Miranda, Ismael, Puerto Rican, born 1950
Santamaría, Mongo, Cuban American, 1917 - 2003
Santana, Jorge, Mexican American, 1951 - 2020
Hammer, Jan, Czechoslovakian American, born 1948
Cobham, Billy, Panamanian American, born 1944
Date
1973; published 1974
Medium
vinyl and cardboard, with ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
Diameter (a. disc): 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
H x W x D (b. album jacket): 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 1/8 in. (31.8 × 31.8 × 0.3 cm)
Description
A record album with the title "Fania All Stars Latin-Soul-Rock." The album consists of a single vinyl (2015.195.1a), which features a green-and-brown label with a notched center hole. The top half of the label has the words [FANIA / FANIA ALL STARS / LATIN—SOUL—ROCK]. The bottom half of the label lists the songs as well as their respective artists and track length. Side A features songs such as “Viva Tirado,” “Chanchullo,” “Smoke,” “There You Go,” and “Mama Guela;” while Side B lists songs such as “El Raton,” “Soul Makossa” and “Congo Bongo.”
An album jacket (2015.195.1b) accompanies the vinyl record. The front cover of the album jacket is black, with white writings. On the top, [FANIA ALL STARS / latin ~ soul ~ rock / How It Was! How It Ended! How It Was Going To Be!] is printed. Below, there is a collage of 13 photographs of performances. Inside the album jacket is white and features a New York Post article entitled “‘Our Latin Thing’ Draws 40, 000.” The second page has a six grayscale photographs of performances. [Live at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 24, 1973] is printed in white letters. Below, there is a large color photograph of a performance; a smaller photograph is embedded in the bottom right-hand corner of the larger photo.
Some of the persons credited in the production and distribution of this album include: Pete "Conde" Rodriguez, Paquito Navarro, Cheo Feliciano, Santos Colon, Ismael Quintana, Hector Colon, Dick Sugar, Bobby Cruz, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Roberto Roena, Jerry Masucci, Edmund Newton, Bobby Valentin, Lee Marshall, Tom Monaster and Ron Levine.
Place made
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Puerto Rico, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Record Albums
Type
record covers
long-playing records
Topic
Funk (Music)
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Rock and roll (Music)
Salsa (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2015.195.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
© 1974 Fania Records
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5613c4a9e-8bea-4e09-82c5-4cc7b1c517eb

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