EAST LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN A MAGNET FOR MANY IMMIGRANTS FROM MEXICO TO SETTLE DOWN
THERE,WHETHER THEY WERE LEGALLY THERE OR NOT.IT WAS ALSO THE BASE FOR RAMPART RECORDS
OWNED BY EDDIE DAVIS ALONG WITH OTHER LABELS...LINDA,FARO,GORDO,VALHALLA,PROSPECT,
& BOOMARANG.HE IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LOS ANGELES MUSIC SCENE FOR THAT PERIOD,
ESPECIALLY IN THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN-AMERICAN R&B/SOUL/ROCK MUSIC.SINCE THE BEGINNING
OF HIS CAREER AS A PRODUCER IN 1958 AND INTO THE 1990S,EDDIE DAVIS(CALLED THE BERRY
GORDY OF EAST COAST LA)HAS RECORDED A NUMBER OF CHICANO / LATINO NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS
IN LOS ANGELES ON HIS DIFFERING LABELS NAMED ABOVE.THESE 2 CD,S COVER THE BULK OF WHAT
SOUL FANS ARE INTERESTED IN.WHEN IN L.A. ON A BUYING TRIP I WAS STRONGLY ADVISED NOT
TO GO INTO THAT AREA AS IT WAS DANGEROUS FOR A WHITE KID TO GO ROAMING AROUND LOOKING
FOR RECORDS..SO SADLY I DIDNT!..THESE REALLY ARE A TREASURE CHEST FOR NORTHERN SOUL FANS AND ALL SOUL FANS IN GENERAL!!
A NORTHERN TASTER BELOW!
ARTISTS AND TRACKS LISTED BELOW ON BACK COVER
16 comments:
Thanks AMM for reviewing Pachuco(?) soul
I think this would be very nice music! Thanks amm
Thanks a lot, sir AMM ! Yours posts are genius !
Thanks for the album! , Grettings for everyone here! I hope i can get It!
I like the cover, friends
This is great! The sampler so should have been a hit! This must have scared the crap out of the mainstream labels with their tamed down white washed "rock and roll" of the early 60's
Thanks a lot for AMM
Some nice tracks on this comp. Thanks for the review.
interesting compilation AMM
many thanks Reb
I particularly like this kind of soul music. This is a nice review and a nice collection of great soul songs.
Please, is it possible to have a particular review ? Thanks a lot.
A super review, cheers
Sort of blued yet not but the production in the us for the soul genre was much better than the UK at the time only a personnel opinion
Thanks for this gem All Music Man
Cheers Pedro
Fascinating review.
many thanks mate - great review as always
Looks good to me.
Another intresting looking album of East LA music, thank you for the review
Looks good can you send me the link, thanks
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