Various Artists - Pachuco Soul - A Collection Of Vintage East L.A. Grooves From The Vaults Of Rampart Records(2004)VampiSoul-Rare Soul

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!

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