Probably the finest work of Hector Rivera - Latin soul at it’s best. A non-stop
boogaloo party that never lets up with plenty of cha-cha and funky grooves.
• Two tracks taken from Hector Rivera’s debut album “At The Party with Hector Rivera”
originally released in 1966 on Barry Records.
• Remastered by Phil Kinrade and presented in a 7” Discobag sleeve.
• Part of the Demon Records Singles Club.
• This is Latin Soul from the heart of Spanish Harlem. A non-stop boogaloo party that never lets up with
plenty of cha-cha and funk grooves
• 1966 album sees Rivera making his biggest splash as the bandleader and vocalist
• Album highlights include Includes Do It To Me, At The Party and Drown My Heart
• Boogaloo classic reissued on 180g heavyweight black vinyl with printed inner sleeve, and original artwork
This collection features sixteen of the most renowned salsa and Latin soul singles released on Fania Records, and its subsidiaries, between 1964-1978, making it the perfect introduction to the legendary catalog. It celebrates the trailblazing label’s 60th anniversary, and iconic artists Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Rubén Blades, Johnny Pacheco, Celia Cruz and more. Archival images and new liner notes, in English and Spanish, by New York-based music historian Aurora Flores are also included.
Two New York latin soul bangers from legendary band leader Hector Rivera and Vocalist David Coleman.. Hector wrote and arranged for many famous latin Ray Barretto, Machito, and Tito Puente as well as releasing several Lps himself , these cuts come from his successful LP "At the party". Both sides have been spun by myself for years so happy to finally license them for the AOTN stable.
