OUR LATIN THING

Back in the early '80s, when the compact disc was ready to be introduced, very few believed that the CD would replace the vinyl LP and cassette formats, but by the end of that decade, everyone was discarding or giving away their vinyl, and some just stored them in boxes.
Many people left those LPs behind in storage facilities, family home basements or with ex-spouses or ex-girlfriends/boyfriends. The truth, at the time, was that those vinyl items took up too much space and could not compete with the new sound of the CD. Now, over 20 years after the introduction of the CD, we find that many record companies just copied the masters onto the new format without re-digitalizing or re-mastering.
Collectors today are not necessarily looking for the usual suspects but for those rare recordings that many of us ignored at the cut-out bins in stores for under a $1.00 or at the local Woolworths (in New York) for $2.99, as far back as the mid-80s.
Countries such as Panamá, Colombia, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and many corners of the U.S.A. (particularly the west and east coasts) have generated hundreds of gems that have been virtually forgotten. Believe it or not, today you have discontinued CDs that had small independent runs that are now rare.
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Over the years I've provided to the readers Top 100 lists of rare and hot LPs worth looking into. Oddly enough, some of these recordings go for hundreds of dollars on E-Bay, but I have found that they come around often and can be acquired for a fair price.
Here is a new list of vinyls sought by collectors.
Another Top 100 Salsa Recordings for Collectors
1. Chollo Rivera & the Latin Soul Drives- By Chollo (Cotique)
2. Yambú- African Queen (Discolando)
3. Orquesta Nater (Inca)
4. Chuíto Vélez y su Super Orquesta- Si Pancha Plancha (La Flor)
5. Chaparro- El Padrino (Combo)
6. Patato y Totico (Verve)
7. Grupo Clave- El Sabor Es ... Clave (Color)
8. Monty Roca y La Clave (Salsa International)
9. Chamaco Rivera- Chamaco Por Buen Rato (CR)
10. Coco Lagos y sus Orates- Ritmo Caliente (MAG)
11. Johnny Almendra y Los Jóvenes del Barrio- Evolucionando (RMM)
12. Pijuan y su Sexteto- Arráncame La Vida (Kubaney)
13. Los Satélites- Brincando El Muro (Discolandia)
14. Latin Dimensions (Mericana)
15. Wuelfo- El Sonido De La 4 (Inca)
16. Willy Rodríguez- Descarga '71 (Mary Lou)
17. El Gran Combo Darionex- El Combo Haciendo Algo (Mary Lou)
18. Rey Roig- Aquí Llegó (Mericana)
19. Orquesta Suprema- The Salsa Family (Sound Triangle)
20. Guillo Rivera- La Línea (Performance)
21. Orquesta Borinquen (TH)
22. Cabrerita y sus Ideas- Sobre Salsa (Alegre)
23. Orquesta La Unica- Pa' La Rumba (West Side)
24. Orquesta Power Power (Mericana)
25. Chacón- Su Orquesta y su Sabor (Alegre)
26. Nelson Feliciano- Guanica Brass (Coco)
27. Chorolo y su Combo- Ven a Bailar (Gema)
28. Orquesta Colón- Adán y Eva (Rico)
29. Brooklyn Sounds- Libre (Salsa Internacional)
30. La Charanga Antillana (Music Art Productions)
31. Bronco (Inca)
32. La Sabrosura (de Tony Peña)- Aquí Está La Sabrosura (TP)
33. Andy Harlow- La Música Brava (Vaya)
34. Agustín Arce y su Nuevo Sonido- Si Echo Palante (na)
35. Chino Rodríguez y La Consagración (Mary Lou)
36. Yayo El Indio- Simplemente Yo (Alegre)
37. Mario Allison y su Combo- De Fiesta (MAG)
38. Los Hermanos López- De Paseo en Caguas (Rico)
39. Típica Tropical- Salsa Si (Mate)
40. Rafi Val y La Diferente- La Sociedad (Vaya)
41. Loyolita y su Charanga- Pachangueando (Maype)
42. Orquesta Escencia- Fuerza Positiva (PMR)
43. Mike Guagenti- Salsa Con Charanga (Orfeon)
44. Otto De Rojas- Vamos A Bailar Con Otto (LAD)
45. Orquesta Dee Jay- Pa'Lante Con La ... (MGM)
46. Orchestra Dicupé (Fania)
47. Nosotros (Inca)
48. Raúl Marrero- Salsa y Sabor (Dial)
49. Orquesta La Grande- We Love New York (Solo)
50. Revolución '70- Y Sigue El Ritmo (West Side)
51. Orquesta Metropolitana- New Horizons (Ansonia)
52. Impacto Crea (Vaya-1973)
53. La Plata Sextet- Swings at the Raliegh Hotel (Seeco)
54. Tipica Ideal- Vámonos Pa' Senegal/Para Bailar y Gozar (Artol)
55. La Mafia Latina y Elio Pacheco (Vaya)
56. Mario Ortiz- On The Road (Rico-Vox)
57. Paul Ortiz- Los Que Son (Ghetto)
58. La Muralla- Avisale (Tico)
59. Bobby Quesada- Vuelve El ... (Laslos)
60. La Criolla- Dos (Bronco)
61. Monguito Santamaría- En Una Nota (Inca)
62. Chano Martínez Sextet- A Bailar Señores (Decca)
63. Joe Ruiz- Salsa (Alhambra)
64. Sonero Clásico del Caribe (TH)
65. Mike Pérez y su Típica New York (MAS)
66. Yomo Toro y La Evolución- Música Para El Mundo Entero (Barbaro)
67. Freddy Nieto- Al Son Que Me Tocan ... Bailo (VM)
68. Joseito Mateo- Salsa Explosiva (Audiovox)
69. La Amistad (Chuito & Rodrigo)- Presente y Pasado (Velvet)
70. Chamaco Ramirez- Alive & Kicking (Inca)
71. Nati y su Charanga- A Base de Salsa (Velvet)
72. Orquesta Oriental- Con Sason (Caney)
73. Tambo- Al Santiago presents ... (Montuno)