Mother Night- 1972 US

Mother Night was another Nuyorican Latin rock/funk band.Their sole self-titled album released in 1972 by Columbia (KC-31304).From this album i chose two songs,the latin/funk "Julie Nixon" and the latin/rock "Fools Are You".Enjoy!!!

Members:

Ronnie Pace (Lead Vocals, Trumpet, Piano, Congas)
Eddie Martinez (Lead Guitar, Vocals)
Val Burke (Bass)
Skip McPhee (Organ, Vocals)
Arnold Ramsey (Drums, Organ, Guitar, Bass, Saxophone)
Sonny McPhee (Alto Sax, Vocals)
Gary Pribek (Tenor Sax, Flute)
Bill Ohashi (Trombone)

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Chango - 1975 US

This is another great Latin/Rock band.Chango's first self-titled album released in 1975 on ABC Records (ABCD-872).Two songs from this album, "Fire Over Water" and "Chango".

Members:

George Tacktikos (guitar, vocals)
Reinol Andino (timbales, congas, percussion, vocals)
Pepe Gomez (drums, lead vocals, percussion, piano)
Burlin Speakes (bass)
Thomas Alletto (organ, vocals, piano)
Michael Britton (congas, percussion)
Mike Cruz (timbales, percussion, vocals)
Charles Rook (guitar)
Ken Weissman (drums)

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Toro-1975 US

Toro was a great Nuyorican Latin rock/funk band. Their sole album released in 1975 by Coco Records (CLP 106) and produced by Harvey Averne.From this now rare album i chose "Ramona" and "Fields Of Laughter".Enjoy!!!

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Sapo-1974 US

Sapo was an early 1970’s San Francisco-based Latin-rock band now considered one of the seminal and influential bands from the period. The band originally had ten pieces including congas, timbales, drums, two guitars and a four piece horn section.
Sapo was formed just as Malo’s song “Suavecito” hit the national top ten charts. Richard Bean, the singer and co-writer of the song, left Malo and formed Sapo with his brother horn player Joe Bean. Richard wrote Sapo’s songs and was the lead singer and timbale player. The band rehearsed four hours a day, five or six days a week in a large garage on South Van Ness Ave. in SF’s Mission District. They soon landed a national record deal on Bell Records (BELL- 1301).From this great Latin-rock album i chose three songs, "Been Had", "Ritmo Del Corazon" and "Wishbone".

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Jose ''Chepito'' Areas-1974 US

 José Octavio "Chepito" Areas (born 25 July 1946) is a Nicaraguan percussionist best known for having played timbales in the Latin rock group Santana from 1969-1977 and 1987-1989.In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for his work in Santana. In 1997, he performed on Abraxas Pool with other members of the early 1970s iteration of Santana, including Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Michael Carabello, and Michael Shrieve. Previously, he released an eponymous solo album on Columbia/CBS Records in 1974. (wiki) From this album i chose "Cerro Negro" and "Buscando La Gente".Enjoy!!!

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Eyes Of Blue-Crossroads Of Time- 1968 UK

The Eyes of Blue's debut album is a rather typical bottom-drawer late-'60s psychedelic effort, going over much of the musical map without charting new territory or doing especially interesting songs.
Chunks of British harmony pop, soul, trendy Eastern-tinged psychedelia, and early progressive classical-dipped melodies and arrangements all bump around in the mix, though they don't cohere too memorably. The Welsh group did have a more organ-based sound than many of their U.K. peers, and the band's keyboardist, Phil Ryan, has admitted that Graham Bond was a big influence on his style on this album.
Bond's input wasn't limited to this, he also wrote two of the songs, "Crossroads Of Time" and "Love Is The Law" (though they were credited to "D. Stewart," aka his girlfriend, Diane Stewart), both of which Bond himself would record slightly later on his 1969 album "Love Is The Law". (allmusic)
The "Crossroads Of Time" released in US by Mercury records (SR-61184). From this album i chose "Crossroads Of Time" and "Love Is The Law".

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Andwellas Dream - Love And Poetry-1969 UK

Andwella were a Northern Irish psychedelic rock band formed in 1968, originally as The Method and later renamed Andwellas Dream. The trio were fronted by Dave Lewis (Guitar/keyboard/vocals), with Nigel Smith (bass/vocals) and Gordon Barton (drums).
"Love And Poetry" is the first studio album by British psychedelic band Andwella's Dream. It was released in 1969 on CBS Records."Love And Poetry" was composed entirely by band member Dave Lewis. It captures the true original sounds of Irish psychedelic rock. Relatively unknown, this album has achieved certain cult status after 40 years and is eagerly sought after by collectors of the genre.It is featured in Record Collector's Top 100 British Psychedelic Records of the 1960s.(wiki)
Two songs from this album, "High on a Mountain" and "Cocaine".

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