All reviews by Sniper

9th Creation: Love Crime EP 9th Creation: Love Crime EP

I’m going to go ahead and declare this the greatest modern soul record to ever come out of Stockton, California, based solely on the frenzy my listing it on eBay caused over the course of five days. On the first day, several hours after listing the record, I started to get e-mail after e-mail—from mainly […]

Andrew Sneddon: Far Away Isle Andrew Sneddon: Far Away Isle

Traditional Scottish songs sung by the tender tenor voice of Andrew Sneddon…

Chuito & the Latin Uniques: From the Street Chuito & the Latin Uniques: From the Street

Latin Soul from the street and from the heart …

Dave Porter: S/T Dave Porter: S/T

Dave Porter is a complex man.

Ghetto Brothers: Power-Fuerza Ghetto Brothers: Power-Fuerza

Obscure and amazing Latin Rock/Funk from the Bronx, N.Y. on the Salsa label.

Jim Sullivan: U.F.O. Jim Sullivan: U.F.O.

$500 good

Johnny "El Bravo" Lopez: At the Bronx Casino Johnny “El Bravo” Lopez: At the Bronx Casino

For your dancing and listening pleasure.

Johnny Colon & Orchestra: Boogaloo Blues Johnny Colon & Orchestra: Boogaloo Blues

A “Top 5 Cotique” according to some, and I wholeheartedly agree…

Manny Corchado: Aprovecha El Tiempo Manny Corchado: Aprovecha El Tiempo

Manny Corchado is probably now best known for his brash boogaloo tracks “Pow Wow” and “Chicken and Booze,” which go for good money in OG, 7-inch format. Burned out on boogaloo, though, I bought this album hoping to hear some of the more interesting Latin sounds that timbales player Manny Corchado and his orchestra cooked […]

The Latin Soul of Johnny Zamot and his Latinos The Latin Soul of Johnny Zamot and his Latinos

My first impression of this record was that it sounded kind of “dated” and “hokey,” but I think I was just listening with the wrong ears …

The Lovelites: With Love from the Lovelites The Lovelites: With Love from the Lovelites

Everything about this record is right…

The Mexia State School Sunshine Group The Mexia State School Sunshine Group

Extraordinary, unusual, original …