All reviews by Sniper
9th Creation: Love Crime EPI’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 IsleTraditional Scottish songs sung by the tender tenor voice of Andrew Sneddon…
Chuito & the Latin Uniques: From the StreetLatin Soul from the street and from the heart …
Dave Porter: S/TDave Porter is a complex man.
Ghetto Brothers: Power-FuerzaObscure and amazing Latin Rock/Funk from the Bronx, N.Y. on the Salsa label.
Jim Sullivan: U.F.O.$500 good
Johnny “El Bravo” Lopez: At the Bronx CasinoFor your dancing and listening pleasure.
Johnny Colon & Orchestra: Boogaloo BluesA “Top 5 Cotique” according to some, and I wholeheartedly agree…
Manny Corchado: Aprovecha El TiempoManny 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 LatinosMy 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 LovelitesEverything about this record is right…
The Mexia State School Sunshine GroupExtraordinary, unusual, original …