MGM Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Spanish Blues Band
| Recorded | Feb 9 & Mar 12, 1968 |
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| Label | MGM Records |
| Released | 1968 |
| Discogs | master 326438 |
The record
MGM caught this one in February 1968, chasing rock-adjacent Latin soul rather than the Tjader-schooled jazz Bobo came up playing. Loose and groove-first, it reads more as a nod to the psychedelic-tinged Latin soul scene than a continuation of his earlier work.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1968 | Verve Records · V6-8736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo earliest on file |
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| 1968 | MGM Records |
| 1968 | Verve Records · V-8736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, Yellow Label East Coast Press |
| 1968 | Verve Records · V6-8736, V6/8736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Verve Records · V-8736 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Mono, White Label |
| 1969 | MGM Records · LAT 10,012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Stereo |
| — | MGM Records · LAT 10,012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| — | MGM Records · LAT 10,012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |