Ray Barretto - Barretto (50th Anniversary 180g VINYL LP Craft CR00888) | NEW-

Label: Fania Records – CR00888, Craft Recordings Latino – CR00888, Craft Recordings – CR00888
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Country: Worldwide
Released: May 9, 2025
Genre:  Latin
Style: Salsa, Guaguancó

A1        Guararé
Written-By [Uncredited] – Roberto Baute Sagarra
5:35
A2        Vine Pa' Echar Candela
Written-By – Ray Barretto
5:48
A3        Eso Es Amar
Written-By – Ruben Blades
4:16
A4        Ban Ban Queré
Written-By – Calixto Varela
5:30
B1        Vale Más Un Guaguancó
Written-By – C. Curet Alonso*
4:18
B2        Testigo Fui
Written-By – C. Curet Alonso*
4:56
B3        El Presupuesto
Written-By – Roberto Rodriguez (2)
4:28
B4        Canto Abacuá
Written-By – Ruben Blades
8:16

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Craft Recordings
Copyright © – Craft Recordings
Published By – Fania Publ.
Published By – Vaya Publishing
Published By – Robbins Music
Recorded At – Good Vibrations Sound Studios
Mastered At – GZ Media – 293492E
Pressed By – Memphis Record Pressing – MRP6533
Lacquer Cut At – Well Made Music
Manufactured By – Concord
Distributed By – Concord
Arranged By – Eddie Martinez* (tracks: A3), Gil Lopez (2) (tracks: A1, A2, A4), Jose Madrid* (tracks: B4), Louie Cruz* (tracks: B1), Ray Barretto (tracks: B4), Sonny Bravo (tracks: B2, B3)
Backing Vocals – Adalberto Santiago, Tito Allen
Bass – Louie Colon (2)
Bongos – Tony Fuentes
Congas, Drums – Ray Barretto
Design Concept [Album Concept], Design – Izzy Sanabria
Engineer – Jon Fausty
Executive-Producer – Jerry Masucci
Flute – Artie Webb*
Lacquer Cut By – CJIII*, dP*
Liner Notes – Pablo "Yoruba" Guzman*
Photography By – Lee Marshall (3)
Piano – Gil Lopez (2)
Producer – Ray Barretto
Timbales – "Little" Ray Romero*
Trumpet – "Papy" Roman*, Roberto Rodriguez (2)
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ite Erez
Vocals – Ruben Blades, Tito Gomez (2)
℗ 2025 & © 1975 Craft Recordings.

Made in U.S.A.

50th Anniversary edition.

Runouts are stamped, side A: WELL MADE MUSIC 293492E1 2100787 MRP6533/CR00888-A
Runouts are etched, side A: CR00888-A #1 CJIII+dP

Runouts are stamped, side B: WELL MADE MUSIC 293492E2 02178858 2146406 MRP6533/CR00888-B
Runouts are etched, side B: CR00888-B RE1 CJIII+dP #1

Originally credited as D.R., "Guarare"'s composer is Roberto Baute Sagarra. A year before, it was recorded by Van Van and wrongfully credited to Pedro Speck. Due the success of both versions, a Cuban court decision (Tribunal Provincial de Guantánamo) ruled in 1976 the legitimacy to Baute. Actually, Pastora was NOT a fictional character; her name was Pastora Yuani Sayú from the mentioned province.
Barcode (Text on sticker): 8 88072 67280 2

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. One of master conguero and bandleader Ray Barretto's finest albums titled Barretto, and the follow-up to his triumphant Indestructible album, this newly mastered reissue celebrates the 50th anniversary of Barretto. Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes and 180-gram vinyl, listeners will enjoy flavorful salsa classics like the opener "Guarare" the rumba-son "Ban ban quere" and the Ruben Blades composition "Canto Abacu?." (Craft Recordings/Fania Records)

• Condition: NEW
• Format: Vinyl
• Internal ID: 888072672802
• Format Detail: LP
• Genre: WORLD/LATIN
• Released: 05/09/2025