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Head Curator: Roberto Arredondo
LOS DOS GILBERTOS ~ Mi Querida Reynosa, 1981 original Hacienda LP, $100 + S / H
1981 original Hacienda Records LP pressing #HAC 6986, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits (some clear taping on both bottom & top seams), NO ring-wear, neat, round punch hole on bottom spine corner, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Veteran conjunto outfit that provides great dancing music!
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LOS BRONCOS DE REYNOSA ~ 25 Anos de Exitos, 1983 original Mexico press Peerless LP, $200 + S / H
1983 original made in Mexico Peerless Records LP pressing #25980 3, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings (2 staples on top spine corner), NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent with some background noise in some spots. Limited Edition / 25th Anniversary LP by one of the back-up bands used by one of my favorite Mexican actor / singers, Lalo Gonzalez "El Piporro" used in his many, many movies.
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Los Cachorros de Juan Villareal - AMORCITO CONSENTIDO, 1985 original Freddie Records LP, $300 + S / H
1985 original Freddie Records LP pressing #1331, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. One of the most beloved bands in the Rio Grande Valley with great dancing music!
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LOS PEPPERS de Victor Garza ~ Si Tus Besos Se Van, 1972 original promo copy El Zarape LP, $400 + S / H
1972 original El Zarape Records LP pressing #ZLP-1065, cover M-, promo-stamped-in-purple on back cover, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl VG++ to M-, some very light scratches that do not affect listening pleasure.
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LOS KASINOS, 1975 original UNiKO Records signed LP, $250 + S / H
1975 original Un1ko Records LP pressing #ULP-1002, cover VG(+), NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, some ring-wear / shelf wear, vinyl VG+(+), NO scratches, plays excellent with minimal background noise. Signed on back cover by leader / singer Cecilio Garza, lead guitarist "Pako", & drummer "Rilay Caren"? (or something...) Excellent Tejano band with Conjunto Bernal-style vocals.
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LOS KASINOS, 1975 original UNiKO Records debut LP, $150 + S / H
1975 original Un1ko Records LP pressing #ULP-1002, cover VG+, NO seam or spine splits, neat punch hole, some ring-wear / shelf wear, bottom edge corner bent, vinyl VG++ to M-, NO scratches, plays excellent with minimal background noise. Excellent Tejano band with Conjunto Bernal-style vocals led by singer Cecilio Garza out of Penitas, Texas (somewhere between Rio Grande City & La Joya, Texas). Debut album.
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Cecilio Garza LOS KASINOS ~ EL PODEROSO, 1975 original Un1ko Records LP, $200 + S / H
1975 original Un1ko Records LP pressing #ULP-1007, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, neat, round punch hole on top edge corner, NO ring-wear, some shelf wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent! Los Kasinos are "invisible" on the cover, but show up on the recording.
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CECILIO GARZA Y LOS KASINOS ~ el poderoso puede, 1977 original Falcon 100% Sealed LP, $300 + S / H
1977 original Falcon Records LP pressing #FLP-5007, 100% Still Sealed, MINT / MINT, unplayed. NO cut-out markings, NO seam splits.
CECILIO GARZA Y LOS KASINOS ~ el poderoso puede, 1977 original Falcon LP, $200 + S / H
1977 original Falcon Records LP pressing #FLP-5007, cover M-, still in the original plastic shrink-wrap, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, NO seam splits. Vinyl VG++, NO scratches, plays excellent with a few clicks & pops. On labels only titled as LOS KASINOS.
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LOS FORMALES DE CALI CARRANZA, 1983 original Mexico press SAS 100% Sealed LP, $200 + S / H
1983 original made in Mexico SAS Records LP pressing #5010-LP, 100% Still Sealed, MINT / MINT, unplayed. Neat round punch hole in top spine corner. After leaving Roberto Pulido Y Los Clasicos, Cali Carranza formed Los Formales in Pharr, Texas around 1976.
LOS RANCHERITOS DEL TOPO CHICO, 1979 original El Zarape LP, $200 + S / H
1979 original El Zarape Records LP pressing #ZLP-1145, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Wonderful dancing music!
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LOS TREMENDOS GAVILANES de Juan y Salomon - El Cara Parchada, 1981 original Freddie LP, $150 + S / H
1981 original Freddie Records LP pressing #LP-1201, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent! "El Cara Parchada", the story of a very "bad hombre", who gets his justice at the end of the song!
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LOS TREMENDOS GAVILANES, 1976 original D.L.V. Records LP, $150 + S / H
1976 original D.L.V. Records LP pressing #2030, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Formed in 1962 by Salomon Prado Lechuga out of Ejido Guadalupe la Joya (near the town of General Teran), Nuevo Leon, Mexico & Juan Torres Perales from Ejido Las Trancas (near the town of Cadereyta Jimenez), Nuevo Leon, Mexico. One of the Top 3 conjunto duos of all time! These 2 men recorded various times with many other "musica nortena" musicians in various groups!
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los tremendos gavilanes de juan y salomon - me ando paseando con, 1981 original Mexico press Estrella LP, $75 + S / H
1981 original made in Mexico Estrella Records LP pressing #DE-LP-2002, cover VG++, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl VG++ NO scratches, plays excellent. More corridos & rancheras music for your Bar-B-Q & fajitas cook-outs!
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Los Tremendos Gavilanes ~ Los Corridos Favoritos de Pancho Villa y Emiliano Zapata, 1970 original Magda LP, $200 + S / H
1970 original Magda Records LP pressing #527, cover VG(+), NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, wear / rubbing on top & bottom front edge (see scans), vinyl VG++, small light scratches that do not click, plays excellent. Great corridos from the early 20th century + 1 huapango!
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LOS TREMENDOS GAVILANES JUAN Y SALOMON - Rancheras con, 1968 original DEL VALLE LP, $200 + S / H
1968 original DEL VALLE Records LP pressing #VLP 1065, cover VG++, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, shelf wear, vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Several mistakes on cover & labels song title printings, but the grooves are great!
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LOS RELAMPAGOS DEL NORTE / LOS TREMENDOS GAVILANES Juan Y Salomon, 1975 original Mexico press LM LP, $50 + S / H
1975 original made in Mexico Discos LM LP pressing #258, cover VG+, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, some shelf wear, wear on corners & edges & some staining on the bottom of back cover (see scan), the vinyl is VG+ with several very light scratches that do not really affect the playing or the sound, (you do not notice them when it is played) this old records were "very well made" ("de buena madera!"), the songs, if you are familiar with the song list are beautiful corridos & conjunto music from Mexico!
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Los Teen Tops ~ 16 Autenticos Exitos, 1985 compilation LP, $50 + S / H
1985 original made in Mexico Harmony Records LP #HLS-90,052, cover VG+, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, some shelf wear, vinyl VG+, a few light scratches that cause a few click & pops, plays excellent. Recorded in 1960 & 1961.
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Los Teen Tops ~ 16 Autenticos Exitos, 1985 compilation 100% Sealed LP, $200 + S / H
1985 original made in Mexico Harmony Records LP #HLS-90,052, 100% Still Sealed, MINT / MINT, unplayed, recorded in 1960 & 1961, these are the best Rock-n-Rolleros in the History of Mexico!!! These guys are a RIOT! (I have my VG+ copy which I play all the time, they make me laugh, they make me dance, they make me SHOUT!!!) Yeah, YeAH, YEAH!!!
Los Donnenos ~ Mas Tragedias Con Los Campeonisimos, 1960 original Discos Columbia LP, $1,500 + S / H
1960 original made in the USA Discos Columbia / Miami Records LP pressing #MDC 2012, cover M-, still in the original plastic shrink-wrap, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, vinyl VG++ to M-, NO scratches, 1 scuff, plays excellent w minimal background noise. Los Donnenos, Ramiro Cavazos (w mustache, bajo-sexto, vocals, born Feb. 16, 1927) & Mario Montes (accordion, vocals, born Jan. 17, 1923) were both born in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, but got together in Donna, Texas (in my home region of the Rio Grande Valley) and made their 1st recordings in 1948! This "impossibly rare" LP on the impossibly rare Discos Columbia is textbook quality on the classic corridos of the day.
Los Donnenos ~ Mas Tragedias Con Los Campeonisimos, 1967 reissue Caytronics LP, $500 + S / H
1967 reissue Caytronics Records LP pressing #CYS 1174, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, name on top front ("RIVERA"), vinyl M-, 1 scuff, plays excellent with minimal background noise.
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1966 original Teardrop Records LP pressing #LPS 2011, cover M-, NO seam or spine splits, NO cut-out markings, NO ring-wear, name in red ink on front edge ("Ruthie"), vinyl M-, NO scratches, plays excellent. Title song was a Monster Hit when I was growing up!
Los Muchachos ~ Frijoiltos Pintos, 1966 original Tear Drop LP, No Longer Available
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