Juan Formell y Los Van Van - Areito LD-4005 Original Cuban Pressing

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Juan Formell y Los Van Van - Areito LD-4005 Original Cuban Pressing Juan Formell y Los Van Van - Areito LD-4005 Original Cuban Pressing

Juan Formell y Los Van Van - Areito LD-4005

Ring wear, writing on sleeve, two clean labels. VG/VG(+)

• A1 Tu Tranquilo A2 Cuentame A3 El Montuno Sin Complicaciones A4 Si No Me Entiendes Tu A5 Francisco Y El Leon B1 La Rumba No Esta Completa B2 Que No Me Mires Asi B3 Que Gallega, Que Mujer B4 Aqua Que Te Quema B5 De La Habana A Matanzas

• "Formed in 1969, Los Van Van (Spanish for "The Go Gos") are the world's premier Latin dance band, masters of the "songo" rhythm they invented. Unafraid to experiment, they've added trombones, synthesizers and drum machines to their rhythm-and-violins charanga sound, and they occasionally use rock chord progressions and bass lines. They're not a fearsome collection of virtuoso players like NG La Banda, but bassist/founder Juan Formell was an ace composer/arranger of dance grooves, and even sneaks in a moving ballad from time to time. Like all Cuban bands, Los Van Van's records are hard to find in the US ....you should snap up anything by these guys you can find. (DBW)"
• .Personnel:
• Juan Formell, bass, vocals; Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, piano; José Quintana "Changuito", drums, timbales & other percussion (left early 90s); Pedro Calvo, vocals; Hugo Morejon, trombone and synthesizer; Manuel Labarrera, congas; Julio Noroña, guiro; Orlando Canto, flute; Alvaro Collado, trombone; Gerardo Miró, Fernando Leyva & Jesús Linares, violin; and many others over the years, including José Luis Cortés, flute; José Luis Martínez, vocals (first album only); Lázaro Morúa, vocals (fifth album only); Mario Rivera, vocals; Mario Valdes, vocals; Samuel Formell, drums; Pablo Cortés, bongos. Pedroso and Calvo left in the early 2000s. Juan Formell  passed away May 1st, 2014.

All records are strictly graded. Sleeves are graded first followed by the vinyl. Example: EX/VG. I have used both the Record Collector  and Goldmine magazines standards to grade my records. Where indicated records are play graded (especially those of higher value) otherwise they are inspected under a strong light. 

Pre-revolution labels like Panart, Puchito,Seeco, Duarte,Velvet Records and others from the 1950's as well as the post-revolution 1960's EGREM records were pressed using thick vinyl and generally will sound better than the 1970's and later Areito recordings. The pre-revolution records will often play better than they look.

M= Mint: refers to a brand new unplayed vinyl record.

NM = Near Mint: Record played only a few times with care. May have a few light marks when examined under a bright light otherwise appears new.

EX = Excellent: The record has some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging may have slight wear and/or small creasing. EX(-) is somewhere between VG and EX. A record with an EX(+) grade can be described as better than EX but not quite Near Mint.

VG = Very Good. The record has obviously been played many times but displays no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and light scratches. Normal wear on the cover or extra items without any major defects is acceptable. VG(-) signifies a record has more surface noise as well as visual marking than a VG while VG(+) is not quite in the EX category.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated and a lot of surface noise can be heard. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, ring wear, spine splits, discolouration, etc. 

FAIR: The record is only just playable and has not been taken care of. There is considerable surface that impacts on the playback, The record may jump or skip. The cover and contents will be torn, stained, water damaged and/or defaced.

Poor: The record will not play properly and skip and/or jump throughout many tracks. The cover will be badly damaged and/or partly mussing.

Bad: The record is unplayable and may be broken. This type of record is used only as a collection filler and I will only sell such a record if it is extremely rare to obtain.

ABOUT ME: 

I have been selling vinyl records on E-Bay since 2000 and prior via mail-order. In all over 30 years experience. My work in the record and radio industries and music reviewer for a major newspaper has allowed me to  accumulate a lot of vinyl records. In 2011, I started buying used Cuban vinyl records in Havana and I am currently one of the biggest resellers in North America. I employ several purchasing agents whom I have trained to provide me with quality vinyl.

• Good quality/reasonable pricing.
• I pay more to obtain quality Cuban vinyl and resell at competitive prices.
• I am helping several Cuban people (my buyers) whose lives have improved since working for me.
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• All Cuban records are washed using a professional cleaning system and are inspected before being listed.

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