Puerto Rican Power ‎– Cero Novela

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Stylus: Ortofon 2M Red
Phono Stage: Kenwood KA8100
Audio Interface: IK Multimedia Axe IO @ 24bit192khz

Label: Gema Records ‎– LPGS-3100
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: Puerto Rico
Released: 1970
Genre: Latin
Style: Salsa

Tracklist
A1 Cero Novela
A2 Angustia
A3 Suelta Las Armas
A4 Calla
A5 Rosa Triste
B1 A Los Caballos
B2 Pa Borrinquen
B3 Hay Que Despertar
B4 Mamy Blue
B5 Rumbon Escolar

Credits
Arranged By – Jorge Millet, Máximo Torres
Bass – Jesus Castro (2)
Bongos – David Rojas (5)
Congas – Ernesto Vazquez
Engineer – Johnny Blanco (2)
Lead Vocals – Joe Arroyo (2), Pipo Ramos
Leader – Jesus Castro (2)
Piano – Rafael Mendez (3)
Tenor Saxophone – Luis Manuel Landron
Timbales – José González*
Trombone – Isaander Silva, Julio Diaz (4)
Trumpet – Luis C. Ayala*, Ruben Santana

Notes
Review by Jose A. Estevez, Jr.

This was Orquesta Puerto Rican Power's first recording, made during the band's first year of existence; this recording showcases the band at their roughest. It was still many years before the band acquired their powerful swinging. Bandleader/bass player Jesus Castro keep the proceedings quite interesting, in any case. Ace tunesmith C. Curet Alonso (who was instrumental in the band's signing to the Gema label) turns in a generous amount of snappy tunes: the title tune, "Rosa Triste," and "A los Caballos" are early samples of the band's effortless appeal. This features the early arrangement work of Jorge Millet, with vocals by Joe Arroyo (not the famed Colombian salsa singer) and Pipo Ramos.