Willie Colon & Hector Lavoe - La Gran Fuga (The Big Break)

Format: LP, 180g, black vinyl
Catalogue No.: 7256034
Barcode: 888072560345
Release Date: 12 Apr 2024
Genre: Funk / International

Released in 1970, this is a masterpiece of salsa music. It crystalizes the Willie Colón/Héctor Lavoe aesthetic that the duo developed on previous albums. The songs reflect the duo’s views on life’s reckless joys and profound tragedies, like the nostalgic remembrance of Lavoe’s grandmother’s hilarious sayings on “Abuelita” and the swinging “Barrunto” which describes the sadness of heartbreak. Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes, this reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

Tracklist:
Side A
1. Ghana’ E
2. Pa’ Colombia
3. No Cambiaré
4. Sigue Feliz
Side B
5. Barrunto
6. Abuelita
7. Panameña
8. Canción Para Mi Suegra