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JOE BATAAN… THE UNDISPUTED REIGNING KING OF LATIN SOUL! Who better to shed a tear with during political turmoil than the undisputed reigning King of Latin Soul himself... Joe Bataan. “And I Cried” is a Latin Soul tear-jerker that'll break the hearts of many, then end with a bang! This rola cracks off with an overwhelming broken heart and tears, only felt by those who continue to struggle in the barrio, then segues into a Latin Percussion solo and an upbeat Mambo Cha-Cha to dance the tears away! The flip is Joe Bataan’s rendition of The Occapello’s only record, “The Stars”, that'll take you back to Spanish Harlem street corners, between the Latin tinge and harmony groups. This record strikes a perfect balance between new production and the legacy of Joe Bataan during his height. In fact, if someone told you these were remastered versions of previously unreleased Fania tracks, you’d bet your life on it! And for that reason, Joe Bataan continues to reign as the undisputed King of Latin Soul! Complete with tattoo tear drops from the studio of OG Midniters legend, Little Ray Jimenez at LA Sanctuary (East LA, CA), and defiantly crossing the border to Olah Producciones (Veracruz, MX), these rolas will make you cry just before reaching for the stars! Intl. Dist: razadelsoul@gmail.com / Press & Booking: resquivel@solamusicgroup.com Direct Sales: https://razadelsoul.bandcamp.com/ TITLE / ARTIST: And I Cried / The Stars - Joe Bataan CATALOG# / SKU: SR-JB-002 7” Black Vinyl Single UPC: 875531028737 LABEL: SOLA Records GENRE: R&B/Soul, Latin, Latin Soul, Low-rider Oldies, Harlem, NY IN-STORES / RELEASE DATE: 5/16/25 FORMAT: 7” Black Vinyl Single w/Picture Sleeve PRESSING: 1000 BLK KEY MARKETS: Bay Area, Los Angeles, Texas, NY, Mexico, UK, Japan WHOLESALE: razadelsoul@gmail.com / SLRP: $25 USD # TITLE (Click to Listen) DESCRIPTION A: And I Cried (R. Esquivel, A. Carmine) © ℗ SOLA Records ISRC: QZVS62400009 Latin Soul tear-jerker that racks off with an overwhelming broken heart, then segues way to a Latin Percussion solo, and an upbeat Mambo Cha-Cha to dance the tears away! B: The Stars (B. Kline) © Arc Music BMI ℗ SOLA Records ISRC: QZVS62400010 Cover of The Occapello’s only record, “The Stars”, that'll take you back to Spanish Harlem street corners, between the Latin tinge and harmony groups.

NEW LATIN SOUL 45 FROM JOE NARVAEZ FROM THEE BABY CUFFS FOR 4th OF JULY🎇! In 1969, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers released a rola titled, "Does Your Mama Know About Me", about a taboo interracial relationship. Written by Cheech & Chong's other half, Tommy Chong, a decade before he went up in smoke. That same year, @mr.joester joined the Junior Brown Berets during the height of the Chicano Movement and Anti-Establishment upheaval, when he was just 9 years old. Indoctrinated in carnalismo and La Causa, elder Brown Berets taught self-defense classes and focused on ending barrio warfare, explaining to a very young Joe, “That’s your carnal!”. Just one year after Cheech & Chong’s cult classic, "Up In Smoke", hit the box office, @mr.joester began recording his own Latin Soul rendition of "Does Your Mama Know About Me", before serving in the US Army in Germany. Just a few years back, Joe Narvaez brought that old dream back to life! When asked what inspired Joe to record the rola, Joe responded, “Having served, I wanted to record a song about a woman in a relationship with a veteran in a wheelchair, and afraid of what her parents may think of his handicap.” When asked about the state of the nation and mass immigration raids, @mr.joester replied, “I'm certainly an American, I feel proud that I served, we always were Americans, Mexico is part of the American Continent, but I guess we're not American enough. This guy the way he's doing things, like we're his police force, pitting us against each other, those that serve, against the civilians. How come we're good enough to serve this country, but not good enough to stay?” The flip is a killer Chicano Soul, Latin percussion cover of Don Julian & The Larks' classic, "I Want You Back". Both rolas are previously unreleased from 1979. Credits: Vocals: Joe Narvaez Transferred and restored by Jessica Thompson, Jessica Thompson Audio (Berkeley, CA) Remixed & Mastered by Thee Midas Touch at Wyldwood Recording Studios (Berkeley, CA) Art Direction by Thee Midas Touch © Jobete Music Co Inc ASCAP ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester, © Cherryl Music BMI ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester Intl. Dist: razadelsoul@gmail.com / Press & Booking: jnar1434vr@yahoo.com Direct Sales: https://joenarvaez.bandcamp.com/ TITLE / ARTIST: Does Your Mama Know About Me / I Want You Back - Joe Narvaez (from Thee Baby Cuffs) CATALOG# / SKU: JOE-002-BLK 7” Black Vinyl Single UPC: 199284739635 LABEL: Mr. Joester GENRE: R&B/Soul, Low-rider Oldies, Latin Soul, Previously unreleased, San Jo, CA IN-STORES / RELEASE DATE: 7/04/25 FORMAT: 7” Black Vinyl Single PRESSING: 400 BLK, 100 Acid Trip (Bandcamp Exclusive), Master Lacquer Cut by Anne-Marie Suenram, formerly from Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA), using their famed Neumann VMS 66 disc-cutting lathe, one-step pressing at Musicol Vinyl Pressing Plant (Columbus, OH) KEY MARKETS: Bay Area, Los Angeles, Texas, NY, Mexico, UK, Japan WHOLESALE: razadelsoul@gmail.com / SLRP: $15 USD # TITLE (Click to Listen) DESCRIPTION A: Does Your Mama Know About Me (HT Baird, T. Chong) © Jobete Music Co Inc ASCAP ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester ISRC: QZZGE2500021 Digital UPC: 199519860257 Latin Soul rendition of Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers’ classic about a taboo interracial couple, written by Cheech & Chong's other half, unreleased from 1979 B: I Want You Back (D. Julian) © Cherryl Music BMI ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester ISRC: QZZGE2500011 Digital UPC: 199341889839 Chicano Soul, Latin percussion cover of Don Julian & The Larks classic, unreleased from 1979

THIRD SHADES OF SORROW INCITES CULT FOLLOWING! Shades of Sorrow Vol. 3 - Rare Chicano & Blue Eyed Soul Ballads Photo of Riccardo & The 4 Most NOW AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION WHOLESALE OR DIRECT FOR PRE-ORDER SHIPS & IN STORES ON OR BEFORE 10/15/24 There’s A Reason - Riccardo & The 4 Most - Private press on the group’s own Foremost Records out of New York 1967, made up of an interracial Black and White group including bandleader Riccardo Wright (guitar), Ralph Marotta (bass), George Leary (drums), Douglas Jacobs (organ) and Bill White who wrote and sung lead. Slow and low, group harmony “oohs” that’ll have you sitting close to that special someone in your life. Yes I’m Ready - The Lost Legend - This rola is fits perfectly alongside I’ll Search The World by The Intentions with mariachi vibrato horns that breathes life into this Barbara Mason classic about an innocent love, and making memories all over again! Stay With Me - Me And Him Duo - This rola was recorded by organ player Phil Long (me) and drummer John Hill (him) from Philly, PA on PAZA, as noted by this rola’s heavy organ licks and Phil Long pleading with a broken heart “Stay With Me”. Phil Long pours his guts out to the point that she’d be a fool to not take this man back in his arms again! Bleak Street - Mike McCain - The Shades of Sorrow series would not be complete without a heavy record or two. What sounds to be in part inspired by James Brown’s “It’s A Man’s World” with its own take of a heavy horn section, a sax solo filled with sorrow and a cold dark tale down a bleak street. Recorded privately in 1970 on Tiki Records out of Texas. Its flip is a dancer (Not featured on this comp) that lightens up the mood titled “Someday”. I’ll Search The World - The Intentions - Most White groups tend to have more of a Rock influence but make no mistake, any collector would be fooled to think this is one of the many talented Black Harmony Groups out of Philly. This obscure rola is oozing with falsetto vocals and what sounds like a mariachi vibrato horn backing. Believed to be the same Intentions out of Middletown, PA who recorded a killer mid tempo Group Harmony rola titled “Don't Forget That I Love You” on Phillips. -H/M NOW AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION WHOLESALE OR DIRECT FOR PRE-ORDER SHIPS & IN STORES ON OR BEFORE 10/15/24 BUY DIRECT HERE! https://oracionrecordsdist.bandcamp.com/ WHOLESALE CONTACT BELOW: Jose Manuel Valle "The Homeboy Mad" Raza del Soul Record Distribution, Shop & Label (408) 661-2604 WhatsApp Me! razadelsoul@gmail.com @razadelsoul https://linktr.ee/razadelsoul Zelle: (408) 661-2604 Venmo: @razadelsoul CashApp: $razadelsoul

Napoleon Demps - Remedy - Sweet Soul From Flint, Michigan TITLE / ARTIST: Remedy - Napoleon Demps LABEL: Industry Music Group CATALOG NUMBER: IMG-1023 GENRE: R&B/Soul, Low-rider Oldies, Souldies, Flint, Michigan Flint, Michigan, a majority Black town just 66 miles northwest of Motown, caught attention in 2014 for its water lead contamination crisis being neglected by city and state officials. But out of challenging circumstances, arises the "remedy"! Today's Southern Soul, is a distinct modern take on R&B embraced by grown and sexy folks from the Black community in the Deep South. Although Northern boy Napoleon, didn’t quite get the best of reviews from Daddy B Nice's SouthernSoulRNB.com for his Southern Soul with a Twist Vol. 2 Compilation (2017). But just as Napoleon said when he responded in a letter to Daddy B Nice, I too "must respectfully disagree". His titles "What Don’t Kill Me", "Get Together One More Time", and "Real Love" embody authenticity of the Soul expression. Napoleon Demps quietly released a Funk title for Daptone Records titled, "Norma Jean" during the pandemic (2020) but remained on the shelf during the exploding Soul scene catapulted by the Raza. Now cutting records for IMG, Soul brotha Napoleon Demps can now be embraced by a larger than life audience that is is obsessed with heart felt Soul ballads while supported by killer production the Raza and record collectors everywhere desire! "Remedy" is a firme rola accompanied by a music video about gaming a female that's stuck with a man that, "won't treat you right, he wanna fuss and fight🤬, he makes you cry😢, baby that ain't right, you sit by your phone📞, but you're still alone, your heart❤️ needs a new home... you know I got the remedy!🌹😇" And let's just say, as far as the new thriving scene of rolas pressed on wax is concerned, Mr. Demp's first name reigns true! Shaoooooh! A: Click Here to Listen!

TITLE / ARTIST: Make It With You - The Exciters (Live!) / Simplemente Maria de Panama - Alegria 70 LABEL: Del Corazon Music CATALOG NUMBER: DCM-45-019-GLDCLR GENRE: R&B/Soul, Latin Soul, Latin, Guajira, Panama B: Click Here to Listen! A: Click Here to Listen! IN STORES: Fri 5/27/23 FORMAT: 7” 45 R.P.M. Single Gold & Clear Vinyl PRESS: 497 Gold & Clear Vinyl & Red Vinyl, No repress KEY MARKETS: Bay Area, Los Angeles, Texas, New York, Japan Intl. Distribution: razadelsoul@gmail.com @razadelsoul Press: info@delcorazonmusic.com @del_corazon_music Del Corazon is back at it once again with another obscure and sought after double dose of Rare Panama Soul! The Exciters originally covered Ralfi Pagan’s “Make It With You” on a the Loyola label as a 45 and later cut it again as a live version on LP. The OG LP sells for up to $400 and the 45 studio version can sell for the same amount easy! Pressed for the 1st time on 45, the live version of “Make It With You” by The Exciters! Latin Percussion, heavy reverb, silky lead vocals, a killer horn section and the thrill of a live audience grabs the souls of many! The A-SIde is a reissue of a Rare Guajira song titled, “Simplemente Maria de Panama by Alegria 70. Available now on Gold & Clear wax, officially Licensed from Tamayo Records, and just like Del Corazon’s last issue, this will sell out!

LaTasha Lee from Corpus Christi, Texas, first broke the hearts of Rare Soul collectors with her acoustic porch performance of "I Regret It" on YouTube! Although "I Regret It" on YouTube only has an acoustic guitar, some spring, one backing harmony and LaTasha Lee's lead, it's enough to break hearts on sight! Although LaTasha Lee regularly hits millions of views on YouTube on her own, Industry Music Group offers her the production and growth that will remain timeless and appropriate for such a soulful delivery compared to her previous retro recordings. The Rare Soul collector's scene can offer her the market and room to express herself soulfully in a way only Oldies fans can cherish. LaTasha Lee’s debut 45 is a modern take of sought after “I Don't Want You” by The Lovations on the elusive Cap City label that's authentic and straight from the heart! TITLE / ARTIST: I Don’t Want You - LaTasha Lee UPC: 197644467037 LABEL: Industry Music Group CATALOG NUMBER: IMG-1038 GENRE: R&B/Soul, Low-rider Oldies, Souldies, Texas IN STORES: Fri 5/05/23 FORMAT: 7” 45 R.P.M. Single Black Vinyl, KEY MARKETS: Bay Area, Los Angeles, UK, Texas US Distribution: razadelsoul@gmail.com UK Distribution: jmsoul@musicconnex.co.uk Press & Booking: djcazel@industrymusicgroup.com EPK & MP3's: Click Here for EPK & MP3's! 01 - I Don't Want You - LaTasha Lee.mp3