{"product_id":"ray-barretto-acid","title":"Ray Barretto - Acid (Mono 180g)","description":"\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:start --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1LP Vinyl - CR00997\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eAll-Analog (AAA) mastering from the original master tapes by Well Made Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eHoused in a heavyweight tip-on jacket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRay Barretto’s songs are cinematic. Artfully composed, richly orchestrated, each one feels like something deserving of big-screen wonderment. And, indeed, from Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets (”Ritmo Sabroso”) and Oliver Stone’s JFK (”El Watusi”) to Lee Daniels’ Precious (”Teacher of Love”) to Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight (”Cocinando Suave”), his music as a bandleader made it into movies of major importance across the decades. Of course, you don’t need to be a card-carrying cinephile to appreciate the moods and magnitudes expressed by his work, especially his seminal 1968 album Acid for Fania Records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt takes more than a minute into ”Acid” before Barretto begins showing off on the congas, leading into a nearly three-minute solo marked by fabulous flourishes that culminates with the full band, including pianist Cruz, showing their united might. Elsewhere on Acid, the group would have dutifully jumped headfirst into this mode, but here it is just a spectacular finish to a rhythmic story — Barretto’s story — told like the best film you’ve never seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- plug-seven-hike-2026-10-29:end --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eMedia: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eSleeve: Mint (M)\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack List: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eA1.  El Nuevo Barretto 6:49\u003cbr\u003eA2.  Mercy Mercy Baby 2:42\u003cbr\u003eA3.  Acid 5:05\u003cbr\u003eA4.  A Deeper Shade Of Soul 2:45\u003cbr\u003eB1.  The Soul Drummers 3:48\u003cbr\u003eB2.  Sola Te Dejare 3:48\u003cbr\u003eB3.  Teacher Of Love 2:26\u003cbr\u003eB4.  Espiritu Libre 8:25\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.discogs.com\/sell\/item\/4324793457\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11px;\"\u003eData provided by Discogs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Craft","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976977399945,"sku":"37421277","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/8834\/8041\/files\/37421277-023154566a1572931c4806a1572931c48217797904836a1572931c484.jpg?v=1787208751","url":"https:\/\/www.plugseven.com\/products\/ray-barretto-acid","provider":"Plug Seven","version":"1.0","type":"link"}