JOHNNY SEDES & ORQUESTA: FOUND SEALED FONSECA#1123 (1969) W/RICHIE RAY, HEAR

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ARTIST: JOHNNY SEDES Y SU ORQUESTA

TITLE: MAMÁ CALUNGA ....

LABEL & RELEASE YEAR: FONSECA #1123 (1969)

RECORD CONDITION: FOUND SEALED....NM+

LABELS CONDITION: ULTRA NM!

COVER CONDITION: TOP 5", A DISASTER...FOUND SEALED WITH SHRINK FILM BUT THE HUMIDITY DEGREE WAS SO HIGH THAT TRESPASSED THE FILM PASTING IT AND THE COVER TOGETHER....WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE LP BY DISCARDING THE FILM BECAME WORSE...THE LAST SCANS SHOW HOW THE LP WAS FOUND "SEALED" AND THE 1ST ONES HOW IT LOOK NOW....A PITY, BUT....IF YOU HAVE A "BETTER" COVER...THIS IS YOUR "TREASURE"!!!!

TRACKS SIDE A: SEE SCAN

TRACKS SIDE B: SEE SCAN

REMARKS: ONE OF THE FAMOIUS "FONSECA" LABEL ALBUMS....THE LABEL WAS OWNED BY PUERTORRICAN CARMELO FONSECA....THE MASTERS OF THOSE CLASSICS (ACCORDING TO GOOD SOURCES) WERE TAKEN TO ECUADOR BY CARMELO'S WIDOW...SO BEWARE OF CDs BEING ISSUED BY A NEW YORK LABEL OWNER UNDER ANOTHER NAME!

JOHNNY SEDES:

FROM AN INTERVIEW:

“para el año de 1967 hice mi primera grabación con un cantante llamado Vitín López, que cantaba con Pupi y su Charanga, grabamos un LP llamado Presentando a Juan Sedes y su orquesta con Vítin López, el cantante de la salsa. Mira, Juan Sedes era mi nombre, después lo cambiaron a Johnny. Prácticamente es uno de los primeros discos que aparece con el nombre de salsa, como título en ese LP; recuerdo que en él tocaba Richie Ray el piano y Bobby Cruz hacía los coros; también tocó el piano en algunos números Javier Vásquez .”

P. ¿Cómo conoció a Bobby Cruz y Richie Ray?

R. Por intermedio del trompetista Chaparro él fue el quien me los presentó y Bobby Cruz me llevó a casa de Fonseca.

Fonseca ya me conocía por referencia, me dijo “vamos a grabar un LP, te garantizo que vas a pegar”. Fonseca vio la oportunidad de volver a grabar con Richie Ray y Bobby Cruz, porque ellos ya no estaban con Fonseca sino con TICO, y grabamos Mamá Calunga. Fue el LP que me hizo famoso, contó con la participación de músicos como Mario Rivera, Don Palmer, Johnny Sedes saxofón, Chaparro en la trompeta; Richie Ray, piano; Larry -el hermano de Cándido- en el bongó; Cándido, timbales; cantantes Leo González, Chivirico Dávila y Carlín Rodríguez; en los coros,  Bobby Cruz.

Después de esta etapa regresé a Venezuela, en el año 1973, porque un promotor llamado Jesús Antón, quien tenía un sello llamado Producciones Antón -muy famoso para esa época- me propuso que regresara a Caracas y formara una orquesta para ser acompañante de algunos artistas de Fania.

“Johnny Sedes’ ambition was to be an orchestra director ; he dashed into the recording of his first album in 1966, under the Label Seeco. Vitín López will be found for vocals (“El Cantante de la Salsa”) and a song about salsa -“Aquí y Allá”- will be present in the album. It is one of the first recordings [2] where the word "salsa" can be found. Thank to Carlín Rodríguez, leadsinger for Federico Y Su Combo Latino, who had visited him with the record " Llegó la Salsa" in hands and telling him how much success this had met in Venezuela. Johnny Sedes enjoyed and it and used the word.

In 1969 Johnny Sedes recorded under the Label Fonseca : " Johnny Sedes And His Orchestra : Mama Calunga". The presence of saxophone on the tracks : "Carúpano", "Doce Cascabeles", "El Manicero" (sung by Chivirico Davila) gave the record his success. Chivirico sang "La verdad" accompanied of Leo González (Venezuelan singer) and Bobby Cruz with the backsingers. "Mamá Calunga" is marked by the influence of Bobby Cruz. "Acere Voz Quiere" is a bomba with jala jala. "Te Vas" un bolero.”

GENERAL COMMENTS:

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VINYL GRADING SCALE:

Near Mint (NM) 

(Jacket) If the jacket is sealed there may be some minor corner damage from storage, it may or may not have the shrink-wrap, but the jacket itself will be in pristine condition. The corners will show very little wear (there will be no fraying) and will still be somewhat pointy to the touch. The cover will show no more than very minor dents or some single creases, no full bends that will cause multiple creases/damage. There will be no visible ring wear. No writing, rips or tears on the cover or seams. No bubbling, water/mold stains or peeling of the cover in any way. The inside of the gate-fold will be in the same condition.  Cutout bin punches, price stickers, staples would start being listed at the NM category and would be noted accordingly as they affect the jacket itself.

(LP) You should not hear any surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain that just opened appearance. There may be a surface blemish or two, but they will not have any affect on the sound. There will be no warping. There will be no major blemishes, light or deep scratches. The label will be free of writing and stains. There should be no spindle marks. 

Excellent (VG++) 

(Jacket) May or may not have shrink-wrap but the jacket itself will still be in beautiful condition. The corners will have minimal wear (no fraying).There may be minor dents and creases . Light scratches could be on the jacket, but nothing severe. Depending on age some discolor/yellowing may show, but will not be overbearing.  Ring wear should be very minimal or non-existent...no dark, full, half, or quarter rings. No writing rips or tears. No bubbling, water stains or peeling of the cover . All inner gate-folds will be in similar condition. 

(LP) You should not hear any sustained surface noise (snaps,crackles, pops) when you play the record. There will not be any skips or repeats. The LP will retain its most of it's glossiness and will appear like new. There may be a few surface blemishes, or a stray light scratch that may cause a moment of crackling, but nothing prolonged, and instances of this will be few. Often this will mostly occur only at the beginning of the groove on each side where the needle dropped. There will be no warping. There will be no deep scratches. There may be minor spotting or fog, but it will not affect the sound. The label will be free of writing and stains. Minimal spindle marks. 

Very Good Plus (VG+) 

(Jacket) May or may not have shrink wrap.  There may be some easier to see imperfections, though nothing that will detract from the overall appearance in a major way. The corners will have some wear and there may be the beginnings of fraying but not full on.  Some dents/creases or scratches may be noticeable, but nothing too pronounced. There could be noticeable discolor/yellowing .There may be some minor ring wear at the top and bottom; again you would have to look for it. No writing, rips or tears. Possibly some light bubbling.  No water/mold stains or peeling of the cover in any way. 

(LP) There may be some blemishes, maybe a scratch or two, but nothing too deep. It will not cause the record to skip or repeat. There will be no prolonged surface noise. There may be some minor warping but it will have no affect on the listening experience at all. Chances are there will be spindle marks. A VG+ record will show some signs that it was played and otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. 

Very Good (VG/VG-) TO BE SOLD AS IS!!!

(Jacket) May or may not have shrink wrap.  There will be some easier to see imperfections, though nothing that will detract from the overall appearance in a major way. The corners will have some wear or fraying possibly causing seam splitting close to the seam.  There may be split seams on any side.  Usually not full side splits though.  Sometimes they may be fixed by tape, sometimes not. Some dents/creases or scratches will  be noticeable on the jacket, sometimes pronounced. Discolor and yellowing can be commonplace, as are smaller water/mold stains and some bubbling. There maybe a smaller tear on the cover, but nothing overly pronounced. Ring wear will certainly be pronounced. There may be some writing/defacing, but it will be minor. 

(LP) There will be some blemishes, and some few scratches. They should not be at the feel-able stage though. There could be a skip or repeat, but only one or two at most. More often the deeper scratches will cause more frequent and prolonged surface noise. There may be some warping but it will not cause the needle to jump. Chances are there will be spindle marks. A VG/VG- record will obviously have been played and occasionally handled roughly by the original owner.

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