Johnny Pacheco — "The Artist"

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Johnny Pacheco — "The Artist"

$25.00

Johnny Pacheco didn't just play on Fania Records — he co-founded it in 1964, then spent the next decade building the sound that became salsa's blueprint. "The Artist" is Pacheco at full command, a bandleader who'd already proven the formula and was refining it. This is the original Venezuelan pressing — the one that traveled first, years before any reissue existed to chase it.

Genre: Latin / Salsa

Year: 1977

Label: Fania Records — LPS-88.792

Country: Venezuela

Condition: Media: VG / Sleeve: VG

Notes: Original 1977 Venezuelan pressing; some surface noise and natural wear and tear on sleeve

Johnny Pacheco didn't just play on Fania Records — he co-founded it in 1964, then spent the next decade building the sound that became salsa's blueprint. "The Artist" is Pacheco at full command, a bandleader who'd already proven the formula and was refining it. This is the original Venezuelan pressing — the one that traveled first, years before any reissue existed to chase it.

Genre: Latin / Salsa

Year: 1977

Label: Fania Records — LPS-88.792

Country: Venezuela

Condition: Media: VG / Sleeve: VG

Notes: Original 1977 Venezuelan pressing; some surface noise and natural wear and tear on sleeve