{"product_id":"release-date-25-09-26-ghetto-records-presents-eddie-lebron","title":"Release Date: 25\/09\/26 - Ghetto Records Presents... Eddie Lebron","description":"\u003cp\u003eNow-Again Records presents catalog-wide reissues of Latin music propellant Joe Bataan’s legendary Ghetto Records. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst up in the series - Heavy Salsa and Latin Soul from Puerto Rico-born pianist Eddie Lebron and Orquesta Suave, the album that kickstarted Ghetto Records. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGhetto Records was Joe Bataan’s way to get over on “The Man” and out of the ‘hood, a bold move by an artist looking for independence and creative control in an industry that had exploited his talents and treated him like chattel. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs Bataan puts it today, “Ghetto Records was part of my journey, a stepping stone to everything else that I’ve done. I learned enough that it enabled me to get out of the box with my thinking, it showed me how to deal with adversity.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLike many dreams and schemes born of the street, this one was audacious, perhaps even reckless to a fault. Hatched from desperation yet full of hope Ghetto Records came crashing down shortly after its inception. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe seven albums in its discography languished out of print - until now. These are the definitive reissues of these albums, licensed from Joe Bataan, with his oversight and input into a 16 page oversize book by Pablo Yglesias that details Bataan’s larger-than-imagination life and his little Latin label that could. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLISTING \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA1. Fui Sincero \n\u003cbr\u003eA2. Yo Te Lo Dedico \n\u003cbr\u003eA3. For Sentimental Reasons \n\u003cbr\u003eA4. Si Quieres \n\u003cbr\u003eB1. Eddie's Guaguanco \n\u003cbr\u003eB2. Pena \n\u003cbr\u003eB3. Rico Son\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Capsule Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58555687960957,"sku":"NA5229LP","price":31.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0660\/3826\/8152\/files\/a4014097214_1x1_700.avif?v=1787126272","url":"https:\/\/capsulerecords.co.uk\/products\/release-date-25-09-26-ghetto-records-presents-eddie-lebron","provider":"Capsule Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}