***One part War, two parts Santana, a dash of Motown, immersed in a rich Puerto Rican stock, LOS NOMBRES were the undisputed kings of Northern Ohio’s rust-belt barrios. Following successive explosions of brown-eyed and latin soul in Los Angeles and New York in the mid and late ‘60s, Lorain, Ohio’s Boricua underdogs went on a recording tear in nearby Cleveland, going all-in on a series of no-budget recordings at Boddie and Way Out. With a voice that rivaled any on the Fania roster, WILLIE MARQUEZ led the roating cast of Latino teens thorugh numerous underfunded recording sessions for the Day-Wood, Beth and Lorain Sounds imprints, the lo-fi fruits of which are compiled here. (STREET DATE - 1/17/2012)
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