An explosive 1972 Latin-rock classic from legendary Japanese drummer Akira Ishikawa's Count Buffaloes, teamed with Latin-fusion pioneer Naoya Matsuoka. The pair boldly rework traditional rhythms from Cuba, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico — from the Cuban folk standard "Guantanamera" to a Hammond-and-tenor-sax blaze through "O Barquinho" and a psychedelic funk take on Herbie Hancock's "Watermelon Man." Latin heat, jazz improvisation and raw rock drive in one package; original pressings fetch close to $200, and this reissue comes on yellow vinyl with an OBI.
A heartbreakingly beautiful folk compilation tracing Cleveland Francis's life growing up under Southern segregation — a deep, soul-inflected voice over plain acoustic guitar. In the late '60s, while studying medicine and playing campuses and coffeehouses, he coined the term "Soulfolk" for music straddling both worlds, only to be overlooked by an industry bound by racial stereotypes: "If you were Black, you were supposed to play blues or soul... but I wanted to play folk." The 2LP collects his self-released 1970 album Follow Me in full (with covers of The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell), plus unreleased 1968 demos and a rare 7"-only track, restored from the original tapes by Michael Graves.