[Pre Order] Ray Barretto - Acid (Mono) - LP

Release Date: May 22, 2026

Features salsa greats Bobby Rodriguez (bass), Orestes Vilató (flute), Roberto Rodriguez (trumpet), Louis Cruz (piano) and Adalberto Santiago (lead vocals)
Ray Barretto’s debut album on Fania Records released in 1968
(AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes

Ray Barretto’s 1968 Fania debut Acid bursts with Latin soul, salsa, funk, boogaloo, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and jazz with English and Spanish lyrics—a recording that helped define an era. Pressed on 140-gram vinyl with AAA lacquers from the original master tapes, this reissue delivers pure analog energy. Highlights include the Afro-Cuban jazz title track “Acid,” the boogaloo classic “A Deeper Shade of Soul,” and the Latin soul opener “El Nuevo Barretto.”