El Sabio (180g VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Craft Recordings – CR00895, Craft Recordings Latino – CR00895, Fania Records – CR00895
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 180g
Country: US
Released: Jul 18, 2025
Genre: Latin
Style: Salsa

A1        El Sabio
Written-By – Tito Rodriguez
6:44
A2        Plazos Traicioneros
Written-By – Luis Marquetti
3:35
A3        Noche De Farra
Written-By – Armando D'Wolff*
6:00
A4        Para Ochun    6:36
B1        Alejate
Written-By – Raul Rene Rosado*
7:06
B2        Lloré
Written-By – Jose Febles
7:40
B3        Ceora
Written-By – Lee Morgan
6:00

Arranged By – Alberto Garcia (5) (tracks: A2), Hector Lavoe (tracks: A4), Jose Febles (tracks: A1, B1, B2, B3), Jose Madera* (tracks: A3)
Congas – Eddie Montalvo
Coro – Jose Mangual, Milton Cardona
Engineer – Jon Fausty
Executive Producer – Jerry Masucci
Piano – Gilberto Colon*
Producer, Coro – Willie Colón
Trumpet – Jose Febles
Vocals, Coro – Hector Lavoe
El Sabio is legendary salsa singer Héctor Lavoe’s sixth solo studio album released in 1980 on Fania Records. Produced by salsa icon Willie Colón, the album features seven salsa dura (hard salsa) songs, including “Lloré,” “Noche de Farra” and “Plazos Traicioneros.” Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes, this remastered reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl.
• Singer Héctor Lavoe’s sixth solo studio album released in 1980
• Includes salsa dura classics “Lloré,” “Noche de Farra” and “Plazos Traicioneros”
• Produced by Willie Colón
• (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes
• 180-gm Vinyl
Barcode (Sticker Text): 8 88072 67628 2

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Availability : Pre-Order
• Genre: WORLD
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 07/18/2025