Strikes Back (180g VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: Craft Recordings – CR00880, Craft Recordings Latino – CR00880, Fania Records – CR00880
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Country: US
Released: Jun 20, 2025
Genre: Latin
Style: Salsa, Bolero

A1        Loco
Composed By – Tommy Sánchez
5:23
A2        Ponce
Composed By – Tommy Sánchez
6:14
A3        Taxi    3:45
A4        Como No Voy A Llorar
Composed By – Ricardo Nuñez
6:36
B1        Ella Mintio
Composed By – Amanda Miguel, Diego Verdaguer, Graciella Carballo*
4:45
B2        En El Fiando
Composed By – Johnny Ortiz (2)
5:22
B3        Escarcha
Composed By – Johnny Ortiz (2)
5:36
B4        Plato De Segunda Mesa
Composed By – C. Curat Alonso*
4:35

Arranged By – Isidro Infante (tracks: B2), Javier Vazquez* (tracks: A3), Louie Ramirez (tracks: B1), Louie Cruz* (tracks: A2, A4), Marty Sheller (tracks: A1, B3, B4)
Bass – Oscar Cartaya*
Bongos – Raymonod Colon*
Chorus – Justo Betancourt, Milton Cardona, Tito Allen, Willie Colon*
Congas – Bobby Allende
Engineer – Irv Greenbaum
Keyboards – Jose Arturo Ortiz*
Percussion – Marc Quinonez*
Producer – Willie Colon*
Producer [Assistant] – Arturo Ortiz, Marc Quinones, Oscar Cartaya*
Timbales – Marc Quinonez*
Trombone – Leopoldo Pineda, Lewis Kahn
Strikes Back is legendary salsa singer Héctor Lavoe’s GRAMMY® nominated 1987 solo album on Fania Records. Produced by salsa icon Willie Colón, the album is one of Lavoe’s most honest and poignant recordings, with songs like the biographic “Loco,” the Amanda Miguel cover “Ella mintió,” the Tito Curet Alonso composition “Escarcha” and the song dedicated to his native city “Ponce.” Featuring (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes, this remastered reissue is pressed on 180-gram vinyl (Black).

· Features Latin music legends Willie Colón, Justo Betancourt, Tito Allen, and others
· Includes classic hits “Loco,” “Ella mintió”, “Escarcha”, and "Plato de segunda mesa"
· Produced by Willie Colón
· (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Clint Holley at Well Made Music
· Pressed on 180-gram vinyl
Barcode: 888072671591

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Availability : Pre-Order
• Genre: WORLD/LATIN
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 06/20/2025