Various - Sensacional Soul Vol.2
(2xCD/2xLP 1000 copies limited edition) Vampisoul VAMPICD099/VAMPI099, 2009-07-06

Tracklisting 2xCD :
01 - Hey, Hey Bunny - LOS GATOS NEGROS
02 - Sintonía en Soul - JAE SOUL
03 - Bugulú - LOS ALBAS
04 - Las Bellas Ilusiones - CONJUNTO BRILLIANTS
05 - Abandonado - KARLO Y SU CONJUNTO
06 - Tú Lo Tienes, Mi Amor - LOS GO-GO
07 - Soul 2 - CHUS MARTINEZ
08 - Higher & Higher - OSSIE LANE
09 - Rudy's In Love - LOS BRAVOS
10 - Perdóname - LAS 4 MONEDAS
11 - El Saltamontes - LOS ROBERTS
12 - La Vida Es Un Juego De Azar - GINO
13 - Limón Y Sal - LA NUEVA BANDA DE SANTISTEBAN
14 - Donkey - HENRY C MARTIN
15 - Stone Free - LOS BRISKS
16 - Camino Cortado - LOS ROLLER
17 - El Sol Es Una Droga - LOS KIFERS
18 - Lo Que Puede Ocurrir Con El Café - HENRY
19 - No, No, No - LOS POPS
20 - La Máquina Infernal - LONE STAR
21 - I Don't Know What To Do - CONEXION
22 - I'm Walkin'High - EVOLUTION
23 - Para Siempre - WAGON
24 - Polución - PEKENIKES
25 - ­Yeah! - LOS ROS
26 - Lágrimas, Sonrisas - MANOLO Y RAMON
27 - Darkness - JOE COGRA GROUP
28 - Pilé Beat - RITMO PILÉ
29 - Boom Boom - PETER SOTO
30 - East Side Story - LOS TALISMANES
31 - El Fuego - LOS 5 DIABLOS
32 - Es Mejor Dejarlo Como Está - ALEX Y LOS FINDES

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Press Release :
32 groovy Spanish soul & funk stompers from 1965-1972!

Vampisoul is pleased to invite you to the second bone-breaking session with the most danceable sounds “made in Spain” from the 1960s and early 70s. Welcome again to the Sensacional Soul party!

Soul turned Spanish pop into the fuel that ignited the dance floors and parties of Spain in the second half of the 60s. For most bands, the soul explosion meant facing the “renovate or die” dilemma. After years of trying to emulate The Shadows and later The Beatles, the groups had two alternatives: joining the psychedelic movement or adapting the soul genre to the Spanish taste.

Those who wanted to follow the rock path had to bear in mind the advances in the recording techniques that led to Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, something that was virtually impossible for most Spanish bands. Besides, the record companies, radio stations and especially the public were not ready to “open their minds” to the psychedelic revolution.

Soul, however, did enjoy a bigger success thanks to the hits by the Tamla Motown and Atlantic artists, and thus many guitar groups decided to incorporate a horn section. Spanish soul became hugely popular, and during the second half of the 60s was the dominant music genre in a country still under Franco’s dictatorship.

Apart from artists that imitated the purest sounds from the US, others took risks and tried subgenres such as progressive R&B, freakbeat soul, sunshine soul or psych-pop with soulish influences. This new volume offers a fantastic selection of all of them, including tracks by hit acts such as Los Bravos, Los Pekenikes, Manolo y Ramón (aka Dúo Dinámico) and obscure bands such as Jae’s Soul and Conjunto Brillant’s.


Volume 2 of this "gritty and impressive overview of the Spanish soul movement" (Magnet)

All tracks reissued for the first time.

Hits and rare tracks licensed from the best Spanish repertoire catalogues

Double digipack CD and double gatefold vinyl.

Both formats include previously unseen band photos and colour picture sleeves of all the tracks.

With detailed notes in English and Spanish by expert journalist Álex Oró.