KING NANDO & ORQ. SWINGER#153 ('67) BOOGALOO-RARE ORIG.

$

70

TITLE : SHING-A-LING WITH KING NANDO & HIS ORCHESTRA

ARTIST : KING NANDO & HIS ORCHESTRA

LABEL & RECORD #: SWINGER # SLP-153 STEREO (1967)

VINYL CONDITION: HEAR SOUNDS CLIPS INCLUDED: A Few Light Scuffs but most of the tracks are strong VG+ to VG++ (MOST)....

GLOSSY! HEAR WELL THE SOUND CLIPS INCLUDED ...THERE ARE 1 or 2 tracks that will show some light clicks but no skips...There are 2 Players...the last track of the 2nd player will have the clicks you will expect in 2 or 3 tracks specialy track "Don't Go Away" which has 1 scratch with more clicks, NO SKIPS....Anyway I will make a CD with Audition but I'm not sure I will include it as a free cd (not to infringe any legal problems...but I will make a copy for my own purposes)

LABELS CONDITIONS: SEE SCAN : NM

COVER CONDITION: SEE SCAN : STRONG VG+ to VG++ due to two 4" edge wear lines on the spine and bottom seams which were apparently repaired (Glued but fine!)...No big problems!!!!! 

REMARKS: acquired from a "niuyorrican" lady who moved to Tampa from New York in the early 1970's!!!

1st Time I "Encounter" a "SWINGER" LP (How Great And unfortunate was the great Al Santiago...ALEGRE, MONTUNO, SWINGER & OTHER GREAT COLLECTORS LABELS" Next target: The "Speed" label (new York also)

WATCH OUT FOR 4 OTHER CLASSICS INCLUDING RICHIE RAY "ON THE SCENE" ON THE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND "FONSECA"  BLACK & SILVER LABEL AND IN BLUE VINYL!!!!! (Also Joey Pastrana's "Let's Ball"......BEWARE OF CHEAP REISSUES...DO YOUR WEB RESEARCH!

DEAD WAX: "BELL SOUND" MACHINE STAMPED & "SS1000A (&B other side) hand etched...also 7-29-67 hand etched (date?)

PROFILE OF A BOOGALOO, SHING-A-LING & LATIN SOUL NEW YORK YEARS UNHERALDED HERO!!! ULTRA HARD TO FIND!!!!!!

Stage Name: King Nando

Real Name: Fernando Rivera

Date of Birth: May 26th 1945

Place of Birth: Unknown

Date of Deceased: February 2nd 2008

Unknown where he was born, some sources claimed King Nando was born in The Bronx of NYC others claim the island of Puerto Rico.  Regardless of his native birthplace, King Nando and his Orquesta comprised of young and talented musicians from ages 18 to 22 had risen from comparative obscurity to the spotlight as a fast-moving and upcoming organization.  Born Fernando Rivera on May 26, 1945, King Nando as he was known in the music industry, rose to popularity during the 60s and 70s during the boogalu trend.

Members of Nando’s Orquesta hailed from the boroughs of Brooklyn, The Bronx and Manhattan of NYC.  During the peak of his career, Nando’s orquesta made appearances in some of New York’s top Jazz and Latin Clubs including: Carlos Ortiz’s Tropicoro, Hunt’s Point Palace, Manhattan Center, Riverside Plaza, The Riviera, The Village Gate, several College Concerts etc. 

Nando’s orquesta also appeared on the Myrta Silva’s show on New York’s and New Jersey popular Spanish TV station Channel 47 (WNJU).

Nando’s big break came from the Castle Key Club, an active night spot in Manhattan which featured top names in Latin music.  Several prominent people in the Latin music industry heard Nando and his Orquesta was left with a big impression by his different sound including Symphony Sid a radio disc jockey of WEVD (NY).  Sid who recognized the potential of the band took steps on his own to help Nando’s band gain recognition.

In the 1960’s, Nando recorded for Swinger Records, at the time owned by Alegre (Al Santiago) the Latin division of Roulette Records (Morris Levy acquires TICO & ALEGRE in the early 70s which then was “ATE” by the FANIA “Empire”. 

The album “Sing-A-Ling with King Nando and his orquesta-A New King is born” that contained the hit “Fortuna” was immediately recognized as being something new and different.  The genre Shing-A-Ling was Nando’s specialty is the brilliant fusion of the rhythms of Rock N Roll with the flavor and flair of Latin American music.  The basic nucleus of this 10-piece orquestra is the traditional rock duet of guitar and bass guitar instead of the conventional piano of most Latin orquestas.  King Nando unlike many other band leaders preferred to face obstacles of using a big orquesta to get a more powerful sound he craved for.

Sources and those who personally knew King Nando back in the Boogaloo and Shing-A-Ling era of the 60’s claimed Nando posted promotional flyers of his band in the ladies restroom an hour before the nightclub doors opened.  Nando would show up very early and asked club owners and managers permission to post flyers in the ladies restroom to promote his band.  We are not certain of the validity of this story but it may have helped in promoting his orquesta and the rise of Nando’s music career.  Andres Padua, broadcaster of Hard Salsa Radio and host of Nick Aguirre’s Salsa Dura Show stated “Hey, if that marketing strategy worked in promoting his band, so be it.  I would have done the same thing.  King Nando was smart and he is one of my heroes.”

Sadly, not all our Latin heroes will live forever. King Nando passed away at 62 on February 2nd 2008.  According to former manager Richard Bonilla, Nando passed away quietly in his sleep. 

Nando will be missed but his music will continue forever for generations to generations!

TRACKS SIDE A"

1- THEME MAMBO
2- ORCHARD BEACH
3- DON'T GO AWAY
4- EL BOOGALOO
5- KING NANDO'S DESCARGA

TRACKS SIDE B:

1- KING NANDO IS HERE
2- JUNGLE
3- FORTUNA
4- SNEEZE

WEB REMARKS: The Last Time I Placed This Lp(last Week)I Received 3 High bids ...The winner was a French bidder who had only one transaction in Ebay...He outbidded the 2nd (sniper!) by $1.00 ($91.00)...The third one stopped at $72.00....The 1st was reported to Ebay and never responded...and Ebay returned the cost of posting and that "gentleman" never responded to my messages...Ebay will take care....he 2nd one was given a 2-day second chance and never responded....Based on the numeorus web searches I made on this HARD TO FIND BOOGALOO - SHING-A-LING - LATIN SOUL LP I Will place it with a Buy Me Now Option...the other alternative is to post it at my other sites (no auction style!) or I will keep it.

SALSA - LATIN SOUL- BOOGALOO - SHING-A LING ORIGINAL CLASSIC!......

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