Ritchie Valens – La Bamba ’87 (US 12″)

BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1987

“La Bamba” (pronounced [la ˈβamba]) is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll’s best-known songs. “La Bamba” has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Los Lobos, whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba and reached No. 1 in the U.S. and UK singles charts in the same year.

Due to the popularity of the Los Lobos version and the 1987 biographical film “La Bamba” starring Lou Diamond Phillips, there was a new interest in the song. Del-Fi Records, best known for recording Ritchie Valens from 1958 until his death in the February 1959 plane crash, released a 1987 remix which enlisted the expertise of Bob Keane, the producer of the original hit, to produce a new version of “La Bamba”. All the material in the new remixed version is digitally processed and transferred to analog using an exclusive “Delphonic” formula.

SIDE A:
La Bamba ’87 (Long Version) 5:28
La Bamba ’87 (Una Vez Mas) 3:29

SIDE B:
La Bamba ’87 (Latino Power Mix) 4:28
La Bamba ’87 (Hi Tone Rock-Box Mix) 4:52

VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint

RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Del-Fi Records ‎– DF-1287
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single, 33 ⅓ RPM
Country: US
Released: 1987
Genre: Electronic
Style: Latin, Rock & Roll

CREDITS:
Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Lon Norman
Artwork By [Art Direction] – Marlene Bergman
Drums – Tom Keane
Engineer – Woody Woodruff*, Wynn Davis*
Engineer [Remix Engineer] – Taavi Mõte* (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Executive Producer – Paul Politi
Featuring – Gazpacho
Other [Coordination] – Nanette Leone
Other [Latin Mix Consultant] – Steve Pina
Producer – Bob Keane, Taavi Mõte* (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Remix [Club Mixer] – Bob Keane, Taavi Mõte* (tracks: A1, B1, B2)
Synthesizer – Tom Keane
Written-By – Ritchie Valens

NOTES:
Special Thanks to Art Laboe, Original Sound Records
For Dini & Chanelle’s House

Find the 12″ at DISCOGS

VINYL RESTORATION BY:
-DjPaulT
burningtheground.net

EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut Carbon (DC)
Cartridge: Ortofon 2M
Stylus: Ortofon 2M Bronze
Isolation: Auralex Acoustics ISO-Tone Turntable Isolation Platform
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Stabilizer: Pro-Ject Record Puck 
Phono Pre-amp:
Schiit Mani
Soundcard:
ESI Juli@ XTe Audio Interface
Monitiring:
Novation Audiohub 2×4 Audio Interface
Record Cleaning:
VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans:
Epson Workforce WF-7610 Professional Printer/Scanner

SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2, ocenaudio
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removal: Manual
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator

RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi

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Muff Diver
Muff Diver
June 30, 2019 6:14 pm

What a pleasant surprise! I wasn’t aware that any Ritchie Valens music, old, new, remixes or otherwise, was released during the 80s.

Thanks for sharing these, Paul 😉

MusicMan3
MusicMan3
May 10, 2019 5:04 pm

Hi Paul, thanks for posting this. I had heard some of these mixes back in the day but totally forgot about them. So great to resurrect them, thank you! Reminds me of the 12″ mixes that The Contours “Do You Love Me” got from the Dirty Dancing movie. Did you ever hear those?

https://www.discogs.com/The-Contours-Barrett-Strong-Do-You-Love-Me-Money-Thats-What-I-Want/release/2374239

Thank you!

marcinho e luaninha
marcinho e luaninha
May 8, 2019 2:33 pm

Maybe post ROCCO GRANATA – MARINA and Rosario E I Giaguari – Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu
(Volare ’89)

gracias

marcinho e luaninha
marcinho e luaninha
May 8, 2019 2:31 pm

thanks

Dance Electric
Dance Electric
May 8, 2019 1:33 pm

The song ‘La Bamba’ originated from the Veracruz region on the Mexican Gulf Coast which is heavily influenced by Afro-Cuban culture, similarly like the Yanga heritage of Africans in Mexico, therefore La Bamba really is a Cuban-Mexican song. Just so you know.

Robert Fitzpatrick
Robert Fitzpatrick
May 8, 2019 1:01 am

thanks for this ! I never heard it before.

martijn
martijn
May 7, 2019 2:47 pm

Wow, I did not know about this 1987 version. I always loved Donna, makes you think what more stuff he and Buddy would have made had they lived.

Daniel
Daniel
May 7, 2019 12:40 pm

What a big surprise! Thank you Paul! Didn’t know about these remixes. They sound great. It’s good to hear some rock & roll and latin music on BTG.

Jeff
Jeff
May 7, 2019 11:55 am

I had a huge smile on my face when I saw this record come up. Wow Paul!! Again, it’s like I’m getting a crazy flashback to my own record collection. It’s been years since I’ve heard this one so thank you so much for resurrecting it on your site. I can’t really remember what the remixes sound like, so it’s another “re-discovery” for me. This is great and I’m grateful. You rock Paul!!

Jeff

Carlos
Carlos
May 7, 2019 11:51 am

Gracias Pault