BARRETTO,RAY - ACID Vinyl LP
Expected: 5/22/26
Ray Barretto's 1968 Fania debut Acid bursts with Latin soul, salsa, funk, boogaloo, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and jazz with English and Spanish lyrics — a recording that helped define an era. Highlights include the Afro-Cuban jazz title track "Acid," the boogaloo classic "A Deeper Shade of Soul," and the Latin soul opener "El Nuevo Barretto."
Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with AAA lacquers from the original master tapes, this reissue delivers pure analog energy.
Tracks:
Side A:
- El Nuevo Barretto
- Mercy, Mercy Baby
- Acid
- A Deeper Shade of Soul
Side B:
- Soul Drummers
- Sola Te Dejaré
- The Teacher of Love
- Espiritu Libre
Label: Craft Recordings

Description
Expected: 5/22/26
Ray Barretto's 1968 Fania debut Acid bursts with Latin soul, salsa, funk, boogaloo, Afro-Cuban rhythms, and jazz with English and Spanish lyrics — a recording that helped define an era. Highlights include the Afro-Cuban jazz title track "Acid," the boogaloo classic "A Deeper Shade of Soul," and the Latin soul opener "El Nuevo Barretto."
Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with AAA lacquers from the original master tapes, this reissue delivers pure analog energy.
Tracks:
Side A:
- El Nuevo Barretto
- Mercy, Mercy Baby
- Acid
- A Deeper Shade of Soul
Side B:
- Soul Drummers
- Sola Te Dejaré
- The Teacher of Love
- Espiritu Libre
Label: Craft Recordings















