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Martina

Pachuco b/w Central Park (Mexican 7" Single)

RCA Victor (México) / 1980 / SP-5445 (1942 ACX 1943 ACX)
7" single 45 rpm vinyl record

Produced by: La Drogueria di Drugolo S.R.L. Executive Producer: Robert Drake. Writers: (A) G. Covarrubias-Ray Romano, (B) S. Love-T. Bernseid-B. Baker-R. Romano-G. Covarrubias. D.D.D. EDIM, D.D.D. Records

Side A
1. Pachuco / 3:00

Side B
1. Central Park (Parque Central) /3:00

I really couldn't wait to upload this record, besides that my best friend was desperate to see it on the site, this track performed by Martina (is she Italian?, Spanish? who knows) Martina arrived with "Pachuco" to Monterrey (México) radio stations with her song and simply was a huge hit...

Possibly a lost track in disco era that is not in fact a disco song, we call it "an english cumbia" if you don't know what a cumbia sounds like you probably may know "Selena" (Jlo interpreted her on the movie "Selena"), well this is "cumbia music" and Martina "came" to my city with this strange song delicious to dance singing in english with an accent sounding like Charo on "Cuchi Cuchi" and making of her song a classic and maybe unique "disco cumbia" song.

Sexy lyrics and a rythm that simply invites you to dance, and a guitar that saves this track for the "mere cumbia style",the b side is totally diferent "Central Park" reveals who Martina was,this second track is disco, unfortunately with only 3 min long, the record shows "grabado en Italia" (recorded in Italy)so i just can say that this is an "Italo Disco" track and artist, we been trying to get some info about her but none was achived, even that the cover art (with a "pachuco" style dressed man)shows that "Central Park" is the first track but "Pachuco" is placed on side A wisely targeted for mexican public.

This record is a hard to find one, cause even in those places where we look for our music they don't have it easily and this copy is in almost "mint" condition as record collectors use to say, with its 27 years old this 45 record sounds just like yesterday when "Pachuco" became classic song in all "mexican posadas"...

...you're my pachuco "super magnifico", you're my pachuco "super terrifico", you got this special style thats drives me wild, come on and hit me with your latin charm...

..."come on pachuco and dance a while, come on pachuco you light my fire, come on pachuco you're my desire, keep me in the lovin thats drives me wild! pachuco, pachuco, pachuco yeah!

...you got the poison in your mouth thats sweet desire, you got the devil in your eyes that light my fire, so if you ever need a job just drive me wild...

:)

Submitted by Ethan_Reed (69)