GRUPO PAN – DICES

The mind-flowing “Dices’ somehow did not make it onto the Grupo Pan’s only album and instead found its home on the B side of a long-forgotten 1972 single. One can only wonder why this great song with a devastating guitar riff and an irresistible rhythm section was not granted a place in the grooves of the LP of the Venezuelan band. Late 60s hard rock sounds made by salsa musicians! First time reissue! On the flip, a rare hard psych gem from Peru by the one and only Jean Paul “El Troglodita”. First time single reissue! The few records released by Venezuela’s most prolific percussionist, Nené Quintero, and his first band sound like a somewhat artisanal classic rock recording from the end of the 60s but made by “salseros” (as involved in Salsa music). Their only LP “Pan” (recently reissued for the first time on Vampisoul) succeeded in overcoming through its grooves the eternal rivalry between the followers of the hard rock sounds and those who, on the contrary, were devotees of salsa. Grupo Pan also released a bunch of 45s mostly comprising LP tracks. However, the mind-flowing “Dices’ somehow did not make it onto the album and instead found its home on the B side of a long-forgotten 1972 single. One can only wonder why this great song with a devastating guitar riff and an irresistible rhythm section was not granted a place in the grooves of their self-titled LP. We are so happy to reissue it here for the first time! Enrique Tellería (aka Jean Paul) was nicknamed “El Troglodita” (The Caveman) due to his wild performances in his native Peru. Screams, extreme body shaking and, quite often, stage destruction were part of his energetic shows. His hard psych gem “Fuera de Atracción’ was originally released on a much sought-after 45 on the tiny Peruvian label Rey Record. We thought it would be a perfect pairing with the stunning A side to finish off this single. First time single reissue! El alucinante ices’ no logró hacerse un hueco entre los surcos del único disco del Grupo Pan y, en su lugar, encontró su sitio en la cara B de un ya olvidadísimo single de 1972. Solo cabe preguntarse cómo un temazo de este calibre, con un riff de guitarra devastador y una sección rítmica irresistible, no fue incluido en su álbum homónimo. Sonido hard rock de finales de los 60 grabado por salseros! Reeditado por primera vez.