Los Lobos - Kiko [180G/ Numbered/ Ltd Ed] (MoFi)

Los Lobos Kiko on numbered limited edition 180-gram LP 1/4" / 15 ips analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe Distinguished band's ambitious 1992 album stands as peak moment in a career filled with high-water marks Only a few years removed from breaking through with their cover of Ritchie Valens' "La Bamba," Los Lobos turned even more heads with Kiko, a beautifully textured and flawlessly executed musical statement that reveals the group taking on ambitious musical challenges and surmounting every one. In pairing with producer Mitchell Froom, the band yielded this critically acclaimed 1992 set that remains the apex of its distinguished career. The material, too, ravishes the senses. In Rolling Stone's original review of Kiko, David Okamoto remarks "the music sounds more created than contrived, thanks to the compassionate touch of the group's main songwriters, singer-guitarist David Hidalgo and drummer Louis Pérez." Indeed, the Los Angeles ensemble tackles tough-minded socia