2023 made in USA 50th Anniversary edition 9-track 180gr vinyl LP, gatefold cover. On CRAFT RECORDINGS label. Catalogue No: CR00559. Barcode: 888072426368.
Eight years after its creation, Fania Records had accumulated such a sizeable catalogue of artists that it began to issue compilations from its roster of hit-making stars such as Willie Colón, Larry Harlow, Johnny Pacheco, and Ray Barretto. In fact, 'Crime Pays' was the first anthology the label put out in 1972. The ironically titled 'Crime Pays' was a comment on the success of Colón's carefully cultivated bad guy image that he sustained until the mid-1970s. The anthology compiles nine key cuts from his first four albums.
TRACKLIST:
A1. Che Che Cole
A2. El Malo
A3. Guisando
A4. Jazzy
A5. Juana Pena
B1. Guajirón
B2. El Titan
B3. Que Lío
B4. Eso Se Baila Asi
