EL TOCADISCOS
“Analog sound, heavy dust jackets, and warm tubes. We spin 45s and LPs from open to close.”
Rooted at the corner of Scout Borromeo, our sound room pairs single-batch Oaxacan mezcal with hand-built Japanese tube preamps and high-efficiency horn cabinets. No playlists, no algorithmic fades—only physical pressing grooves, needle drops, and natural room resonance.
RAY BARRETTO
FANIA RECORDS · 1968 ORIGINAL PRESSING
House Crate Rotation
Acid
Ray Barretto · Boogaloo (1968)
Fania Records · 12" LP Original
Infopesa Records · 45 RPM 7" Single
World Circuit Records · 180g Heavy Vinyl
Columbia Records · Abraxas Gatefold Edition
Crate Rules
House customs to preserve needle integrity and intimate room fidelity.
Respect the Needle
DJ and resident staff curate the primary table decks. Stylus cueing is sensitive—please allow our selectors to drop the needle.
The Browsing Crates
Guests are enthusiastically invited to flip through designated wood crates by the lounge bar and bring sleeves to the selector for next-spin consideration.
Conversation Volume
Acoustically calibrated for spirited dinner conversation alongside pristine room fidelity—never ear-splitting club dB levels.
BYO-Vinyl Thursdays
Bring your favored LP or 45 pressing from home every Thursday night; our team will clean, inspect, and slot it into the evening set.
Vinyl & Vino / Upcoming Selectors
Natural skin-contact pours paired with guest discographers spinning rare Latin American and Afro-Cuban pressings.
BYO-Vinyl & Pet-Nat
Resident Host: Diego R.
Bring personal wax from your living room shelf. Special pour: Bichi 'No Sapiens' Baja Pet-Nat by the glass.
Noche Tropical & Mezcal
Selector: Camila Santos (Manila Vinyl Club)
All-vinyl journey spanning Chicha, Peruvian Cumbia, and 1970s Venezuelan salsa dura on 45 RPM singles.
Sonido Del Barrio
Selectors: Brothers in Groove
Deep jazz fusion, Latin funk, and Fania classics alongside slow-roasted carnitas and smoky ancestral mezcal.
The Scout Borromeo Crates
Over 900 authentic Latin American, afrobeat, funk, and jazz titles filed in reclaimed mahogany crates beside our bar counter. Guests dining at the tasting tables are welcome to request specific sleeves from the catalog during service.
