![]() to make ends meet without any capital was just too difficult. JOE: No, it was in total shambles financially. OLIVER: Did you end up releasing more on Ghetto? He was involved with a lot of drugs, and apparently he got hot and I think was under federal investigation. That's when he gave it back to me.it was sort of a setup because I didn't know the phones were tapped and all that. He had some success, then it started folding. JOE: Yeah, I think he had Candido, Richie Ray, and I think there were a couple other albums. OLIVER: Did he continue to release records on the label? Like a lot of people, he took my ideas and decided to do it himself. When he got smart, he tried to ease me out of it.sort of bought me out. JOE: I think he just wanted popularity his thing was just to be noticed, and a way to watch his money probably. OLIVER: What was Febo's interest in starting a label? that was just a way of life, it was nothing strange about it. ![]() JOE: Through the streets, like anybody else, you bump into one guy. JOE: I started the label with this guy who was a drug dealer, George Febo. OLIVER: Where did you get the capital to get this done? They'll probably get threatened by the other guy, but they'll sneak it, they'll take 100 here, and 200 there. I learned that in this business, if you're selling records, nobody cares, they'll take it. JOE: Yeah, he tried to put a wrench in it, but of course didn't care, as long as they could sell a record. OLIVER: If you were still signed to Fania, how did you manage to get distribution for your records? Couldn't Masucci have shut you down? JOE: I think three: Ortiz, Papo Felix, and Lebron. OLIVER: How many albums did you end up overseeing on Ghetto? JOE: Very, very, very romantic cha-cha ballads, yeah. I had a big hit with Oritz: "Tender Love." I produced them and Paul Ortiz became a big hit, because the guy sounded like me. ![]() OLIVER: What was the first album on Ghetto Records? That's when I became a threat to the industry, especially Morris Levy with Roulette Records and Jerry Masucci of Fania. It was out of rebellion, of course, like most of my life was. I started Ghetto Records to show that it could be done. OLIVER: Tell me about Ghetto Records - you started it while you were still signed to Fania but not recording for them, right? Joe Bataan talks to Oliver Wang about Ghetto Records ![]() Here joe batann tall about ghetto records. Vocal by the tremendes papo felix produce by jose madera and joe bataan Owner of ghetto Records ![]()
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