American group from New York.
Originally known as The Latin Blues Band featuring Luis Aviles, for their third album they were renamed to Los Astronautas or – in English – the Moon People.
Their best known track was originally called "(I'll Be A) Happy Man", released in 1968 on the Latin Blues Band's "Take A Trip Pussycat" album. It was later re-released on the Moon People album "Land Of Love" as "The Happy Soul". Subsequently, "The Happy Soul" was edited and overdubbed with organ solos by Dave "Baby" Cortez and released as "Happy Soul (With A Hook)". In 1969 yet another re-edit of this track titled "Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut (Opus #1)" was released on Roulette. The Christina Aguilera song "Ain't No Other Man" produced by DJ Premier uses samples from "Hippy, Skippy, Moon Strut".
2022
2015
Mr Bongo
7", Single
2007
Fania Records
12"
1969
1968
1968
1968
2006
2011
Fania Records
4xCD, Comp + Box
2009
RudeBWOY SoundSYSTEM REC.
CD, Mixed
2008
BBP Records
CD, Mixed
2007
Fania Records
CD, Mixed
2007
Cycles Records
CD, Mixed, Promo
2007
2007
2007
2006
Catskills Records
CDr, Mixed, Promo
2006
2006
2006
2006
2006
2003
Beat Siens
CDr, Mixed, Mixtape, Mp3
2001
Strut
CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr
2001
2000
1995
1994
RMM Records (2)
LP, Comp
1992
1992
1995
Sweetback Recordings
LP, Comp, Unofficial
1993
Cobalt Records
LP, Comp, Unofficial
Lost & Found Records
LP, Comp, Unofficial
Small Potato Records
CDr, Comp, Unofficial
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