Straight from Lima in the 60s, Los Destellos put out six records and played up until the death of frontman Enrique Delgado in 1996. Elsa is the song that I put on my discman when I started any 10-15 busride or long trek in the Andes. Probably their biggest hit, I think (I think...) Elsa is about their first singer Elsa Salgado who quit the band shortly after their first record. No bad blood or anything like that, I don´t think, but maybe a parting gift for her.
The song was no. 1 in 1970 and helped them sell a million copies of the record! Their website is kinda funny and features them receiving awards for various things... totally worth a look: http://www.losdestellos.tk/
I luckily picked up 3 45s of theirs and a couple of LPs from a dusty little record store on Avenida Quilca in central Lima. I will post pics of the little shop soon! I found most of my jams there and there were tons of great folks to talk to (and a few boozehounds who grab your collar when they talk to you, but otherwise quite nice).
download here: Elsa - Los Destellos de 1970
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