Los Lobos to Release “Kiko (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” on Record Store Day

Los Lobos will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their classic album with a special Record Store Day release.

Among the more than 170 exclusive titles for the annual Black Friday event this fall, the Mexican American rock band, comprised of David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez, Cesar Rosas, Conrad Lozano and Steve Berlin, will release a deluxe edition of Kiko on Record Store Day.

Los LobosKiko (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition), the long original album, has been spread across two LPs for better fidelity, with a third disc of never-before-released demos.

Released in 1992, Kiko was the sixth studio album from Los Lobos.

With the exception of La Bamba‘s 2 million units sold, Kiko sold more units (vinyl, CDs, cassettes) than any other album in their 46-year career of original songs. Roughly 450,000 units were sold worldwide.

A year after the album’s release, Los Lobos performed a version of the song “Kiko and the Lavender Moon,” as “Elmo and the Lavender Moon,” on the PBS series Sesame Street.

This year’s Record Store Day will take place on Friday, November 24, 2023.

The full list of titles can be found on the RSD website here.

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