Year/Genre/City: 1978, Disco / Funk, Los Angeles, CA
Matrix #: NBLP 7110
Condition: VG+, sounds great; looks great with a few very light marks

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: Gomez was the original lead singer behind Santa Esmeralda’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood,” then split and kept the brand-adjacent momentum going solo.

2. Scene Ecology: A product of the late-’70s Eurodisco-to-U.S. club pipeline—L.A. singers cutting material aimed at 12-inch/DJ culture.

3. Media Narrative: His name stayed under-the-radar while the projects traveled widely; the era’s disco economy often credited “concepts” over personalities.

1/13/2026 CC