This LP is a holy grail of sorts for Sir Douglas Quintet fans. Sure, some of this stuff was released as bonus tracks on the Raven CD reissues, but there are some truly essential outtakes, singles and other rarities on this compilation. As the liners astutely state, "this album is as raw, as primal, jangling, funky, infectious, unpretentiously great rock and roll music as any of the other Sir Douglas Quintet albums." I quite agree, as we get all sorts of snippets of prime-era Quintet, with the classic rollicking Tex-Mex style line-up of Augie Meyers, Frank Morin, Johnny Perez, Harvey Kagan and Jim Stallings. Culled from 1968-69 sessions, I guess this LP was a bitch to edit, as ol' Doug would often ramble into one song directly from another, but it was well worth the hassles, as catchy nuggets like the autobiographical "Sir Doug's Recording Trip," the ballad "Soulful Woman," and "Colinda" could've even been damn hits (especially with "Colinda"'s great chorus, "I don't care how many dudes ya paid, or how many girls ya laid, what have you given to the world?"--I couldn't agree more! You go, Sir D!) Killer singles that fell between the tracks like "Dynamite Woman" and the lilting "Too Many Docile Minds" are included here too. I scored this LP out in Pasadena, CA and I've never seen it again since..so.....
1. Sir Douglas's Recording Trip
2. You're Doing It Too Hard
3. The Homecoming
4. Soulful Woman
5. Too Many Docile Minds
6. Southside Girls
7. Hello Amsterdam
8. Spearfish By Night
9. Colinda
10. Linda Lou
11. Dynamite Woman
12. Leaving Kansas City
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Nice! I have never seen this LP, I can not wait to hear it
ReplyDeleteNever seen it either, but it's golden age Doug Sahm. Thanks. W.
ReplyDeletemuchas gracias
ReplyDeletethanks man, for some reason i couldnt get it to work using safari, but firefox did the trick,
ReplyDeletethis record is highly recommended for everyone who is a big fan of mendocino
" dont care how many dues ya paid, or how many girls ya made, what have you given to the world"
what a fukin jam man, thanks again!
Boracho,
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these tracks showed up on the Sir Douglas Mercury box. all fine stuff. this is indeed a rare LP--can't recall ever seeing a copy in my travels. thanks for this and all the rest, from Music City U.S.A. ...
ReplyDeleteDitto on what most everyone else has already said. Never heard of it, never once saw it, and never knew it even existed. But I love every note of it, and thank you ever so much! You've brighten my outlook with this one.
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Stumbled upon this while searching something else. It's absolutely great. Pure rock and roll, man, straight from the guts.
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Pasadena CA? Would that be Poo Bah's Record Store? Shout out to Jay.
ReplyDeleteLove this music, thanks!
I found it as a cut out in Evanston Illinois, wore it out, and was glad to get it in the Mercury box set. Like you this has always been one of my favourites. A great vibe!
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