CASETTA

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Rock Snob Encyclopedia Ss SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET

Side A
Artist Song
Sir Douglas Quintet  Mendocino 
Sir Douglas Quintet  And It Don't Even Bring Me Down 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Texas Me 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Stoned Faces Don't Lie 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Dynamite Woman 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Nuevo Lerado 
Sir Douglas Quintet  At The Crossroads 
Sir Douglas Quintet  If You Really Want Me, I'll Go 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Magic Illusion 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Wasted Days & Wasted Nights 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Song Of Everything 
Sir Douglas Quintet  You Never Get Too Big And... 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Lawd, I 'm Just a Country Boy In this Big Freaky City 
Sir Douglas Quintet  Oh Baby, It Just Don't Matter 
Side B
ArtistSongBuy
Sir Douglas Quintet  She's About A Mover 
Mouse And The Traps  Maid Of Sugar, Maid Of Spice 
Sam The Sham & The Pharoahs  Wooly Bully 
Question Mark & The Mysterians  96 Tears 
Creedence Cleerwater Revival  Don't Look Now 
Elvis Costello  Less Than Zero 
Joe "King" Carrasco  Gracias 
Los Lobos  One Night One Day 
Uncle Tuepelo  Give Back To Key To My Heart 
The Blazers  Cumbia Del Sol 
The Mavericks  Dance The Night Away 
Willie Nelson  They All Went To Mexico 
Doug Sahm  I Wanna Be Your Mama Again 
   

Comment:

Although it was pumping Farfisa organ that would distinguish the groups hits the band was really the brainchild of one multi-instrument prodigy called Douglas Wayne Sahm, a San Antonio, Texas native. When Gram Parson stated he was trying to create "Cosmic American Music"'he may or may not have known the original cosmic cowboy had been making music since he was five, sitting in with the likes of Hank Williams, Sr, Farron Young, as well as regular spots on the Grand Ole Opry. Cosmic American Music is a term that rightfully applies to the sound of The SDQ. An unconscious fusion of Texas C&W, Western Swing, Texas Blues, Tex-Mex, German Polkas, Ornatte Coleman and everything else 'till it became too "far out". The bands biggest success, "She's About A Mover", came in the wake of The British Invasion, when legend has it the group was coined The Sir Douglas Quintet to have British sounding name and the debut record has them photographed in silhouette so nobody would notice the Chicanos. The Quintet never really disbanded, they just were dormant. In 1999, Doug Sahm suffered a fatal heart attack. The tape features SDQ and bands that owe a bit of gratitude to Sahm and company.

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PapaMaceo1
Date: 8/17/2001
OB1 you have done it again. I have learned very much from you oh mighty one. I am just a mere seedling compared to your oak tree like knowledge of "The Rock and The Roll"
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Fundak
Date: 8/17/2001
The past few days I've been trudging with hip boots through the abundance of shitty mixes that have been posted in recent days, biting my tongue and biding my time and once again CASETTA, you have come to my rescue. One of these days, I'm going to send you $100 and ask for to send me the whole set. Absolutely brilliant. [I'm sure this whole post comes off as being a pretentious indie snob, but hey, I know my weaknesses.]
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CASETTA
Date: 8/17/2001
My mixes are for love not for sale.
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Fundak
Date: 8/17/2001
I was thinking in terms of tape and mailing costs, not for profit. No need that you should cover the cost yourself.
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CASETTA
Date: 8/17/2001
I know Brandt, was just avoiding my home being raided by the FBI for bootlegging or something.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 8/17/2001
Wow, Casetta. You've read my mind again... Add this to my list (to be compiled months from now), okay? :-)
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Proulx
Date: 8/19/2001
I woulda bet money that "S" would've been Sun Ra. Still, super-fine mix, and Sahm will surely be missed.
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BOOGIE IN THE DARK
Date: 10/9/2002
i hope you managed to get this tape sent out to the minions, Doug saved my life...man! (no complaints here.. other than Elvis Costello's presence)