SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX
CD + DVD

   
   
   
   
   

SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET
LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX
CD (digipack): NEW WEST RECORDS NW6095
DVD: NEW WEST RECORDS NW8023
May 2, 2006, USA, CD & DVD

DVD: region 1 and all region, color - 59 mins - stunning 5.1 surround sound

Recorded live in KLRU-TV studio, Austin, TX on January 21, 1981 for "Austin City Limits"

tracks:

  1. Mendocino (2:47)
    (Doug Sahm)
  2. 96 Tears (2:28)
    (Rudy Martinez)
  3. Rains Came (2:25)
    (Huey Meaux)
  4. Down On The Border (3:30)
    (Doug Sahm)
  5. It Was Fun While It Lasted (2:46)
    (Doug Sahm)
  6. I Keep Wishing For You (3:27)
    (Butch Hancock)
  7. Groover's Paradise (3:13)
    (Doug Sahm)
  8. Goin' Down To Mexico (2:49)
    (Augie Meyers)
  9. Who Were You Thinkin' Of? (2:21)
    (Jim Glaser - Paul Gauvin - Cathie Pelletier)
  10. Who'll Be The Next In Line? (3:01)
    (Raymond Davies)
  11. Tonite, Tonite (2:04)
    (Alvin Crow)
  12. Old Habits Die Hard (2:42)
    (Doug Sahm)
  13. At The Crossroads (3:12)
    (Doug Sahm)
  14. (Is Anybody Goin' To) San Antone (5:15)
    (Dave Kirby - Glenn Martin)
  15. Ya No Llores / Chicano
    (Cornelio Reyna / Doug Sahm)
  16. You're Gonna Miss Me (3:55)
    (Roger Erickson)
  17. She's About A Mover (3:02)
    (Doug Sahm)

comment:

  1. liner notes by Terry Lickona (producer Austin City Limits):

    "We're talkin' TEX-MEX ROCK 'N' ROLL! In this show from January 21, 1981, Doug Sahm (a/k/a Sir Doug) reunites with original band members Augie Meyers and Johnny Perez, along with the legendary Alvin Crow on guitar and Speedy Sparks on bass for a no-holds-barred, rip-snortin' Texas rock 'n' roll revival. Back in the day, the SIR DOUGLAS QUINTET was Texas's answer to the British invasion. With the arrival of the Beatles, Sir Doug & Co. saw their chance to break out the rough, Chicano-influenced rock they had been playing in the joint around San Antonio. They donned English-looking suits and hit the charts with "She's About a Mover" in 1965. Nobody was quite sure where they came from, but they rode the English-pop wave to fame. There's something contagious about Augie's cheesy, pumping Vox organ chords and Sir Doug's chang-a-chang rhythm guitar over Johnny's Mexican drumming style, drenched in psychedelia, that stood out from everything else at the time. And it still does today. You may not be able to sit down through "She's About a Mover," or "Mendocino," but that's OK. Doug is no longer with us, but you can be sure that somewhere he's still kickin' out the jams."
  2. Song #14 is a medley of "(Is Anybody Goin'To) San Antone" and "Texas Tornado". This is not mentioned in the tracklist on the CD/DVD.
  3. personnel as mentioned on CD/DVD:
    Doug Sahm - vocals, guitar
    Augie Meyers - organ, accordion
    Alvin Crow - guitar, fiddle
    Shawn Sahm - guitar
    Speedy Sparks - bass
    Johnny Perez - drums
    (more info about personnel)
  4. links:
    http://www.newwestrecords.com/
    http://www.austincitylimitsdvd.com/