THE EL PASO PREMIERS - This is the Beginning b/w Let Me Call You Darling (Frogdeath 66/2)
Bobby Rosales and his El Paso Premiers had been roaming El Chuco for a few years before they recorded this record for dj Steve Crosno's great Frogdeath label in 1966. According to a label-hand the Frogdeath label design was wholeheartedly inspired by RCA's Nipper logo.
"This Is The Beginning" features a vocal from the band leader and is a nice Chicano slowie... great for bumping and grinding with your baby in the corner of the gym/VFW/Knights of Columbus hall. A Mr. James Patterson takes the lead on the uptempo flip, "Let Me Call You Darling". James's name, though common in the big scope of the name game, does ring a bell in the context of El Paso / Las Cruces music. I know I've seen the name before, but just can't quite place where.
From here the Premiers signed on with C.L. Milburn for a pair of releases on his r&b label Souled Out of Texas and then there was a Spanish-language 45 on the B. Rosales Records label based out of Odessa, Tx.
I am curious about the publishing connection to Linjo Music. There was the Linjo label, of course, but I've noticed the publishing on other El Paso record labels as well.
Please excuse the condition... the band seems to have been recorded a bit hot in the studio- par for the course with the chicano combos who pushed their horns to the front and center- but the vinyl is quite sub par as well.
1 comments:
Sweet post here Westex. I have heard This Is The Beginning but never heard the flip side. Thanks for sharing
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