Featured in Michael Fremer's Heavy Rotation in the February 2002 Issue of Stereophile!
The Sir Douglas Quintet five kids from San Antonio with an upscale moniker scored massive hits with "She's About A Mover" and "The Rains Came" in 1965-66 by injecting the pumping Tex-Mex sound into the British Invasion.
The Best Of The Sir Douglas Quintet the ultra-rare original album, with two bonus tracks features the soulful vocals of Doug Sahm and the signature keyboards of Augie Meyers, and was produced for Tribe Records by Texas studio whiz Huey P. Meaux.
Selections:
1. She's About A Mover
2. Beginning Of The End
3. The Tracker
4. You're Out Walking The Streets Tonight
5. It Was In The Pines
6. In The Jailhouse Now
7. Quarter To Three
8. It's A Man Down There
9. The Rains Came
10. Please Just Say So
11. We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight
12. Walking The Streets
Bonus Tracks:
13. Bacon Fat
14. Blue Norther
The Sir Douglas Quintet five kids from San Antonio with an upscale moniker scored massive hits with "She's About A Mover" and "The Rains Came" in 1965-66 by injecting the pumping Tex-Mex sound into the British Invasion.
The Best Of The Sir Douglas Quintet the ultra-rare original album, with two bonus tracks features the soulful vocals of Doug Sahm and the signature keyboards of Augie Meyers, and was produced for Tribe Records by Texas studio whiz Huey P. Meaux.
Selections:
1. She's About A Mover
2. Beginning Of The End
3. The Tracker
4. You're Out Walking The Streets Tonight
5. It Was In The Pines
6. In The Jailhouse Now
7. Quarter To Three
8. It's A Man Down There
9. The Rains Came
10. Please Just Say So
11. We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight
12. Walking The Streets
Bonus Tracks:
13. Bacon Fat
14. Blue Norther