Everybody who knew Doug Sahm liked him, and everyone who didn’t know him, but knew his work, respected him. He was manic, he was a larger-than-life character, and his passion for music was exceeded only – if at all – by his passion for baseball. It’s the former with which we concern ourselves here, as we follow the Sir Douglas Quintet in various configurations through what critics generally regard as Sahm’s fertile early period (he would later go on to form the Texas Tornados, among other things). The Sir Douglas Quintet was supposed to capitalize on the British Invasion, but it would take an advanced case of astigmatism to think the band had roots in the UK. And with a couple of cosmetic exceptions, their music was firmly linked to America (in the broadest sense). For Doug and his band, virtually any genre was up for grabs – rock, blues, soul, country, psychedelic, norteño, polka, whatever. They played it all, and they played it proficiently. One of life’s great mysteries is how Doug Sahm isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, since his music has inspired two generations of musicians, and he can rightly lay claim to being the Godfather of the Austin music scene. This box set covers six albums, all the mono singles, Spanish-language recordings and a number of Doug’s productions on which his band appears.
Sir Douglas Quintet +2 = (Honky Blues)
1-1– Are Inlaws Really Outlaws
1-2– Sell A Song
1-3– Song Of Everything
1-4– Can You Dig My Vibrations
1-5– I'm Glad For Your Sake (But I'm Sorry For Mine)
1-6– Whole Lotta Peace Of Mind
1-7– You Never Get Too Big And You Sure Don't Get Too Heavy, That You Don't Have To Stop And Pay Some Dues Sometime
1-8– Suzie Q (Previously Unreleased)
1-9– San Antonio Rose (Previously Unreleased)
Mendocino
1-10– Mendocino
1-11– Don't Want
1-12– I Wanna Be Your Mama Again
1-13– At The Crossroads
1-14– If You Really Want Me To I'll Go
1-15– And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down
1-16– Lawd, I'm Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City
1-17– She's About A Mover
1-18– Texas Me
1-19– Oh, Baby, It Just Don't Matter
1-20– Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day (Released On The Compilation "The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet")
1-21– Dynamite Woman (Issued As Single SMASH 2233)
1-22– Too Many Docile Minds (Issued As Single SMASH 2233)
Together After Five
2-1– Nuevo Laredo
2-2– Dallas Alice
2-3– T-Bone Shuffle
2-4– I Don't Want To Go Home
2-5– Medley: Son Of Bill Baety
2-6– Backwood's Girl
2-7– Revolutionary Ways
2-8– Seguin
2-9– If She'd Only Come To Me
2-10– Magic Illusion
2-11– Medley: One Too Many Mornings/Got To Sing A Happy Song
1+1+1=4
2-12– Yesterday Got In The Way
2-13– In The Dark
2-14– Don't Bug Me!
2-15– Be Real
2-16– Pretty Flower
2-17– What About Tomorrow?
2-18– Catch The Man On The Rise
2-19– Tortilla Flats
2-20– A Nice Song
2-21– Monterey Sun
2-22– Sixty Minutes Of Your Love
2-23– I Wanna Be Your Mama Again (Released On The Compilation "The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet")
2-24– I Don't Want To Go Home (Issued As The B-Side On "Be Real" Single)
3-1– Texas Me (Country Version) (Previously Unreleased)
The Return Of Doug Saldana
3-2– Preach What You Live, Live What You Preach
3-3– She's Huggin' You, But She's Lookin' At Me
3-4– Keep Your Soul
3-5– Papa Ain't Salty
3-6– Stoned Faces Don't Lie
3-7– Me And My Destiny
3-8– Wasted Days, Wasted Nights
3-9– The Railpark Dun Done In The Del Monte
3-10– Oh Lord, Please Let It Rain In Texas
3-11– The Gypsy
3-12– Michoacan (Issued As Single Mercury 73257)
3-13– Westide Blues Again (Issued As Single Mercury 73257)
Rough Edges
4-1– Sir Doug's Recording Trip
4-2– You're Doin' It Too Hard
4-3– The Homecoming
4-4– Soulful Woman
4-5– Too Many Dociled Minds
4-6– Southside Girls
4-7– Hello Amsterdam
4-8– Spearfish By Night
4-9– Colinda
4-10– Dynamite Woman (Album Version)
4-11– Dynamite Woman - Mono
4-12– Leaving Kansas City
4-13– At The Crossroads (Alternate Mix) (Released On The Compilation "The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet")
4-14– Texas Me (Alternate Mix) (Released On The Compilation "The Best Of Doug Sahm & The Sir Douglas Quintet")
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Mexican EP
4-15 Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet– Mendocino - Spanish Version
4-16 Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet– Que Sera Manana (What About Tomorrow) - Spanish Version
4-17 Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet– Nuevo Laredo - Spanish Version
4-18 Doug Sahm, Sir Douglas Quintet– La Luna Fue Culpable (And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down) - Spanish Version
Doug Sahm Productions:
4-19 Roy Head– Ain't Goin' Down Right
4-20 Roy Head– Lovin' Man On Your Hands
4-21 Little Junior Parker– Lovin' Man On Your Hands
4-22 Junior Parker– Reconsider Baby
4-23 Junior Parker– Your Bag Is Bringing Me Down
4-24 Junior Parker– Movin' Out
The Mono Singles
5-1– Are Inlaws Really Outlaws
5-2– Sell A Song
5-3– Mendocino
5-4– I Wanna Be Your Mama
5-5– And It Didn't Even Bring Me Down
5-6– Lawd, I'm Just A Country Boy In This Great Big Freaky City
5-7– Dynamite Woman
5-8– Too Many Docile Minds
5-9– At The Crossroads
5-10– Texas Me
5-11– Nuevo Laredo
5-12– I Don't Want To Go Home
5-13– Be Real
5-14– I Don't Want To Go Home
5-15– What About Tomorrow
5-16– I Found Love (A Nice Song)
5-17– Catch The Man On The Rise
5-18– Pretty Flower
5-19– Me And My Destiny
5-20– Wasted Days, Wasted Nights
5-21– Michoacan
5-22– Westside Blues Again
