In their first album in 21 years, the Krayolas sound rather like an updated version of the Sir Douglas Quintet in their combination of Tex-Mex rock and British Invasion influences, though there's more of a power pop tone to their combination. The similarity isn't entirely coincidental; Sir Douglas organist/pianist/accordionist Augie Meyers plays on the record, as well as writing or co-writing three of the tracks. Meyers originally wrote "Little Fox," in fact, for Doug Sahm to sing in {...   [ read more ]

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Sixteen tracks recorded between 1977 and 1988 are compiled on this CD collection of this San Antonio band, taken from (according to the brief liner notes) "long unavailable, out-of-print indie vinyl singles and rarities," though exact sources and dates for individual tracks aren't given. While Hector and David Saldana were always in the band during this period, the personnel changed quite a bit, and more than half-a-dozen different lineups are represented on this anthology. Partly for that reason, an...   [ read more ]

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