Cool & Scarce Texas Rocker: Wetbacks, Wildcat 0047 VG+
$
125
$ 125
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Mar 23, 2011
Sold Date
Mar 22, 2011
Start Date
$ 100
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Description
The Wetbacks, Jose Jiminez, part 1 / Part 2. Wildcat 0047, VG+ condition with high gloss, minimal wear, three inaudible hair scratches, perfect labels. Don't be fooled by the title: this is a solid instrumental grinder, w/ gtr and wailing sax; you can hear a part of the tune at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tox1XMBAr_4 . Recorded at TX Sound Studio, San Antonio, in 1960.
PayPal only, please. Add $4.00 for insured First Class mailing to USA addresses, or $3.50 (First Class International, no insurance) anywhere else. Thanks for looking.
On Mar-22-11 at 23:34:05 PDT, seller added the following information: Historical note, for those who are puzzled by the title of this record. Bill Dana was a comedy writer/performer in the 1950s who created and portrayed an all-purpose hispanic character. He got a lot of mileage out of this, and "My name? Jose Jiminez" became a popular catch-phrase. I had always thought of Dana as a one-shtick pony but his Wikipedia entry lists a fairly-impressive resume. That any group (even a studio band, as I suspect these guys were) could, apparently with impunity, call themselves "The Wetbacks" speaks volumes about the state of white-brown relations in Texas during the early 1960s.price rating
