The first ever compilation from the Alamo City’s scrappiest souleros. The Royal Jesters were the kings of San Antonio's cross-cultural teen scene in the 1960s, soundtracking lovelorn slow dances and sock hop twists alike. Clocking in at a whopping 28 songs, English Oldies compiles their singles for Abe Epstein’s Cobra and Jox labels, self released output on their own Jester and Clown imprints, and adds solo offerings from vocalists Joe Jama and Dimas Garza. This single CD or double LP showcases the best early doo-wop, R&B, and blazing Latin rock and soul from these Tex-Mex masterminds—a simmering melting pot of diverse regional flavors, best served hot. The group’s nearly 20-year career is captured in stunning period photos and in-depth liner notes, the perfect epitaph to the pompadoured and besuited sextet who once sang in a borrowed broken-hearted harmony.
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2xLP
2 140g LP
1 2-pocket gategold tip-on LP jacket with 4-page insert tipped in
1 download coupon
Track List
- Dimas III So Funny
- Royal Jesters What Love Has Joined Together
- Royal Jesters I Want To Meet Her
- Royal Jesters Let’s Kiss And Make Up
- Royal Jesters Lonely Guy
- Royal Jesters I Never Will Forget
- Royal Jesters Meet Me Down In Soulsville
- Royal Jesters Afro-Lypso
- Royal Jesters Private Number
- Royal Jesters Use Your Head
- Royal Jesters My Kind Of Woman
- Joe Jama My Life
- Joe Jama Sleep Late My Lady Friend
- Royal Jesters Spainish Grease
- Royal Jesters Let There Be You
- Royal Jesters Manning Ave.
- Royal Jesters Lady Sunshine
- Royal Jesters Back To You
- Dimas III Just A Friend
- Dimas III Not The Right Time
- Dimas III You’ve Succeeded
- Royal Jesters Theme For A Lonely Girl
- Dimas III I Won't Love You Again
- Royal Jesters Take Me For A Little While
- Royal Jesters I’m So Sorry
- Royal Jesters What’cha Gonna Do ‘Bout It?
- Royal Jesters We Go Together
- Royal Jesters I’ve Got Soul