Why did these guys not make it big?? They put out three albums (this was the first) then called it a day. The Sand Rubies followed with a horde of killer releases ... but, same result. Rich Hopkins kicked on (with The Luminarios and solo) and still does his stuff. One of my fave alt country artists of all time. Talk about cult status. They tear into one of the best cover versions of all time ... Solitary Man (Neil Diamond). Worth getting just for this.
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Thank you! I've had this on a cassette forever but could never find a CD. They had a later release called Auntie Ramos' Pool Hall which is just as good and apparently had a minor college radio hit with "We Don't Do That Anymore". That one I have on CD, I've never seen anything else by them.
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ReplyDeleteYou didn't see anything else by them after that because they had to change their name, after threatened legal action, to "Sand Rubies". They released a few more albums under that name. None as good as their earlier stuff, but they also had a first minor-label release called "Cuacha" which is great.
ReplyDeleteWitchdoctor was their second album ; not the first !
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