The Hollywood Persuaders - Tijuana
Review by David Bovain
The album Tijuana by Hollywood Persuaders is a fantastic collection of instrumental tracks that transport the listener to the sun-drenched streets of Mexico. The band's signature surf rock sound is infused with Latin rhythms and mariachi-style brass, creating a unique and vibrant musical experience.
The album opens with the title track "Tijuana," which sets the tone for the rest of the album with its upbeat tempo and catchy guitar riffs. Other standout tracks include "Gringo," which features a playful trumpet melody, and "El Matador," a slower, more melancholic tune that showcases the band's versatility.
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Download
Filename: the-hollywood-persuaders-tijuana.rar- MP3 size: 12.4 mb
- FLAC size: 105 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Grunion Run | 2:20 | |
| Tijuana | 2:16 |
Video
Los Persuaders - Tijuana
FRANK ZAPPA & LOS PERSUADERS - Grunion Run
The Hollywood Persuaders - Grunion Run
TIJUANA SURF THE PERSUAERS
Tijuana - The Hollywood Persuaders - 1963 / KXOK Radio 63 St Louis, Mo Radio Jingle
Images
Catalog Numbers
R-941Labels
RegencyListen online
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Formats
- Vinyl
- 7"
- 45 RPM
- Reissue
- Single
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Recorded At | Pal Recording Studio |
Notes
- Originally released on the Original Sound label as OS-39, with the tracks identified as OS-082 & OS-083 respectively. This recording identifies them with an "OR" prefix on labels.
- The A-side was originally titled "Tijuana Surf"
- The 'Group' were originally called "The Persuaders"
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (A-side Label Matrix): OR-082
- Matrix / Runout (B-side Label Matrix): OR-083
About The Hollywood Persuaders
The Persuaders were really one key figure. That of , whose engineering skills had led him to build PAL Studio in Cucamonga, initially at 8020 Archibald Avenue and then at 8040 - where it eventually became 's 'Studio Z' in 1964. Buff offered flat-rate fee tariffs to up-and-coming bands who needed cost-effective recordings. He engineered a number of surf bands (despite being in the desert location) and his work launched The Surfaris and The Chantays, but he benefited no more than they by some devious re-recording of the works.
As Zappa (who had lived nearby with his first wife) began to occupy the studio, a number of other musicians began to regularly appear. Dave Aerni, Ronnie Williams and various personnel from Zappa's early groups. Buff created a number of 'labels' and pressed limited quantities of projects on them. A few San Bernardino stores would carry them and Buff then got local DJs to air-play them. When the radio station did their weekly sales-check with the stores they would discover stock had almost gone. That's because the studio team had anonymously purchased them all - and the station would chart the disc, at least into the top forty. Buff & co would then go to Hollywood and 'persuade' A&R music men to advance them large sums for national release of the 'hit'. Hence "The Hollywood Persuaders".
Some of the Buff 'scams' did actually chart. "Tijuana Surf" was #1 in the charts (above The Beatles) in 1964 (with Zappa's "Grunion Run" on the flipside). Buff's "Drums-A-Go-Go" was covered by Sandy Nelson and his original made its way into the soundtrack of "Natural-Born Killers"
Name Vars
- Hollywood Persuaders
- Los Persuaders
- Los Persuasivos
- Los Persuasivos De Hollywood
- Os Persuaders
- The Persuaders
Members
- Paul Buff
WOW! I've been wanting to hear this particular jingle since--1963! Thanks!
Anyway the jingle sounds by Paul Buff himself (the man behind The Hollywood Presuaders)
Viva la música sesentera...
Cucamonga era una mancha en el mapa, representada por la intersección de la Ruta 66 y la Avenida Archibald. En esas cuatro esquinas teníamos un restaurante italiano, un pub irlandés, una heladería y una estación de servicio.
Al norte, subiendo Archibald, había un electricista, una ferretería y un estudio de grabación. Cruzando la calle había una iglesia del Rodillo Santo, y a una manzana había una escuela.
Buff había vivido en Cucamonga antes de alistarse en los marines. Mientras servía, decidió aprender electrónica, para al salir poder aplicar lo que había aprendido y construir su propio estudio de grabación. Salió, alquiló un local en el 8040 de la Avenida Archibald y se dispuso a cambiar la dirección de la Música Popular Americana.
No tenía mesa de mezclas, así que construyó una a partir de un viejo tocador de 1940. Quitó el espejo y, justo en medio, donde hubieran ido los cosméticos, instaló una lámina de metal con mandos de Boris Karloff.
Se construyó su propia grabadora de media pulgada, de cinco pistas y hecha a mano, en una época en la que lo normal en la industria era el mono. (Creo que sólo Les Paul tenía un ocho pistas entonces. Buff era capaz de sobre-grabar igual que Les Paul, pero de una forma más primitiva).
Quería ser cantante y compositor, así que escuchaba todos los últimos discos de éxito, estudiaba cuáles eran los ganchos y, a través de un misterioso proceso, creaba sus propias réplicas llenas de ganchos.
Aprendió solo a tocar los cinco instrumentos básicos del rock and roll: batería, bajo, guitarra, teclados y saxofón alto, luego aprendió a cantar.
Hacía másters de canciones acabadas, luego se iba a Hollywood e intentaba vendérselas a Capitol, Del-Fi, Dot y Original Sound.
Alguna de estas canciones fueron realmente 'éxitos regionales'. "Tijuana Surf" (con Paul grabándose a sí mismo en multiples pistas) fue durante bastante tiempo número uno en Mexico. Yo escribí y toqué la guitarra en la cara B, un instrumental llamado "Grunion Run". Se editó en Original Sound bajo el nombre de los Hollywood Persuaders.
Trabajé con él durante un año hasta que tuvo problemas financieros y estuvo en peligro de perder el estudio."
Frank Zappa, The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989)