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Dug Dug's
Los Dug Dug's
Here it is - Los Dug Dugs self titled debut (also known as "Lost in My World"): the "must have" first album (1971) from
psychedelic guru Armando Nava and his band, recorded after their failed trip to NYC did not produce the stardom they had
been promised-pain and disappointment sparking great
song-writing on this, the first Mexican psych album in English. After an extended stint as the house band at Tijuana
strip joint Fantasitas, Los Dug Dug's relocated to Mexico City in 1966. They quickly garnered a rabid fan following
there, which resulted in the Dug Dugs signing to RCA Records and cutting a series of singles (the band also headlined a
pair of 1967 films, El Mundo Loco de los Jovenes and Cinco de Chocolate y Una de Fresa). Upon returning to Tijuana in
1968, Los Dug Dug's took up residence at the popular Sans Sous Ci club. An American tourist was so impressed that he
offered to bankroll a trip for
the band to New York City. The group played a handful of live dates and recorded a few demos, but having no money to pay
the union fees necessary to earn them the opportunity to play NYCs larger venues left them with little choice but to
return to Mexico. Los Dug Dugs immediately began work on their first LP for RCA Mexico, little knowing at the time that
it would become a classic of psychedelia. Long-simmering creative differences between band leaders Nava and Jorge de la
Torre forced the
latter's resignation after the album was completed; by the time the resulting psychedelic opus appeared in 1971, the
first incarnation of Los Dug Dug's was essentially no more. All that remained was this heavy, explosive album, a record
which captures the fever/dream humidity of flower children running amok on a July afternoon. Essential
Price
€ 11.95
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release
08-03-2011
Label
Item-nr
353438
EAN
0778578064921
Availability
Not in stock