(((folkYEAH!))) Presents Louie and The Lovers performing their classic LP "Rise" in its entirety / Extra Classic

In 1970, Louie and The Lovers released the album Rise. It didn't sell at the time, but has been treasured among music lovers ever since. Produced by legendary Texan roots rocker Doug Sahm, the young band (every member was yet to turn twenty) came across like a Salinas Valley Boy version of Creedence Clearwater Revival infused with a pinch of a tex-mex Big Star. Album opener Rise is blistering power-pop dressed up in heavenly vocal harmonies and guitar hooks galore while I've Always Got You On My Mind and I Just Met You are soulful ballads, endlessly and timelessly beautiful. Royal Oakie is rough, lose happy-go-lucky roots rock. Why the 45rpm single Driver Go Slow didn't chart is now hard to understand. No wonder Peter Buck (of R.E.M. fame) is a huge fan of Louie and The Lovers. This CD expands the original Rise with non-album single tracks, session outtakes and most sensational; an entire, previously unreleased second Louie and The Lovers album! This Bear Family anthology was produced with assistance from our main man himself. In the comprehensive CD-booklet Ortega reveals the full story of his band. Deep inside the singer's private wardrobe we detected scrap book pictures documenting Louie and The Lovers in full force during a recording session. All in all, this is the definite Louie and The Lovers record.