The Romancers

In the first and mid-’60s, this group was one of the originators from the East LA Sound, a gritty type of blue-eyed soul that took main within the Latin-American community specifically. The Romancers’ instrumental albums for the Del-Fi label had been common, if solid, sax-driven R&B/rock and roll hybrids, probably best for a high older period at dancehalls, however, not that interesting on record. (They do make some vocal recordings for various other brands.) Their significance is normally more traditional than musical, as various other bands off their community would consider Latino rock and roll to more achieved heights, especially Thee Midniters. The Romancers do make their tag known in different ways: they performed over the Premiers’ strike “Farmer John” and supported the Heartbreakers with an obscure pre-Mothers of Invention one compiled by Frank Zappa (“Everytime I Find You”). Tempo guitarist Potential Uballez also co-produced and organized Cannibal & the Headhunters’ strike “Property of one thousand Dances.”