Thee Lakesiders - Si Me Faltaras / Parachute 7" [Big Crown]

Big Crown Records! Check out this overview and this single-by-single account by co-founder Danny Akelepse. Like Daptone Records, Big Crown has tapped into a classic soul sound without sounding phoney or like they're trying too hard. This is just solid soul in the grand tradition of soul... pushing the envelope a little, with all respect to the past. Great 45s to blow minds at home or in the club!

Killer Chicano soul grooves!

From Big Crown's Danny Akelepse:
So this is Thee Lakesiders. Our friend Omar, who has done some art for us, is a really dope artist from California. He knew these two kids, they were like 20 years old I think, and he was like, “Leon you should meet them and cut records with them.” So they flew out and got in the studio. I think it was their first time ever being in a studio. The B-Side was the first original song they ever wrote. The backing band is the Shacks, and Marie is singing. This is a really popular song—it’s the biggest selling 45 in the catalog. The first pressing sold out real quick. We didn’t see that coming at all. It’s a cool record, but then it just blew out. The distributor didn’t even get copies at the time. So we did a second pressing with a new label and again, sold out. So we pressed it again. This is the only thing they’ve ever recorded and I believe this is the only thing they ever will record. As far as I know, they’ve now broken up as a group. But I bet you that Marie will continue to do more stuff because she’s really dope. She’s really dope.