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¡Viva! Los Straitjackets / When! Audio CD 1996 / WEN CD 014
UPC 5029575101429
The album features some of Los Straitjackets biggest hits, including Pacifica and The Casbah, both of which remain staples of the band's live set today. AllMusic declared it the best guitar-based instrumental album of the year, saying The Shadows/Ventures of the '90s arrive as a quarter in Mexican wrestling masks, burgundy turtlenecks, black jeans, black Converse and bedecked in silver sun pendants.
Los Straitjackets is an American instrumental rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, in 1988. Originally comprising guitarists Danny Amis (formerly of the Raybeats), Eddie Angel and drummer L. J. "Jimmy" Lester under the name The Straitjackets, the band split up soon after forming, but reunited as Los Straitjackets in 1994 with the addition of bassist E. Scott Esbeck. Esbeck left the band in 1998 and was replaced by Pete Curry. The current lineup also features Greg Townson on guitar and Chris Sprague on drums.
The band has released fourteen studio albums, four collaboration albums and eight live albums.
¡Viva! Los Straitjackets is the second studio album by American instrumental rock band Los Straitjackets, released in June 1996 by Upstart Records. It was recorded in January 1996 in Los Angeles, California, produced by Ben Vaughn and engineered by Mark Linett.
Tracklist:
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cavalcade" | Danny Amis, Eddie Angel, Scott Esbeck, Jimmy Lester | 2:33 |
| 2. | "The Casbah" | Angel | 2:40 |
| 3. | "Wrong Planet" | Amis | 1:45 |
| 4. | "Lonely Apache" | Angel | 2:54 |
| 5. | "Outta Gear" | Angel | 2:03 |
| 6. | "Pacifica" | Amis, Angel | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Espionage" | Amis | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Swamp Fire" | Angel | 3:53 |
| 9. | "Lawnmower" | Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Ben Vaughn | 2:14 |
| 10. | "Lurking in the Shadows" | Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Lester | 2:31 |
| 11. | "Brains and Eggs" | Amis, Angel, Esbeck, Lester | 3:07 |
| 12. | "Venturing Out" | Angel | 2:47 |
| 13. | "Tsunami!" | Amis | 2:32 |
| 14. | "Nightmare in Monte Cristo" | Amis | 3:30 |
| 1 | Cavalcade | 2:33 |
| 2 | The Casbah | 2:40 |
| 3 | Wrong Planet | 1:45 |
| 4 | Lonely Apache
Accompanied By [Accompaniment] – Daniel Bone Orchestra |
2:54 |
| 5 | Outta Gear | 2:03 |
| 6 | Pacifica | 3:01 |
| 7 | Espionage | 2:25 |
| 8 | Swampfire | 3:53 |
| 9 | Lawnmower
Guitar [One-String] – Ben Vaughn |
2:14 |
| 10 | Lurking In The Shadows | 2:31 |
| 11 |
Brains & Eggs | 3:07 |
| 12 | Venturing Out | 2:47 |
| 13 | Tsunami! | 2:32 |
| 14 | Nightmare In Monte Cristo
Voice [Vocal Sounds] – April March |
3:30 |
- Art Direction, Illustration – Brad Talbott
- Bass – E. Scott Esbeck
- Drums, Triangle – James Lester
- Engineer – Mark Linett
- Graphics [3d Computer Graphics Hooie] – Spike Giles
- Guitar – Danny Amis, Eddie Angel
- Mastered By – Ben Vaughn
- Photography By – Jim Hagans
- Producer – Ben Vaughn
- Written-By – B. Vaughn (tracks: 9), D. Amis (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9 to 11, 13, 14), S. Esbeck (tracks: 1, 9 to 11), E. Angel (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 6, 8 to 12), J. Lester (tracks: 1, 9 to 11)
- Los Straitjackets
- Danny Amis – guitar
- Eddie Angel – guitar
- Scott Esbeck – bass
- Jimmy Lester – drums, triangle
- Additional personnel
- Ben Vaughn – production, guitar
- Mark Linett – engineering
- Brad Talbott – artwork
- Jim Hagans – photography
