Tucson Books & Authors: Whole Enchilada
Multi-Media Set: "The Whole Enchilada- The History of Desert Rock, Tucson, Arizona 1978-1994"
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Official 3-set LP available on Shopify.
From the mind of Rich Hopkins, co-founder and guitarist of the Sidewinders/Sand Rubies, one of Arizona’s most accomplished rock‘n’roll exports, comes The Whole Enchilada: The History of Desert Rock, Tucson, Arizona 1978-1994.
This whopping three-LP multi-media set and book, a who’s-who anthology of Tucson’s musical trailblazers and it’s woefully overlooked, arrives March 15, 2022 on Tucson, Arizona’s own San Jacinto label.
The paperback The Whole Enchilada: The History of Desert Rock, Tucson, Arizona 1978-1994 is now available on Amazon.
The Official 3-set LP is available on Shopify.
The painstakingly compiled collection is a veritable Tucson musical
family tree, leading us from from the mid-1970s through the mid-1990s,
from the swoony Bob Meighan Band and the honky tonk of the Dusty Chaps
(both whom signed to major labels in the 1970’s) to international indie
giants Green On Red (Serfers), Howe Gelb and Giant Sandworms, Naked
Prey, Al Perry and The Cattle, Desert Rock breakouts The Sidewinders,
Yard Trauma, Black Sun Ensemble and many more.
With varying styles covering honky tonk, power-pop, country and cow-punk, fusion, punk rock, eclectic and art-damaged, amped up bluegrass, blues and straight up sunbaked rock‘n’roll, the album is full of pleasant surprises (unsung country great Ned Sutton, for example), collectible rarities, popular numbers and outright gems you’ll wonder how you ever missed.
Accompanying the three-record set is a 70-page companion book with
rare photos, obscure histories and anecdotes, and dozens of biographical
essays by many of the artists themselves and others by named writers,
journalists, photographers and deejays, placing the reader centerstage
at Desert Rock’s halcyon days.
The effort was compiled by Tucson natives Brian Jabas Smith and Douglas “Fini” Finical. In addition, the set includes a code that allows fans to view the 30-minute Whole Enchilada documentary, featuring a handful of stars and coulda-shouldas included in the project, helmed by film-fest winning director Maggie Smith.
One listen will recall for those familiar with the era and area the tangy scent of monsoon-drenched mesquite trees, the dark, top-down drives to Mexico, the murky interiors of neglected old-man-bars-turned-music-venues and all their jovial inmates.
Proceeds from THE WHOLE ENCHILADA benefit Tucson’s Casa Maria Soup Kitchen.
CATALOG # 2064 "THE WHOLE ENCHILADA- The History of Desert Rock 1976-94"
Multimedia Package: 978-939050-26-7 (book and 3-set vinyl)
PRESSING LIMITED TO 1000 UNITS, PRE-ORDERS ENCOURAGED
Release date: March 15, 2022
Vinyl LP: 978-939050-24-3 (3-disc)
Official 3-set LP available on Shopify.
Paperback: 978-939050-23-6 (paperback)
PAPERBACK NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!
Produced by Richard Hopkins
Edited by Brian J. Smith
Designed by Douglas "Fini" Finical
Published by San Jacinto Records, Tucson, Arizona
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CONTACT: RICH HOPKINS
rhopkins3@mindspring.com
Hurricane Records
636 N. 4th Avenue
Tucson, Arizona 85705
(713) 476-8878