New Latin Soul 45 - Joe Narvaez From Thee Baby Cuffs For 4th Of July

NEW LATIN SOUL 45 FROM JOE NARVAEZ FROM THEE BABY CUFFS FOR 4th OF JULY🎇!

In 1969, Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers released a rola titled, "Does Your Mama Know About Me", about a taboo interracial relationship. Written by Cheech & Chong's other half, Tommy Chong, a decade before he went up in smoke. That same year, @mr.joester joined the Junior Brown Berets during the height of the Chicano Movement and Anti-Establishment upheaval, when he was just 9 years old. Indoctrinated in carnalismo and La Causa, elder Brown Berets taught self-defense classes and focused on ending barrio warfare, explaining to a very young Joe, “That’s your carnal!”.

Just one year after Cheech & Chong’s cult classic, "Up In Smoke", hit the box office, @mr.joester began recording his own Latin Soul rendition of "Does Your Mama Know About Me", before serving in the US Army in Germany. Just a few years back, Joe Narvaez brought that old dream back to life! When asked what inspired Joe to record the rola, Joe responded, “Having served, I wanted to record a song about a woman in a relationship with a veteran in a wheelchair, and afraid of what her parents may think of his handicap.”

When asked about the state of the nation and mass immigration raids, @mr.joester replied, “I'm certainly an American, I feel proud that I served, we always were Americans, Mexico is part of the American Continent, but I guess we're not American enough. This guy the way he's doing things, like we're his police force, pitting us against each other, those that serve, against the civilians. How come we're good enough to serve this country, but not good enough to stay?”

The flip is a killer Chicano Soul, Latin percussion cover of Don Julian & The Larks' classic, "I Want You Back". Both rolas are previously unreleased from 1979.

Credits:

Vocals: Joe Narvaez

Transferred and restored by Jessica Thompson, Jessica Thompson Audio (Berkeley, CA)

Remixed & Mastered by Thee Midas Touch at Wyldwood Recording Studios (Berkeley, CA)

Art Direction by Thee Midas Touch

© Jobete Music Co Inc ASCAP ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester, © Cherryl Music BMI ℗ 2025 Mr. Joester

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TITLE / ARTIST: Does Your Mama Know About Me / I Want You Back - Joe Narvaez (from Thee Baby Cuffs)
CATALOG# / SKU: JOE-002-BLK
7” Black Vinyl Single UPC: 199284739635
LABEL: Mr. Joester
GENRE: R&B/Soul, Low-rider Oldies, Latin Soul, Previously unreleased, San Jo, CA
IN-STORES / RELEASE DATE: 7/04/25
FORMAT: 7” Black Vinyl Single
PRESSING: 400 BLK, 100 Acid Trip (Bandcamp Exclusive), Master Lacquer Cut by Anne-Marie Suenram, formerly from Fantasy Studios (Berkeley, CA), using their famed Neumann VMS 66 disc-cutting lathe, one-step pressing at Musicol Vinyl Pressing Plant (Columbus, OH)
KEY MARKETS: Bay Area, Los Angeles, Texas, NY, Mexico, UK, Japan
WHOLESALE: razadelsoul@gmail.com / SLRP: $15 USD