KEEPIN' THE MUSIC ALIVE - THEE MIDNITERS AT NICK'S TASTE OF TEXAS

If you haven't made any plans for Valentine's Day yet here is a great way to treat that special someone in your life. Greg Esparza & his band Thee Midniters will be performing in Covina, California at Nick's Taste Of Texas. Also on the bill are special guests, Yesterday's Dream.

  Great food, adult beverages and a night of romantic love songs await your listening & dancing pleasure. Doors open at 7 PM and showtime is at 8PM. A great time is guaranteed for all.

THEE MIDNITERS - THE REISSUES BOOTLEGS & MORE

        THEE MIDNITERS - THE RE-ISSUES. BOOTLEGS & MORE

The Beatles are are one of the most widely re-issued and bootlegged recording acts of all time. Since Thee Midniters are The Beatles of Chicano Soul and the Eastside Sound it is no wonder that the number of re-issues is large & difficult to document. In this post I will list as many as I have or have been able to track down.

Record label owners and producers of the day tried to make as much money as they could from their recording acts. Eddie Torres, like Eddie Davis is one such owner and producer.

Since there is no definitive Thee Midniters discography this post is based on information I have been able to find and a lot of speculation of my part.

REISSUES:

In 1966, manager Eddie Torres decided to start re-issuing some of the Chattahoochie singles but with album tracks as B sides. I have not been able to find a complete discography of these re-issues but they rare & collectible because of their B sides. The re-issue series would later be bootlegged.

WHITTIER CAR LABEL:


"Sad Girl"/"Come Back Baby" (Whittier 200) 1966.

"That's All"/"To Be With You" (Whittier 201) 1966.

"I Need Someone"/"Strangers In The Night" (Whittier 202) 1967.

"Are You Angry"/"Giving Up On Love" (Whittier 203) 1967.

"Whittier Boulevard"/"It'll Never Be Over For Me" 1967. (Whittier 204)

"Chicano Power"/"Could It Be" (Whittier 205) 1968.

"It'll Never Be Over For Me"/"Thee Midnite Feeling" (Whittier 501)

"Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"/Never Knew I Had It So Bad" (Whittier 504)

"Breakfast On The Grass"/"Dreaming Casually (Whittier 509)

"That's All"/"It's Not Unusual" (Whittier 694)

Also in 1968 Eddie Torres would again reissue "Sad Girl" and "Heat Wave" (Whittier 674)

In 1969 Eddie would reissue "It's Not Unusual" and "That's All" (Whittier 694)

BOOTLEGS???

The most interesting and highly collectible unofficial Midniters record appears on the ELA label. "The Original Are You Angry" and "Hey Little Girl" do not appear on any Thee Midniters discographies but continue to pop up on record auctions.

A great name for a record label, East LA Oldie released "Are You Angry" and "Don't Go Away"

"Sad Girl"/"Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things" (East LA Oldie 17)

"That's All"/"Making Ends Meet" (East LA Oldie 18)

Here is a favorite of mine released on the Loreli label. It marks the first appearance of "The Town I Live In" on a 45RPM record & is backed with the classic "Dreaming Casually"

REISSUES?? BOOTLEGS?? - WHITTIER BLOCK LETTERS

Whittier 200

Whittier 201

Whittier 202 

Whittier 203

Whittier 204 

WHITTIER SCRIPT LETTERING

Whittier 201

Whittier 203

Whittier 204 

Norton Records reissued three Thee Midniters singles and a compilation album entitled

"In Thee Midnite Hour"

Norton Records released three jukebox 45's in 2006:

"Everybody Needs Somebody To Love"/"Never Knew I Had It So Bad" (Norton 873)

"Jump, Jive And Harmonize"/"Thee Midnite Feeling" (Norton 874)

"I Found A Peanut"/"Love Special Delivery" (Norton 875)

Norton Sleeve:

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED!!!!

For Historical & Educational Purposes Only And For Listening Pleasure.