ruben and the jets - con safos

the first showing on youtube of the rockin prog-disco-hip-swayer "con safos" by ruben & the jets. yes it's a home-made video it took me all morning. it aint great but i like it. feel free to hurl abuse.

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[funkahuatl]

There is some confusion here. The second Ruben & The Jets album released in 1973 was titled 'Con Safos".

In 1983, the second band i put together was also called Con Safos. We recorded this track titled "C/S", on a compilation album with mid 1980s bands from East L.A.., titled "Los Angelinos: The Eastside Renaissance " released on on Zyanya/Rhino Records1983.

[losjugs]

@funkahuatl

wow thanks for letting me know. it's a great record i love it. so what is the name of your band from 1983? and who first wrote / recorded the song? and if the version i've used is yours then thanks v much and well done. brilliant

[losjugs]

sorry i just realised this is NOT by ruben and the jets as i first thought!! it is by LOS ANGELINOS! wish i'd known that before i shelled out 15 US on the LP off ebay!! nevermind now i've got a fairly hard to find ruben and the jets album to listen to...

[xplanetstudio]

Good stuff here..little funk and..

[funkahuatl]

I wrote this after R & The Jets in 1975. Put together a new band in 1980 called Con Safos and recorded this titled "C/S" in 1983 for the LP Los Angelinos: The Eastside Renaissance that i produced for a label (Zyanya) that i co-founded with Richard Foos president of Rhino Records. The LP was a compilation of Chicano bands mostly from East L.A. from the early 80s including: The Brat, The Plugz, Mestizo, Odd Squad, Thee Royal Gents, Felix & the Katz, Califas, Los Perros del Pueblo and Con Safos.

[funkahuatl]

I wrote this after R & The Jets in 1975. Put together a new band in 1980 called Con Safos and recorded this titled "C/S" in 1983 for the LP Los Angelinos: The Eastside Renaissance that i produced for a label (Zyanya) that i co-founded with Richard Foos president of Rhino Records. The LP was a compilation of Chicano bands mostly from East L.A. from the early 80s including: The Brat, The Plugz, Mestizo, Odd Squad, Thee Royal Gents, Felix & the Katz, Califas, Los Perros del Pueblo

[yorktown99]

Dude, I saw Ruben play this a week ago in Hollywood and got to meet him after the show!

[IrishFrisco]

Does not get anymore hepcat LAMEX than this. Great contribution.

[himself801]

There is an upload titled "Ruben Guevara & John Densmore" doing a song called "Si Es" which is basicly an acoustic version of this.

The dsecription: Ruben Guevara ( Ruben & the Jets) and John Densmore (The Doors) perform at the Grand re-opening of Tia Chucha's Cafe & Cultural Center in Sylmar, Ca.

Check it out.