Various Artists - Eccentric Soul: The Cobra Label (Various Artists) (Colored Vinyl, Gold)

Venomous Tex-Mex R&B and early rock n'

roll from San Antonio's West Side scene. From

1961-67, Bexar county kingmaker Abe Epstein

cut every teen combo to grace the Patio Andaluz stage, launching the careers of Doug

Sahm, The Royal Jesters, Sonny Ace, The

Dreamliners, and hundreds more throughout

the decade. Spread across two luxurious slabs

of vinyl, The Cobra Label compiles 28 neurotoxic sides from Epstein's first bite in the biz.