The Plugz - La Bamba @theCoverVerse
The Plugz - La Bamba  @theCoverVerse
Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From '' A Drink For Sue Ellen ''
Label: Schrott – SCHROTT 010
Format: Cassette, Compilation, Unofficial Release, C60
Country: Germany
Released: 1983

Tracklist
A1 Darby Crash / Government Issue - Intro / Religious Ripp Off
A2 Black Flag - White Minority
A3 Angry Samoans - Hot Cars
A4 Circle Jerks - Wasted
A5 Dead Kennedys - Short Songs
A6 Nubs - Little Billy`s Burning
A7 Middle Class - You Belong
A8 The Deadbeats - Kill The Hippies
A9 Fear - Let's Have A War
A10 No Alternative - Make Guns Not Love
A11 Misfits - London Dungeon
A12 Gun Club - Black Train
A13 T.S.O.L. - Funeral March
A14 Wurm - We're Off
A15 Germs - Lions Share
A16 Minutemen - The Maze
A17 Angry Samoans - Stupid Jack
A18 Replacements - Dope Smokin' Moron
A19 Eyes - Don't Talk To Me
A20 The Plugz - La Bamba
A21 Zero Boys - Outta Style
A22 Rhino 39 - No Compromise
B1 The Little Girl - Intro
B2 T.S.O.L. - 80 Times
B3 Policeband - Q & A
B4 Big Boys - Fun Fun Fun
B5 The Eyes - Disneyland
B6 Red Asphalt - Red Asphalt
B7 Misfits - Halloween
B8 Descendents - Global Probing
B9 Meat Puppets - Big House
B10 Lewd - Dressed In Black
B11 Middle Class - Situations
B12 Bags - We Don't Need The English
B13 Zero Boys - High Time
B14 Controllers - Jezebel
B15 V.S. - Magnetic Heat
B16 Rubber Rodeo - Don't Fall In Love With The Rider
B17 The Flesh Eaters - Dominoes

Compiled By [Uncredited] – Mike Just

Notes
A bootleg compilation of US hardcore 7" releases.
Released with red, green, yellow and b/w sleeve.

This version of ''La Bamba'' is shorter than the one on their 7'' release. (Fatima Recordz – FTM 79, 1981)
It seems like they have cut the intro.

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"La Bamba" is a Mexican folk song, originally from the state of Veracruz, best known from a 1958 adaptation by Ritchie Valens, a top 40 hit in the U.S. charts and one of early rock and roll's best-known songs.
Valens' version of "La Bamba" is ranked number 354 on Rolling Stone magazine′s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and is the only song on the list sung in a language other than English.

"La Bamba" has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by Los Lobos, whose version was the title track of the 1987 film La Bamba and reached No.1 in the U.S. and UK singles charts in the same year.
The music video for Los Lobos' version, directed by Sherman Halsey, won the 1988 MTV Video Music Award for Best Video from a Film.

Traditional versions

"La Bamba" is a classic example of the Son Jarocho musical style which originated in the Mexican state of Veracruz and combines Spanish, indigenous, and African musical elements.
The song is typically played on one or two arpas jarochas (harps) along with guitar relatives the jarana jarocha and the requinto jarocho.
Lyrics to the song vary greatly, as performers often improvise verses while performing.
However, versions such as those by musical groups Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan and Los Pregoneros del Puerto have survived because of the artists' popularity.
The traditional aspect of "La Bamba" lies in the tune itself, which remains almost the same through most versions.
The name of the dance, which has no direct English translation, is presumably connected with the Spanish verb bambolear, meaning "to shake" or perhaps "to stomp".

The traditional "La Bamba" is often played during weddings in Veracruz, where the bride and groom perform the accompanying dance.

The "arriba" (literally "up") part of the song suggests the nature of the dance, in which the footwork, called "zapateado", is done faster and faster as the music tempo accelerates.

Valens' version

The traditional song inspired Ritchie Valens' rock and roll version "La Bamba" in 1958.
Valens' "La Bamba" infused the traditional tune with a rock drive, in part provided by session drummer Earl Palmer and session guitarist Carol Kaye, making the song accessible to a much wider record audience and earning it (and Valens) a place in rock history (inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2001).
The musicians on that session were Buddy Clark: string bass, Ernie Freeman: piano, Carol Kaye: rhythm guitar, Rene Hall: Danelectro guitar (six-string baritone guitar), Earl Palmer: drums, Ritchie Valens: vocals, lead guitar.

The song ranked No.98 in VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of Rock and Roll and No.59 in VH1's 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock and Roll, both done in 2000.
Valens's recording of the song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame.

Other versions

Harry Belafonte
Dusty Springfield
The Plugz
Antonia Rodriguez
Joanie Bartels.
Super Dave Osborne
Half Japanese
The Kingston Trio
Dragon Ash
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Bobby Darin
Trini Lopez
Nashville Teens
Trio Los Machucambos
Los Paraguayos
Los Diablos del Paraguay
Nana Mouskouri
The Sandpipers
Selena
Safri Duo
Leon Thomas III
The Ventures
Clay Walker
Wyclef Jean
Johnny Rivers
Jose Feliciano
Khalil Fong
Neil Diamond
and Deer Tick.


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