Vinyl records

The Premiers vinyl records

1 album with 18 vinyl pressings between them. Open an album to see all its pressings and how to spot the first one.

The band was formed in 1962 in San Gabriel, California, by brothers Lawrence Perez (guitar) and John Perez (drums), and neighbours George Delgado (guitar) and Frank Zuniga (bass). They practiced in the Perez brothers back yard, encouraged by their mother, and soon started drawing crowds to their rehearsals. They were discovered by Billy Cardenas, who managed and produced other Chicano bands in the East Los Angeles area and won the group slots supporting artists such as Johnny “Guitar” Watson and Chris Montez. Following The Kingsmen’s success with “Louie Louie”, Cardenas suggested that the Premiers cover a similar song, “Farmer John”, which had been written and recorded by Don and Dewey.