CDMX SOUVENIRS – GROOVY A-GO-GO, BEAT AND GARAGE ROCKERS FROM MEXICO (1961-1971), compiled by DJ UNIVERSAL BEATNIK.

In early 2025 I spent two weeks in Ciudad de México (CDMX) and was instantly hooked by the culture, people, lucha libre wrestling, mezcal drinking and street food, among many other unusual things... Another highlight was the local record stores in the neighborhoods of Roma Norte, Doctores and Cuauhtémoc, where I hung out quite a lot. After some additional trips to the flea markets Tianguis de Antiguedades and El Chopo, I ended up with over 150 Mexican records from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mostly 45s, containing an impressive amount of top-notch KILLER TUNES… So then, a couple of months later I sat down at home to prepare this mix, CDMX SOUVENIRS. What you’ll find here are 22 of my favourite 60’s Beat and Garage Punk tracks from Mexico, that I found during my stay. Another mix with Latin / Cumbia / Mambo sounds is also currently in the making, but I will leave that for another day… Shout outs to everyone for their help and support, especially the fine folks at Discotitlan, Casa Calypso, Chez Nobody and Revancha Records. Many thanks also to the owners of the Shh. Listening Bar in Vienna, who provided me with a room for a Saturday night “world premiere” of this mix: GROOVY A-GO-GO, BEAT AND GARAGE ROCKERS FROM MEXICO!

01 CHICKEN Y SUS COMANDOS- Mary Esther (1969)  
02 TOÑO QUIRAZCO Y SU HAWAIIANA- Tequila a go go (1966)  
03 MANOLO MUÑOZ- Uh-huh (1962)  
04 LOS LOCOS DEL RITMO- Que voy a hacer (1961)  
05 LOS BABYS- Jinetes en el cielo (1966)  
06 LOS JOHNNY JETS- Bajate de mi nube (1965)  
07 LOS BELMONTS- Brinquen (1966)  
08 LOS YAKI- De dia y de noche (1965)  
09 LOS OVNIS- La ultima vez (1966)  
10 LOS ROCKIN DEVILS- Yo necesito (1967)  
11 LOS HITTERS- El flaco (1966)  
12 LOS JOHNNY JETS- Dracula a go go (1966)  
13 LOS REBELDES DEL ROCK- Jerk (1965)  
14 PEDRO PLASCENCIA- Bule Bule (1966)  
15 FRANKIE Y LOS MATADORES- El Boogaloo (1967)  
16 LOS ARAGON- Sol Latino (1967)  
17 MIGUEL ANGEL & LOS SHARKS- Gloria (1966)  
18 LOS SONIDOS DE FM- Los adolescentes (1967)  
19 LOS TEMPERS- No soporto mas (1971)
20 LOS ROCKIN DEVILS- Halo que tal (1969) 
21 LOS FREDDYS- No puedo mas (1969) 
22 THE SPIDERS- Movin' up (1970)

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