USED VINYL
Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns – Party Weekend
$19.00
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Title: Joe “King” Carrasco & The Crowns – Party Weekend
Year/Genre: 1981 · New Wave
Matrix #: MCA-5404
Condition: Very Clean
Cultural Facts:
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Released in 1981, this record sits in the post-punk/new wave moment when regional dance music scenes (Tex-Mex, border sounds, R&B, rockabilly) started getting folded into the same club circuits as skinny-tie rock.
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Carrasco’s whole thing was turning cultural hybridity into party energy—mixing Latin rhythms and rock structures in a way that felt both rootsy and modern, especially for audiences discovering “world” flavors through nightlife instead of academia.
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The Crowns’ scene was connected to the wider early-’80s underground where bands could build reputations through live chaos and word-of-mouth—albums like this were often souvenirs of a show-first culture.
Price Suggestions: ( used Gripsweat
NM: $14–18
EX: $12–15
VG+: $9–11
VG: $6–8
Date: 1/5/26kg edited sc 1/7/26
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