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[[Ruben And The Jets]] - "[[For Real!]]" (LP, Mercury SRM-1-659, March 12, 1973)
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{{Album Release Infobox |
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    Home          = [[:Category:Side Projects|Side Projects]] |
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    Previous album = [[Some Time In New York City|Previous]]|
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    Next album    = [[Get Off|Next]] |
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    Cover          = Ruben-the-jets-for-real.jpg |
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    Name          = For Real! |
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    Released      = March 1973 |
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    Related        = See also:<br>[[Ruben And The Jets]] |
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[[Ruben And The Jets]] - [[For Real!]]
  
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==Release info==
 
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LP, Mercury SRM-1-659, March 12, 1973
 
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==Tracks==
 
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*If I Could Only Be Your Love Again (Frank Zappa) 3:34
 
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*Dedicated To The One I Love (Lawman Pauling/Ralph Bass) 5:45
 
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*Show Me The Way To Your Heart (Tony Duran/Leonard Duran) 5:04
 
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*Sparkie (Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) 4:30
 
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*Wedding Bells (Robert "Frog" Camarena) 2:58
 
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*Almost Grown (Chuck Berry) 2:20
 
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*Charlena (Manuel Chavez/H. Chaney) 5:54
 
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*Mah Man Flash (Ruben Guevara) 2:38
 
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*Santa Kari (Ruben Guevara) 4:29
 
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*Spider Woman (Paul Hof/Lonnie Scott/Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) 3:58
 
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*All Night Long (John Gray) 2:22
 
 
==Players==
 
==Players==
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Rubén Guevara - vocals and keyboards
 
  
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[[Tony Duran]] - lead guitar, vocals and keyboards
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*[[Ruben Ladron de Guevara|Rubén Guevara]] (vocals, keyboards)
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*[[Tony Duran]] (lead guitar, vocals and keyboards)
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*[[Robert Camarena|Robert "Frog" Camarena]] (rhythm guitar and vocals)
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*[[Johnny Martinez]] (keyboards and vocals)
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*Robert “Buffalo” Roberts (tenor sax)
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*Bill Wild (bass and vocals)
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*Bob Zamora (drums)
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*[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] (baritone sax)
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Guest:
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*[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] (guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love)
  
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Robert “Frog” Camarena - rhythm guitar and vocals
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==Tracks==
  
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Johnny Martinez - keyboards and vocals
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{| cellspacing="30"
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|valign="top"|<div id="LP"><big>'''LP'''</big></div>
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'''Side One'''
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#If I Could Only Be Your Love Again (Frank Zappa) (3:34)
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#Dedicated To The One I Love (Lawman Pauling/Ralph Bass) (5:45)
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#Show Me The Way To Your Heart (Tony Duran/Leonard Duran) (5:0)
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#Sparkie (Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) (4:30)
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#Wedding Bells (Robert "Frog" Camarena) (2:58)
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'''Side Two'''
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#Almost Grown ([[Chuck Berry]]) (2:20)
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#Charlena (Manuel Chavez/H. Chaney) (5:54)
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#Mah Man Flash (Ruben Guevara) (2:38)
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#Santa Kari (Ruben Guevara) (4:29)
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#Spider Woman (Paul Hof/Lonnie Scott/Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) (3:58)
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#All Night Long (John Gray) (2:22)
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|}
  
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Robert “Buffalo” Roberts - tenor sax;
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==Release Notes==
  
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Bill Wild - bass and vocals
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==Liner Notes==
  
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Bob Zamora - drums
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==Background Information==
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[[Jim "Motorhead" Sherwood]] - baritone sax.  
 
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(Original member, alto sax player Clarence Matsui, left the band before recording began).  
 
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Guest musicians included [[George Duke]] and [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
 
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Frank Zappa - guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love
 
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==Background==
 
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Thanks to [http://markguerrero.net/main.php Mark Guerrero] for permission to quote the following extracts from his [http://markguerrero.net/24.php interview with Rubén Guevara].
 
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Rubén Funkahuátl Guevara is a singer, songwriter, producer, writer, poet, performance artist, and impresario.   He made his mark in music with his 1970s band Ruben & the Jets, who recorded two albums on the Mercury Record label, the first produced by the legendary [[Frank Zappa]].
 
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In 1958, Rubén and Pablo Amarillas formed the Apollo Brothers, who were influenced by [[Don & Dewey]] and the Carlos Brothers.   They performed at the [[El Monte Legion Stadium]], Alan Freed’s Record Hop at Jordan High in Watts, Pacific Ocean Park, and various local television shows.
 
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In the late 60s, Rubén went to Los Angeles City College and studied music composition and modern composers for two years.   This education was of help when he worked with Lalo Schiffrin on the soundtrack for Clint Eastwood’s “Coogan’s Bluff,” in 1968, and his later work with [[Frank Zappa]].
 
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In 1969, Rubén went to a [[The Mothers|Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention]] concert at the Shrine Auditorium.  Zappa had just put out a parody doo wop record called [[Cruising With Ruben & The Jets]].  Rubén got backstage and thanked Zappa for bringing back that kind of music and told him that his name happened to be Rubén and that he sang in that style.   Two years later, Rubén went to Zappa’s house with a friend, keyboardist [[Bob Harris]], who had toured with Frank.   After spending hours listening to records and talking about music, Zappa and Rubén found that they liked much of the same music, rhythm & blues and doo wop, as well as modern composers such as, [[Edgard Varèse|Varese]], [[Béla Bartók|Bartok]], [[Igor Stravinsky|Stravinsky]], and [[John Cage|Cage]].   Zappa asked Rubén if he’d be interested in forming a real Ruben & the Jets.   Rubén put the band together and auditioned for Zappa, who wound up producing their debut album.
 
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Ruben & the Jets did a west coast tour with Frank Zappa in late 1972
 
  
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==Conceptual Continuity==
  
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==Versions==
  
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{| {{Versions Table Header}}
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | n/a
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| rowspan="2" align="center" | ''Unknown''
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | [[Wikipedia:Long playing record|LP]]
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| [[Mercury Records|Mercury]]<br>SRM-1-659
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| 1973-03-12
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| None
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| &nbsp;
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| US edition.
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==Conceptual Continuity==
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| align="center" | 1
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| align="center" | LP
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| Mercury<br>6338&nbsp;205
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| 1973
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| None
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| &nbsp;
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| German edition.
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|}
  
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==Versions==
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[[Category:Side Projects]][[Category:1973]]

Latest revision as of 09:40, 12 July 2025

Side Projects
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For Real!
Released March 1973
See also:
Ruben And The Jets

Ruben And The Jets - For Real!

Players

Guest:

  • Frank Zappa (guitar solo on Dedicated To The One I Love)

Tracks

LP

Side One

  1. If I Could Only Be Your Love Again (Frank Zappa) (3:34)
  2. Dedicated To The One I Love (Lawman Pauling/Ralph Bass) (5:45)
  3. Show Me The Way To Your Heart (Tony Duran/Leonard Duran) (5:0)
  4. Sparkie (Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) (4:30)
  5. Wedding Bells (Robert "Frog" Camarena) (2:58)

Side Two

  1. Almost Grown (Chuck Berry) (2:20)
  2. Charlena (Manuel Chavez/H. Chaney) (5:54)
  3. Mah Man Flash (Ruben Guevara) (2:38)
  4. Santa Kari (Ruben Guevara) (4:29)
  5. Spider Woman (Paul Hof/Lonnie Scott/Tony Duran/Ruben Guevara) (3:58)
  6. All Night Long (John Gray) (2:22)

Release Notes

Liner Notes

Background Information

Conceptual Continuity

Versions

ZFT # Version # # discs Format Catalog # Release
(YYYY-MM-DD) 		Barcode
(EAN-13) 		Artwork Comment
n/a Unknown 1 LP Mercury
SRM-1-659 		1973-03-12 None   US edition.
1 LP Mercury
6338 205 		1973 None   German edition.
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