Description
A1. เสียเพราะเหล้า Sia Phro Lao (Ruined by liquour)
B1. เฒ่าเอ๊าะๆ Tao O O (Youthful old man – Kraftwerk – The Model cover version)
Saithara were a leading traditional Lanna music group in the Chiang Mai area, led by Chansom Saithara who was named a National Artist in 1996.
Chansom's son, Thepthara Panyamana, fronted the related Saithara "Combo", who explored a range of international pop styles to craft their light-hearted parody tracks in the local "kam mueang" dialect. The lead single here, from 1985, makes use of a well-known German synth-pop song which had become a surprise smash a few years earlier, while the b-side snags a similarly notable power-pop tune from the USA.
Thepthara was also a songwriter and instructor for the child musical group Nok Lae, a Chiang Mai area youth band who became mainstream crossover stars nation-wide.
Thepthara passed away in 2017, and Baa Records has teamed with his brother Komsan to license this re-issue in his memory.
