Description
A1. Ruined by Liquor (Sia Phro Lao)
B1. Tao O O (Youthful Old Man – Kraftwerk – The Model cover)
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 light-hearted parody tracks in the local "kam mueang" dialect. The lead single here, from 1985, uses a well-known German synth-pop song that had become a surprise smash a few years earlier, while the B-side takes on a similarly notable power-pop tune from the USA.
Thepthara was also a songwriter and instructor for the children's musical group Nok Lae, a Chiang Mai youth band that became mainstream crossover stars nationwide.
Thepthara passed away in 2017, and Baa Records has teamed with his brother Komsan to license this reissue in his memory.
