Talk:96 Tears

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the cramps NEVER did record this song! there is a soundfiles on soulseek with wrong tags and this wrong file is even on www.lastfm.de but just listen to it.. this ain't the cramps! you don't find the sonng on any album/single/bootleg or cd by the cramps.. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.104.94.192 (talk) 00:57, 27 February 2009 (UTC)

this song was robbed from a young band in boston it was written by carmen corsaro —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.5.24.106 (talk) 01:14, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

I do know that in 1963, Andy Ortiz, Keyboards "Sunny and the Sunglows" of San Antonio, Texas had met with Rudy Martinez and the tape Rudy Martinez had of this song had a really messed up sound. It was Andy Ortiz who gave Rudy Martinez the sound he was looking for and the Keyboard sound became the hallmark of this recording in later years. "Sunny Ozuna" Vocalist, Sunny and The Sunglows (later the Sunliners), who is living (2011) can attest to this meeting between Rudy Martinez and Andy Ortiz and the keyboard sound recording was later dubbed into the tape. Andy Ortiz, died in 2006 and was never officially credited with this song. But after Andy Ortiz's death, it was widely known that the South Texas Keyboards Master was robbed of this credit and many many more as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.177.218.216 (talk) 13:09, 30 October 2011 (UTC) I just heard an interview with Martinez on the syndicated radio show “the history of rock and roll” where Martinez is talking and states that they changed the number from 69 to 96 due concerns the song wouldn’t get played…how do we list that reference? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:204:202:5770:A4AF:63AB:45DF:2896 (talk) 05:21, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Suicide Version
The Suicide cover of this song should be added to the list. I don't have enough info to add it myself, but I think it's significant.

Gtolio (talk) 21:56, 17 August 2016 (UTC) gtolio

Recording date is March 13, 1966
In February 1966, the band auditioned for an independent record label, resulting in the demos "Are You For Real?" and "I'll Be Back", which were only released later and boasted for their very good sound quality in the 1999 album More Action. Afterwards, Larry Borjas and Robert Martinez received draft notices and opted to enlist to avoid being sent to Vietnam. The remaining band members continued while Rodriguez improvised an organ riff, and "?" introduced a composition he had been developing for a while in his head. Auditioning for a replacement drummer resulted in Eddie Serrato, originally trained in traditional Mexican music, joining the group. On March 13, 1966, Question Mark and the Mysterians recorded "96 Tears" along with "Midnight Hour" for the small Pa-Go-Go label with Fernando Aguilar, a bassist who was soon replaced by Frank Lugo.

Recording date is March 13, 1966? Tillywilly17 (talk) 15:05, 26 January 2023 (UTC)


 * The month of March is not mentioned in your source. Neither is the date March 13. Where did you get that date? Binksternet (talk) 15:16, 26 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Bink I highlighted the sentence for you, and click on this Recording date is March 13, 1966?
 * I was inquiring about the source. Tillywilly17 (talk) 15:51, 26 January 2023 (UTC)


 * I removed "March 13" from the text there, because it is not supported by the cited source. Binksternet (talk) 16:07, 26 January 2023 (UTC)