Doug Sahm spent his career refusing to pick a lane, and Groover's Paradise is the proof. Cut in 1974 with Creedence Clearwater Revival's rhythm section behind him, it runs Tex-Mex, country, swamp pop and San Antonio R&B together as though the distinctions were somebody else's problem. Sahm sounds relaxed and completely in charge. It is the kind of record that gets handed from one person to the next by people who know. Rhino Reserve, cut from the analog tape. Street date: October 23.