The Plugz were one of the very first Latino punk bands. Formed in Los Angeles in 1977 they full embraced the DIY ethic, founding their own label Plugz Records (later Fatima Records) to put out their music. Their first full-length album was Electrify Me, a record popular enough to see three distinct pressings in 1979 which can be differentiated by their label colors (the original has black labels, while the two represses can be found in pink or silver).
And what a record it is. Combining punk and garage, Electrify Me can hit you fast (“A Gain – A Loss”) or it can hit you slow (“Electrify Me”) or anywhere in between. The band is incredibly tight, hitting perfect stop-starts on tracks like “Satisfied Die” and keeping all but one song under three minutes. They get in and get out, no fuss, no muss. Maybe their punkest effort is the cover of “La Bamba”, which is fast and veers off into a bit of intentional sloppiness, giving it a dose of attitude.
Electrify Me was re-released by Reckless Records in 1989, though like the originals they are also pretty expensive. It looks like there was recently an unofficial “import” pressing that can be found for a reasonable price, but I can’t speak to the quality of it (I have the pink label 1979 version). The Plugz don’t appear to be on Spotify, so your best bet to hear them is probably YouTube!