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Nero and the Gladiators [1961-196?]
as usual there isn't too much info about this band floating around, so check out the following sites: http://www.45-rpm.org.uk/dirn/nerog.htm
and http://forgottenbands.blogspot.com/2010/10/nero-gladiators.html
[note: the band also released a four track EP, which is also the source of the picture on the left]
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Interlude: Les Fantômes [France]
info [french]
cricrimusic.fr
Le groupe se forme en 1961 du coté de Maisons-Alfort, premier 45 trs en 1962 chez Vogue, et ils participent au festival rock du Palais des Sports en 63. Tout le monde se souvient de la première guitare de Dean une "Futurama" (sur les pochettes ci-dessus) d'origine Tchèque, avant qu'il n'opte pour la stratocaster.
Les Fantômes were founded in Maisons-Alfort (a city in the south-east of Paris, France) and they released their first single on Vogue Records. They took part at the Rockfestival at the Palais des Sports in '63. Everbody remembers Dean's first guitar ( a Czech Futurama, which can be viewed on some sleeves) before he switched to a Fender Stratocaster
Dean Noton (d'origine Ecossaise) au solo, Dany Marrane à la basse, Jacky Pasut à la rythmique, Charly Benaroch qui vient du groupe "Les Cyclones" à la batterie. Jean Claude Chane puis Roger David, puis Bernard Ferraro remplaçeront le départ à l'armée de Jacky Pasut. Enfin, Michel Gaucher au saxophone marquera en 1964 la fin de ce groupe mythique.
The Band:
Dean Norton (from Scottland): Lead Guitar
Dany Marrane: Bass Guitar
Jacky Pasut: Rhythm Guitar
Charly Benaroch: Drums
(Michel Gaucher: Saxophon 1964)
Charly Benaroch was replaced after his departure to "Les Cyclones" by Jean Claude Chane > Roger David.
Jacky Pasut was drafted to the French Military and replaced by Bernard Ferraro.
Une réédition complète en CD avec quelques morceaux inédits est disponible chez Magic Records.
Their eight 4 track EPs were rereleased by Magic Records in 1995, meanwhile out of print!
Ils ont également accompagné Eddy Mitchel pendant l'été 62.
During the Summer of 62 the band backed Eddy Mitchel
Les Fantômes, The EP Collection
maybe one of the French visitors has more informations ...
Interlude: The Sputniks [East-Germany]
The Sputniks were a band from East-Germany and active between 1963 and 1966. They are famous for two things: They wrote and recorded an instrumental song called: Sputnik-Thema, which found it's way on a couple of 60s and Twist compilations. After a Rolling Stones Show in West-Berlin (September 1965), and the following destruction of The Open Air Stage "Waldbühne", the complete area and some trains, the government of East-Germany decided that Beat isn't good at all for their people - and was simply forbidden. The Sputniks were disbanded (by the government!) and it took 30 years until they reunited. For the music/bands in all Eastern-European countries this was a rough impact. All record companies and also the live-clubs were controlled by the governments. Just a few Beat & R'n'R bands were (illegal) active and much less bands recorded sessions & rehearsal-tapes in mostly bad sound quality and shared them via tape-to-tape or "illegal" vinyl copies. That's also the reason for the big popularity of instrumental music in Eastern-Europe, no lyrics - no censorship.
further infos about the Sputniks (in German!)
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputniks
http://www.ostbeat.de/Sputniks.htm
tracks 01-12 recorded live at Twistkeller 1964, for the official single releases these live recordings were used!
(The first time all of their 1964s recordings put together on one album)
b&w picture courtesy of Maizee
getithere
The only available full album of this band is a compilation of songs recorded after their reunion 1996 - with a mix of new songs and re-recordings(!) of some of their old songs. This album is also out of print, BUT available as legal download ... so don't request it here - buy it, but don't forget to check out the previews over at amaz*n (!!!)
Interlude: Ride The First Wave [*]
"Ride The First Wave" is actually an album conceived by the Slovenian "Bitch Boys" and was recorded between 2003-2004 in Ljubljana. It consists of covers of original songs of the socalled "First Wave" era from ≈ 1959-1964. Charged with own interpretations of various other composers like Edvard Grieg, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Bedrich Smetana. Well so far with the Bitch Boys. But what about the ORIGINALS?
songs selected by Mel Spinella and Bitch Boys - thanks!
The "new" cover was created by myself - The surfer is John "Doc" Ball (*1907-†2001):
"When I started [in 1929], there were probably 15 or 20 [surfers] around the whole [California] coast. But, they were mostly all in Southern California where the water was warm."
Picture around 1935 - and slightly post colored.
http://www.bitchboys.net/
Interlude: some vintage pool balls ...
[there's no music inside! - shouldn't be to difficult to create a selfmade cd by yourself, if you need a special year (f.e. as a birthday gift) & color, drop a comment ...]
(png & tiff - printable)
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