Description

incl. venus & 4 bonustracks

Artist

Dutch rock group. Formed in 1967 by former The Motions guitarist Robbie van Leeuwen, joined by Cor van der Beek (drums), Klaasje van der Wal (bass) and Fred de Wilde (vocals). Their first single hit the Dutch Top 40 in 1968. Shortly thereafter, Mariska Veres replaced de Wilde as their lead vocalist. In 1969 and 1970, the group enjoyed a worldwide chart success with “Venus”, followed by several other hit singles. In 1971, Klaasje van der Wal was replaced by Henk Smitskamp. In 1973, Robbie van Leeuwen was replaced by Martin van Wijk. The group disbanded in 1975. Van Leeuwen attempted a relaunch in 1979, however the track “Louise” appeared only on a German compilation.

The Initial Line-Up Consisted Of:
Robbie Van Leeuwen (Guitar, Sitar and Backing Vocals)
Fred de Wilde (Vocals, 1967-1968)
Klaasje Van Der Wal (Bass Guitar, 1967-1972) = (1 February 1949 – 12 February 2018)
Cornelis van der Beek (Drums) = (9 June 1949 – 2 April 1998)

Later Members Were:
Mariska Veres (Vocals) = (1 October 1947 – 2 December 2006)
Leo Van de Ketterij (Guitar, 1970-1971) = (14 November 1950 – 5 July 2021)
Martin Van Wijk (Guitar, 1973-1974)
Henk Smitskamp (Bass Guitar, 1972-1974)

Additional members:
Wim Voermans
Jan Pijnenburg
Michael Eschauzier
André van Geldorp
Charles Pesch

Tracks

1 Boll Weevil 02:38

2 I'll Write Your Name Through The Fire 02:55

3 Acka Raga 03:05

4 Love Machine 03:17

5 I'm A Woman 02:58

6 Venus 03:04

7 California Here I Come 03:14

8 Poor Boy 04:48

9 Long And Lonesome Road 02:46

10 Love Buzz 03:42

11 The Butterfly And I 04:01

12 Harley Davidson 02:37

13 Fireball Of Love 02:58

14 Hot Sand 02:35

15 Wild Wind 02:11

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track Cartridge, CD

Labels

Music On Vinyl, SomeWax Recordings, Liming Record, Vox Humana Records, Repertoire Records, Stateside, Royal, Metronome, Repertoire Records , Red Bullet, Red Bullet , Poplandia, Minos , Pink Elephant, Dogtoire, Velvet , jolly, Boek En Plaat, Penny Farthing, President

Countries

Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Israel, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Taiwan, UK & Europe

years

1969, 1970, 1989, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2017

Members

~~Mariska Veres~~,Robbie van Leeuwen,~~Leo van de Ketterij~~,Martin Van Wijk,Cornelis Van Der Beek,Klaasje Van Der Wal,~~Fred De Wilde~~,~~Henk Smitskamp~~,Gerben De Bruijn,Bert Meulink,André Van Geldorp