Description

180GR./GATEFOLD/PART 1/BLACK vinyl

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

A1 Love Is In The Air 02:36

A2 What You Gonna Do 02:17

A3 Lucy Brown Is Back In Town 02:52

A4 Fix Your Hair Darling 02:18

A5 Send Me A Postcard 02:37

A6 Harley Davidson 02:37

A7 Long And Lonesome Road 02:47

A8 Fireball Of Love 02:58

B1 Venus 03:00

B2 Hot Sand 02:36

B3 Mighty Joe 03:07

B4 Wild Wind 02:10

B5 Never Marry A Railroad Man 03:03

B6 Roll Engine Roll 03:14

B7 Hello Darkness 02:52

C1 Pickin' Tomatoes 03:19

C2 Shocking You 02:58

C3 Waterloo 03:24

C4 Blossom Lady 02:10

C5 Is This A Dream 03:35

C6 Out Of Sight Out Of Mind 02:44

D1 I Like You 02:10

D2 Inkpot 02:37

D3 Give My Love To The Sunrise 02:24

D4 Rock In The Sea 02:56

D5 Broken Heart 02:22

D6 Eve And The Apple 02:39

D7 When I Was A Girl 02:24

Releases

Formats

Vinyl

Labels

Music On Vinyl

Countries

Netherlands

years

2018, 2019

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