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 Scorpio's Dance (First Movement) 00:37

A2 Alaska Country 03:51

A3 Sally Was A Good Old Girl 03:30

A4 Daemon Lover 06:00

A5 Scorpio's Dance 03:40

A6 Little Cooling Planet 03:58

A7 I Love Voodoo Music 03:58

B1 Seven Is A Number In Magic 02:58

B2 Keep It If You Want It 02:51

B3 Water Boy 02:30

B4 Send Me A Postcard 02:39

B5 Mighty Joe 03:12

B6 Hello Darkness 02:52

B7 Pickin' Tomatoes 03:19

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, CD

Labels

Music On Vinyl, Polydor, SomeWax Recordings, Liming Record, Repertoire Records, Metronome, Disc'Az, Repertoire Records , Red Bullet, Poplandia, Minos , Pink Elephant, Velvet , Penny Farthing, Recordsmen Communications

Countries

Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Russian Federation, Spain, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Europe, Taiwan, UK & Europe

years

1970, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2021

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