Label: Fonos Records (Netherlands), LP-4035
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Country: Delft, Holland
Time: 38:00
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 228 Mb
After Tea were a pop/rock group out of Delft, Holland. The band came about in mid-1967 when three members of the Tee Set decided to split off and form their own band after a conflict with singer Peter Tetteroo and manager Theo Cuppens. Hans van Eijck (organ, composer), Polle Eduard (bass, vocals) and Ray Fenwick (guitar) soon hired Martin Hage (drums) to round out the lineup. After Tea scored a hit with their first single “Not Just A Flower In Your Hair,” a song very fitting for the “Summer of Love” and flower power craze at the time.
After the release of their debut lp, National Disaster, the band had to deal with a number of personnel changes. Fenwick, originally from England, returned home once his work permit expired and went on to join The Spencer Davis Group. He was replaced by Ferry Lever. Not long after, Eduard was arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for a brief period for possession of drugs. In his absence, he was replaced by two old acquaintances from the Nederbiet scene: singer Frans Krassenburg (who left The Golden Earring in 1967) and bassist Henk Smitskamp who had been kicked out of The Motions.
In 1968 the band made a parody of De Heikrekels, releasing it under the name “de Martino’s,” which was intended to show just how easy it was to score a hit in this genre. In May 1969 they released a collector’s item in the form of a picture disc. Partnering with a large jeweler, whenever an engagement ring was sold, the customer would receive a booklet and a copy of the band’s single “Desiree” / “The Wedding Song.”
After Tea continued to release records, but were never able to find the success they did on their first two releases. In 1969 Eijck returned to the Tee Set. He was replaced by the German Ulli Grun (formerly from The Boots), It was around this time that Ilja Gort joined as the band’s new drummer. With this lineup, After Tea decided to focus more on blues rock and LP oriented music. In 1970 Ferry Lever also switched over to the Tee Set, which has since enjoyed international success with “Ma Belle Amie.”
Eduard and Grun continued in the group Drama, and Gort went on to have a very successful career composing advertising tunes and later making wine.
(psychedelicized.com/playlist/a/after-tea/)
01. A Perfect Way To Spend A Day (03:20)
02. Sound Of A Backstreet (02:45)
03. We Will Be There After Tea (03:02)
04. Sweet Elaine (03:44)
05. Not Just A Flower In Your Hair (02:28)
06. Peruquine Thomas (02:05)
07. Snowflakes On Amsterdam (02:29)
08. Sunny Side Of Mable Block (03:17)
09. Water And White Marble (04:40)
10. Lily Of The Valley (03:06)
11. Love In Jeopardy (03:09)
12. A Little Bit Today (A Little Bit Tomorrow) (03:49)
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