Golden Earring - Moontan [Japanese Ed.] (1973)

Year: August 1973 (CD ????)
Label: Polydor Records (Japan), POCM-2485136
Style: Rock, Classic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 48:43
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 322 Mb

Moontan is the ninth studio album by Dutch rock band Golden Earring, first released in August 1973 through Polydor internationally, Track Records in the United Kingdom, and MCA Records in the United States. It contains the radio hit "Radar Love", and was voted ninth-best Dutch pop album ever by readers of music magazine Oor in 2008. In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album rated No. 32 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums". Moontan is the band's most successful album in the United States, being the only Golden Earring album to be certified Gold by the RIAA.
"Vanilla Queen" twice samples Marilyn Monroe's character in There's No Business Like Show Business: "Well, in simple English I'm..." from the "Lazy" performance and "What's your name, Honey?" from the "Heat Wave" performance.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moontan)

01. Candy's Going Bad (06:12)
02. Are You Receiving Me (09:32)
03. Suzy Lunacy (Mental Rock) (04:25)
04. Radar Love (06:26)
05. Just Like Vince Taylor (04:33)
06. The Vanilla Queen (09:17)
07. Big Tree Blue Sea (08:16)

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George Baker Selection - Paloma Blanca (1974)

Year: 1974 (CD 2003)
Label: EMI Records (Netherlands), 7243 5818482 2
Style: Folk Pop
Country: Assendelft, Netherlands
Time: 44:34
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 312 Mb

Charts: NLD #1, AUT #4, GER #1, SWE #3.
George Baker Selection was a pop-rock band from Assendelft, the Netherlands. The band is best-known for the 1969 song "Little Green Bag", the 1975 world-wide hit "Paloma Blanca" (one of the most played songs in history), and the 1985 Pan European hit "Santa Lucia by Night".
In 1968, Hans Bouwens from Wormerveer joined the band Soul Invention, a soul band that had been founded the previous year by Henk Kramer in Assendelft and played covers of songs by Otis Redding and Sam and Dave. The band consisted of Job Netten (guitar), Henk Kramer and Eric Bardoen (saxophone), Jacques Greuter (keyboard and flute), Theo Vermast and later Jan Visser (bass), and Ton Vredenburg (drums). Visser and Bouwens wrote the song "Little Greenback" [sic] in the summer of 1969. The band recorded their first album in September 1969, after which, considering this was not soul music, they changed their name to The George Baker Selection, Bouwens naming himself for a character from a detective novel. This first album, Little Green Bag (1970), produced an immediate worldwide hit: their debut single, "Little Green Bag," reached No. 16 on the Cash Box magazine chart and No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States. The success came as a surprise for Baker, who remembers hearing it on the radio while he was working in a lemonade factory. The single sold over one million copies globally and received a gold disc. A string of singles and albums followed; the second single, "Dear Ann," was such a success that Baker resigned from his job in the lemonade factory and became a full-time musician. Not all band members followed suit and, besides Bouwens, the Selection from mid-1970 was formed by Jan Visser, Jan Hop (drums), Jacques Greuter and George The [nl] (voice, guitar, bass). In March 1971 Jan Visser left the band to be replaced by Cor Veerman. Besides scoring hits with his own Selection, Baker wrote songs for others, including BZN, The Shoes, Andy Star, and Next One. In 1974, singer Lida Bond [nl] joined the Selection, and combining her voice with Baker's proved highly successful.
Their fifth album, Paloma Blanca, was released in 1975, and the single "Paloma Blanca" reached No. 1 on charts in several countries. It sold more than seven million copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful Dutch singles ever.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Baker_Selection)

01. Dreamboat (04:36)
02. Rose Marie (03:04)
03. I've Been Away Too Long (04:38)
04. Sing A Song Of Love (03:28)
05. Don't Break This Heart (Of Mine) (02:48)
06. Jane (03:51)
07. Darling (04:07)
08. Love Me Like I Love You (03:54)
09. Alone (03:30)
10. Padre (03:13)
11. Paloma Blanca (03:53)
12. Some Words (03:26)

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Shocking Blue - Inkpot (1972) Attila (1972) [2LP on 1CD]

Year: 1972 (CD 1997)
Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REP 4610-WP
Style: Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 76:32
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 532 Mb

Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967. They were part of the Nederbeat movement in the Netherlands. The band had a string of hit songs during the counterculture movement of the 1960s and early 1970s, including "Send Me a Postcard" and "Venus", which became their biggest hit and reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and many other countries during 1969 and 1970. The band sold 13 million records by 1973 but disbanded in 1974. Together with Golden Earring and the George Baker Selection, they are considered the most successful Nederbeat band, because their best hits charted abroad and especially in the United States.
Drummer Cor van der Beek died on 2 April 1998 at age 49 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Mariska Veres died of gallbladder cancer on 2 December 2006 at age 59 in The Hague, Netherlands. Bassist Klaasje van der Wal died on 12 February 2018 at age 69.
Bananarama covered "Venus" in 1986, hitting number 1 in the United States, Canada, and Australia, and reaching number 8 in the UK.
Nirvana covered "Love Buzz" as their debut single in 1988 and later included it on their first album Bleach in 1989.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shocking_Blue)

01. I Ain't Never (02:16)
02. Navajo Tears (02:39)
03. Shadows (02:29)
04. Blue Jean (02:35)
05. Jambalaya (02:27)
06. Inkpot (02:38)
07. Tobacco Road (02:32)
08. Hey (02:29)
09. Who Save My Soul (01:56)
10. Red Leaves I plus II (02:36)
11. The Queen (02:04)
12. I Melt Like Butter (02:12)
13. Rattler (02:47)
14. Never Release The One You Love (02:58)
15. A Waste Of Time (02:40)
16. Wait (02:01)
17. The Devil And The Angel (02:26)
18. Rock In The Sea (02:57)
19. I've Spent My Money (01:58)
20. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (02:39)
21. Early In The Morning (02:16)
22. I Built My World Around (01:56)
23. Don't Let Your Right Know (02:07)
24. Broken Heart (02:23)
25. Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (02:45)
26. I Like You (02:10)
27. Give My Love To The Sunrise (02:25)
28. Eve And The Apple (02:40)
29. When I Was A Girl (02:24)
30. Everything That's Mine (03:30)
31. I Saw You In June (02:22)

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After Tea - After Tea (1969)

Year: 1969 (CD ????)
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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Golden Earring - Together (1972)

Year: 16 June 1972 (CD 2001)
Label: Red Bullet (Netherlands), RB 66.205
Style: Rock, Classic Rock
Country: The Hague, Netherlands
Time: 39:24
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 261 Mb

Together represents an important step forward for Golden Earring. Unlike the group's previous outings, the songs on this album don't fall into strict rock or progressive categories. Instead, the group blurs these strict lines and weaves elements of each genre into a distinctive style that gives the songs their unique flavor. For instance, "Brother Wind" has the complex arrangement and length of a prog rock epic, but it moves forward with the energy and powerful riffing of a hard rock song. The group also makes a concerted effort to give each song a tight arrangement and usually more than one catchy hook. The result is the band's first truly consistent album. Driving rockers abound on Together: "Avalanche of Love" is driven by a procession of gutsy riffs that live up to the song's title, and "Buddy Joe" is a surging, dramatic adventure tale built on a singalong chorus and an insidiously catchy Indian-style guitar riff (this rousing tune has remained a popular part of the band's live set list). "Jangalene" is another highlight, a cleverly arranged tune that starts out as an acoustic blues but flowers into a full-throttle rocker midway through. The downside of Together is that, while the songs are all solid and the arrangements stay interesting, it is slightly less adventurous than previous albums. As a result, its songs never quite hit the manic highs of past classics like "Big Tree, Blue Sea" or "She Flies on Strange Wings." Despite that minor quibble, Together remains an impressive album and clearly shows off the chops and songwriting skills that would bring the group a massive worldwide success the next year with Moontan.
(allmusic.com/album/together-mw0000454487)

01. All Day Watcher (04:50)
02. Avalanche Of Love (04:15)
03. Cruisin' Southern Germany (03:02)
04. Brother Wind (07:57)
05. Buddy Joe (03:50)
06. Jangalene (05:10)
07. From Heaven From Hell (06:07)
08. Thousand Feet Below You (04:11)

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