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The Spots (aka The Tonics) - Beat Beat Beat (1967)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:57 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/07/the-spots-aka-tonics-beat-beat-beat-1967_26.html
FROM JANCY (Sunday, July 26, 2009)The Spots (aka The Tonics) The Spots -
Beat, Beat, Beat LP. Rare German pressing from 1967 Europa label. Manfred
Oberdцrffer,Helmuth Franke ( > Wonderland, James Last), Joachim
Bendorff,Erich Gцtze*****Biographie:
Von BFX LP Rückseite:
Manfred ("Tony") Oberdörffer wurde 1959 in Hamburg-Horn im Freibad
angesprochen, ob er nicht in einer Gruppe als Sänger mitmachen wollte. Die
Gruppe hieß Allround Men und war Hamburgs erste Skiffle- und Rockband.Dazu
gehörten Helmuth Franke, Horst Mewes, Günther Golz und Joachim Hennings.
Sie ware alle so um die 15 Jahre. Polydor Produzent Jimmy Bowien hörte die
Gruppe im Top Ten und lud sie zu Plattenaufnahmen ein. Er schlug vor den
Namen in Gin & Tonic zu ändern und man einigte sich auf Tonics.
Am 29. November 1961 wurde die erste Plattenaufnahme gemacht: "You Are My
Sunshine". Die Gruppe wurde vor allem als Studio-Musiker eingesetzt, u.a.
auf dem Tip-Label, dem Billig-Label von Polydor. Sie spielten auch unter
verschiedenen Pseudonymen Titel ein.
Gitarrist Helmuth Franke verließ die Tonics 1968 um bei der von Achim
Reichel und Frank Dostal frisch formierten Gruppe Wonderland einzusteigen.
Im Anschluß fand er bei James Last seinen Platz.
Tony Oberdörffer betrieb das Projekt Tonics noch bis Ende der 60er Jahre
mit wechselnden Musikers weiter
Als Tony gelangen ihm zwei Plattenerfolge mit deutschen Aufnahmen von
Titeln des Sir Douglas Quartett (1969).....Davor erschienen zwei Titel von
ihm als Toni Silver (1967), bereits 1964 als Toni und die Blue Beats und
1965 als Manfred Gerold.
Später zog sich Tony Oberdörffer, ein ausgebildeter Tontechniker, hinter
das Mischpult als Produzent zurück.
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Ian & The Zodiacs -RARITIES !!! & The Koppykats Recordings (1965)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:44 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/07/ian-zodiacs-beatles-best-done-by_2.html
Ian and the Zodiacs had one of the longest histories of any band working in
Liverpool, which makes their utter obscurity in that city even more of a
puzzle, considering that they had a cool name and played r&b well enough to
become stars in Germany. The band's roots go back to the Zodiacs, a
trad-jazz (i.e. Dixieland) outfit formed in 1958 as a sextet that included
future Fourmost drummer Dave Lovelady-they switched to rock 'n roll soon
after.
The original Zodiacs stayed intact thru the spring of 1960, when lead
guitarist Pete Pimlett exited and Ian Edwards, late of the Deltones (who
attended the same school as the Zodiacs) came aboard, along with Charlie
Flynn... Read More.....It was in 1964 that, after years of languishing in
obscurity in Liverpool, the band went to Germany and became major
stars-they were supposed to stay for a few weeks and didn't really leave
for three years. Their line-up was still a bit fluid, with ex-Lee Curtis
All-Stars drummer Joe Walsh eventually settling in, until he left, and
Wallace and Flynn exited for the Connoiseurs, to be replaced by Arthur
Ashton (lead guitar), Freddie Smith (drums), and Tony Coates (bass). By
that time, the group had cut three LPs (that's one more than Gerry & the
Pacemakers, who'd topped the charts in England, got to do) that were
released exclusively in Germany on the Star Club label, which was part of
Polygram, and two albums of Beatles covers issued under the name the
Koppykats.... Left to right:
Charlie Flynn - Bass/Vocals
Pete Wallace - Lead Guitar
Geoff Bamford - Drums
Ian Edwards - Guitar/Vocals
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The Spencer Davis Group -Autumn 66 (1966)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:28 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/05/the-spencer-davis-group-autumn-1966_14.html
Guitarist Davis formed the band with Winwood on organ, his brother Muff
Winwood on bass, and drummer Peter York. Signing on with producer Chris
Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on
Running") from another of Blackwells acts, West Indian performer Jackie
Edwards. Read more...***
***At the peak of their popularity, the Spencer Davis Group's albums were
considerably less impressive than their hits and a bit thin on imagination,
although they were never less than competent. This, their third LP, relies
heavily on soul covers, as well as a few oft-covered blues standards
("Midnight Special,""Mean Woman Blues,""Dust My Blues"). Highlights are
their second British number one hit "Somebody Help Me," the decent group
original "High Time Baby," Winwood's organ-based instrumental "On the Green
Light," and "When I Get Home," which (like "Somebody Help Me") was a hit in
Britain, but not the U.S. ***text
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The Spots (aka The Tonics) - Beat Beat Beat (1967)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:57 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/07/the-spots-aka-tonics-beat-beat-beat-1967_26.html
FROM JANCY (Sunday, July 26, 2009)The Spots (aka The Tonics) The Spots -
Beat, Beat, Beat LP. Rare German pressing from 1967 Europa label. Manfred
Oberdцrffer,Helmuth Franke ( > Wonderland, James Last), Joachim
Bendorff,Erich Gцtze*****Biographie:
Von BFX LP Rückseite:
Manfred ("Tony") Oberdörffer wurde 1959 in Hamburg-Horn im Freibad
angesprochen, ob er nicht in einer Gruppe als Sänger mitmachen wollte. Die
Gruppe hieß Allround Men und war Hamburgs erste Skiffle- und Rockband.Dazu
gehörten Helmuth Franke, Horst Mewes, Günther Golz und Joachim Hennings.
Sie ware alle so um die 15 Jahre. Polydor Produzent Jimmy Bowien hörte die
Gruppe im Top Ten und lud sie zu Plattenaufnahmen ein. Er schlug vor den
Namen in Gin & Tonic zu ändern und man einigte sich auf Tonics.
Am 29. November 1961 wurde die erste Plattenaufnahme gemacht: "You Are My
Sunshine". Die Gruppe wurde vor allem als Studio-Musiker eingesetzt, u.a.
auf dem Tip-Label, dem Billig-Label von Polydor. Sie spielten auch unter
verschiedenen Pseudonymen Titel ein.
Gitarrist Helmuth Franke verließ die Tonics 1968 um bei der von Achim
Reichel und Frank Dostal frisch formierten Gruppe Wonderland einzusteigen.
Im Anschluß fand er bei James Last seinen Platz.
Tony Oberdörffer betrieb das Projekt Tonics noch bis Ende der 60er Jahre
mit wechselnden Musikers weiter
Als Tony gelangen ihm zwei Plattenerfolge mit deutschen Aufnahmen von
Titeln des Sir Douglas Quartett (1969).....Davor erschienen zwei Titel von
ihm als Toni Silver (1967), bereits 1964 als Toni und die Blue Beats und
1965 als Manfred Gerold.
Später zog sich Tony Oberdörffer, ein ausgebildeter Tontechniker, hinter
das Mischpult als Produzent zurück.
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Ian & The Zodiacs -RARITIES !!! & The Koppykats Recordings (1965)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:44 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/07/ian-zodiacs-beatles-best-done-by_2.html
Ian and the Zodiacs had one of the longest histories of any band working in
Liverpool, which makes their utter obscurity in that city even more of a
puzzle, considering that they had a cool name and played r&b well enough to
become stars in Germany. The band's roots go back to the Zodiacs, a
trad-jazz (i.e. Dixieland) outfit formed in 1958 as a sextet that included
future Fourmost drummer Dave Lovelady-they switched to rock 'n roll soon
after.
The original Zodiacs stayed intact thru the spring of 1960, when lead
guitarist Pete Pimlett exited and Ian Edwards, late of the Deltones (who
attended the same school as the Zodiacs) came aboard, along with Charlie
Flynn... Read More.....It was in 1964 that, after years of languishing in
obscurity in Liverpool, the band went to Germany and became major
stars-they were supposed to stay for a few weeks and didn't really leave
for three years. Their line-up was still a bit fluid, with ex-Lee Curtis
All-Stars drummer Joe Walsh eventually settling in, until he left, and
Wallace and Flynn exited for the Connoiseurs, to be replaced by Arthur
Ashton (lead guitar), Freddie Smith (drums), and Tony Coates (bass). By
that time, the group had cut three LPs (that's one more than Gerry & the
Pacemakers, who'd topped the charts in England, got to do) that were
released exclusively in Germany on the Star Club label, which was part of
Polygram, and two albums of Beatles covers issued under the name the
Koppykats.... Left to right:
Charlie Flynn - Bass/Vocals
Pete Wallace - Lead Guitar
Geoff Bamford - Drums
Ian Edwards - Guitar/Vocals
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The Spencer Davis Group -Autumn 66 (1966)
Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:28 AM PST
http://musicofsixties.blogspot.com/2009/05/the-spencer-davis-group-autumn-1966_14.html
Guitarist Davis formed the band with Winwood on organ, his brother Muff
Winwood on bass, and drummer Peter York. Signing on with producer Chris
Blackwell, the quartet got their first hit (the blistering "Keep on
Running") from another of Blackwells acts, West Indian performer Jackie
Edwards. Read more...***
***At the peak of their popularity, the Spencer Davis Group's albums were
considerably less impressive than their hits and a bit thin on imagination,
although they were never less than competent. This, their third LP, relies
heavily on soul covers, as well as a few oft-covered blues standards
("Midnight Special,""Mean Woman Blues,""Dust My Blues"). Highlights are
their second British number one hit "Somebody Help Me," the decent group
original "High Time Baby," Winwood's organ-based instrumental "On the Green
Light," and "When I Get Home," which (like "Somebody Help Me") was a hit in
Britain, but not the U.S. ***text