Friday, December 14, 2007

V.A. - Collecting Peppermint Clouds Vol. 2

The second installment of this series (Technicolor Dream T.D.R. 002 / 2001). This time they treated the european psychedelic scene from 1967-1971.

Tracklist:
01. Frank Stein & B.G. System - My Lady
taken from the single
My Lady/Mysterious Barricades (Diamond DI 1725) 1969

Personnel incl.: Ekard Kissling (vcls) [A], Richard North (gtr) [A], Jean-Claude Tschannen (bs) [A], Bernard Gugelmann (drms) [A], Jean-Jacques Egli.
Band origin:
Geneva (Switzreland)
02. Neptune's Empire - Witchita Falls
taken from the album
Neptune's Empire (Polymax PXX 01) 1971

Personnel: Charles Forbes (vcls), Bjørn G. Gjerstrøm (vcls), Arne Dahlø (vcls).
Band origin:
Oslo (Norway)
03. Shakespeares - Burning My Fingers
taken from the single
Burning My Fingers/Something To Believe In (RCA 54-4025) 1968
Personnel: Martin Piggot (vcls), Chris Kritzinger (lead gtr, vcls), Chris Stone [Chris Sox] (rhythm gtr, vcls), Alan Escombe (bs), Johnny Kreuger (drms).
Band origin:
Brussels (Belgium)
04. Klan - And I Love It So
taken from the single
Fifi The Fly/And I Love It So (Palette PB 22528) 1967

Personnel: Luc Hensill (gtr, vcls), Dany Longlegs (gtr), Christopher John Lühr (bs, vcls), Jack Hitchin (drms).
Band origin:
Brussels (Belgium)
05. Cedars - Hide If You Want To Hide
taken from the single
For Your Information/Hide If You Want To Hide (Decca F 22720) 1968

Personnel: Albert Haddad (lead gtr), Joe Shehadeh (rhythm gtr), Raymond Azoury (bs), Zad Tarmush (drms).
Band origin:
Beirut (Lebanon) → relocated to London (UK)
06. George Cash - Nightingale
taken from the single
Nightingale/Splat (Philips JF 336108) 1970

Personnel: Johnny Frederiksz (vcls), Ron Meyes (gtr), Roel Smits (bs), Hessel de Vries (vcls, organ, piano), Paul Lagaay (drms).
Band origin:
Amsterdam (Noord Holland/Netherlands)
07. Berry Window & The Movements - I'll Wait For You
taken from the single
I'll Wait For You/Hear Me, Help Me (Intercord 209-02) 1968

Personnel: Barry Window [real name Urs Fenster] (vcls), Ronald Bryer (lead gtr), Peter Gisske (bs), Joel Vandroogenbroeck (organ, flute, sitar), Wolfgang Paap (drms).
Band origin:
Basel (Switzerland)
08. Amsterdam - Indian Pipe
taken from the single
Indian pipe/Blue Steel 44 (Polydor 2050005) 1970

Personnel: Donald van Os (gtr, vcls), Michel van Dijk (gtr), Egon Verhoeven (bs), Martin van Os (drms).
Band origin:
Amsterdam (Noord Holland/Netherlands)
09. Motions - Green Chewing Gum Machine
taken from the album
Impressions Of Wonderful (Havoc HALP021) 1968

Personnel: Rudy Bennett (vcls, gtr), Leo Bennink (gtr, vcls), Henk Smitskamp (bs, vcls), Gerard Romeyn (bs, vcls), Sieb Warner (drms, vcls).
Band origin:
York The Hague (Zuid Holland/Netherlands)
10. Les Sauterelles - Montgolfier
taken from the single
Montgolfier/Big Old Sun (Decca D 19973) 1968

Personnel: Toni Vescoli (gtr, vcls), Rolf Antener (gtr, back vcls), Peter Rietmann (bs, back vcls), Fritz Trippel (keyb'ds), Düde [Kurt] Dürst (drms, back vcls).
Band origin:
Zurich (Switzerland)
11. Calcium - Elle Regarde Et Elle Rit
taken from the single
Elle Regarde Et Elle Rit/Il Fait Jour (Odeon C006-10557) 1969

Personnel: Zouzou [real name Danièle Ciarlet] (vcls), Stephen Villar (gtr, vcls), Christopher Vilar (gtr, vcls), Patrick Greussay (keyb'ds), Jacques Zins (bs), Alain Sirguy (drms).
Band origin:
Paris (France)
12. Motions - Make It Legal
taken from the single
Nellie The Horse/Make It Legal (Havoc SH 137) 1967

Personnel: Rudy Bennett (vcls, gtr), Gerard Romeyn (gtr, vcls), Henk Smitskamp (bs, vcls), Sieb Warner (drms, vcls).
Band origin:
The Hague (Zuid Holland/Netherlands)
13. Tower - In Your Life
taken from the single
In Your Life/Slow Motion Mind (Decca AT 10364) 1968

Personnel: Boudewijn de Groot (vcls, gtr), Eelco Gelling (gtr), Herman Deinum (bs), Kees Kranenburg (drms).
Band origin:
Amsterdam (Noord Holland/Netherlands)
14. O.P.M.C. - The Head
taken from the album
Amalgamation (Pink Elephant 877.001) 1970

Personnel: Barrie Webb (vcls, gtr), Teun van der Slikke (vcls, harp, autoharp, gtr), Peter van der Sande (bs, piano), Onny Lopulalan (lead gtr), "Mighty Max" (drms), Herman Erbe (gtr).
Band origin:
Noord Holland (Netherlands)


Get it here (Artwork included / vinyl rip)

Listen to Neptune's Empire: Witchita Falls


Listen to Motions: Green Chewing Gum Machine

6 comments:

Pep Sonic said...

I did not know this compilation. Thank you for the two volumes.

Anonymous said...

This volume is better than the first! I very much appreciate your work friend. Cheers.

Anonymous said...

I don't know that I agree that it's it's better than the first, but it's a nice listen.

Sébastien Desrosiers said...

Thanks you so much for ripping these great comps!

litlgrey said...

Man, your blog notes are the BEST!!

Julio said...

Great great comp. Thanks so much.