This compilation was also released on vinyl. On the CD edition (AS 711 350 / 1991) the compilers added a fine psychedelic number by "Magic Spirit". The remainder of this collection of german bands is pretty much in the "Prae-Kraut Pandaemonium" mould with "Psychotic Reaction", "Petards", "The Ooze", "Jonah & The Whales" or "United Five" (from Netherlands, I know) on the winner side. The best song however comes from "The Klan" (actually a belgian group), represented here with a damn good psych/pop effort. Of historical interest will be the tracks by the "Five Torquays" (a year later known as "The Monks") and "Goin' Sad" (with Wolfgang Niedecken, later frontman of the horrible but successful BAP).Tracklist:
1. Dom - Dom
taken from the single Dom/Devil's Grandma (Newcomer 45-002) 1972
Line-up: Eberhard Häger (gtr), Werner "Ede" Wolf (bs), Wolfgang Häger (drms). Band origin: Stuttgart (Germany)
2. Ooze - We're Living Now
taken from the single Free/We're Living Now (CCA 4048) 1970
Line-up: Lothar Weidele (vcls), Gerhard Wardius (gtr), Ulrich Dreckmann (bs), Christoph von Blumröder (organ), Hans-Christian Ketscher (piano), Dieter Henze (drms).
Band origin: Northeim (Germany)
3. Sub - Off
taken from the single Ma-Ma-Marihuana/Off (Rex 2027) 1970
Line-up: Christian Wilhelm (vcls), Klaus Kätel (gtr), Peter Strimmel (bs), Johannes Vester (keyb'ds), Lutz Ludwig (drms).
Band origin: Munich (Germany)
4. Klan - Nobody Will Ever Help You
taken from the single
Nobody Will Ever Help You/Alone In The Night (Palette PB 25.647) 1967
Line-up: Luc Hensill (gtr, vcls), Christopher John Lühr (bs, vcls), Bob Valtin (bs, organ, piano), David Dandoy (gtr), Garcia Morales (drms).
Band origin: Brussels (Belgium)
5. Goin Sad - Satin Rose
taken from the V.A.-E.P.
Hans Daniels präsentiert Bonner Beat Bands
(7 PAL 60.163 Carl Lindström Pressung) 1969
Line-up: Wolfgang Niedecken (vcls, gtr), Hein Pelzer (bs, flute), Karl Nücken (keyb'ds, vcls), Roland Fischer (drms). Band origin: Rheinbach (Germany)
6. Ooze - Free
See Track 2
7. Dom - Devil's Grandma
See Track 1
8. Untouchables - Explosion C3H5 (ONO2)3 Part 2
taken from the single
Explosion C3H5 (ONO2)3 Part 1/Part 2 (Bellaphon BL 1080) 1969
Line-up: Hans Watzl (gtr), Emil Winnige (vcls, bs), Karlheinz Kressmann (trombone, piano), Christel Kressmann (sax), Gerhard Burk (drms).
Band origin: Melbach/Bad Nauheim (Germany)
9. Petards - Baby, Run Run Run
taken from the single Baby Run Run Run/Pretty Miss (CCA 5021) 1966
Line-up: Klaus Ebert (gtr, organ), Roger Waldmann (bs), Horst Ebert (drms, rhythm gtr). Band origin: Schrecksbach (Germany)
10. Jonah & The Whales - It's Great
taken from the single It's Great/It Ain't Me Babe (Vogue DVS 14511) 1966
Line-up: Sonny Hennig (vcls), Wolfram Stumm (lead gtr), Ernst Schulz (rhythm gtr), Günter Gast (bs), Roland Multhaupt (drms).
Band origin: Nuremberg (Germany)
11. Rackers - Please Be Mine
taken from the single Love Is Lavish/Please Be Mine (Paletton SCH 5) 1966
Line-up: unknown. Band origin: Kassel (Germany)
12. Psychotic Reaction - Psychotic Reaction
taken from the single
Psychotic Reaction/Mandrake Root/Prelude In C
(Dr. Rolf Binder BI 180) 1968
Line-up: Kösch (vcls), Hans-Willi Blatzheim (gtr), Reginald Ernst (bs), Martin Ernst (organ), Hans-Peter Schwalen (drms).
Band origin: Aachen (Germany)
13. United Five - Go Go Mojo
taken from the single Just A Little Bit Of Love/Go Go Mojo (MPS 8006) 1967
Line-up: Jan Blom (vcls, gtr), Nico Biersteker (gtr), Jan Heukels (gtr), Paolo Rosabian (bs), Wim Nijveld (drms). Band origin: Beverwijk (Netherlands)
14. G-66 - I Feel Alright
taken from the single I Feel Alright/Sunday Evening (Vogue DVS 14585) 1966
Line-up: David Sporn (lead gtr), Willi Schulte (rhythm gtr), Helmut Winterberg (bs), Ronald Sporn (drms). Band origin: Cologne (Germany)
15. Five Torquays - Boys Are Boys
taken from the single
Boys Are Boys/There She Walks (Scherer SCH 73/74) 1965
Line-up: Gary Burger (lead gtr, vcls), Eddie Shaw (bs, vcls), Larry Clark [Spangler] (organ, vcls), Dave Day [Havlicek] (banjo, vcls), Roger Johnston (drms). Band origin: Gelnhausen (Germany)
16. Magic Spirit - I Miss The Light
taken from the V.A.-E.P.
Hans Daniels präsentiert Bonner Beat Bands
(7 PAL 60.163 Carl Lindström Pressung) 1969
Line-up incl.: Frank Böttcher (vcls), Jörg Müller (drms).
Band origin: Bonn (Germany)
Get it here (Artwork included)
Listen to Goin Sad - Satin Rose
Listen to Rackers - Please Be Mine
