Thursday, December 6, 2007

Les Sauterelles - The Columbia Recordings (1965-67)

Les Sauterelles were from Zurich (Switzerland). This CD from 2002 (Jaxx Records 29098) contains their first album from 1966 as well as some unreleased material and their two italian 45's on Columbia.

Tracklist:
- Routine
- I'll feel a whole lot better
- Neon City
- Cheryl's goin' home
- Four strong winds
- No no no no
- I love how you love me
- Desolation row
- Every little thing
- Springtime
- Much too much
- Chains of love
- She belongs to me
- Hey girl

[Bonus tracks]
- Every little thing • unreleased version
- Pretend • unreleased track
- Hong Kong
- Janet
- Hey girl • unreleased version
- Routine
- Senza di te
- Aiuto!... Va sempre male
- Il auinto non lo paghi

Personnel:
Toni Vescoli (gtr, vcls) [1962-70]
François Garzoni (drms) [1962]
Tony Quero (gtr, back vcls) [1962-64]
Günther Sohr (gtr) [1962]
Peter Furrer (bs, gtr) [1962]
Otto Richard (bs, back vcls) [1962-65]
Vera Vescoli (vcls) [1963-65]
Otto Bumbacher (drms) [1962-64]
Peter Steffen (drms) [1964]
Bruno Merz (gtr, back vcls) [1964-66]
Jürg Stocker (drms, back vcls) [1964-65]
Freddy Mangili (bs, vcls) [1965-66]
Mandi Trapletti (drms) [1965]
Düde (Kurt) Dürst (drms, back vcls) [1965-68]
Enzo (Heinz) Ernst (bs, back vcls) [1965-67]
Rolf Antener (gtr, back vcls) [1966-68, 1969-70]
Willy Oeschlin (bs, back vcls) [1967]
Peter Rietmann (bs, back vcls) [1967-68]
Fritz Trippel (keyb'ds) [1968]
Fioretta Wälle (vcls) [1968-69]
Bernadette Wälle (vcls) [1968-69]
Mike Stoffner (drms, back vcls) [1969-70]
Werner Fröhlich (bs) [1969]
Turo Paschayan (bs, back vcls) [1969-70]
Roberto Carlotto (keyb'ds, back vcls) [1969-70]


Band origin:
Zurich (Switzerland)

Discographie:
Albums:
1. Les Sauterelles (Columbia ZPX 10-108) 1966
2. View To Heaven (Blick Decca SLK 16561) 1968

45's:
 1. Hong Kong/Forget It All (Columbia SCMZ 3027) 1965
 2. I'm A Prisoner/Tonight (Pretty Baby)
    (Columbia SCMZ 3030) 1965
 3. I Love How You Love Me/Janet (Columbia SCMZ 3035) 1966
 4. Hey Girl/Routine (Columbia SCMZ 3038) 1966
 5. Routine/Senza Di Te (Columbia SCMQ 7025) 1967
 6. Aiuto!...Va Sempre Male?/Il Quinto Non Lo Paghi
    (Columbia SCMQ 7053) 1967
 7. Heavenly Club/Dream Machine (Blick Decca 45-1001) 1968
 8. Montgolfier/Big Old Sun (Decca D 19973) 1968
 9. Station On Third Avenue/All Alone (CBS 4148) 1969
10. Be Crazy And Dance Part I/Part II (CBS 4366) 1969
11. And The Sun Will Shine/I Threw It All Away
    (Sauterelles S 01-02) 1969
12. Hongkong '73/It Was A Long Time Ago
    (EMI 3E 006-33722) 1973

[5.+6. italian release]
[8.-10. german release]

V.A.:
1. Liverpool/Cadillac/Hong Kong/
   What Kind Of Girl Are You/The Price Of Love
   (Swiss Beat Live »Columbia CPX 10009«) 1965
2. Hong Kong/Forget It All
   (Big Group Meeting '66 »Columbia SMC 84077«) 1966
3. I'm A Prisoner
   (Hits A Gogo »Columbia ZPX 10-108«) 1966
4. Heavenly Club
   (Beat - Discothek No 1 »Decca SLK 16580-P4«) 1969
5. Big Old Sun
   (Suisse 2000 »Heco LP 33003«) 1969

Get it here (Artwork included)

Listen to Janet

1 comment:

StevenK said...

Another great album! Thanks so very much for posting this!

Steven