Happy Snaps

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Australasian colour blast

 

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A few more B's

 

[undertheclock]

Just as an aside, it's Twice Before the Ministry. Different members of the family sat around the table writing out these "labels", so some look different.

 

[bosshoss]

Just as an aside, it's Twice Before the Ministry. Different members of the family sat around the table writing out these "labels", so some look different.

Thank you undertheclock, that's great. "Twice Before The Ministry" is the better title for such a killer 45, (in my opinion).

 

[undertheclock]

Thank you undertheclock, that's great. "Twice Before The Ministry" is the better title for such a killer 45, (in my opinion).

Love it

 

[bosshoss]

Mo' Beez

 

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Spanish madness

 

[Frantic]

Mo' Beez

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Bee3.jpg

you are a legend in my mind

 

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you are a legend in my mind

No, but thank you! G45central has legends on board, but not me. I'm just persistent at best. And annoying at worst.

 

[Frantic]

No, but thank you! G45central has legends on board, but not me. I'm just persistent at best. And annoying at worst.

and legendary for sure

 

[bosshoss]

Some Dutch killers and fillers

 

[soundog III]

Here's a fave Italian beat kruncher on the estimable Robinson label. I included a pic of the flip as it details other Robinson releases. New Dangers is for certain my favorite. Wizards of Shake indeed!

 

[soundog III]

Heres a link to an article in todays edition of Frantics favorite newspaper. Hopefully the link will open. A couple of happy snaps accompany the reportage. Assuming so be certain to review the comment stream its a hoot !

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/...Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage#commentsContainer

 

[Rythmn Boy]

Spanish madness

http://www.g45central.com/posts/Spain2.jpg

Los Blue Diamonds [top left] were brothers Ruud and Riem de Wolff, Indonesian-born Dutch citizens who usually went by the name The Blue Diamonds. They sang in English, German, French and Spanish (and probably other languages). And from what I can gather, The Tomcats were English

 

[bosshoss]

Thanks Rythmn Boy, you are correct. I had Tomcats filed in the Spanish section alongside their other rare Spanish-only ep which I didn't include because I only have a photocopy sleeve.

 

[soundog III]

Tomcats were UK expats. Key member Tom Newman released a cool prog-gish / bent arcane folk / twisted psych LP on Virgin circa 1972 titled "Fine Old Tom". It's all Wikipediable.

Likely not a big fave w/ the cavern stomp crowd. But worth a spin for any early K. Ayers enthusiasts...

The 45 release from the LP was graced with a Yugoslavian only pic sleeve. For some curiously less fathomable reason " Allies Got A Broken Bone" stalled monumentally shy of the Poppermost. Arguably appropriately so...

Justice served. But points for trying.

 

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Another swarm of B's

 

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Great looking, great sounding German 45s. A selection of sombre and monochrome tones for this existential art layout

I await with trepidation the inevitable advice that one of them is not in fact German...
Thanks to Gregor for the Loosers!

 

[gregk25]

Seeing this made me remember a little story: When a good friend of mine learned that his new girlfriend actually grew up in Gelnhausen he of course had to buy her the great Monks DVD „Transatlantic Feedback“. She quite liked the film and took it with her for her next visit home, to watch it with her mum, as she was young around the time the Monks started in Gelnhausen. When during the film the 5 Torquays 7“ came up and the sleeve was shown, her mum dryly says: „I have that one“, walks over to a cupboard, pulls out a box of lame Schlager 45s and pulls it out: NM / NM. „I fancied the singer“, she said, so bought the 45 after a gig by the band. She hated the music and never played it, it sat in that box untouched all through her daughter's childhood. My friend's gf sold it on Discogs to some LA collector and split the 4-figure sum with her mum.