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[soundog III]

A grab bag of German / Swiss / Austrian Beat killers. The Dynamites EP sleeve is a xerox. The "In" Crowd was a pseudonym for the Rattles, I rate Old McDonald as the combos tour de force. The copy of "Slaves Time" is a curious re / boot pressing, sounds quality is quite good though.

 

[gregk25]

physically that's a far too elevated place for Children of Stone - impact wise correct, though

 

[soundog III]

A few bits from an early issue of Swiss POP magazine + the missing Slaves 45 PS. ( I traded this one ages back for I can't recall what? )

Highlight must be the the Beat Band guide, anyone have the Moon Sheeps non-existent acetate? Or the Dirty Cider EP that was not to be...? G*d only knows what sort of mayhem the Crash Heads must have got ten up to on a good/bad night?

 

[soundog III]

Anyone care to distill the gist of the only two bits of info I've found on the band? An article from Musik Parade 12/66 and the entry in Hans - Jurgen Klitsch's remarkable "Shaking All Over" meisterwerk.

 

[mr. splendid]

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/arts/music/electric-recording-co-vinyl.html?action=click&module=Top Stories&pgtype=Homepage#commentsContainer

A very entertaining article , I'm wondering who will be willing and able to fork out $ 400 or more for Forever Changes . While the comments are covering the usual ground between believers and non-believers of analogue sound ( and expensive equipment ) the highlight for me was a guy that started his comment with this bold assertion "I’ve been a high-end audiophile, with a large collection of approximately 500 LPs and 45s"

 

[mr. splendid]

Anyone care to distill the gist of the only two bits of info I've found on the band? An article from Musik Parade 12/66 and the entry in Hans - Jurgen Klitsch's remarkable "Shaking All Over" meisterwerk.

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Apparently the MP article is about Dirty Limit . That song is a "protest" song about the division of Berlin and the wall . I'm pretty sure the title is a pre- babelfish translation mix-up and the proper title for the song would have been Dirty Border .

 

[soundog III]

And Children Of Stone is NOT about the wall? Were they from Berlin? I seem to recall having heard they were from the south, well, southern Germany that is...

 

[mr. splendid]

As far as I can make out the lyrics for Children it's not about the wall . I've never seen any evidence ( newspaper clips etc. ) that the Chatles were from Berlin . The MP article says Chatles/Schwäbisch Gmünd ( a town near Stuttgart in the south ) , the record was pressed by a company in Diepholz , which is pretty far north , close to Osnabrück . I'm surprised that nobody has turned up more info on them !

 

[gregk25]

Dont have Prae Kraut Vol.10 to check the liners, but with the Chatels about the only sleeve missing on the comp sleeve, maybe the compilers didnt even have the record. Which again would make Schwäbisch Gmünd less likely as the sleuthing Prae-Kraut guys are from that area, too and certainly left not stone unturned.

Here's what the insert to "Lost Illusions Vol.1" has on them:

 

[undertheclock]

A very entertaining article , I'm wondering who will be willing and able to fork out $ 400 or more for Forever Changes . While the comments are covering the usual ground between believers and non-believers of analogue sound ( and expensive equipment ) the highlight for me was a guy that started his comment with this bold assertion "I’ve been a high-end audiophile, with a large collection of approximately 500 LPs and 45s"

Probably meant pedophile...

 

[bosshoss]

This is the label of an acetate I bought from ebay a few years ago (on advice from a well connected friend). The acetate is by Paul Thornton, and it had already been comped on the Norton LP "I've Had Enough!". The Norton LP sleeve shows a different acetate label, without an artist credit, with a World United Studios label, dated Mar 28, 1966. It's the same take of the same song, but my acetate is on a different label, and it's a 10 inch, not a 7 inch. The other difference is, my acetate has a different mix - it's better in my opinion with more instruments in the mix especially drums and guitar, and less vocals. The un-named Norton acetate is great, but someday soon I will upload this version which takes things up a couple of notches.

Paul Thornton also had 2 45s on the Mustang label, which have a garage/Merseybeat type sound. Mustang L363/365 is "Walk In Outer Space" with "Baby Be My Girl" on the flip. Mustang L365/366 is "Baby Be My Girl" with "Where Is My Baby" on the flip. Probably the Mustang songs would rate 3/10 (except the instro "Walk In Outer Space" which would rate zero), unlike the acetate which I rate a 6 on the good side, and maybe a 3 or 4 on the disjointed sounding flip "Today Is My Birthday".

 

[bosshoss]

Persisting with the letter B...

 

[bosshoss]

One day, B will end. But not today.

 

[mikael]

Dont have Prae Kraut Vol.10 to check the liners, but with the Chatels about the only sleeve missing on the comp sleeve, maybe the compilers didnt even have the record.

"Striking platinum after decades of gold digging is quite an unlikely affair, but just what happened when we occasionally stumbled over the unlabeled private pressing released by The Chatles in 65. Needless to say that the band called Berlin (West) their home. Just listen to the raging political statements concerning the city's most famous building (now defunct). Both sides are essential and in a moment of madness we decided to give you full charge instead of making you chew your fingernails waiting for Vol. 11 (which in embryonic format already tickles the amorphous brain of yours truely...). "

 

[soundog III]

the unlabeled private pressing released by The Chatles in 65.

Hmmm, unlabeled?

And of course I understand that it was not Mikael who wrote this. Perhaps the Prae Kraut krowd didn't have an actual copy for the comp?

 

[bosshoss]

Do you think it is likely that this business card belongs to the Malibus combo on Orlyn shown here? Grand Rapids and Chicago seem to be pretty close together on the map. Also, the Grand Rapids address could possibly be for the manager, not the band members. There were definitely 5 members of the Orlyn combo, similar to the 5 names shown on the card. The card is from the mid 60s era.

 

[MopTopMike]

Do you think it is likely that this business card belongs to the Malibus combo on Orlyn shown here? Grand Rapids and Chicago seem to be pretty close together on the map. Also, the Grand Rapids address could possibly be for the manager, not the band members. There were definitely 5 members of the Orlyn combo, similar to the 5 names shown on the card. The card is from the mid 60s era.

The card doesn't correspond to the Orlyn group.
Someone from the group, or someone who remembers them posted some memories and details on Facebook (Chicago '60s rock page), I made note of it when I saw it several years go.

 

[MopTopMike]

Now that I think of it, I also have the Malibus listed in a Talented Teens competition brochure, I'm sure that is how they got to record the Orlyn label 45.

 

[mikael]

Hmmm, unlabeled?

And of course I understand that it was not Mikael who wrote this. Perhaps the Prae Kraut krowd didn't have an actual copy for the comp?

Or some kinda of a test press?

 

[vinylfool]

Now that I think of it, I also have the Malibus listed in a Talented Teens competition brochure, I'm sure that is how they got to record the Orlyn label 45.

And I'd still love get copies of those talented teen brochures. I think I could make Tabeling smile with that!