SCORPIONS 1966 LP HOLLAND ONLY - RARE BEAT/GARAGE

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	$		50

SCORPIONS 1966 LP HOLLAND ONLY - SUPER RARE BEAT/GARAGE

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This is it folks, .... And NO RESERVE on this one..

A first pressing of the rare lp "SWEET AND LOVELY" by The SCORPIONS.

These guys were a fine BRITISH BEAT/ GARAGE BAND who worked and recorded 4 LP's mainly in Holland, i guess that's why many people think they were actually Dutch !

It was released on CNR GA 5027, 5028 , and ONLY in Holland in 1966.

It's been years since I've seen another copy of this, their brilliant first lp and especially in this great condition, with the vinyl being in near mint condition !

More about The Band :

When you mention The Scorpions, most people think about the German heavy metal band from the 1980’s.
Others perhaps vaguely remember a British instrumental trio who recorded for Parlophone in 1961. This article is about another group called The Scorpions, a 60’s beat combo from Manchester, England. They proved far more successful in Holland than in their home country, and are often believed to be a ’Nederbeat’ band alongside The Outsiders and Q65 – all falling into a category of so-called ’freakbeat’, a term invented two decades later to describe a certain type of wild, raw-sounding beat music. Work permits in Holland expired again in early 1966, and the Scorpions went back to Manchester. Ian Lucas then left to join a Dutch band called Marks. He was replaced by Tommy Unthank, an old friend of Graham Lee’s from The Chancellors. A tour of Denmark and Spain has been mentioned in various articles about the band, but according to Lee the group never played there. They did some gigs in Belgium and Germany, but Holland was definitely their ”home away from home”, and in mid 1966 they got a new base at ’Hotel Benelux’ in Wernhout. The owner, Jan Hesseling, became their new manager.

More about The 1966 LP : SWEET AND LOVELY
The group had begun working on a new album, but their next single, released in June 1966, was again a number taken from the ”Climbing The Charts” album, titled ”Sweet And Lovely”. The B-side was an organ drenched cover of Them’s ”Gloria” written by Van Morrison. ”Sweet And Lovely” was a great beat number with a rocking, ”start-stop” kind of rhythm pattern, and some excellent guitar work by Graham Lee – a song with obvious hit potential.
At around the same time the ”Climbing The Charts” album was packaged by CNR under the title ”Sweet And Lovely” and issued in the ’Hartewens”-series. The Scorpions seemed to be promoted quite well in Dutch music magazines such as Hitweek and Kink .

Record in excellent condition, cover is excellent minus...

BID NOW or you'll regret missing this one.!


Lot is auctioned with NO RESERVE! ..

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TRACKS:
SIDE 1:
1- Hey Little Girl (dee Clark)
2- Sweet and lovely
3- So Mystifying (ray Davies)
4- Hey Honey
5- Bo Diddley ( E McDaniels )
6- You Treat Me Bad (c Corday)

SIDE 2:
1- Greensleeves
2- Cheated ( C Cordey)
3- Gone Mama
4- Why do you love Me So (hey hello baby)
5- To Much Monkey Business (chuck Berry)
6- Who Do You Love ( E McDaniels )

LABEL
CNR Records
GA 5027
GA 5028

RELEASE DATE
1966

CONDITION:
COVER: Excellent -
VINYL: Excellent

BAND MEMBERS :
Peter Lewis, lead vocals
Graham Lee, lead guitar/vocals
Roy Smithson, organ/vocals
Dave Vernon, bass guitar/vocals
Ian Lucas, drums

I have decided to sell my personal copy , I hope it finds a good home.


Please have a good look at the pictures, and feel free to email any questions before bidding. More Surf / Garage / Punk / Psych and Prog LPS and 7" will be listed soon..!

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