German Garage Beat live 1965 - THE SPACEMEN vol. 2

 

German Garage Beat live in 1965 

 

vol. II

 

 

 

the spacemen

 

 

Here’s another batch of Berlin’s Beatsters.

 

The Spacemen were founded in 1961 Berlin West, Germany, and carried on until 1967, when other matters became urgent. But they left a legacy of 29 live recordings from 1965. They show the band in good form, rough and occasionally unrefined. But they knew their tunes. Included are 3 bonus tracks, studio recordings from their LP “Beat À Gogo“, released on the cheapo label Tip (operating from Berlin). The tracks show The Spacemen were competent vocalists. “House Of The Rising Sun“ sports a female guest vocalist, my guess is, it is Tanja May.

 

The Spacemen were amateurs and mostly played at the weekends. In 1965 they had a regular gig at the Riverboat which lasted almost a year. The Riverboat was a club hosted by the Berlin Senate primarily for the entertainment of visiting West German teens – often on class trips. Remember, Berlin was a divided city then – surrounded by the socialist German Democratic Republic. There were just two transit ways to the former German capital and it was always a considerable hassle to get into the city. The border officials did not make it easy for you.

 As far as I know, The Spacemen never played in West Germany, the German Federal Republic. But in West Berlin they were a force.

 Thomas Irschick, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (band leader)

Manfred Schappler, bass guitar, backing vocals

 

Hannes Knäse, drums

 

Karl-Heinz Herpolsheimer, lead guitar, backing vocals (pic on back side)

 

 

  

1. Love Potion No. 9

2. You‘re No Good

3. Goodbye My Love

4. I Call Your Name

5. No Reply

6. Can‘t Buy Me Love

7. I‘m Down

8. Stupidity

9. Don‘t Throw Your Love Away

10. The Last Time

bonus

11. Nowhere Man

12. House Of The Rising Sun

13. Big Bad Wolf

 

 

 https://archive.org/details/spacemen-garage-beat-vol-2

Garage Rock 1965 in Germany - THE SPACEMEN live

 

  

German Garage Beat live in 1965

 

the spacemen

 

(West) Berlin Beat, nothing less. The Spacemen were founded in 1961 and carried on until 1967, when other matters became urgent.

 They were amateurs and played mostly at the weekends. In 1965 they had a regular gig at the Riverboat which lasted almost a year. The Riverboat was a club hosted by the Berlin Senate primarily for the entertainment of visiting West German teens – often on class trips. Remember, Berlin was a divided city then – surrounded by the socialist German Democratic Republic. There were just two transit ways to the former German capital and it was always a considerable hassle to get into city. The border officials did not make it easy for you.

 As far as I know, The Spacemen never played in West Germany, the German Federal Republic. But in West Berlin they were a force.

 Karl-Heinz Herpolsheimer, lead guitar, backing vocals (pic on back side)

Thomas Irschick, rhythm guitar, backing vocals (band leader)

Hannes Knäse, drums

Manfred Schappler, bass guitar, backing vocals

   

1. Rock ‘n‘ Roll Music

2. Help

3. What‘d I Say

4. Mr. Tambourine Man

5. (Ain‘t That) Just Like Me

6. 500 Miles

7. Mean Woman Blues

8. Hang On Sloopy

9. Set Me Free

10. It‘ll Be Me

11. Slow Down

12. Roll Over Beethoven

 

 https://archive.org/details/spacemen-garage-beat-vol-1

FREAKS GALORE 8 - THE GOSPEL OF FREAKDOM

 

FREAKS GALORE 8

 

THE GOSPEL OF FREAKDOM

according to Luke Haines and Sonic Smith-d

 

Part 8 of the obviously not finished story of Freaks in music. Well, I gave you Vol. 9 at the end of the year, and I promised to fill in on Vol. 8. Here it is. The first one in 2026. So a happy new year to you all, and stay tuned!

 

I know, it took a good while, but travelling abroad, writing a book, holding a speech, my honorary job as a chairman, the honorary work in the historical library etc. – all these things kept me from completing this compilation. However, I’ve also finished Freaks Galore 10 – so watch out for it. It will be uploaded soon.

 

All the acts featured here truly deserve the status of Freakness. I wonder where I come into the picture. Would perseverance and obsession qualify? At least I’m guilty of adding a bit of eccentricity to some people’s lives. I hope it does them good. 

 

 

01. TREATMENT    DISSOLVING (British magic mushroom-fed Freaks)

02. ADJEEF THE POET    IEKK! I‘M A FREAK (self-explanatory)

03. SUN RA    ROCKET NUMBER NINE (among the top 3 of Freaks in Jazz)

04. CAPTAIN LOCKHEED & THE STARFIGHTERS     BOARD MEETING/THE SONG OF THE GREMLIN (German Defense Minister Franz Joseph Strauss‘ Starfighter G-104 acquisition disaster - a Brit‘s view - Paul Rudolph: not credited)

05. ALICE COLTRANE    ISIS AND OSIRIS (mixing Indian and Egyptian myth and religion - reference to Dr Justus Ostermeier in Wilhelm Raabe‘s “Ein Frühling“)

06. SLADE    THIS GIRL (Freaks! So convicted! They got disrespect and abuse!)

07. TEX & THE HORSEHEADS    BIG BOSS MAN (Texacala Jones [born Linda Yacoubian] was definitely the wildest, freakiest woman in Cowpunk)

08. CRASS    BIG A LITTLE A (rapping before it became fashionable and determined anarchists with a no-bars attitude = Freaks)

09. FATIMA MANSIONS    SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE (Luke Haines‘ obsessed with them, so again...)

10. YAHOWHA 13    CAMP OF THE GYPSIES (Father Yod and his loonies with a truly terrifying song)

11. FUNKADELIC    WARS OF ARMAGEDDON (George Clinton - the most flamboyant Freak ever)

12. SUN RA    ASTRO BLACK (Texacala was listening to it continuously, so it qualifies at least 98%)

 

 

 

https://archive.org/details/freaks-galore-eight