DUTCH GUITARS - Pre-NEDERBEAT instrumentals - Lowland's flight in the early 60s

 

In some of the older posts you can lend an ear to Nederbeat, 60s music of extraordinary quality, music that I cherish very much. In fact I’ve stressed my obsession with 60s music from the Lowlands. The Netherlands or better Holland were just across the border and thus accessible. So was Germany for the Dutchmen and that’s why many Dutch bands graced the German clubs.

However, there was a time before Nederbeat, on the one hand there were the bands with Indonesian backgrounds, the guitarists with the magic fingers, but also native lowlanders trying their hands at some rockin’ music. Dutch Guitars is a compilation of pre-Nederbeat instrumental music, be it influenced by The Shadows,  The Spotnicks or American instrumental bands. Some of the bands shared a liking for the exotic. But they all had the one or other ace up their sleeves. Dutch Guitars naturally is guitars upfront, and it’s ironic that it is The Hurricane Strings track that is dominated by a Joe-Meek-type organ. And yes, The Toreros were spelled differently by their record label.

 

 

The Jumping Jewels

pre-NEDERBEAT instrumentals of the early 60s part 1

01 THE BLACK ALBINOS -- Ghost Party        02 RENÉ AND HIS ALLIGATORS -- Black Swan        03 CEES AND HIS SKYLINERS -- Golden Earrings        04 THE ASTRONAUTS -- Brozem Rock       05 CEES AND HIS SKYLINERS -- Rocking To Telstar        06 THE RED SKYSCRAPERS -- Marsman       07 THE MYSTICS -- La Cinquataine       08 THE CRAZY ROCKERS -- Temptation       09 THE TORERO'S -- Manha De Carnival        10 THE TIELMAN BROTHERS -- A.A.A.        11 LITTLE HENNY AND THE SHAKIN' BOYS -- Passion Flower        12 THE EXPLOSIONS – Harem        13 THE ROLLERS -- Rollers Express        14 THE JUMPING JEWELS – Istanbul        15 THE FANCY FIVE – Timbuktu        16 THE BLACK ALBINOS -- Shish Kebab        17 THE HURRICANE STRINGS – Venus        18 THE GIANTS -- Sarie Marijs        19 THE BLACK ARROWS -- The Big Adventure        20 THE TOREROS -- Fried Eggs

 

 

Rene & His Alligators

 

pre-NEDERBEAT instrumentals of the early 60s part 2

 

01 ELECTRIC JOHNNY AND HIS SKYROCKETS -- Johnny On His Strings      02 RENÉ AND HIS ALLIGATORS -- Counterpoint      03 THE HURRICANE ROLLERS -- Once      04 THE TORERO'S -- Beatnik Time      05 RENÉ AND HIS ALLIGATORS -- Two Guitars      06 THE ASTRONAUTS -- Laura      07 DANNY ANGEL AND THE CRESCENTS -- Blue Tears      08 THE TOREROS -- Desperado      09 THE JUMPING JEWELS -- Dakota      10 THE CRAZY ROCKERS -- The Ninth Wave      11 RENÉ AND HIS ALLIGATORS -- Granada      12 ELECTRIC JOHNNY AND HIS SKYROCKETS -- Begin The Beguine      13 WILLY AND HIS GIANTS -- Ajoen Ajoen      14 THE HAP CATS -- Dardanella      15 THE ROCKIN' BLACKS -- Guitar Strings      16 THE EXPLOSIONS -- Long Long Ago      17 THE SOLIDS -- Solids Time      18 THE BLACK ARROWS -- World Of Fire      19 THE TIELMAN BROTHERS -- Java Guitars      20 THE BLACK DYNAMITES -- Honky Tonk