THE GENTS studio demos – 1963 German Twist and Rock ‘n’ Roll music

 

THE GENTS studio demos – 1963 German Twist and Rock ‘n’ Roll music

 In 1963 The Gents were asked into the studio by Hans-Arno Simon, German muzak specialist, to record for his Simon Records label. The result were 2 and a half 7” records which didn’t do the band any justice. At these sessions they laid down a couple of other tunes that weren’t used, unfortunately, but also a real schmaltzy tune (no.9) that thankfully was never released. I’ve enclosed it for completion’s sake.

The Gents 1963 were: Sundolf Köhler, voc, lg, Rainer Lange, dr, Bahne Markowski, voc, rg, Manfred Markowski, voc, rg, Günther Schult, voc, b.

All the following tracks, except no. 8, of course, were recorded in Hamburg at Studio Trede.

1 THE GENTS – Gents Boogie
2 THE GENTS – Say Mama (voc. Sundolf)

3 THE GENTS – Sleep Walk
4 THE GENTS – Lucille Theme
5 THE GENTS – Just Around The Corner (instrumental version)
6 THE GENTS – My Little Blondie
7 THE GENTS – Western Melody
8 THE GENTS im Deutschlandfunk Radio „Der Aktuelle Plattenteller“
9 THE GENTS – Heute Nacht unter Sternen (voc. Sundolf)

There are more Gents-live recordings among the older posts and there are more to come.