This harmony band from Apeldoorn had performed for years under various other monickers such as Goldstar Brothers, Geebros, Crying Wood and Balance, Bull & Fish, before they made a comeback as Air Bubble in 1976. They participated in the Dutch National Song Contest with "Jany" in 1977. The line-up was: André Groote (v, g), Ben Groote (v, dr), Henk Groote (v, g), Cor Mestebeld (v, b). André recorded an LP in Dutch in 1982.
1976 Racing car/D.J.'s blue jeans Negram NG 2109 Marble breaks/Fairy queen Negram NG 2178 1977 Jany [Nederlands]/Jany [Engels] Negram NG 2196 Zeppelins of love/Spirit song Negram NG 2259 Jany/D.J.'s blue jeans [Duitsland] EMI 1C 006-98840 1978 Lay down/Return EMI 5C 006-25996 1979 Don't look into the mirror/People say EMI 5C 006-26106 1980 The secret of Stonehenge/Baby Mercury 6017119
1979 LP Paraphonica [& Frank Reemer] Bovema-Negram 5C 052-26194 1982 De dag dat ik weg moest/Bang Mercury 6017312 Wind/Leg je hoofd maar op m'n schouder Mercury 6017319 LP Door de wind verteld Mercury 6423504
1966 Baby it's allright/I will remember you Telstar TS 1135
In 1965, brothers André, Ben and Henk Groote from Apeldoorn formed Goldstar Brothers. This name was shortened to G-Brothers at first and later changed to Geebros. This was one of the better harmony groups in The Netherlands. In 1970, they changed their name into Crying Wood, in 1972 they became Balance, Bull & Fish, and in 1975 - Air Bubble.
1966 Victim of love/Baby I'm coming home Sunshine SS 9001 1968 Let me find the sun/She Omega 35834 Ev'ry day/The shadow of stone Omega 35854 Henry the horse/Lively liquors Pink Elephant PE 22003 1969 Shapes of blue/It's in the air Pink Elephant PE 22012 1970 Made in Hongkong/One word song Pink Elephant PE 22501 1972 Canta canta libre/The world said no Negram NG 302
1965 Zeg me eens even/De vakantie is voorbij Omega 35446 Nothing's changed/If I were you Omega 35466 Thou shalt not steal [& Jets] [op EP van Jets] Lion Tops LEP 15 1966 You can't/Maybe Philips JF 333589
1972 The world said no/Endless road Negram NG 276 1974 Poker Simon/Changin' of the guard CNR 141279
Air Bubble 7-8-76 SINGLE 7 9 RACING CAR 25-12-76 SINGLE tip MARBLE BREAKS 5-11-77 SINGLE tip ZEPPELINS OF LOVE Geebros 16-11-68 SINGLE 24 7 HENRY THE HORSE
Submitted by: Adri
Verhoef (a3@a3.xs4all.nl-removespam)
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