A funk-rock group, formed in 1981 by Alides Hidding (v, g, ex-Boozy and solo), Peter Smit (b, ex-Houseband), Otto Cooymans (o, p, ex-Hollander, in 1981 replaced guitarist Carl Buskohl, ex-Hollander, to Vitesse) and Tom Bachman (dr, ex-Robinson Cruiser).
1981 Live it up/Juvenile acquaintance CBS 1771
Live it up/Juvenile acquaintance [12"] CBS 12-2022
1982 Sister paradise/Cues part II CBS 2181
Sister paradise/Cues part II [12"] CBS 12-2181
I'm specialized in you/Ginny (puts her hands on her shoulders) CBS 2915
I'm specialized in you/Ginny (puts her hands on her shoulders) [12"] CBS 12-2915
1983 Listen to the man with the golden voice/
I'm only shooting love/
I'm only shooting love/ [12"]
1984 Reach out/
1985 Endless road (And I want you to know my love)/Fiction CBS 6233
Dancing on a string/
Only a fool/
1986 I won't steal away/Cool world [12"] CBS 12-6976
1987 We'll be dancing/
Wildfire/
A pop group of Indonesian descent from Coevorden, comprised of brothers Karel, Ben, Hans and Richard Hartung. In 1967 Karel and Richard were replaced by their cousins Guus and Erik Hartung, both ex-John Russell. Erik later played with Blue Diamonds and Souvenir; Richard went on to Hydra and Tickle.
1962 Silver moon/Mona Polydor S 1084 Dreamy/Die dag met jou Polydor S 1085 1963 Greenback dollar/Cinnamon cinder Polydor S 1106
Dutch folk group featuring vocalist Frens Drijfhout.
1974 't Geeft allemaal niks/Wie heeft m'n pikhouweel gezien Polydor 2050291 Marietje (want in het bos daar zijn de jagers)/Potje met vet Polydor 2050343 1975 Hela gij bloemke/? ? M'n zwager/? ? Als het gras twee kontjes hoog is/Joeghei joeghei (daar op de grote hei) Polydor 2050388 LP Hela gij Hydra ?
Rock group from Beilen starring Alides Hidding (ex-Orb, later in Boozy and solo) and Richard Hartung (b, ex-Hartung Sounds and Hydra).
1976 Fuel/Something special Polydor 2050372
Singer from Schoonoord. Prior to recording his own solo single, he was in Tickle
and Boozy; after that,
a featured member of Time Bandits.
1980 Hollywood seven/All alone Polydor 2229221 Hollywood seven/All alone [Germany] Polydor 2050407
Rock group Hollander from Noord-Brabant existed from 1979 till 1981. Line-up featured: Carl Buskohl (g, ex-Long Tall Ernie & Shakers, to Carl & Furies, also shortly in Time Bandits and later to Vitesse), Jan Pijnenburg (dr, ex-Long Tall Ernie & Shakers), Otto Cooymans (o,p, ex-Otger Dice, to Time Bandits), Toon Vandenburg (v, in 1981 to Gitane, replaced by American Tony Sarno, ex-All American) and Ton Poort (b, in 1980 replaced by Ruud Englebert, ex-Fruit and Full Moon, to Vitesse).
1980 Good enough to rock & roll/Sherwood hotel CBS 8932 LP Sidekicks CBS 84567 1981 Sherwood hotel/Empty record CBS 9427 Love motor/Look CBS 1551 LP Love motor [ooit verschenen?]
Originally named Zip Fastening (from Oss), this group was renamed in 1974 to Maxwell Blond and a year later split into two bands: Love Damage (later known as Knack) and Otger Dice. The latter was a symphonic rock group featuring: Otto Cooymans (o, p, to Hollander), Anton Verhagen (v, ex-Jug Session), Fred Berger (g, to Lucifer), Fred van Kampen (b, ex-Armand, in 1975 to Plant and replaced by Paul Heppener, ex-Fontessa) and Jan Pijnenburg (dr, ex-Fontessa, to Lucifer). In 1976, after Fred and Jan left the band, the others recorded an LP using replacements Eef Albers (g) and David Kemper (dr), both ex-Focus.
1977 LP Garden of pleasure Triangle BE 150-330020
Funk rock group Knack from Noord-Brabant were formed by ex-members of Maxwell Blond from Oss, which originally started out in 1973 under the name Zip Fastening. The two keyboard players from Zip Fastening went on to join Otger Dice, the rest formed Love Damage: Sjaak Witjes (g), Piet van Tongeren (dr, p), Dick van Tongeren (b) and Tony Galahan (v, Englishman Tony Priest, in England member of Titus Groan, Onyx and Vineyard). When Love Damage was augmented by the addition of Wim Jongbloed (dr, ex-Temple) and Ron Meyes (g, ex-Livin' Blues) the name was changed into Knack. In 1976 Wim and Tony went on to join Uzi and Dennis Whitbread (ex-Music Garden) was chosen as the group's new drummer. In 1978, after three singles, this band fell apart. Dennis returned to Music Garden and Ron - to Album and Earth & Fire.
1975 Baby call me sometime/She's a lady Atlantic ATLN 10674 1976 Pick it up/Always Atlantic ATLN 10739 1977 Do it/Pick it up Atlantic ATLN 11010
A group from Noord-Brabant, comprised of Huib van der Broek, Ben Koot (g), Robert Kraak, Anton Verhagen (b, v, to Otger Dice), Emmanuel Cooymans (dr, to Strato) and Otto Cooymans (o, p, to Fontessa).
1970 Easy here/Runnin' down Polydor 2050050
An instrumental group from 's-Hertogenbosch, comprised of Ad Kraamer (o, p), Emmanuel Cooymans (dr, ex-Jug Session), Lodi Silooy (b, ex-Red Stomp Filter, Venus and Magnificent) and Guus Silooy (g, ex-Little Remy & Flying Rockers).
1977 Romance/ CNR 141391 LP Twenty golden guitar greats CNR 657535
Hydra 23-2-74 SINGLE 25 3 'T GEEFT ALLEMAAL NIKS 11-1-75 SINGLE 2 10 MARIETJE 23-8-75 SINGLE tip HELA GIJ BLOEMKE 8-11-75 SINGLE tip M'N ZWAGER 24-1-76 SINGLE 4 7 ALS HET GRAS TWEE KONTJES HOOG IS 31-1-76 ALBUM 27 6 HELA GIJ HYDRA THE Knack (NL) 18-10-75 SINGLE tip BABY CALL ME (SOMETIME) 29-5-76 SINGLE 35 3 PICK IT UP 19-11-77 SINGLE tip DO IT Alides Hidding 5-7-80 SINGLE 25 5 HOLLYWOOD SEVEN Hollander 1-11-80 SINGLE tip GOOD ENOUGH TO ROCK 'N' ROLL Time Bandits 19-12-81 SINGLE 9 9 LIVE IT UP 10-4-82 SINGLE tip SISTER PARADISE 8-1-83 SINGLE 2 10 I'M SPECIALIZED IN YOU 2-4-83 SINGLE 7 7 LISTEN TO THE MAN [Alarmschijf op 26-3-83] 15-10-83 SINGLE 6 7 I'M ONLY SHOOTING LOVE 22-10-83 ALBUM 19 7 TRACKS 5-5-84 SINGLE 35 3 REACH OUT 15-6-85 SINGLE 16 10 ENDLESS ROAD 26-10-85 ALBUM 41 6 FICTION 26-10-85 SINGLE 28 5 DANCING ON A STRING 4-1-86 SINGLE tip ONLY A FOOL 12-4-86 SINGLE 18 6 I WON'T STEAL AWAY 4-7-87 SINGLE tip WE'LL BE DANCING 24-10-87 SINGLE tip WILDFIRE
Submitted by: Adri Verhoef
(a3@a3.xs4all.nl-removespam)
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