Where-o?

 

Wild and wacky nederbiet thingy from '66. Channels the Troggs, Abraham, and mustard. Flute solos a specialty. Solo! Those were the days, pop kids.

The Eurfians - Waaro?

Come On In

Nederbeat, always a treat. The charming Condors are in girl trouble, the Rodys stay optimistic, while the Zipps do a Dylan, complete with flute. "And remember, let bygones be bygones..."

The Condors - It Was A Lie
The Rodys - Looking For Something Better
Zipps - Hipsterism

Are You Satisfied

"I saw you smile when you walked in with a gun..." I'm pretty sure Wally and the boys had been listening to quite a few 13th Floor Elevators albums before recording this extraordinary garage punker back in '69. Do You Feel Allright sadly proved to be the last offering of Amsterdam's finest, which inexplicably sank without a trace. Strange things happening indeed.

The Outsiders - Do You Feel Allright

Dutch Treats

Here's some more hot nederbiet for ya, with vocals in English this time, from a cool compilation I picked up recently called Dutch Beat Explosion. Do try on these rough but utterly charming mid-sixties treats with a strong Beatles influence from the land of windmills, clogs, and coffeeshops. My fave? The amazing Rodys from Groningen Rock City, who come on like a wild cross between the Kinks and Barrett-era Floyd. "Just fancy living between the people without ears..." My point exactly.

The Sandy Coast - Subject Of My Thoughts

Jay-Jays - Today I'm Gay

Penny Wise - Silver Girls

Rodys - Just Fancy

Purple Pants

Maybe you have to speak the language to really dig these wacky Nederbiet songs... all I know is that I find them totally irresistable. The Softs wear purple pants and grow their hair long, something daddy doesn't like at all, while N.V. Group 65 travels all the way to Morocco to buy that devil weed. Meanwhile, the Dukes go wild in a bar in Turkey, and The Mokum Beat Five (from my native city Amsterdam, a.k.a. Mokum) issues a stern warning against marriage. Wonder what my non-Dutch readers think.

Softs - Paarse Broek

N.V. Groep 65 - Tanger

Dukes - In Istanboel

Mokum Beat Five - Trouw Nooit