Q65 LP Revolution MONO PSYCH BEAT GARAGE FREAKBEAT ROCK

	£		50
	$		66

WOW! Here's another Dutch classic! The original mono pressing of the debut album by Q65! The Hague's no. 1 Beat band. What can I say about the music? If the Stones took more acid, they'd certainly sound more like this.
The flipback sleeve is in EX(-) condition, there's some writing on the cover. The record is also in EX(-) condition. The record has inaudible visual hairlines, but no deep scratches. The vinyl is still black and shiny. This is a very solid original mono (Decca ear label) pressing that plays great! The music is so LOUD. Impossible to find in mint condition. REVOLUTION!

The Scented gardens of the mind book reads the following on Q65:
Along with The Outsiders, Q65 were the dirtiest and best rhythm and blues performers on the European continent. Jay Baar and Peter Fink had previously played in Leadbelly's Unlimited but accepted an offer from Willem Beiler and Joop Roelofs to create a new group in 1965.

Their first album Revolution (1966) was aptly titled, because this triumphant work equalled early Pretty Things or Brian Jones's aspirations for the early Rolling Stones. Q65 arguably even had a better vocalist than Brian May or Mick Jagger (at this stage) in Willem Bieler, screaming out his heartfelt blues on "I Got Nightmares" and "Summer Thoughts In A Field Of Weed". Some strong cover versions were also included, most notably the extended finale "Bring It On Home". Their arrangements were inventive for the period, already experimenting with harmonium and bulgarin alongside the fuzz guitar and crashing drums. Besides their five singles (reaching the Top 40) in 1966/67, Q65 also released their "Kjoe Blues" EP in 1967, it was the ultimate Dutch r&b tribute with striking versions of standards by Jimmy Reed, Chester Burnett, Robert Johnson and Howlin' Wolf. What happened at the end of 1967 was the destruction of a prosperous future when Willem Bieler was drafted into the army and Peter Vink got busted. The remaining members added Frank Verhoef for a new group named Circus and delved into psychedelia and confusion. They never got further than a promo single before disbanding, although much more was recorded.

As Q65 still had a recording contract with Decca, their producer Hans van Hemert compiled the album Revival in 1969. One side draws the best from previous singles and the EP, the other pieced together Circus-tracks and new material (with vocals by Jay Baar and Hans van Hemert). The mixture is confusing although the individual tracks are certainly strong, be it the weird "Sundance" (which sounds like a hippie freakout where people are dancing around on the studio console) recorded in 1968 or "Cry In The Night", possibly their ultimate r&b blast-off recorded in 1966. Indeed Q65 was revived in 1970 with the original line-up apart from Jay Baar (replaced by Beer Klaasse of Group 1850). Afghanistan (1970) headed towards tough hard rock in an attempt to regain their original energy level. The result was rather dark-hearted, being close to the mood Pretty Things created on their Parachute album. The ironically titled We're Gonna Make It (1971) contained their latest singles and a live track (not a good one). Both these albums have their moments but newcomers should certainly start elsewhere. Frank Nuyens left the band and recorded Rainman (1971) with Jay Baar and Piet Kuiters. This was a total departure from the usual Q65 style, a slightly disappointing album of rural folk-rock more related to -Tim Hardin (including a version of his "Don't Make Promises") and Stephen Stills than to raw garage rock. Meanwhile Q65 soldiered on with new vocalist John Frederikz (Bieler had left to form the short-lived group Dambuster), until giving up the ghost in 1974. They later reformed on several occasions but they never surpassed their material from the sixties.

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