VA - Copenhaguen Beat(29 rare tracks from Danish Beatscene 1965-68)

In the early 1960s, British R&B and beat bands inspired Danish counterparts like The Hitmakers,  The Rocking Ghosts , Sir Henry & His Butlers, The Young Flowers,The Defenders,The Matadors and The Beefeaters, as well as the breakthrough band Steppeulvene, whose 1967 LP Hip revolutionized the field of Danish rock by fusing American folk rock

You began to see dance clubs everywhere, and beat magazines like Hit, Beat and Top Pop spread information about this new kind of music all over the country. Hundred of small bands were formed, inspired by the big English artists and Danish bands like the Hitmakers and the Defenders.
Every little suburb town had 15-20 bands of their own, and never before were so many obscure championships like “the Danish Kinks” and “the Danish Rolling Stones” held.
The sound was called “pigtrad musik” (barbed wire music), a name invented in the early sixties. Garage rock would be a better name for these bands that copied the more raw groups like the Pretty Things, etc. 1965 was also the year when small record labels began to challenge the major labels. They often released only a few singles ‘cause one thing was for sure - Danish rock didn’t sell anything. At parties it was okay to dance to the Danish bands, but when it came to record bu ying people only bought English records. Recording studio conditions weren’t that good either; there were only about five real professional studios available, so the records were often recorded in cinemas, row clubs and ordinary villa cellars

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1. Beefeaters - "Big City" (2:09)
2. Blackpools - "I'm Wild About You" (2:21)
3. Heaters - "Walking Down the Street" (2:37)
4. King Beats - "She's Fine, She's Mine" (3:23)
5. Ole Neumann and His Newmen - "Get Out of My Life Woman" (3:56)
6. Raws - "When I Walked" (3:26)
7. John Inglis and His Group - "I'm Looking For" (2:21)
8. Swinging Five - "Little Zula" (2:24)
9. Black Devils - "Cherry Stone" (3:01)
10. Blackpools - "Endless Hoping" (3:02)
11. Caravans - "Everything is Allright" (3:12)
12. Joe E. Carters Group - "Gloria" (2:22)
13. Butterfly - "Am I to Blame" (1:50)
14. Bristols - "A Rolling Stone" (3:25)
15. Blackpools - "I'll Go Crazy" (2:36)
16. Telstars - "Where-Where" (1:40)
17. Noblermen - "I'm Mad Again" (3:17)
18. Beatmakers - "Coming On Strong" (2:18)
19. Caravans - "Can I Get a Witness" (3:05)
20. Meteors - "Anytime" (3:11)
21. Dandy Swingers - "He's a Loser" (2:36)
22. King Beats - "Roadrunner" (2:47)
23. Blackpools - "All Right" (2:44)
24. Snaphanerne - "My Lucky Day" (2:15)
25. Beefeaters - "L.S.D." (2:27)
26. John Inglis & His Group - "Tell Me" (1:56)
27. Silverbeats - "If You Tell Me" (3:01)
28. Heaters - "Just Can't Go to Sleep" (2:00)
29. Big Boss Man - "Get the Picture" (2:01