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The Fabulous Flee Rekkers – Green Jeans

(Portrait Of A Genius Joe Meek)

Label: Castle Music 2006

01. The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers - Green Jeans 

 02. The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers - You Are My Sunshine 

 03. Ricky Wayne  With The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers - Chick A'roo 

 04. Ricky Wayne  With The Fabulous Flee-Rekkers - Don't Pick On Me 

 05. The Flee-Rekkers - It's A Triumph 

 06. The Flee-Rekkers - Sunday Date 

 07. The Flee-Rekkers - Shiftless Sam 

 08. Chick With The Ted Cameron Group And The DJs - Early In The Morning 

 09. Chick With The Ted Cameron Group And The DJs - Cool Water 

 10. The Flee-Rekkers - Blue Tango 

 11. The Flee-Rekkers - Bitter Rice 

 12. The Flee-Rekkers - Isle Of Capri 

 13. The Flee-Rekkers - Brer Robert 

 14. The Flee-Rekkers - Hangover 

 15. The Flee-Rekkers - P.F.B. (Phil The Fluter's Ball) 

 16. The Flee-Rekkers - Cerveza 

 17. The Flee-Rekkers - Lone Rider 

 18. The Flee-Rekkers - Miller Like Wow! 

 19. The Flee-Rekkers - Stage To Cimarron 

 20. The Flee-Rekkers - Twistin' The Chestnuts 

 21. The Flee-Rekkers - Sunburst 

 22. The Flee-Rekkers - Black Buffalo 

 23. The Flee-Rekkers - Fireball 

 24. The Flee-Rekkers - Fandango 

 25. The Flee-Rekkers - Shiftless Sam (Demo) 

 26. The Flee-Rekkers - Some Kinda Earthquake (Demo) 

 27. The Flee-Rekkers - Brer Robert (Demo) 

 28. The Flee-Rekkers - Buckeye (Demo) 

 29. The Flee-Rekkers - El Rancho Rock (Demo) 

 30. The Flee-Rekkers - Sunday Date (Demo) 

 31. The Flee-Rekkers - Taboo (Demo) 

 32. The Flee-Rekkers - Summertime (Demo) 

The Flee-Rekkers – also known as The Fabulous Flee-Rakkers – were a British instrumental rock and roll band in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The spelling of the group's name varied between records. They were fronted by tenor saxophonist Peter Fleerakkers (or Fleerackers), and their records were produced by Joe Meek. Their biggest hit was "Green Jeans" in 1960.

The group was influenced by saxophone-led bands like Johnny and the Hurricanes. They started under the names The Ramblers and The Statesiders (from February 1959), before taking a more permanent name derived from that of their leader Peter Fleerekkers (tenor sax) (born Peter Fleerackers, 1938, Holland), whose father was Dutch. Other members of the group were Dave 'Tex' Cameron (lead guitar) (born 21 October 1939, Ealing, West London), Alan Monger (rhythm guitar, baritone sax) (born 12 October 1939, Hackney, East London), Elmy Durrant (tenor sax) (born 24 March 1939, Edgware, Middlesex), Derek Skinner (bass) (born 5 March 1942, London), and Mickey Waller (drums).

They were spotted playing at a The Hive Jive, The Putney Ballroom  South West London in late 1959, and successfully auditioned for record producer Joe Meek. He produced their first single, "Green Jeans", a rocked-up version of the traditional "Greensleeves" released on Meek's own label, Triumph Records, in early 1960. The record reached No. 23 on the UK Singles Chart, but demand outstripped Meek's capacity to supply copies. After the Triumph label collapsed, the record was reissued on the Top Rank label, which itself was then taken over by EMI.  The group also featured on a single, "Hot Chick-A-Roo", by singer Ricky Wayne (born Learie Carasco), 

The Flee-Rekkers released several more singles and an EP with less success, at first on the Pye label, and then on Piccadilly. According to the liner notes of their EP, they "were the first 'rock' group to be signed for a long term contract with Mecca after making appearances at their ballrooms up and down the country, and in the London area." They toured Britain extensively in the early 1960s, with a reputedly "wild" live act.  Their single in 1963, "Fireball", a version of the theme music to the animated TV series Fireball XL5, arranged by Tony Hatch, is regarded as one of their best.

The group broke up in August 1963. Fleerakkers played in various unsuccessful bands before leaving the music business in the late 1960s. Cameron, Monger and Durrant formed a new group, The Giants, who mainly performed in Germany. They played at The Top Ten Club, Hamburg, from October 1963 with new lead singer Tony Vincent (born 12 May 1941, London). They had already been joined by bassist Harry Kershaw (born 5 October 1944, Blackpool, Lancashire) and drummer Kenny Slade (born 27 May 1939, Canterbury, Kent). Skinner became a member of the Spotnicks. Waller became a leading session drummer, playing with such musicians as Cyril Davies, Long John Baldry, Rod Stewart, Brian Auger, John Mayall and Jeff Beck.

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