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Formed in 1967 by former Motions guitarist Robbie Van Leeuwen, the Dutch quartet Shocking Blue originally had a lineup of Van Leeuwen on guitar, lead vocalist Fred DeWilde, bass player Klaasje Van der Wal, and drummer Cornelius Van der Beek, and the initial configuration of the band had a minor homeland hit with “Lucy Brown Is Back in Town” a year later in 1968. Things really got moving, though, when DeWilde was replaced by sultry singer Mariska Veres, whose sexy presence and solid singing brought the band a second Netherlands hit, “Send Me a Postcard,” and then a huge international smash with “Venus” in 1970 after the group had signed to Jerry Ross' Colossus Records imprint. Although Shocking Blue's albums (1968’s Shocking Blue, 1969’s At Home, 1970’s Scorpio’s Dance, 1971’s 3rd Album, 1972’s Inkpot, 1972’s Attila, 1973’s Dream on Dreamer, and 1974’s Good Times) featured progressive rock elements and inventive arrangements thanks to Van Leeuwen's writing and production skills, the band was essentially marketed as a pop singles unit, and while they scored several subsequent hits in their homeland, none of the group’s releases approached the massive saturation success of “Venus.” Veres left Shocking Blue in 1974 to pursue a solo career, and while there have been various reunions and different touring incarnations of the band over the years (including a version fronted by Veres in the '90s), its creative history ended then. Van Leeuwen later resurfaced in the folk/jazz group Galaxy-Lin, while his most famous composition, “Venus,” continued to see play on oldies stations.
Part 1 (29 / 1:21:41)
01. Shocking Blue - Love Is In The Air
01. Shocking Blue - Love Is In The Air
02. Shocking Blue - What You Gonna Do
03. Shocking Blue - Lucy Brown Is Back In Town
04. Shocking Blue - Fix Your Hair Darling
05. Shocking Blue - Send Me A Postcard
06. Shocking Blue - Harley Davidson
07. Shocking Blue - Long And Lonesome Road
08. Shocking Blue - Fireball Of Love
09. Shocking Blue - Venus
10. Shocking Blue - Hot Sand
11. Shocking Blue - Mighty Joe
12. Shocking Blue - Wild Wind
13. Shocking Blue - Never Marry A Railroad Man
14. Shocking Blue - Roll Engine Roll
15. Shocking Blue - Hello Darkness
16. Shocking Blue - Pickin' Tomatoes
17. Shocking Blue - Shocking You
18. Shocking Blue - Waterloo
19. Shocking Blue - Blossom Lady
20. Shocking Blue - Is This A Dream
21. Shocking Blue - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind
22. Shocking Blue - I Like You
23. Shocking Blue - Inkpot
24. Shocking Blue - Give My Love To The Sunrise
25. Shocking Blue - Rock In The Sea
26. Shocking Blue - Broken Heart
27. Shocking Blue - Eve And The Apple
28. Shocking Blue - When I Was A Girl
Part 2 (24 / 1:19:17)
01. Shocking Blue - Oh Lord
02. Shocking Blue - Everything That's Mine
03. Shocking Blue - Let Me Carry Your Bag
04. Shocking Blue - I Saw You In June
05. Shocking Blue - This America
06. Shocking Blue - I Won't Be Lonely Long
07. Shocking Blue - Dream On Dreamer
08. Shocking Blue - Where The Picknic Was
09. Shocking Blue - Good Times
10. Shocking Blue - Come My Way
11. Shocking Blue - Gonna Sing Me A Song
12. Shocking Blue - Get It On
13. Shocking Blue - Louise
14. Shocking Blue - The Jury And The Judge
15. Shocking Blue - I Am Hanging On To Love
16. Shocking Blue - Body And Soul
17. Shocking Blue - Angel
18. Shocking Blue - Love Buzz
19. Shocking Blue - Boll Weevil
20. Shocking Blue - I'm A Woman
21. Shocking Blue - Love Machine
22. Shocking Blue - Sally Was A Good Old Girl
23. Shocking Blue - Alaska Country
24. Shocking Blue - Deamon Lover
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ReplyDeleteShocking Blue is like a West Coast band.
I've loved SHOCKING BLUE since they hit with VENUS--these songs ALL should have been hits!
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ReplyDeleteOne of the best Nederland group! Many thanks.
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ReplyDeletethey were a staple on radio in my youth...thanks
ReplyDeletehad a crush on Mariska <3
Thanks for this one... greetings
ReplyDeleteI really didn't know much about these guys except for their hit "venus" and, of course, that they were Dutch. Growing in a dutch/canadian family we heard stories of the music scene from relatives, (one who even dated the guy who put on woodstock!). That's all I knew until over 50 years later, when I ran into an original 1968 cassette of their debut album. Running into any copy would be rare enough, but a mint one?Unbelieveable, I was worried about playing it, but now I don't have to to hear them! So thanks!
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