“Who ever listens through these thirty songs objectively will despair and ask: “What on earth went wrong with Dutch popular music after these unprecedented peak years?” (And let’s not forget the Belgian contributions to this compilation!) The pure, raw productions, the textual and musical originality and the amazing emotional charge of these records create a gap with contemporary Dutch music which, in meters, surpasses the boundaries of the universe easily. these are the young and passionate singing their hearts out! This CD contains the essence of all of Dutch society of the sixties. Who ever listens…will personally experience the sixties retroactively.” (Drs J. Pate, from the liner notes)
Hyperbole aside, this out of print CD comp of rocking Dutch-Belgian garage psych rave-ups is chock full of fuzzy freakbeat, goofy one-offs, a few sweet vegetables, and one righteous cover of the Kinks’ Don’t You Fret. It rules. Let’s just say its “Solid as a Rock!” Enjoy…
For an old Dutchie like myself this record is an absolute must !
Some of the numbers bring back feelings of nostagia, you’ve got no idea,..marvelous, thanks a lot..
Great comp-thanks,yet again GhostCapiTal
yes this is a must, and it was originally an album with dubbed in noises between the tracks. maybe if no one else can deliver it to you, I might in time do it. man I must get my house ready and buy a new pc and a new recordplayer. things go awfully slow….
thanks (ratje toe) Richard
Thanks! I remember the existence of this one and had been curious about it. A nice surprise.
Great record! Really had to laugh about some songs. Translation of the titles is horrible though, must have been Google translate or so.
great stuff!!!! thanks!!!
Music is great fun and also great fun are the english translations of the songs. “What squint-eyed you nou” hahaha!! Translation must be: what is the matter with you.
oke. quick run 2-waaro=where? / 4 zet die tv af =turn that tv off /10 sperciebonen = green beans / 15 hartstikke dood = very dead /18 laat me gaan = let me go / 19 lekker legbad = delicious bath / 22 opa’s beat = grandfathers beat / Geurige gouden tinten – fragrant golden dyes )colours_ / Spat niet met pap = don’t mess with porridge /26 kom maar hier – come here (in friendly mammer of speech) / 28 wees niet bang = dont be afraid / ze zegge = they say /
Great to see this one here. There are many other installments in this series on this label.
And there is so much more…a blog could be dedicated solely to Dutch ‘Nederbeat’ and never run out of content.
Thank you for the post.
Your Ghostcapital III mixtape is one of my all-time favorite compilations, can`t stop listening to it. Tons of wonderful music… Thank you so much!
I have REALLY been enjoying this lately… Thanks a bunch!
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