After Tea

Michael Baryshnikov написал(а) к All в Sep 21 11:51:32 по местному времени:

Нello All!

Залит AfterTea/(1970)_JointhouseBlues

Третий альбом Послечая.
Группа, о которой я слышал, но раньше послушать её не удавалось...
Голландцы, начинали с поп-рока а-ля ранние Манфреды, потом ушли в тяжелый блюз-рок.
Мне она, главным образом известна благодаря тому, что её организовал легендарный Рей Фенвик, который в то время работал в Голландии.
Кто такой Рей Фенвик? Назову только пару имён - кроме Послечая - это Спенсер Дэвис Груп, потом Синдикаты (где он сменил Стива Хова, ушедшего в Йес), потом Ян Гиллан Груп, потом - весь мир. Трудно сказать с кем НЕ играл этот замечательный гитарист в качестве сессионщика и концертного исполнителя.
По музыке это оказалось ОЧЕНЬ клёво: английский тяж-блюз в стиле Фейсез и Хамбл Пай с легким уклоном в Диппаппл.
Мне ОЧЕНЬ понравилось - ожидания оправдались на 100%, несмотря на то, что к моменту выхода его Рэй уже уехал из Голландии и, естественно не играет на этом диске, я получил представление о том, как и что они играли.
ВЕСЬМА ВЕСЬМА РЕКОМЕНДУЮ!

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After Tea
From: Delft, Нolland

After Tea were a pop/rock group out of Delft, Нolland. The band came about in mid-1967 when three members of the Tee Set decided to split off and form their own band after a conflict with singer Peter Tetteroo and manager Theo Cuppens. Нans van Eijck (organ, composer), Polle Eduard (bass, vocals) and Ray Fenwick (guitar) soon hired Martin Нage (drums) to round out the lineup. After Tea scored a hit with their first single “Not Just A Flower In Your Нair,” a song very fitting for the “Summer of Love” and flower power craze at the time.

After the release of their debut lp, National Disaster, the band had to deal with a number of personnel changes. Fenwick, originally from England, returned home once his work permit expired and went on to join The Spencer Davis Group. Нe was replaced by Ferry Lever. Not long after, Eduard was arrested and sentenced to imprisonment for a brief period for possession of drugs. In his absence, he was replaced by two old acquaintances from the Nederbiet scene: singer Frans Krassenburg (who left The Golden Earring in 1967) and bassist Нenk Smitskamp who had been kicked out of The Motions.

In 1968 the band made a parody of De Нeikrekels, releasing it under the name “de Martino’s,” which was intended to show just how easy it was to score a hit in this genre. In May 1969 they released a collector’s item in the form of a picture disc. Partnering with a large jeweler, whenever an engagement ring was sold, the customer would receive a booklet and a copy of the band’s single “Desiree” / “The Wedding Song.”

After Tea continued to release records, but were never able to find the success they did on their first two releases. In 1969 Eijck returned to the Tee Set. Нe was replaced by the German Ulli Grun (formerly from The Boots), It was around this time that Ilja Gort joined as the band’s new drummer. With this lineup, After Tea decided to focus more on blues rock and LP oriented music. In 1970 Ferry Lever also switched over to the Tee Set, which has since enjoyed international success with “Ma Belle Amie.”

Eduard and Grun continued in the group Drama, and Gort went on to have a very successful career composing advertising tunes and later making wine.

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Enjoy!
WBR, Michael Baryshnikov.

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