SWISS Rocks

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This Lennon/McCartney song was also given away to Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas. It was tailored to their colleagues who were also managed by NEMS' Brian Epstein. Also this one was produced by George Martin. BBC recorded a Beatles version of "I'll be on my way" appearing on "Beatles Live at the BBC" Vol.1.
Listen also to the version on CD "That means a lot" reorded by "The Saltbee". They are the fantastic Swiss "Songs the Beatles gave away"-tribute band. "Saltbee" is an anagram which means a lot ...

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Let me introduce to you: "The Swiss Beatles". What a hit 50 years ago! Band leader Toni Vescoli is still on the road in Switzerland these days: solo, with the duo and with "Sauterelles". Bravo Toni!

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The "Swiss Beatles" made POP history in 1964 with 45rpm "Hongkong". This is the 1973 reedition. In 1964 they had supported the Rolling Stones in Hallenstadion Zürich. Sauterelles are still on the road these days. Hope, also the Rolling Stones will soon be on the road again...

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Recorded at Studio Bauer, Ludwigsburg Germany, März 1968. Heavenly...

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Swiss rhythm plus THAT voice divine. Maxi single 45rpm. Wunderschön.

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411331&viewfull=1#post411331

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411330&viewfull=1#post411330

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411329&viewfull=1#post411329

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411325&viewfull=1#post411325

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411323&viewfull=1#post411323

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411317&viewfull=1#post411317

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411278&viewfull=1#post411278

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411277&viewfull=1#post411277

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411276&viewfull=1#post411276

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=411275&viewfull=1#post411275

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=409816&viewfull=1#post409816

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=407427&viewfull=1#post407427

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=406643&viewfull=1#post406643

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=406492&viewfull=1#post406492

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=406341&viewfull=1#post406341

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=404887&viewfull=1#post404887

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=401624&viewfull=1#post401624

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The Swiss Beatles:http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=391927&viewfull=1#post391927

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http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=391928&viewfull=1#post391928

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Typical Swiss animal: http://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=384956&viewfull=1#post384956

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RIP: Joel Vandroogenbroek. You've got your brainticket now! Halleluja! (liner notes on back cover)

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Swiss "Kult-Band" from Basel, Switzerland. Superb reissue 2019. Engineered 1971 by Conny Plank at Star Studios, Hamburg, for Pilz Records. Notice on inner foldcover: "The Hamburg police appears during the session by kindly arrangement of enthusiastic neighbours"...

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Holy cow!

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Recorded live in concert at Stadttheater Basel, Switzerland, June 22nd, 1967
Some kind of Swiss ethno-jazz-project produced by "Jazz Professor" Joachim E. Berendt. Interesting odd experiment with carnival-musicians from Basel. Mardi Gras in Switzerland...
George Gruntz (p, compositions, conductor)
Charlie Antolini (dr)
Daniel Humair (dr)
Pierre Favre (dr)
Mani Neumeier (dr) (Guru Guru)
Nathan Davis (sax)
Franco Ambrosetti (trp)
Jimmy Woode (b)

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Recorded live at the Montreux Jazz Festival by Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland, July 16, 1981. Recorded on Sony Digital Systems. Perfect dynamics! Great performance.
Terry Clark (dr), Niels Henning Orsted-Pedersen (b)

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Swiss Krautrock recorded in 1971-1973. Swiss people (at least the German speaking part of Switzerland) also have a rich Sauerkraut-tradition as the Germans have.
This one is the Swiss "Birth Control" plus "Spooky Tooth" plus "Atomic Rooster" and "Audience". Extraordinary vocals by Richard John Rusinski.

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Live at "Internationales Jazzfestival Bern" 1980. Fascinating Texas blues violin playing by CGB!

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This is the "Frank Zappa of Switzerland": "Infrasteff" Signer.
Billy Cobham on 3 tracks, meeting those crazy Swiss cowgirls and cowboys...
Look also here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N88IjB7D5SA&list=PLaxF0X40F65h14-tWQDvaxsZUcxxfiLjh&index=4

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A strong comeback after 50 years. Swiss Krautrock.

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A typical product of the 80ies: a little bit of Jazz, a little bit of Latin, a little bit of New Age, a little bit of Soundtracksound, a little bit of Yello and AN OVERDOSE of synthesizers. Drum programming was everything then. But: the drum-kit should be everything!
A very respectable Swiss guitar player anyway (Ex-Shivananda, Yello)
Whatever became of Chico Hablas, anybody knows?
Listen to "Marguerita" A2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0lFEUr16EU

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Psychedelic progressive rock from Basel.
Ertlif: the Swiss "Procol Harum"
He was their formidable vocalist from London: Richard John Rusinski https://www.rfv.ch/magazin/news/2018/die-stimme-von-ertlif-ist-verstummt.html
Superb dynamics from this 1992 reissue.

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The first Swiss Blues album 1961 was an illegal production for Folkways Records: https://www.audioheritage.org/vbulletin/showthread.php?2724-What-s-Playing-Now&p=440565&viewfull=1#post440565

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First great Swiss Rock Lady with a little help from German/Austrian studio musicians Hartmut Pfannmüller/Christian Kolonovits and others. She was called "The Swiss Chi Coltrane". Rock for the Lady! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWJowh1YsI0

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Very very rare one. Don Nicoloff: multiinstrumentalist, pianist, composer, arranger, producer from USA? Did he just send some basic tracks to Powerplay Studio in Switzerland or did he really meet these premium Swiss studio cracks? The Keiser Twins dr/b, Thomas Moeckel superb guitar solos, Jim Duncombe g (Jimmy and the Rackets).
Some very fine and funky Jazzrock, Fusion and a pinch of Disco, some with big orchestration. Too much of everything with a tendency into Smooth-Pop-Jazz.
It's a pity. More would have been possible.
No appearance on youtube. Few infos on Internet.
Does anybody on this forum supply more information about this peculiar record?
Listen to superb track B2 "Nepalm" (sic!). Am I the only one on this whole wide world to listen to this one?