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I sketched this while listening to a CD I picked up at Rhino Records in L.A. several years ago. It's called Surfbeat Behind the Iron Curtain and is an anthology of mid-1960's "surf music" recorded by bands from the Eastern Bloc (i.e., former Communist countries in Eastern Europe, for all you Gen X-ers :) ). For a sample, check out: http://www.rootoon.com/media/audio/.....niks_thema.mp3
The song is "Sputniks Thema" (1964) by an East German band called The Sputniks. According to the liner notes:
"An early R&R band from East Berlin, they jumped on the beat train in 1964 when rock was young in the Eastern sector. Due to the permanent censorship of those days they tried to copy their idols as best they could and got signed by E. G.'s only label. They got a chance to appear on the only and most legendary album compilation of East Germany, Big Beat Vol. 1, which features 5 tracks by them. Later, they cut at least four 45s on their own, also accompanied by (mostly) female solo-performers. They split up when the Communist government banned them from all stages."
Surf's up, Comrades!
The song is "Sputniks Thema" (1964) by an East German band called The Sputniks. According to the liner notes:
"An early R&R band from East Berlin, they jumped on the beat train in 1964 when rock was young in the Eastern sector. Due to the permanent censorship of those days they tried to copy their idols as best they could and got signed by E. G.'s only label. They got a chance to appear on the only and most legendary album compilation of East Germany, Big Beat Vol. 1, which features 5 tracks by them. Later, they cut at least four 45s on their own, also accompanied by (mostly) female solo-performers. They split up when the Communist government banned them from all stages."
Surf's up, Comrades!
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One of my minor gripes with FA is that you can't edit posts (so you can fix broken URLs, for example).
And, no, I've never heard of the Red Elvises (Elvii?). Funny stuff! Thanks for the link.
Perhaps you've heard of GABBA: http://www.gabba.co.uk/
And, no, I've never heard of the Red Elvises (Elvii?). Funny stuff! Thanks for the link.
Perhaps you've heard of GABBA: http://www.gabba.co.uk/
They scored and had a minor role in a wonderfully bizzarre B-Movie called Six String Samurai. WWIII erupted in the fifties, and out of the rubble, Las Vegas stands as one of the few remaining bastions of civilization, and Elvis Presley rules there as king. But then Elvis died, and musicians from all over the Desert begin the trek to Vegas to see who will succeed The King. The main character is basically Buddy Holly with a samurai sword, and Death is played by Slash of Guns 'n' Roses and Velvet Revolver fame (big top hat and all).
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