The Den Haag (The Hague) group Q '65 played raw garage-style music and was often compared for that with their English counterparts, Pretty Things. Remarkable, however, was the singer's voice, who never learned to pronounce English words properly, which resulted in some really amusing-sounding output on their records. Other notable affairs of the group were, amongst others, their stunt of sailing to England by a rubber boat, and also how they often managed to hang halfway over the loudspeaker boxes, in order to keep themselves from falling over. Sometimes, in concert, Peter Vink sat down on the stage, playing as if he was stoned! Apart from that, it must be noted that their first record was the very first production of Peter Koelewijn.
The lineup: Wim Bieler (vocals, harmonica, later solo with his group Dambuster), Frank Nuyens (guitar, sax, flute, in 1971 solo), Peter Vink (bass, in 1969 temporarily in Big Wheel, later in Finch), Jay Baar (drums, keys, later in Tantalus, in 1968 replaced by Beer Klaasse, ex-Livin' Blues, and also later to Finch), Joop Roelofs (guitar). The group existed from 1965 till 1974. After Wim Bieler left in 1971, Johnny Frederiksz became the new singer (ex-World, to Temple and solo as Edgar Allen Poe). See also Kjoe.
1966 You're the victor/And your kind Decca AT 10189
The life I live/Cry in the night 10210
I despise you/Ann 10224
From above/I was young 10248
LP Revolution QL 625363
1967 World of birds/It came to me AT 10263
Where is the key/So high I've been so down I must fall 10286
EP Kjoe blues: Ain't that loving you baby/Rambling on my mind/
No place to go/80% O. BU 70025
1968 Ann/Sour wine AT 10336
(N.B.: English single under the name of Circus in 1968)
Do you dream/House of wood Parlophone R 5672
1969 Sundance/World of birds 10383
LP Revival XBY 846515
1970 Don't let me fall/Crumblin' Negram NG 172
Sexy legs/There was a day 196
LP Afghanistan NELP 075
1971 Love is such a good thing/Night NG 220
I just can't wait/We're gonna make it 230
LP We're gonna make it ELS 914
LP Greatest hits Decca 6454409
Fighting is easy/Country girl Polydor 2050130
1977 LP Revolution (re) Decca 6440675
HITS:
[05-03-1966]^11*13 YOU'RE THE VICTOR q 65
[11-06-1966]^5*14 THE LIFE I LIVE q 65
[29-10-1966]^19*7 I DESPISE YOU / ANN q 65
[28-01-1967]^13*7 FROM ABOVE q 65
[22-04-1967]^8*9 WORLD OF BIRDS q 65
[03-10-1970]^40*2 SEXY LEGS q 65
Q '65 in the following lineup: Johnny Frederiksz (vocals), Beer Klaasse (drums), Peter Vink (bass), Joop Roelofs (guitar).
1972 Hoonana/Troubles Polydor 2050181
Submitted by: Adri Verhoef
(a3@a3.xs4all.nl-removespam)
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