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Cream, Wheels of Fire, copyright 1968 by Polydor.
Artwork by Martin Sharp.
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Reel-to-reel machine + Magnetic tape 7 ½ ips, 4-Track Stereo, Double album, K3002, Polydor, 1971.
Below is a quote from Wikipedia:
"...Back to the Roots is a 1971 double album by John Mayall released on Polydor. Recording sessions took place both in California and London where Mayall invited some former members of his band, notably guitarists Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor.
At the end of the 1980s Mayall remixed some tracks and issued them along with some of the older material as Archives to Eighties. An expanded two-CD version of Back to the Roots now includes both the original and later remixed versions of the tracks..."
Very old photo film Svema "Foto-65"
Pentax 67
Smc Macro Pentax 135/4
Autumn 2022
Esta singular iglesia, fue construida en el siglo XI, en el sitio de un templo más antiguo dedicado a la Diosa Artemisa y es una de las pocas iglesias bizantinas en Atenas que está abierta regularmente.
La iglesia (Agia Ekaterini) en griego, dedicada a Santa Catalina, celebra la liturgia la mayoría de los domingos y conmemora el martirio de esa santa, anualmente el 25 de noviembre.
. Debajo de los cimientos del edificio medieval , se encuentran los cimientos del antiguo templo.
Las columnas y el arquitrabe del atrio siguen en pie en el claustro de la iglesia. Es uno de los pocos sitios arqueológicos que quedan en la ciudad, donde puedes acercarte y tocar las ruinas, incluidas las columnas en pie y las caídas.
La iglesia fue dañada durante la Guerra de Independencia griega. Afortunadamente, el daño fue reparado poco después de la victoria griega y se completaron renovaciones adicionales en 1839, 1882 y, más recientemente, en 1927. Los sacerdotes visitantes del Sinaí plantaron las palmeras alrededor de la iglesia creando un refugio tranquilo y sombreado para los fieles. En 1922, uno de estos sacerdotes trajo a la iglesia los restos sagrados de San Polydoros de Chipre, San Atanasio de Persia y San Trifón, donde permanecen hasta el día de hoy.
The Eiffel Tower, before and after glasses
Before and After Science is the fifth studio album by British musician Brian Eno. Produced by Eno and Rhett Davies, it was originally released by Polydor Records in December 1977. The album marks Eno's last foray into rock music for the 1970s as a solo artist, with all his remaining albums of the decade showcasing more of Eno's avant-garde and ambient music, which was hinted at on the second half of Before and After Science. Critical response to the album has remained positive, with several critics calling it one of Eno's best works.
"Spider and i sit watching the sky
On a world without sound
We knit a web to catch one tiny fly
For our world without sound
We sleep in the mornings
We dream of a ship that sails away
A thousand miles away"
The music: youtu.be/k80fJbzcz38?si=gzdXpj1_iIk8LZcE
Se trata del libro de Polydore Roux (1825) Ornithologie provençale [Tome 1], este es el enlace:
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Espero que os gusten mis regalos anticipados de Reyes, son joyas a las que es muy dificil acceder, pero gracias a la Universidad de Estrasburgo y a internet, hoy están al alcance de todo el mundo.
Oxygène, recorded by French musician Jean-Michel Jarre, was released in France in 1976. It was later released in the UK the following year via Polydor, and that is the copy I still have. The cover artwork by Michel Granger makes for an interesting squared circle.
Macro Monday: #Hobby
A hobby most of us enjoy: listening to music. As Nietzsche already said: "Without music, life would be a mistake." While this is a 45 rpm Beatles single (a very early recording of "Skinny Minnie" / "My Bonnie" with Tony Sheridan, 1962, but published on Polydor as "late" as 1968; the sleeve shows The Beatles very young, all clad in leather like rockers, probably taken in the days when they regularly played at the Cavern Club in Hamburg) which I got when I was a kid (the single, I mean), I thought that this actually looks like the cover of a ca. 1978 LP, the debut of, let's say, the then upcoming and most promising, if not to say hot Punk-Prog Band Poly d'Or: "A Case of the Mondays". An elaborate, most intricate, deeply philosophical (in a Punk-Prog way) concept album / Punk opera about a guy called Sir Bob who wakes up one Monday in a shrinking world, and... Do you really want to know how the story goes on? No, of course not, because you all know it, and experience it every week. Groundhog Monday :-) (And please note, I didn't mean to include the sad story that inspired the real life Sir Bob [Geldof] to write his band's greatest hit; this is all about MMs and fun.)
Warum bloß...
Nicht bezogen auf ein Hobby, das viele von uns erfreut: Musikhören. Denn das ist ja klar, wie sagte schon Nietzsche: "Ohne Musik wäre das Leben ein Irrtum." Eigentlich ist das eine uralte Polydor-Beatles-Single, wohl aufgenommen im Jahr 1962 (The Beatles with Tony Sheridan) zu Cavern-Club-Zeiten, das Cover zeigt sie dann auch alle seeehr jung, wie Rocker in Leder gekleidet, und zu hören gibt es auf der einen Seite "Skinny Minnie" und auf der anderen "My Bonny". Veröffentlicht wurde das Ganze 1968. Das Foto erinnert mich aber eher an eine LP so ca. von 1978, also fiel mir folgende Geschichte dazu ein: Dies ist das Debüt der damals aufstrebenden Punk-Prog-Band Poly d'Or, "A Case of the Mondays", ein unglaublich vielschichtiges, philosophisches Konzeptalbum, eine Punk-Oper gar, über einen Typen namens Sir Bob, der eines Montags in einer schrumpfenden Welt erwacht und... wollt Ihr wirklich wissen, wie es weitergeht? Natürlich nicht, Ihr wisst es längst, erlebt Ihr es doch jede Woche selbst ;-) (Kleine Anmerkung: Die traurige Geschichte, die den echten Sir Bob [Geldof] damals zum größten Hit seiner Band inspirierte, lassen wir hier mal außen vor, hier geht es um MM und Spaß. Hoffentlich.)
My brother bought me this for my birthday when it was first released and I've recently purchased this vinyl re-issue (great LP btw)
Σήμερα, λόγω, εθνικής επετείου, μου ήρθε στο μυαλό ένα από τα πολλά τραγούδια που μου μάθανε στο σχολείο, αλλά και που έμαθα αργότερα εγώ στους μαθητές μου. Το τραγούδι λέγεται: «Ο Λεβέντης». Τους στίχους έγραψε, προ Χούντας, ο Έλληνας συγγραφέας, ηθοποιός, σκηνοθέτης και στιχουργός, Νότης Περγιάλης. Μελοποιήθηκε και ηχογραφήθηκε από τον Μίκη Θεοδωράκη τον Ιανουάριο του 1971 στο Λονδίνο. Συμπεριελήφθη στον δίσκο ''Τραγούδια του Αγώνα'' , από την Polydor Γαλλίας, που κυκλοφόρησε το 1974. Ένα τραγούδι που συνδυάστηκε με την εξέγερση του Πολυτεχνείου.
Λίγα λόγια για τον Νότη Περγιάλη:
Γεννημένος το 1920 στ' Ανώγεια της Σπάρτης, υπήρξε, όπως ομολογεί ο ίδιος, κακός μαθητής στο σχολείο: «Είναι αλήθεια πως μ' ενδιέφεραν περισσότερο τα δικά μου διαβάσματα. Μ' αυτά ονειρευόμουν και ανακάλυπτα έναν κόσμο δικό μου». Τελειώνοντας το Γυμνάσιο παρακολούθησε -επιθυμία του πατέρα του- χωρίς ενδιαφέρον μια σχολή μηχανικών. «Ο δρόμος μου ήταν η τέχνη». Ηδη, συμμετέχοντας στην Αντίσταση, δεν αγωνιζόταν μόνο έγραφε, σκηνοθετούσε κι έπαιζε δικά του έργα.
Κοντά στην τέχνη, και ο αγώνας για μια καλύτερη Ελλάδα: «Από το έργο μου μπορείτε να καταλάβετε και την ιδεολογία μου. Ανέβηκα στο βουνό με το ΕΑΜ-ΕΛΑΣ. Πολέμησα τους Γερμανούς, κυνηγήθηκα γιατί πίστευα και πιστεύω στις ιδέες της Αριστεράς. Συμμετείχα ενεργά στους αγώνες του λαού. Το 1968, στη δικτατορία, όταν κρυβόμουνα, με βοηθούσε ο φίλος Γιάννης Βογιατζής. Ναι, ο γνωστός κωμικός ηθοποιός. Τι ψυχούλα που είναι!»
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Στο μυαλό μου ήρθε ο Πόντιος παππούς μου. Οι πρόγονοί του βίωσαν τη γενοκτονία των Ελλήνων του Πόντου, τις σφαγές και τους εκτοπισμούς εναντίον Ελληνικών πληθυσμών στην περιοχή του Πόντου που πραγματοποιήθηκαν από το κίνημα των Νεότουρκων κατά την περίοδο 1914-1923.
Ο παππούς μου, στη Θεσσαλονίκη πια, ένας πολύ εργατικός και καλόψυχος άνθρωπος για μένα, επέλεξε να συνταχθεί με την πλευρά της Χούντας. Ο γιος του, ο πατέρας μου, ένας πολύ εργατικός και καλόψυχος άνθρωπος για μένα, από αντίδραση στον πατέρα του, και βιώνοντας τη Χούντα σε μια ευαίσθητη ηλικία, επέλεξε να συνταχθεί με την Αριστερά. Οι τσακωμοί τους αμέτρητοι για τις πολιτικές τους πεποιθήσεις. Η ήδη ανύπαρκτη σχέση που είχαν με το πέρασμα του χρόνου γινόταν όλο και χειρότερη.
Μετά, στο νου μου ήρθε ο άλλος μου παππούς τον οποίο δε γνώρισα ποτέ, μιας και πέθανε πολύ νέος, τον σκότωσαν για την ακρίβεια για τις πεποιθήσεις του. Ήταν Αριστερός. Ένα έγκλημα συγκεκαλυμμένο. Η γυναίκα του, η γιαγιά μου, έλεγε πως ήταν ένας υπέροχος άνθρωπος και πολλές φορές επί γερμανικής κατοχής βοηθούσε τους ανθρώπους ρισκάροντας τη ζωή του. Ήταν, όμως, αλκοολικός και όταν μεθούσε φερόταν βίαια στην οικογένειά του.
Σκέφτηκα επίσης τη γιαγιά μου τη Θρακιώτισσα που παντρεύτηκε τον Πόντιο παππού μου. Εργατικός και καλόψυχος άνθρωπος και αυτή. Δεν την ενδιέφερε ποτέ η πολιτική και ούτε τώρα την ενδιαφέρει. Η χριστιανή γιαγιά μου, πίστευε πως ο Θεός θα σώσει τον κόσμο. Τα πρώτα χρόνια, όσο ήμουν μικρή, ήταν πολύ δογματική.
Η μητέρα μου και η μητέρα της, η γιαγιά μου η Βάσω, επίσης πίστευαν πως ο Θεός θα σώσει τον κόσμο και ήταν κι αυτές αρκετά δογματικές, ως χριστιανές, όσο εγώ ήμουν μικρή.
Και τώρα η σειρά μου. Όταν ήμουν μικρούλα άλλοι μου λέγανε πως τον κόσμο θα τον σώσει η Δεξιά, άλλοι μου λέγανε πως τον κόσμο θα τον σώσει η Αριστερά και άλλοι μου λέγανε πως τον κόσμο θα τον σώσει ο Θεός. Μεγαλώνοντας και διαβάζοντας ιστορία, με λύπη μου αντιλαμβανόμουν πως η διχόνοια μεταξύ των ανθρώπων, την οποία πολύ έντεχνα ξέρουν να σπέρνουν όσοι εξουσιάζουν τον πλανήτη, ήταν πάντα η αιτία πολέμων.
Σκέφτηκα…Εδώ υπήρχε μια διαρκής διχόνοια στην ίδια μου την οικογένειά επί πολλά έτη και σε πολλές άλλες οικογένειες που έχω γνωρίσει όλα αυτά τα χρόνια. Πώς, λοιπόν, να καταφέρουν να ενωθούν οι άνθρωποι μιας πόλης, μιας χώρας, όλου του κόσμου;
Την απάντηση στο ερώτημά μου έδωσε η σταύρωση και η θυσία της αδερφής μου. Μέσα από τη δική της ζωή οι γονείς μου και οι παππούδες μου κατάλαβαν πως κανένα πολιτικό κόμμα και καμιά θρησκεία (με την έννοια του δόγματος) δεν θα σώσει τον κόσμο. Κατάλαβαν, κι εγώ μαζί τους, μέσα από την αδερφή μου πως τον κόσμο θα τον σώσει η ενότητα, η αγάπη.
Το κάθε κύτταρο της αδερφής μου γνώριζε επί 17 συνεχόμενα έτη την πιο σκληρή γενοκτονία. Παρ’ όλα αυτά πάλευε για τη ζωή της κάθε μέρα με ένα τεράστιο χαμόγελο στο πρόσωπο και δυο μάτια λαμπερά σαν τον ήλιο. Παρότι, αυτή υπέφερε πιο πολύ από όλους μας, αυτή ήταν που μας έκανε κάθε μέρα να ελπίζουμε και να βρίσκουμε Πίστη. Αυτή μας ένωσε.
Αναρωτιέμαι πότε οι άνθρωποι θα καταλάβουμε πως οι θρησκείες, τα έθνη, οι πολιτισμοί, μέσα από τη διαφορετικότητά τους, μπορούν και να μας ενώνουν αντί να μας διχάζουν; Πότε θα δούμε πως μοιάζουμε μεταξύ μας πολύ περισσότερο απ’ ότι νομίζαμε. Πότε θα ενωθούμε ώστε να αλλάξει ετούτος ο κόσμος; Πόσοι Λεβέντες σαν την αδερφή μου πρέπει να θυσιαστούν;
Για τη Λεβέντισσα την αδερφή μου
Σαν τον αητό φτερούγαγε στη στράτα
Τον καμαρώνει η γειτονιά στα παραθύρια
με χαμηλά, τα μαύρα του τα μάτια
λεβέντης εροβόλαγε.
Στα μάτια του ένα σύννεφο
μες στην καρδιά του σίδερο
Κυλάει το αίμα, σκέπασε τον ήλιο
κι ο χάρος εροβόλαγε.
Σφαλούν τα μάτια κι οι καρδιές
σφαλούν τα παραθύρια
Μετά χιμάει ο χάροντας καβάλα
κι εκείνος χαμογέλαγε.
Ποιος κατεβαίνει σήμερα στον Άδη
ποιόν κουβεντιάζει η γειτονιά κι ανανταριάζει
γιατί βουβά είναι τα βουνά κι οι κάμποι
λεβέντης εροβόλαγε.
Led Zeppelin Vinyl 1st Album 1st Pressing "Turquoise Lettering" Released 1969 By Polydor Records Ltd under Licence from Atlantic Recording Co. 588171 "Rare"
Dune - Worlds Of Spice
With the music: Brian Eno - Prophecy Theme of Dune (Soundtrack / 1984 / Original Polydor Release)
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A film that was a milestone in the Cinema and influenced my artistic vision.
An artistic digital painting recreation using the personages of Dune (1984) in first plan Sting as Feyd-Rauthain.
Dune is a 1984 American epic science fiction film written and directed by David Lynch, based on the 1965 Frank Herbert novel of the same name. With Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis and many others.
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Frank Herbert (novel), David Lynch (screenplay), Executive Producer: Dino De Laurentiis.
Distributed by Universal Pictures.
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Work made for the Spotlight Your Best - March Contest: BOOK TITLES :
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Remembering Vangelis (1943 - 2022) Tribute - Inspirational Music by Daniel Arrhakis (2022)
With the music : Music video by Vangelis performing Chariots Of Fire. (C) 1981 Universal Music International BV / Polydor (UK) Ltd.
Vangelis, the Greek composer and musician of Chariots of Fire, and Blade Runner soundtracks, dies aged 79.
Born Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou in 1943, the young Vangelis developed an early interest in music and experiments with sounds produced by banging pots and pans or fixing nails, glasses and other objects to the strings of his parents' piano.
The success of "Chariots of Fire" overshadowed his other scores, but he wrote the music for a number of major films including "Missing", directed by his compatriot Costa-Gavras, and Ridley Scott's futuristic thriller "Blade Runner".
1492: Conquest of Paradise is a 1992 music score by Vangelis to the film of the same name, a 1992 epic historical drama film directed and produced by Ridley Scott and starring Gérard Depardieu, Armand Assante, and Sigourney Weaver.
It portrays a version of the travels to the New World by the Genoese explorer Christopher Columbus and the effect this had on indigenous peoples.
The film was released to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Columbus' voyage.
More success followed him after the release of the original film score to Alexander, a 2004 film that portrays the life of Alexander the Great. One of the spectacular songs on the soundtrack was “Titans.” This enchanting composition rises above most songs to establish itself as one of Vangelis’ best releases.
And many others ...
This is my tribute to this unique composer and musician that inspired generations ... and made us travel through time and space on an inspiring journey of self-discovery... between the past and the future!
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Work made with stock images, images from media of several sources and images of mine.
"Ain't She Sweet" was also performed by The Beatles (with Lennon on lead vocals). It was recorded on June 23, 1961 at the Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg, Germany with Pete Best on drums, and Bernard Purdie for drum overdubs, produced by Bert Kaempfert, released in 1964, May 29 on Polydor NH 52-317 (UK).[1]
(note for the Beatles Project group).
Golden Earring
To The Hilt
LP
Gatefold sleeve.
Artwork [Photographic Retouching] : Richard Manning
Cover : Hipgnosis
Design Concept : George Hardie
Polydor (1976)
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Golden Earring
To The Hilt
Cassette
Polydor (1976)
This photo is copyrighted and may not be used in any way without permission. Photo taken on 05/16/08 at the Amway Arena in Orlando.
Check out more photos from this show here:
The Police Concert Photos on 05/16/08
The Police are a three-piece rock band that formed in 1977.
LONDON DECEMBER 4: Hollywood Undead perform live at Shepherds Bush Empire on December 4, 2009 in London, England. (Photo by Marc Broussely/Redferns)
Pittoresque rue piétonne aux façades chamarrées, paradis des chats et des blogueurs, la rue Crémieux se situe dans le quartier des Quinze-Vingts du nom de l’hôpital situé rue de Charenton. Elle relie la rue de Bercy à la rue de Lyon dans le XIIème arrondissement, à quelques encablures de la Gare de Lyon. Son charme bucolique doit beaucoup à l’initiative de ses heureux habitants qui ont repeints les coquettes bicoques de couleurs acidulées et tendres qui ne sont pas sans rappeler Portobello à Londres, l’île de Burano à Venise ou encore Valparaiso au Chili. Jardinières savamment entretenues et arbustes verdoyants, rosiers et hortensias prospèrent pour le plus grand bonheur des promeneurs, halte champêtre en plein cœur de l’émoi urbain.
Tracée à l’emplacement des anciennes Arènes Impériales, lieu de divertissement de 1500 places très prisé au début du Second Empire, la rue est ouverte en 1865 par la Compagnie Générale Immobilière. Elle porte alors le nom d’avenue Millaud en référence à Moïse Polydore Millaud (1813-1871). Banquier, entrepreneur, cet homme très affairé est également patron de presse. C’est lui qui créé en 1863 le Petit Journal, premier quotidien à un sou, ancêtre de la presse populaire mêlant actualités, politique, faits divers, romans-feuilletons rédigés notamment par Ponson du Terrail, auteur des aventures de Rocambole et Garboriau, considéré comme le père du roman policier. En 1897, cette jolie venelle est rebaptisée rue Crémieux, en hommage à Isaac Moïse dit Adolphe Crémieux (1796-1880) avocat et homme politique français, membre du gouvernement provisoire de 1848, célèbre pour le décret de 1870 qui porte son nom et donna la nationalité française aux Juifs d’Algérie.
Construite sur le modèle des cités ouvrières, la rue Crémieux mesure à peine 144 mètres de long, pour 7,50 de large. Interdite à la circulation depuis 1993, ses pavés ne sont plus foulés que par les piétons et les nombreux félins peu farouches qui paressent au soleil. A l’origine, les 35 petites maisons de ville ont été pensées à la façon des pavillons anglais avec cuisine en sous-sol et deux étages comprenant six pièces. Dans cette partie de la ville, durement touchées par la crue de 1910, on trouve des plaques commémoratives comme celle située au numéro 8 qui indique que l’eau a atteint le niveau record de 1m75 dans la nuit du 28 au 29 janvier
’agrément sans pareil de la rue Crémieux, dans un quartier manquant singulièrement de charme, est un enchantement. A tel point que les blogueurs parisiens s’y pressent avec délice, moi la première. Je me demande parfois si les habitants ne vont pas finir par se lasser du ballet incessant d’olibrius mitraillant les façades colorées de leur petit Eden. La grande Cité réserve parfois de jolis moments de poésie qu’il faut savoir préserver.
Yonge-Dundas Square, Toronto [ www.ydsquare.ca/ ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=91N1IsU3-kc
"'Memories of Green' is a slow piano piece against a backdrop of synthesizer noise and the bleeps of a computer game. In later interviews, sound engineer Raphael Preston revealed that he had to play the game without losing for the duration of the piece. It would later appear again on the Blade Runner soundtrack." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/See_You_Later
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"The Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis is a dark melodic combination of classic composition and futuristic synthesizers (mainly a Yamaha CS-80) which mirrors the film-noir retro-future envisioned by Ridley Scott. Vangelis, fresh from his Academy Award winning score from Chariots of Fire, composed and performed the music on his synthesizers. He also made use of various chimes and the vocals of collaborator Demis Roussos, as well as the haunting sax solo by Dick Morrissey on 'Love Theme.' Ridley Scott also used 'Memories of Green' from Vangelis' 1980 album See You Later (an orchestral version of which Scott would later use in his film Someone To Watch Over Me). Along with Vangelis' compositions and ambient textures, the film's soundscape also prominently features a track by the Japanese group Ensemble Nipponia (Ogi No Mato or 'The Folding Fan as a Target' from the Nonesuch Records release 'Traditional Vocal and Instrumental Music') and a track by harpist Gail Laughton ('Pompeii 76 A.D.' from Laurel Records recently reissued 'Harps of the Ancient Temples').
Despite being well received by fans and critically acclaimed – nominated in 1983 for a BAFTA and Golden Globe as best original score – and the promise of a soundtrack album from Polydor Records in the end titles of the film, the release of the original soundtrack recording was delayed for over a decade. There are three official releases of the music from Blade Runner. In light of the lack of a release of an official score, an orchestral adaptation, recorded by The New American Orchestra, was released in 1982. Some of the film tracks would in 1989 surface on the compilation Themes, but it was not until the 1992 release of the Director's Cut version of the film that a substantial amount of the score would see the light of day on an official release." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runner_(soundtrack)
An Unexceptional Album Cover apparently designed to look like a Bootleg Recording
Live at Leeds was recorded in 1970 at The University of Leeds with Critics citing it as the best live Rock recording of all time
This CD is on the Polydor Label and released in 1995
Keith Moon, Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend
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After signing a management contract with Owen Husney, Prince and David Rivkin spent the entire winter of 1976-77 at Sound 80. They re-recorded some of the songs Prince had demoed at Moonsound, and they taped some new material here as well.
Prince also guested on sessions with Pepé Willie’s band 94 East and with The Lewis Connection, featuring Sonny Thompson. The 94 East tracks “10:15” and “Fortune Teller” were intended for a Polydor single in 1977 but were eventually released via Pepé’s website in 2002. The 1979 Lewis Connection album (which featured Prince on the track “Got To Be Something Here”) was re-released on LP & CD in 2013.
The recording studio still exists elsewhere in Minneapolis, but this building now houses Orfield Labs, “the quietest place on Earth” (according to Guinness World Records).
12th Studio Album by "Deep Purple Mark II" released in 1987
This is the 1999 re release on the Polydor Label 5416 162-2
Several of the tracks are shorter on this issue than the original recording.
German promotion card by Polydor, no. 118, 1979. From left to right: José Hoebee, Patty Brard, and Marga Scheide.
Luv' are a Dutch girl group that scored a string of hit records in Continental Europe (Benelux, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Denmark) as well as South Africa, Rhodesia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The original members were Patty Brard, José Hoebee and Marga Scheide. The band sold more than seven million records worldwide (singles and albums). Among their greatest hits were: 'U.O.Me (Welcome to Waldolala)', 'You're the Greatest Lover', 'Trojan Horse', 'Casanova' and 'Ooh, Yes I Do'. The formation went through line-up changes and the original singers reunited several times.
In 1976, record producers, Hans van Hemert and Piet Souer, and manager Han Meijer, twenty years before the Spice Girls phenomenon, decided to form a girl group, Luv', inspired by the German disco trio Silver Convention. They had already recorded the music of a self-penned track ('My Man') and were looking for singers. They recruited three women: José Hoebee, born in1954 in Best. She started her career as a semi-professional vocalist in the early 1970s as a member of a folk & country band, 'Young Tradition', with her two sisters. This formation took part in talent shows, changed its name into 'Elongi', and recorded a single produced by Piet Souer who suggested José join Luv'. Marga Scheide, born in 1954 in Amsterdam. She was involved in many beauty pageants and appeared on the covers of various artist hit compilations. Patty Brard, from Sorong in New Guinea, born in 1955, first worked as a secretary in the office of Hans van Hemert who offered her a career in the show business. After the singles 'My Man' (#12 in the Netherlands and a Flemish Top 10 hit) and 'Dream, Dream' (which failed to enter the charts) in 1977, Van Hemert was commissioned by VPRO television to write the theme song for the Wim T. Schippers-written TV series 'Het is weer zo laat!' (also known as Waldolala), a spin-off from 'Van Oekel's Discohoek' (1974). With help from Souer, he composed 'U.O.Me (Welcome to Waldolala)' which was recorded by the girls. Moreover, Luv's appearance performing the song on this TV show during the opening credit was a great publicity stunt. It became an instant hit in the Netherlands and Flanders (Belgium) and was a Top 5 hit in both countries.
Luv' had their international breakthrough with the "You're the Greatest Lover" single in 1978. It sold one million copies. Apart from their homeland, Luv' entered the music charts in Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Mexico. Their next single, 'Trojan Horse', was another million-seller, and the follow-up singles 'Casanova' and 'Ooh, Yes I Do' were also successful. Their albums were big selling records, especially With Luv' and Lots of Luv'. In 1978-1979, Luv' was 'Holland's best export act' and received for their entire oeuvre the Export award from Conamus, a foundation dedicated to the promotion and support of Dutch music abroad. Their songs were also popular behind the Iron Curtain, especially in East Germany, Poland, and Hungary. Soon after the release of the 'One More Little Kissie' single, Patty Brard left the band in August 1980. She was replaced by a model and limbo dancer from the Ricardo and The Flames revue, Ria Thielsch born in 1951 in Manokwari, New Guinea. Ria was officially introduced to the public when the 'My Number One' single and the Forever Yours album were released in the fall of 1980. These records sold well in the Netherlands and Belgium. In March 1981, the girls and their team announced their break-up at the time they had planned to promote their recordings in new territories (Japan, Soviet Union....). To the public's great surprise, the group made a farewell performance on 22 July 1981, on the Nederland Muziekland show on Veronica (TV channel) by singing 'Tingalingaling' (which was released as a single). In 1988, the original line-up was reunited for a Dutch TV charity show (Samen) hosted by Mies Bouwman. Marga Scheide (only original member) and two other singers, Diana van Berlo and Michelle Gold recorded as Luv' a single 'Welcome to My Party' which reached the 22nd position on the Dutch charts and the 28th position on the Flemish charts in the autumn of 1989. The formation disbanded in 1992.
In 1993, because of the 1970s revival due to the success of ABBA and Boney M compilations, the original Luv' girls got together. An anthology CD (Luv' Gold) and a medley single (Megamix '93) were released in 1993 and peaked respectively at #14 and #23 on the Dutch charts. The ladies went on tour in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Denmark. Then their last studio album All You Need Is Luv' (1994) was issued. It failed to enter the hit lists. They performed from time to time and broke up again in 1996. In 2005, Luv' made a surprise performance at the 60th birthday of Hans van Hemert. One year later, a reality TV show about their comeback (Back in Luv) was broadcast on RTL 5 (a Dutch TV channel) and on VTM (a Flemish channel). A DVD (also entitled Back in Luv') and a Box set Completely in Luv' with bonus tracks and remixes came out. On 26, 27, and 28 May 2006, Luv' and Bobby Farrell (of Boney M) were the guest stars during three big shows of De Toppers at the Amsterdam Arena. In the later years, concerts were sporadic mainly due to the fact that Patty Brard was a busy TV personality. In the 2000s and early 2010s, Luv' was one of the few manufactured bands of the disco and dance era to be on stage with the original line-up. They gave their final performance in 2012 in Spaarnwoude at the Dutch Valley Festival. In March 2016, Marga and José announced another comeback of Luv' in De Telegraaf. Patty was not involved in this comeback and was replaced by Ria Thielsch. Luv' intended to go on tour and record a new repertoire produced by Juan Cristóbal Losada. In 2017, they celebrated their 40th anniversary with fans in Best. In 2019, the group announced an unexpected line-up change in De Telegraaf: media personality Chimène van Oosterhout replaced Ria Thielsch.
Source: Wikipedia.
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