OS TARTAROS - ANTHOLOGY - LP
Hailing from Oporto, these boys in the
silver suits named themselves Os Tártaros. Known as
the carriers of the “new antiqúes”, they
became famous for the crazy twist garage versions os traditional
portuguese songs, making full use of echoes and reverb on
their electric guitars. Songs like TARTARIA after deepest
section of Dante’s Inferno, became their wildest sucess
making every one in the theathers and carnival stomp their
feet on the floor. They released four Ep’s, the tracks
are all here together for the first time. Fully garage and
surf stomps. This is the first portuguese garage band from
the 60’s reissued in a LP. Making part of a collection
PORTUGUESE GARAGE DAYS. This record is a most for every world
garage collectors, includes all the tracks from the ultra
rare ep’s of Os Tártaros.
Only 500 copies will be released…with
insert with reproduction of the ep’s covers, unsee photos
and full bio.
To be Out February 2009!!!
JESSE&JAMES-BELTER SINGLES COLLECTION
– 1967-1970
The group is formed by Antonio and Fernando
Lameirinhas .They lived with their Portuguese parents in Belgium,
moved to England and caught the soul-virus after playing in
a few beat-groups (e.g. Screaming Lord Sutch). In 1967 they
return to Belgium and form the J.J.Band. From "Wit-lof
from Belgium" : "A few flops, half a hit ("Half
a woman") and the two hits "Move" and "Something
for nothing" led Jess & James with the J.J.Band to
the top."
After the hits, dissension grew between
the frontmen (who wanted to continue to make soul music) and
their backing band (who aspired to make music in the style
of the American group Chicago). At the end of 1968 their ways
separated.
Jess & James then formed a group
around Scott Bradford (who later married teen-idol Anneke
Soetaert). Later on, they moved to Amsterdam and formed another
unsuccessful attempt to make it big again "Sail-Joia".
The J.J.-Band went their own way (in 1971 they changed their
name to "Plus"). They evolved to a style called
souljazz. Among the member of the J.J.Band and Plus figured
people like Francis Goya (Real name Francis Weyer, who later
on had a worldwide hit with "Nostalgia" and would
have millions of romantic souls dream away on his guitar melodies),
Bruno Castelluci (jazz-drummer known troughout the world)
etc ...
Now together with the BELTER label Groovie
Records compiled here the best tracks of their release to
BELTER. The LP will be out soon after the summer with booklet
and photos about the band!!
NEXT RESELASES WILL INCLUDE MORE JESSE&JAMES
REISSUES AND OTHER BELTER TITLES!
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