RARE BEAT - GARAGE ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIC
LES SAUTERELLES
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A Swiss ’60s band that have sometimes been mistakenly identified as a British group due to their 1968 single “Dream Machine,” a quite catchy and enjoyable facsimile of British flower-pop with high harmonies, psychedelic lyrics, and driving guitars. The band had actually been recording since 1965, and established themselves as one of Switzerland’s best and most popular groups. That’s a status that doesn’t confer all that much, Switzerland being a small country, and much of their first LP (1966) was filled with covers of popular rock hits. These were interpreted, however, with a brash energy that makes the record stand out above the scores of similar cover-oriented albums produced around the globe during the era. Les Sauterelles continued recording all the way into the early ’70s, and several of their songs surfaced on collector-oriented reissues in the 1980s. When in summer 1968 Les Sauterelles ruled the Swiss charts with their hit "Heavenly Club", this success marked both their climax and end. Often referred as the "Swiss Beatles", Les Sauterelles had been the undisputed kings of the scene for years. Their breakup heralded a similar fate for most other Swiss "beat bands" who had for years been cruising along in the slipstream of their Anglo-American models, albeit with varying degrees of success.

MEMBERS:

A long list of members can be found here.

BEST LINK:

Le Sauterelles official website



Aiuto Va Sempre Mal
Il Quinto Non Lo Paghi
Italy
Columbia SCMQ 7053
Value: 70 €

And The Sun Will Shine
Threw It All Away
Switzerland
S 01-02
Value: 70 €

Be Crazy And Dance Part One
Be Crazy And Dance Part Two
Germany
CBS 4366
Value: 60 €

Be Crazy And Dance Part One
Be Crazy And Dance Part Two
Germany
CBS 4366
Value: 80 €
PROMO

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
Belgium
Decca 79.028
Value: 45 €

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
France
Decca 79.028
Value: 45 €

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
Germany
Decca D 19 950
Value: 50 €

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
Holland
Decca AT 20 010
Value: 75 €

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
Italy
Decca C 16 647
Value: 90 €

Heavenly Club
Dream Machine
Switzerland
Decca 1001
Value: 35 €
BLICK PRÄSENTIERT

Hey Girl
Routine
Switzerland
Columbia SCMZ 3038
Value: 130 €

Hong Kong
It Was A Long Time Ago
Italy
EMI 3E006-33722
Value: 80 €

Hong Kong
Forget It All
Switzerland
Columbia SCMZ 3027
Value: 60 €

I Love You How You Love Me
Janet
Italy
Columbia SCMQ 7001
Value: 85 €

I Love You How You Love Me
Janet
Italy
Columbia SCMQ 7001
Value: 85 €
BACK OF SLEEVE

I Love You How You Love Me
Janet
Switzerland
Columbia SCMZ 3035
Value: 75 €

I'm A Prisoner
Tonight
Switzerland
Columbia SCMZ 3030
Value: 60 €

Montgolfier
Big Old Sun
Germany
Decca D 19 973
Value: 50 €

Routine
Senza Di Te
Italy
Columbia SCMQ 7025
Value: 85 €

Station On Third Avenue
All Alone
Germany
CBS 4148
Value: 35 €

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