{"product_id":"v-a-silver-girls-indian-pipes-lp","title":"V\/A \"Silver Girls \u0026 Indian Pipes\" LP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe very best of \u003cem\u003ePenny Wise\u003c\/em\u003e\/\u003cem\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/em\u003e and Peter Bewley. In the history of the \u003cstrong\u003eNederbeat\u003c\/strong\u003e genre the band \u003cem\u003ePenny Wise\u003c\/em\u003e is simply legendary. Their story begins in 1967.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer members Donald and Martin van Os grow up in the western part of \u003cem\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/em\u003e. Their first group, \u003cem\u003eSo What\u003c\/em\u003e, plays a lot in the Amsterdam beat clubs, sometimes opening up for Dutch major Beat groups such as \u003cem\u003eThe Motions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Earrings\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eSo What\u003c\/em\u003e’s manager André Heilbron works as a roadie for Amsterdam’s #1 group \u003cem\u003eThe Outsiders \u003c\/em\u003eand then the group comes under the wings of the famous impresario John B. van Setten. “Silver Girl” and “Jackie’s S.S.S.” appear on their first single. \u003cem\u003ePenny Wise \u003c\/em\u003epresents itself – both in sound and fashion - as a very exuberant British mod group. “Silver Girl” is nowadays rated among connoisseurs as one of the best and most exciting examples of Dutch 60’s Freakbeat. “Lily Come Near Me” is in a much more poppier vein - a very strong composition with great melodies and splendid vocals, one of the band’s hallmarks. \u003cem\u003ePenny Wise\u003c\/em\u003e’ s final 45, “Leave Me Alone”, another lite-psych pop masterpiece, and its flipside “In The Fields With Me”, a quirky \u003cem\u003eKinks\u003c\/em\u003e\/Ray Davies style pop follows. By the end of 1969 they change their name in \u003cem\u003eAmsterdam\u003c\/em\u003e. The idea to name themselves after their hometown was “inspired” by the American group Chicago. Amsterdam’s debut 45, the Freakbeat “Blue Steel 45” and the atmospheric laid-back “Indian Pipe” is out in 1970 and gets a lot of airplay. Another song from their catalogue compiled hereby is the melodic West-Coast styled “Lucy Lucy”. Former member Peter van Asten leaves the band early 1971. Under the pseudonym of Peter Bewley he releases three 45’s of which his first “It’s Allright Bill” b\/w “Smile Again”, a beautiful strongly Beatles-inspired pop 2-sider, is his best and most successful one. Peter plays guitar, bass, piano, organ and is doin’ the lead vocals. It’s 1975 when Amsterdam’s first album is released and the band actually no longer exists. It’s a collection of their \u003cem\u003ePink Elephant \u003c\/em\u003esingle sides complemented with four songs recorded earlier. As a tribute to our beloved Amsterdam city we chose Alessandra Monoriti’s colorful illustration for the cover which perfectly fits in the music compiled in this record. Lovers of \u003cstrong\u003eNederbeat,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDutch-Baroque-Pop \u003c\/strong\u003eand lite \u003cstrong\u003ePop-Psych\u003c\/strong\u003e will surely fill this record between their genre’s faves. Thanks to Dutch music export Erik Meinen this selection is now available again with such a rich and detailed liner notes insert. It was about time these songs would be rediscovered and newly presented in all their splendor. We sure hope you’ll like them as much as we do!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MISTY LANE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65873963909469,"sku":"MISTY 078","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1112\/0309\/0781\/files\/9ec1ed_623c3ad09e7e40cc985788aca2ef28d1_mv2_5a79a268-20c7-4191-90f5-5e0ec43a2d40.jpg?v=1789147319","url":"https:\/\/6mc7qk-8f.myshopify.com\/products\/v-a-silver-girls-indian-pipes-lp","provider":"MISTY LANE MUSIC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}