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What’d I Say, to cite The Gisha Brothers and Ray Charles: The Krauts are rockin’ – for the fifth time.
Over the last three years, Bear Family’s ‘Rockin’ with the Krauts’ CD-series has become one of the
label’s most successful. The first editions sold out quickly and had to be reprinted regularly, and fans
were hungry for more kraut, sorry, rock and roll.
The CD sweeps off with Germany’s King of Rock and Roll, the great Ted Herold. Ted delivers one of
his famous and well-done cover versions of Elvis Presley – Hey Baby (A Big Hunk O‘Love).
Volume 5 of ‘Rockin’ with the Krauts’ again presents rough garage rock from the early ‘60s, the true
genesis of rock and roll in the land of “poets and thinkers.” With Chuck Berry’s Beautiful Delilah, The
Phantom Brothers prove that maracas were handled appropriately in the land of the Sauerkraut. Their
punky sound ditches the Rolling Stones, sweeps away the Downliners Sect, and anticipates the
sound of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The Pralins rock Chuck Berry in a somewhat more civilized way – with a
lovely Kraut accent and a chilled-out attitude. Lou Reed is nothing compared to that. The German
Bonds with I’m a Hog for You Baby and The Rollicks with the eternal garage anthem Louie Louie
sound the same note. The beach parties on the Baltic and North Sea with illegal fires and legalized
marijuana are guaranteed – let’s rock!
The compilation also includes classics in Northern Band and Jump style, such as Mr. Patton aus
Manhattan by Werner Hass (why look for an artist name when your dad has thought of it?) and 3
Minuten Rock by Suzi Miller and the Starlets—sometimes three minutes is enough.
Mal Sondock, who brought the hit parade to German-speaking households in the Rhineland and
Ruhrgebiet via radio station WDR, voiced his destiny with Hey, Hallo Baby (Komm zum Record Hop).
But the real hits are the unobvious titles: At a time when every German pop singer had to have an
exotic name – or rather an exotic accent – Franconians also had a chance to make a record! Rudi
Büttner (which sounds almost like Rock-a-Billy), at the end of the 1950s, anticipated the excessive
Anglicisms of future times. Denglish Doobie-Dam-Dam. The insider tip of the CD comes from the British Rhine Army, Mönchengladbach: Doch Du lässt mich nie allein – a haunting rhumba that leaves us disturbed but aroused. Humor, horror, and rock and roll – the Germans did it – do it – want it!
Ted Herold: Hey Baby (A Big Hunk O’Love) The Gisha Brothers: What’d I Say The Phantom Brothers: Beautiful Delilah The Pralins: Talkin’ ‘Bout You Billy Sanders: Di-Di-Dinah Suzi Miller und die Starlets: 3 Minuten Rock The German Bonds: I’m A Hog For You The Rollicks: Louie Louie Michael Holm: Kein Alibi (She Rides With Me) Peter Reese & The Pages: Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Werner Hass: Mister Patton aus Manhattan (See You Later, Alligator) Ted Herold: Ich bin ein Mann (I’m A Man) Peter und die Midnights: Lucille Mal Sondock: Hey, Hallo Baby The Rattles: Mashed Potatoes The Bats: Gib mir Liebe (Money) The 5 Liverpools: Tokio Bernd Spier: Memphis, Tennessee The Shouters: Little By Little Ralf Bendix: Buona Sera Fats and His Cats: Well … Alright Rudi Büttner: Ich liebe You (Chantilly Lace)
Billy Mo: Billy Boy Billy Sanders: Doch du läßt mich nie allein (Bandstand Doll) Ted Herold: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop Hans Blum und das Hansen Quartett: Es ist schon wieder gleich Zehn The Rattles: Tell Me What Can I Do Peggy Peters: Aus (Shout) Die Crazy Combo: Hey Balla Balla Peter Kraus: Die Straße der Vergessenen Danny Mann: Sexy Hexy Freddy Quinn: So geht das jede Nacht Ralf Bendix: 99 Jahr’ (geht meine Post jetzt nach Sing-Sing)
GENRE: Rock N Roll
BARCODE: 4000127177308
RELEASE DATE: 17/05/2024
