German Measles - 60s Beat, Garage, R'n'B, Mod, Pop and Freakbeat from Germany!
Out now on Cree Records on 180 Gr. vinyl in heavy gatefold cover:
GERMAN MEASLES Volume 1
Flames of love: Beat, Garage and R'n'B from Germany.
Beat music may have been born in Britain, but it was schooled and nurtured in the dank clubs of the Reeperbahn, spawning a homegrown beat group scene that sprouted early and proliferated rapidly. By 1964, West Germany was a buzzing hive of beat music. The German record industry, which also commanded some of the best-equipped recording studios in the world, was quick to cash in on the new youth craze, churning a steady stream of vinyl into the marketplace. Lost, forgotten, misplaced or ignored in this rash of releases was some of the most exciting rock 'n' roll music of the era.
GERMAN MEASLES, Volume 2
Sun Came Out At Seven: '60s Mod, pop and freakbeat from Germany
In this second installment of GERMAN MEASLES, we celebrate the evolution of the German beat sound as it moved beyond its raucous Smash-Boom-Baby-Balla-Balla beginnings into the converging realms of Mod, harmony pop, freakbeat and the first blossoms of psychedelia.