The Fabulous Echoes ‎– Those Fabulous Echoes (LP 1963)

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The Fabulous Echoes ‎– Those Fabulous Echoes (LP Diamond ‎– LP 1010, 1963 / Hong Kong).

Género: Rock & Roll. 

Formado no início dos anos 60, The Fabulous Echoes foi um grupo de rock de Hong Kong constituído por 6 membros, Tony Ruivivar (o fundador e guitarrista), Danny Ruivivar (bateria), Terry Lucido Jr. (teclados) e Bert Sagum (percussão e instrumentos de sopro, originário das Filipinas), Cliff Foenander (vocalista) do Sri Lanka e Stanley Robertson (baixo) da Escócia. Pela sua excelente técnica musical, começaram a ser famosos, com muitos fãs em Hong Kong. O grupo gravou vários grandes sucessos como, “Dancing On The Moon”, “Sunshine”, “I Know”, “A Little Bit Of Soap”, “Carmen Twist”, “Loop De Loop”, “Baby Elephant Walk” e muitos outros. Dos elementos da banda de Hong Kong, quatro eram filipinos, o baixista era da Escócia e o seu vocalista, Cliff Foenander, era do Ceilão. Com o passar dos anos, o grupo mudou a sua base de Hong Kong para Honolulu, Havaí e, recentemente, para Las Vegas, EUA. Hoje, o grupo é conhecido como The Society Of Seven, com dois dos seus membros originais, o líder Tony Ruivivar, Bert Sagum, e cinco outros novos músicos talentosos. Ainda se apresentam em concertos lotados. Cliff Foenander faleceu na Austrália devido a um cancro, em 2000. Nascido em 1934, Cliff tinha 66 anos.

Faixas/Tracklist: 

A1 Sunshine 

A2 Another Saturday Night 

A3 I Know 

A4 Talkin' Bout Love 

A5 A Little Bit Of Soap 

A6 Skip To My Lou 

B1 Don't Say 

B2 Carmen Twist 

B3 Baby Elephant Walk 

B4 Loop De Loop 

B5 Remember Me 

B6 Dancing On The Moon 

Intervenientes/Personnel: 

Vocalista – Cliff Foenander (falecido) 

Baixo – Stan Robertson 

Bateria – Danny Ruivivar 

Guitarra – Tony Ruivivar 

Piano – Terry Lucido 

Tambotim, Voz – Bert Sagum 

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Hong Kong & Macau 60'S Scene (V/A)

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60's Hong Kong, Macau (and Singapore) Scene V/A.

In the Sixties, Mainland China was busy with the Cultural Revolution, which branded Rock and Roll as a sign of Western decadence. Nevertheless, the "Beat Wave" hit big in three Chinese territories that remained open to British or Portuguese influence - Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau.

                                               The Thunders (Os Trovões), from Macau

Hong Kong and Macau

The Beatles concert in Hong Kong in 1964 marked the birth of the golden age of the Hong Kong pop scene. From 1964 to 1969, a great number of bands appeared. They sung in English, as Cantonese and Mandarin songs were considered to be old fashion. These bands normally did cover versions of songs from the UK or the US. This scene reflects the multicultural diversity of the city. Musicians of different nationalities were active in the Hong Kong band scene: Chinese, British, Swedish, Macanese, Portuguese, Pilipinos, Singaporeans and Indians, among others. The most popular venues for stage shows and gatherings for youngsters in Hong Kong and Kowloon were called "Tea Dances". These weekend afternoon dance parties took place in night clubs and Chinese restaurants, providing Hong Kong bands with an opportunity to play live. Major bands were signed by Diamond, a subsidiary label of Polydor: Teddy Robin and The Playboys, The Mystics, Joe Jr. and The Side Effects, Menace, Lotus, Anders Nelson and The Inspiration, The Fabulous Echoes, D'Topnotes, Mod East, Magic Carpets, Danny Diaz and The Checkmates, to name a few. EMI on the other hand concentrated on the Mandarin song market, recording artists from the Shaw Brothers (the largest Hong Kong Movie company), such as Connie Chan (Chan Po-chu), Josephine Siao (Siao Fong-fong) and Nancy Sit, who recorded Chinese versions of international hits. Bands who joined EMI were relatively less active and less successful in the market: Thunderbirds (whose lead singer Robert Lee, was the brother of Kung Fu star Bruce Lee), The Thunders (from Macau - Portuguese influence), the only band that successfully crossed over to Hong Kong in the 60s), The Reynettes (who were a Filipino brother and sisters group), The Quest, from Singapore, who were stationed in Hong Kong in 1968. Most of the bands disbanded in 1969. In the 1970s, Teddy Robin, Joe Jr and Sam Hui (of Lotus) all became solo singers. Yet the glory days were over. In the mid 1970s, Sam Hui single-handedly invented a new Canto-pop market. It proved to be very successful in the coming years, thus putting a final stop to the so called "Golden Band Era of Hong Kong".

                                                    Teddy Robin And The Striplings (1964)

Singapore

Here, groups were formed, signed, with records being released weekly. Furthermore, in multicultural Singapore bands were playing music but singing them in English (which was the major language), Malay and Chinese. Therefore fans had three streams to choose from. Cliff Richard and The Shadows played a concert in Singapore in late 1961 and that marked the beginning of the Beat group era with bands which were strictly instrumental. Most times, singers were an adjunct to the band. The arrival of the Beatles in 1963 changed the emphasis from the instrumental band scene to self-contained units with singers and instrumentalists, although strictly instrumental bands flourished for a long time yet in Singapore – as there was a need for instrumental music in many situations. Singapore's musical scene was a mix of different influences sung in English, Malay and Chinese. They ranged from popular bands like Quests who came from the early Sixties era, Naomi and The Boys who had a successful four year run, Antartics who personified the second wave of R'n'B tinged groups, then Malay groups like D'4 Ever, Les Kafila's, Mike Ibrahim and The Nite Walkers, Swallows, Ismail Haron and The Guys and two guests from Thailand - Dynamics and Fox. The music ranges from Pop R'n'B, early Heavy to the plain weird. It is a mix of Western influences and Asian ethnic diversity produce something unique that can only be called Singaporean pop.

                                                    Teddy Robin And  The Playboys

Track List:

01 - Move It - Teddy Robin and The Playboys

02 - I Won't Say Goodbye - The Thunders  (Macau)

03 - Lies - Teddy Robin and The Playboys

04 - Hang On Sloopy - The Fabulous Echoes

05 - Kicks - The Lotus

06 - Out Of Sight-Out Of Mind - Anders Nelson Group

07 - It's So Easy - Danny Diaz and The Checkmates

08 - Theme For a Dream - Hong Ling

09 - I'll Be Waiting - The Lotus

10 - Sweet Soul Music - The Mystics

11 - Norman's Fancy - Teddy Robin and The Playboys

12 – Boys - Lam Leng and The Quests

13 - I Only Want To Be With You - Joe Jr.

14 - Summer Fun - The Thunders  (Macau)

15 - Speedy Gonzales - The Fabulous Echoes

16 - Up Up and Away - Danny Diaz and The Checkmates

17 - Spoonful Of Sugar - The Lotus

18 - Crying In The Chapel – Rowena

19 - Exclusively Yours - Joe Jr.

20 - I've Told Every Little Star - Hong Ling

21 - Shakin'all Over - Nancy Sit

22 - The Wedding - The Fabulous Echoes

23 - More Than I Can Say - Hong Ling

24 - I'm a Believer - Nancy Sit Ka Yin

25 - You've Lost That Loving Feeling - The Fabulous Echoes

26 - Don't Play That Song - Los Caballeros

27 - I Gotta Find Cupid - The Zoundcrackers

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Joe Jr. And Side-Effects - Effective (LP 1967, Hong-Kong)

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Joe Jr. And Side-Effects - Effective (LP Diamond LP-1037, 1967) - Beat Pop from Hong Kong

Trata-se de um LP fantástico, de um cantor de Hong Kong (com origem portuguesa), acompanhado por uma banda excelente e de grande nível para a época. Vale a pena ouvir este disco. Joe Jr. nasceu em Hong-Kong. O seu avô era português (José Maria Rodrigues), residente em Macau. Um dos seus primeiros grupos foi The Zoundcrakers e depois mudaram o nome para Joe Jr. and the Side-Effects.

There were lots of talents of different nationality appearing in the Hong Kong band scene. You could find local Hong Kong, Chinese, British, Swedish,Macanese/Portuguese, Philippinos, Singaporeans and Indians among others. Among all the famed bands, there were no boundaries. As long as they played a great tune, they would be accepted. Most of the great names were under the moniker of the "Diamond" label. You had Teddy Robin The Playboys, Mystics, Joe Jr. and The Side Effects, Anders Nelson & The Inspiration, Fabulous Echoes, Danny Diaz and The Checkmates, D'Topnotes, Lotus, Mod East, Magic Carpets, Menace to name a few.
 Joe Junior was the gentle “boy next door” teenage idol. He was of Macanese (Chinese and Portugese) ancestry. His family moved from Macau to Hong Kong where Joe was born and grew up. Joe and The Zoundcrackers recorded “I Gotta Find Cupid” in 1966 which went to the RTHK pop chart. After some major changes in band members, they regrouped as Joe Jr. and The Side-Effects. They recorded “Here’s a Heart” in 1967 which became his most successful single. They also released two successful LPs (“Effective” and “Tribute”) before disbanding.
He softened up that image more so in the '70s, going solo and switching from English to Cantonese-language music. He failed to achieve the mainstream success a few of his counterparts did in the '70s and '80s, but he’s gone on to make his life out of it, singing for 40 years.
Joe Junior continued to sing and record as a solo act.
Jose Maria Rodrigues, his grandfather was Portuguese. Once having lived in Macau, Joe, however, was born in Hong Kong and always a Hong Kong native. In 1963, he was one of the top winners of the New Star Talent Contest. His early favourite pop singer was Paul Anka. His first band was called Hunters and afterwards Topnotes. Zoundcrackers, however, proved to be his break through band. They were spotted by Diamond label and released their 1st seven inch single titled Once Upon A Time backed with No No No No in 1965. The second single I Gotta Find Cupid backed with I Only Came To Say Good Bye came out in 1966 and was very popular.
His grandfather used to lived in Macau a long long time ago. His family name was Rodrigues. In Macau, there is even a road under this Portuguese name. He used to joke with the others that my family used to own this street. Afterwards, our family moved to Hong Kong. "I was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Hong Kong".
Joe Jr and The Side Effects together with Teddy Robin and The Playboys became the two most popular bands under the moniker of the Diamond label. They were teenage idols which caused fans to go haywire whenever they were on stage. While Teddy Robin was having a wild rock/pop image. Joe Jr was just getting sweeter and sweeter. The first long play album Effective was released with great success and soon followed by another album called Tribute which contained cover versions of Joe Jr beloved Cliff Richard songs.
Joe Jr became a solo singer and kept on releasing hit singles and popular albums like The Voice of Love. He kept his style of being a "Boy Next Door" gentle pop singer in the early to mid 70s, regardless of how heavy and sophiscated the Rock and Pop world would become. His clean image and gentle songs could bring him some chart success every now and then. However he had started to lose momentum. From 1975 onwards, the language of choice evolved from English back to Cantonese. This was accepted by the new generation of youngsters.

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L.P. gentilmente cedido por Luís Futre, a quem agradecemos.
Ripado do vinil e masterizado por Carlos Santos. 

Teddy Robin And The Playboys (60's Hong Kong)

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Teddy Robin and the Playboys was a 1960s HK English pop band. The most notable members were Teddy Robin (vocal and guitar), who has a successful career as a singer/songwriter and as actor/filmaker; and Norman Cheng (father of actor/singer Ronald Cheng) (lead guitar), who later in the 1970s went on to become a top executive in charge of the Southeast Asian operations of Polydor Records. Teddy Robin Kwan's two brothers were also part of the band, with Raymond Kwan on rhythm guitar and William Kwan on bass.

In Wikipedia 

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