Atlantis-Henry VIII. / Michelle 7" 1966

Here's the one of the Atlantis 7" from 1966, with two english cover songs. The first song called : Henry VIII. from Hermanns Hermit. Very fast song, and cool, but the english chorus is funny. I very love this cover version! The second songs is the Beatles cover Michelle. The original song released in 1965 on Rubber Soul LP. Cool and sometimes funny. The singer, Béla Némenyi tried to sing in English and in French, but the original version is longer, than the cover song.
Great and forgotten record, enjoy!

Tracklist:

01. Henry VIII.
02. Michelle

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Illés-Nehéz az út LP 1968

1968 was the year of the New Economic Mechanism in Hungary, and the State Record Company (MHV) took up some Budapest beat bands which can released their first LPs in Hungarian language. These bands were : Omega, Metro, Illés. These bands were the "Holy beat trinity" in the late 60s. Omega wanted to became the "hungarian Rolling Stones", the Metro didn't want to became... they played their own shitty pop, and Illés became THE "hungarian Beatles". And the lyrics composers Szörényi-Bródy became the Hungarian Lennon-McCartney.I don't like too much these bands too much, but i accept that the Illés's first LP is the one of the important Hungarian record.  Look at the LP and the songs!
The front made in the fashionable psychedelic style. The band members sitting on the old tractor, over them the LP title with really cool 60s style: NEHÉZ AZ ÚT (The road is difficult), and you can read some strange subtitle on the tracktor wheels: EX MUSIC - ILLÉS STORY.
About the songs: the LP there are 12 songs, and the songs included rock and roll, folk, pop, and beat. Every songs is the protest songs stand by the youths, just you have to read the song titles : Óh, mondd (Oh, say) , Amikor én még kissrác voltam (When i was the kid) , Sárga rózsa (Yellow rose), Ne gondold ( Don't thinking),  Az ész a fontos nem a haj (The brain is the importat, not the hair).
Look at the lyrics!

01. Óh Mondd (Oh, Say) : It's a hint allusion to the 60s sexual revolution : "Who say  you that wait me? / Who say  you that wait me? Oh, Say! Oh, Say! Why I am? Why I am?" or " Don't wait anymore, come to me!/ Don't wait , just come, just come!/ Call if you come! No! Just come! " Good song, the music is a fast beat, i very like it!

02. Nehéz az út (The Road Is Difficult): Typical stuffing song, with avarege lyrics.

03. Amikor én még kissrác voltam (When I Was The Kid) : It's a song about the 60s generation, about the life: the boy still young, he look up to the adults, he grow up, full of hope, in the hope that the life is good and the world is changeable,but he disappointed in EVERYthing. "Then i looked up to the adults/ I thought it will be good if i grow up." Sad.
04. Sárga Rózsa (Yellow Rose) : Song about the dead relationship: the rose similar to the love. The rose is dry, the love is over. The band playing a cool folk style. "My friend do you know / why don't dare nobody admit/that the things which we believe in/ passed and never come back/" Sad, but true.
05. Átkozott féltékenység (Damned Jealousy): Folk song about the love and the jealousy. The singer singing about the typical love story: the guy love the girl, but the girl love the another guy. One way love. "Damned ideas/Why attack to me?/I wish i have a ice-heart/ I don't be unprotected/" or "I can't stand calm down/I don't be believe to the girl/"
06. Little Richard : Fast rock and roll about Little Richard, the band singing that they respect Little Richard's rock and roll.

07.Eltávozott a nap ( The sun is go down): Hint allusion about the sexual revolution again. The music is a bit psychedelic, like the Beatles-Sgt. Pepper. " Don't wait that the sun is go down/ Looking for the another now!/ At night, if no light and the wind is blowing/ She lie down next to you, and want you now/  Why i need the love?/ Because nothing to help me/ Why i need a love? /Because it's so easy!"
08. Nézz rám (Look at me) : Beatles cover song, typical love song for the girls. The singer singing about the clumsy girl, and later the girl believe that the man will cheat her. " You thinking I am the faithless/ I know why thinking it/ Because you believe everything/ Anything they say"

09. Ne gondold (Don't thinking): The real rebel beatnik song AGAINST the fuckin' olds and petty bourgeoises. It was the hit song in Hungary in the late 60s, the song lyrics show the 60s youths life-feelings.
" Don't thinking , oh, no, that the world is yours/ The luck won't beg for you/And now the word is yours/ But don't believe it's stay eternal/ I say, get out from here"

10. Szerelem (Love) : Psychedelic & folk song about the love. Typical topic: "I never leave you- Just call me" . 

11. Az ész a fontos nem a haj (The brain is important not the hair): Protest song stand by the long hair. The music is not beat, it's a chanson. But the lyrics is good, it was the rebel song in the 60s Hungary. Why? Because the long hair was the forbidden thing behind the Iron Curtain 'till the early 70s It was the big social problem in the 60s Hungary, because every youths (the boys) grew the long hair, like the Beatles or the western beat bands. Lot of people hated the long hair kids (mainly the police), "Long hair-little brain" - was the fashionable sleng in 60s Hungary.
12. Mondd, hogy nem hiszed el (Please say, that you not believe it) : Love song with psychedelic music.

So, it's great beat LP, enjoy! About the lyrics: between the songs, you can listening some running commentary from the fashionable Hungarian radio DJ, "Cintula", who speaking with the band members, or just joking.

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Omega-Omega Red Star LP 1968

Now, here's the first Hungarian beat LP what released in 1968, but not in Hungary, but in the UK. It was the funny story: when the Spencer Davis Group played in Hungary, the band manager discovered the Omega , and invited the band to the UK. The band went to London in 1968, and played lot of beat clubs, like in Marquee, Speakeasy, and the band performed in BBC Late night show. In the UK, the Omega (later about the band history) recorded some songs in english in DECCA studio, these songs were the Omega Red Star From Hungary LP. 

After the recordings, the band had to go back to Hungary, so they couldn't became the "Red Stars" on the another side of the Iron Curtain, but.... At that time, the State Record Company (MHV) didn't want to released real Hungarian beat LP with Hungarian lyrics and songs, because they thought: the beat just the idiotic western fashion, which have no future in Hungary... Therefore the MHV allowed just EPs and 7"s with english cover songs. So when the Decca released the english Omega LP, MHV bureaucracy was frightened! The imperialists release one of hungarian beat LP faster than us? So when the band came back to Budapest, they got a straight way to the MHV studo, that they recording their english LP with Hungarian lyrics. But it will be the another upload...

What my opinion about this LP? Omega is not my favorite band, and i think, their early beat period was absolutely shit, but i don't know... they played in lot of actually music styles from the 60s to the 80s. (e.g. their new wave/synth (!!!) period was cool). But this LP is not so good, these early songs are better in english lyrics than in hungarian, i think. The music is cool, some songs are heavy, and similar to the early progressive rock. Interest: the original singer, János Kóbor didn't sing in this LP, because he had to stay in Hungary, so the insted of his, singing the bass guitarist (Tamas Mihály), the organist (Laszló Benkő), and the composer ( Gábor Presser). 

This record is very rare in LP format, but the Universal released in CD it, in 2007.

Tracklist:

01. Wake Up!

02. Mamma Said

03. If I Were The Wind

04. Rose Trees

05. Tomorrow

06. There is Nothing I Can Do

07. Once I Knew A Girl

08. Clown

09. Hungarian Folk Song

10. Trumpeter Charlie

11. Dead are the Flowers

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Atlantis-Wolly Bully EP 1966

Here's the next Atlantis EP from 1966. Not too good EP, every songs just boring, i think, it was their worst EP what they released.
About the songs:
The 1st song called "Woolly Bully", it's the Sam the Sham and the Pharaoes cover. The original song released in 1965, and this song was the totally world hit in the mid '60s. After this song you can listening a cool self-made instrumental, called "Don Quijote". Nice, Shadows cover guitar sound, it's okay.
The 3rd  song called "Hold Me". Not a beat song, it's a very famous love song from 1933, from David Oppenheimer and Little Jack. When i bought this EP, i very liked this song, but nowadays i hate it. It's too pop for me.
The 4th song is also the self-made instrumental, called "Szöcske" (meaning : Grasshopper ). Charming song, like the cartoon soundtrack.


Tracklist:
01. Wolly Bully
02. Don Quijote
03. Hold Me
04. Szöcske

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Pannónia - Diótörő / Sose halok meg 7" 1967

Pannónia was the Béla Radics's short-lived beat band after the Atlantis. Here's their only SP from 1967. Pannónia was the interesting band... they were the beat band, but they were more commercial like the Atlantis. But who cares? It's a very cool record! Look at the songs!
The 1st song called Diótörő, it's a very nice Tchaikovsky cover with Radics's  guitar solos. Huh! Fast and dance directing. Listening the nice and cool Radics guitar riffs!
The 2nd song called Sose halok meg ( meaning: I never die). It's a typical song from '67. The protest song against the Vietnam war. The lyrics: " There are still places on earth/Unfortunately, today, there are also/Where is weapons and raging/The battle is fierce/ There is a boy in the jungle/ Thousand deaths lie for him/ And he sarcastically says: / I was born something else! " The music is so fast, and the main instrument the organ and the guitar.
So nice! I very love this song! Enjoy!

Here's the rare picture about the band:

Tracklist:

01. Diótörő
02. Sose halok meg

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Atlantis - Do You Want To Dance EP 1966

Here's my new upload, the third Atlantis EP from 1966. Interesting , that the band recorded the Beach Boys and Dave Clark Five songs, not from the Beatles. Maybe the Beatles was too heavy for this guys with the Revolver LP in 1966? I don't know. But this EP is my favorite Atlantis records next to their first EP.
Look at the songs!
The first song is the popular Do You Want To Dance, originally released by Beach Boys on Today! LP in 1966, but the cover version is better than the original. Atlantis had a talented artist, who could imitate the western songs faster and better! Listen the original Beach Boys song: the original is slowly, and than listen the Atlantis cover: Béla Radics's guitar solo is fucking cool! Yeah!
The 2nd song is called Little Honda from the Beach Boys again.I don't know exactly... i like the original and the cover version too. The original song released on All Summer Long LP in 1964. The cover song is very simple: no back vocals, and no singing "Faster faster/Harder harder!" in the song. Cool song!
The 3rd song called Bits and Pieces from Dave Clark Five. It was the fashionable hit of 1964. The cover version is harder and faster than the original: DC 5 (aka Dave Clark Five) never was the beatnik band...
And the last song! It was the one of the first Hungarian language beat song, called:  " Miért vagy szemtelen?  " ( meaning: Why are you insolent?) Silly title, and funny lyrics with fast music. The singer singing about the guy who try to nerving the singer , and the singer try to make a self-control against it. Simple lyrics.
I very love this song!

Tracklist:

01. Do You Want To Dance?
02. Little Honda
03. Bits and Pieces
04. Miért vagy szemtelen?

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mgaeb2qkqkpzltc

Illés - Summertime/ A magányos SP 1965

Here's the another rare 7" from beat band Illés. Nowadays it's the most expensive Hungarian record, because released in a low edition. Impossible that you get obtain. There are 2 songs: 1 cover song and 1 instrumental.
The "A" side starting with the "Summertime" , it's a very cool cover song. The original track made by The Zombies , and released in 1964. But the original song is a typical, slow pop/love song, but the Illés cover is fast and better. Listen the cool early 60s guitar sounds and the nice organ sound!
The "B" side song called "A Magányos", (meaning: The Lonely) it's a simple instrumental song, forgettable...
Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01. Summertime
02. A Magányos

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?99hopu34e74gapm

Illés - Long Tall Sally EP 1964

Here's the totally rare 60s EP! Made by Illés , the band who were the "Hungarian Beatles" (but every eastern beat band wanted to be a "local" Beatles).  This EP made in 1964, and it was not the legendary line-up yet, because the songs singing Zsuzsa Koncz (later after her),  and conventions were like on  Atlantis EPs: 2 western influenced cover songs, and 2 instrumental songs.
The first song is the  cover of "Long Tall Sally" with girl voices (!!!) . Long Tall Sally was Beatles TOP song in the year 1964. But the original song is better.
The 2nd song called "Chapel of Love" from the pop group, Dixie Cups. Very cool cover song, similar to the original song.
The B side there are two instrumental song, called these "64" and "Ostinato" .

Tracklist:

01. Long Tall Sally
02. Chapel of Love
03. 64
04. Ostinato

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?b7abvjm3llofuj1

Németh Lehel és a Mediterrán együttes EP 1963

Maybe the first beat influenced record in Hungary, made in 1963. Lehel Németh was the popular "hit song" singer. He born in Romania (Transylvania) in 1932, but he moved to Hungary during 1944 because of the WWII. . His music career started in 1957, when he sang on the first new year's show in the National TV. He sang a lot of  top songs during the early 60s, and he released some 7" and EPs. He became the "Hungarian Sinatra" or the "Hungarian Elvis", the womens kissed his western car, and catched his cigarette stubs for souvenir...ecc. In 1965 he left the Hungary with his wife, and went to Canada, he became the worker, and later became a businessman. He came back to Hungary in 1991, and died in 2005.
Look at this EP! I bought it 2 years ago in a little antique shop in Szeged for less than 1 euro...
There are 3 funny hungarian lyrics twist songs and 1 instrumental song from The Shadows (Apache).
The first side  (Kísértet; Számum) is sweetly, but forgettable... but the B side is cool! Song "Minden ország" (meaning : "In Every Country") is a fast twist song with a cool guitar sound and with a silly lyrics. The follower band , Mediterrán' s Shadows cover is nice! I think, better than the original upright and exact rhythm!

About the follower band: Mediterrán was the band who following some top song singer, and their guitar player was Levente Szörényi (later about him), who later join to the band Illés in 1964. (After his join, the Illés became the "Hungarian Beatles")

Enjoy!

Tracklist:

01. Kísértet (Ghost)
02. Számum (Simoom)
03. Minden ország (Every country)
04. Apache (Shadows)

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?j1ai108afemp1s1

Jailers - some tracks from 1962

Jailers was a totally unknown rock and roll band, they lived between 1962-1964 in Budapest. Some years ago i got some bad quality rehearsalroomtape songs from one of my friend - it was the Jailers. Here's this stuff! There are 5 cover songs: 4 songs from The Shadows and 1 song from Buddy Holly. It's a really speciality. Enjoy!

Tracklist: 

01. Apache (Shadows)

02. Dance On (Shadows)

03. Buddy Holly cover song

04. Sleepwalk (Shadows)

05. Unknown ( Shadows)

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?sxqswjjnl37uw2n

Zalatnay - Ha fiú lehetnék LP 1969

Zalatnay ( her full name: Sarolta Zalatnay ) is the famous singer in Hungary from the early 60s to the mid 70s. Her music career starting in 1963, when she sang some rock and rolls in the high school where she learnt. After this, she stepped up on the " Hit Song Festival" in 1966 with some silly hit songs. The State Record Company (MHV) attached a big hopes to her, therefore she went to London 1968, and she tried to recorded some english songs, and tried to became the international star, but her and the MHV planes falled... But when she came back to Hungary, she could recorded and released her first LP, what called : " If i could be a boy" . Typical HIT song LP: you can listening pop songs, beat, slow romantic songs with silly lyrics... 

Really rare LP, i could bought it in last year on the flea market. 

Music made the Metro band (later about it). The best songs in this LP called "Vörös Rák" what is the simple beat song, and "Tölcsért csinálok a kezemből" , it's a Beatles- Obladi Oblada cover in Hungarian language.

Tracklist: 

01. Ha fiú lehetnék (If i could be a boy)

02. Vörös Rák  (Red crab)

03. Szivárvány (Rainbow)

04. Majd a hetedik után (After the 7th)

05. Várlak (I waiting)

06. Tölcsért csinálok a kezemből (I make a funnel from my hand)

07. Nem vagyok én apáca (I'm not a nun)

08.Mi ketten és az éj (Both of you and the night)

09.Zöld Borostyán (Green ivy)

10.Majd meglátjuk (We will see)

11.Egy szót se szólj  (Don't speak)

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?968vly5y6cw6lhr

Liversing-Danuvia MH 1965

Liversing were  the legendary beat band in Hungary until 1966. Atlantis were the "hungarian Beatles", Liversing were the  "hungarian Rolling Stones" . The band formed in 1963, and in the beginning the band was the suburban "little Beatles". But when the Rolling Stones  and the rhythm and blues music style came to behind the Iron Curtain, the band changed to Rolling Stones cover songs. Liversing were the really suburban band, and they were the really beatniks : heavy music, scandals, full house concerts. The original line up split up in 1966 because of lot of different things: they had never released any recordings until 1966, and they had no hungarian language songs ( beat bands started the hungarian language song-writes from 1966) .
Here's the bootleg from 1965, when the band was in the peak of his career. Not so good quality, but you can listening some cool instrumental songs, and lot of cover songs from Rolling Stones, Them, Searchers, Swinging Blue Jeans. The singer, Árpád Túry had a great voice, the guitarist, Zsolt Szendrődi was a very cool guitar player. The band played the cover songs better than the originals!

The original line up, 1965:

• Árpád Túry - Lead vocals
• Zsolt Szendrődi - Lead guitar
• Lajos Szabó - Rhythm guitar
• Zsolt Homonnay - Drums
• László Varga - Bass
• György Tar - Technician 

Tracklist:

01. Kegyetlen tenger ( Cruel sea)
02. A milliomos (The millionare)
03. Midnight
04. Félelem (Fear)
05. Carmen parafrázis (Carmen paraphrase)
06. Down Home Girl (Rolling Stones)
07. Love Potion no. 9. (The Searchers)
08. Time Is On My Side (Rolling Stones)
09. I Must Go (Swinging Blue Jeans)
10. It's All Over Now (Rolling Stones)
11. Walking the Dog (Rolling Stones)
12. Big City
13. Gloria (Them)
14. Carol (Rolling Stones)
15. Hey Mama (Them)

Link : http://www.mediafire.com/?mavy67htq5nyvu1

After the changes (1989), Liversing became the legendary beat band. They released 2 LP after 2000. The first LP called : "Rhytm and Blues Madhouse in Hungary" and "Magnetic Depths and Electric" in limited edition. The first LP there are their 1965-1966 songs, the 2nd LP there are their 1967 songs with another line up. János Zoltán  wrote the band history in 2005, his book called: "A Nagy Degeneráció- A Liversing story" (meaning: The big degeneration - story of Liversing).

Enjoy!

Atlantis-Rock and Roll Music EP 1965

Here's the 2nd Atlantis EP from end of 1965. The first EP was succesful, therefore the band got another chance from the State Record Company (MHV). This EP also there are 4 songs, and the structure of the EP same like the first: one Lennon-McCartney song, one classical cover song, one old western rock and roll, and one Rimskij Korsakov instrumental.
Look at the songs!
1. The EP starting the Beatles HIT song of 1964: it was the "Rock And Roll Music" , and released in 1964 in For Sale LP. Not the original Lennon-McCartney song, because written by Chuck Berry in the late 50s, but Chuck Berry went to prison in 1958, and when he came out in the 60s, every British band played his songs. The Beatles version is fast and cool, but the Atlantis Rock And Roll Music cover is not so good. The guitar sounds are not heavy, and the singer voice is too funny...
2. The second song is called: "Trubadúr Parafrázis" (meaning: Troubadour Paraphrase ), is the funny arrangement of the classical Verdi song. I found a cool archive music clip about this song from 1965:

 Funny clip: the band wearing a idiotic motorcycle clothes....

3. The 3rd song is the best! Called: "What Do I Say?" from Ray Charles. The original song released in 1959, so it's a simple good old rock 'n' roll. I don't like the original Ray Charles version, but the Atlantis version is fucking cool! You have to listen it!
4.The fourth and the last song from this EP is also a instrumental song, and also from  Rimskij Korsakov. Called: "Dongó" (meaning: Bumble Bee). Very good and very charming song, i like it.

I can't stand write anymore about this EP, i think, it was not their best EP, because the original line-up was replaced: the former guitarist, Radics and the drummer István Pintér left the band, and founded a new beat band, Atlantis Nr.2. The bass player Sankó must joined up to soldier.

The band line up during the second EP:

• Béla Némenyi - Lead vocals
• András Veszelinov- Drums
• Zoltán Beke - Bass.
• Sándor Boronkai - Guitar
• György Rozsnyói - Organ

Tracklist:

01. Rock and Roll Music (Lennon-McCartney)
02.Trubadúr Parafrázis (Verdi)
03. What Do I Say? (Ray Charles)
04. A Dongó (Rimskij Korsakov)

Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?fsfdkcf8fccx4c3

Atlantis- Should Have Known Better EP 1965

Atlantis was the one of the first beat/pop band in Hungary, formed in 1962, and they released their first EP in 1965. This EP was the first Hungarian beat EP, and this stuff is my favorite! There are 4 songs: 2 English cover songs and 2 instrumental songs. At that time, the beat bands had no own hungarian lyrics songs, every bands played just english cover songs (mainly Beatles songs). Look at the songs: the record starting the famous Lennon-McCartney song, called "I Should Have Known Better" from the awesome Hard Day's Night LP. The original Beatles song released in 1964, so i say: the Eastern European beatniks were not late! The Atlantis cover is a bit funny: slowly than the original Beatles song, and the main instrument is the organ, not the guitar! The singer, Béla Némenyi voice is cool, but you can feel and hear his funny english pronunciation. Why? Because behind the Iron Curtain the bands learned the English songs from the Radio Luxemburg or from the illegal Yugoslavian-copied (Jugoton) western LPs.
The second song called "Hindu Dal" (meaning "Hindu song"), and it was the old Rimskij Korsakov song. Instrumental, but very good! It's nothing special. Lot of band (in West and in East) tried to orchestrate some classical music songs. After all the Shadows also played one song from Mozart.
The 3rd song was the old rock and roll HIT song, the "Shakin' All Over" from Johnny Kid and the Pirates. The original Johnny Kidd song released in 1960, but the band re-released in 1965 too. It's the best song in this EP, because the Atlantis copied this song absolutely good! Their former guitarist , Béla Radics (later about him) playing totally clever, his guitar sound as like as the contemporary western guitar sounds...!
The last song called "Atlantis Rock", they only own instrumental song from this EP. Fast and sounds like late 50s twist, but later (in the middle of the song), the guitar take over the leading part instead of the organ and the bass guitar and will dominate in the song. Absolutely cool!

The band members in 1965:

• Béla Némenyi-Lead Vocals
• Béla Radics- Guitar
• László Sankó - Bass
• György Rozsnyói- Organ
• István Pintér- Drums

EP tracklist:

01. Should Have Known Better (Lennon-McCartney)
02.Hindu Dal (Rimskij Korsakov)
03.Shakin' All Over (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates)
04.Atlantis Rock (Atlantis)

Link:http://www.mediafire.com/?wqewkbmlq2zmovq