Double-Crown-Records
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1226
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Posted on Oct 09 2009 12:04 AM
Anyone know anything about Die Sputniks? Not The Spotnicks - I have lots of their CD's in my collection. I'm talking about Die Sputniks, who did the great song "Sputniks Thema". It was on the Surfbeat Behind The Iron Curtain disc, and The Incredible Sucking Spongies did an awesome version for our Diggin' For Gold CD, but I don't know much about this band. Where were they based, were they ever popular, and what releases did they put out, if any?
— Sean
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Surf CD's / Vinyl / Fanzines / DVD's
Frankie & The Pool Boys - Endless Drummer LP / CD
Aloha Screwdriver - Lunar Wobble CD
Continental Magazine - Issue #39 With Compilation CD
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Kawentzmann
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 1062
Berlin, Germany
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Posted on Oct 09 2009 01:49 AM
I have to ask our bass player, he re-released some tracks on his label in the 90s. I know that the band started in Berlin Köpenick in the early 60s and had several 45s released on the east german Amiga label and accompanied a greek pop singer on one or two 45s. They are still active.
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Klas
Joined: Feb 26, 2006
Posts: 2310
Stockholm, Sweden
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Posted on Oct 10 2009 02:55 AM
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I really like the "Sputniks Thema" too. Had a look on YouTube and found a video of the song displaying the two Big Beat comps that the Sputniks had several songs on. According to the Pebbles liners they later cut at least four 45s on their own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdMjpxjj41w
Never heard "Etage 8" before but it's great as well and appearantly was included on the first Big Beat volume:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZanRziwuLU
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bigtikidude
Joined: Feb 27, 2006
Posts: 25703
Anaheim(So.Cal.)U.S.A.
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Posted on Oct 10 2009 11:30 AM
cool stuff, thanks for posting the links.
— Jeff(bigtikidude)
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Brian
Joined: Feb 25, 2006
Posts: 19351
Des Moines, Iowa, USA
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Posted on Oct 10 2009 12:19 PM
Very cool, thanks Klas.
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