De groep Q65 of Q'65 is een Haagse popgroep uit de jaren 60. De groep stond bekend om zijn ruwe, bewust lelijke geluid. De naam van de groep werd vaak afgekort tot de 'Q', of 'Kjoe'. De groep werd opgericht door de gitaristen Joop Roelofs en Frank Nuyens, samen met zanger Willem Bieler. Bassist Peter Vink en drummer Jay Baar kenden elkaar al voor de oprichting in januari 1965 van Q65, van de band Leadbelly's Limited. De band debuteerde in 1966 met het album Revolution. De groep bestond uit Frank Nuyens (gitaar), Wim Bieler (vocals, harp, mondharmonica), Peter Vink (bass), Joop Roelofs (gitaar) en Jay Baar (drums) (later: Beer Klaase (ex-Groep 1850). Samen met de groep de Outsiders was de groep een van de populairste 'garage' bands. De groep wisselde een aantal malen van samenstelling, ook Eric van de Berk, Derk Groen (gitaar) en Rinus Hollenberg (gitaar) maakten deel uit van de groep.
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Q65 – The Life I Live / Cry In The Night Label: Decca – AT 10 210 Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono Country: Netherlands Released: 1966 Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist: A) The Life I Live Written-By – F. Nuyens, J. Baar, A. J. Roelofs, P. Vink, W. Bieler B) Cry In The Night Written-By – F. Nuyens, J. Baar, W. Bieler
Formed in 1965 in The Hague (The Netherlands), they made their recording debut with 'You're The Victor', a wild, rhythmic track inspired by the Pretty Things. It was succeeded by the equally compulsive 'The Life I Live', a searing slice of R&B. Q65 travelled to London to promote this release but, having been denied work permits, opted to turn the visit into a promotional tool. They returned to The Netherlands on a rubber lifeboat, taking almost 12 hours to cross the Channel. Upon landing at the Scheveningen Pier, the group was greeted by almost 30.000 cheering fans who were rewarded with an open-air concert. The menacing 'I Despise You' was followed by 'Revolution', their 1966 debut album, which blended original material with R&B standards, notably a 13-minute version of Sonny Boy Williamson's 'Bring It On Home'. In 1967 they released the 'Kjoe Blues EP'. They were into soft drag, and their sound changed. In 1968 Wim was drafted into the army. This marked the end of the first Q65 era. They regrouped in 1970 with a new album called 'Afganistan'. In 1971 'the Q' releases their third and final album 'We Are Gonna Make It'. The sound was different from their early era, more psychedelic.
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De groep Q65 of Q'65 is een Haagse popgroep uit de jaren 60. De groep stond bekend om zijn ruwe, bewust lelijke geluid. De naam van de groep werd vaak afgekort tot de 'Q', of 'Kjoe'.
De groep werd opgericht door de gitaristen Joop Roelofs en Frank Nuyens, samen met zanger Willem Bieler. Bassist Peter Vink en drummer Jay Baar kenden elkaar al voor de oprichting in januari 1965 van Q65, van de band Leadbelly's Limited. De band debuteerde in 1966 met het album Revolution.
De groep bestond uit Frank Nuyens (gitaar), Wim Bieler (vocals, harp, mondharmonica), Peter Vink (bass), Joop Roelofs (gitaar) en Jay Baar (drums) (later: Beer Klaase (ex-Groep 1850). Samen met de groep de Outsiders was de groep een van de populairste 'garage' bands.
De groep wisselde een aantal malen van samenstelling, ook Eric van de Berk, Derk Groen (gitaar) en Rinus Hollenberg (gitaar) maakten deel uit van de groep.
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Q65 – The Life I Live / Cry In The Night
Label: Decca – AT 10 210
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1966
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Tracklist:
A) The Life I Live
Written-By – F. Nuyens, J. Baar, A. J. Roelofs, P. Vink, W. Bieler
B) Cry In The Night
Written-By – F. Nuyens, J. Baar, W. Bieler
https://www.discogs.com/Q65-The-Life-I-Live-Cry-In-The-Night/release/598569
about Q65:
Formed in 1965 in The Hague (The Netherlands), they made their recording debut with 'You're The Victor', a wild, rhythmic track inspired by the Pretty Things. It was succeeded by the equally compulsive 'The Life I Live', a searing slice of R&B. Q65 travelled to London to promote this release but, having been denied work permits, opted to turn the visit into a promotional tool. They returned to The Netherlands on a rubber lifeboat, taking almost 12 hours to cross the Channel. Upon landing at the Scheveningen Pier, the group was greeted by almost 30.000 cheering fans who were rewarded with an open-air concert. The menacing 'I Despise You' was followed by 'Revolution', their 1966 debut album, which blended original material with R&B standards, notably a 13-minute version of Sonny Boy Williamson's 'Bring It On Home'. In 1967 they released the 'Kjoe Blues EP'. They were into soft drag, and their sound changed. In 1968 Wim was drafted into the army. This marked the end of the first Q65 era. They regrouped in 1970 with a new album called 'Afganistan'. In 1971 'the Q' releases their third and final album 'We Are Gonna Make It'. The sound was different from their early era, more psychedelic.
Official web site:
http://q65.org/index.htm