Grey Past Records from Breda, The Netherlands has just issued another great compilation with a bunch of 60’s beat, psych & garage tracks from Hungary. While previous volumes contained sixties rarities from South-East Asia and Turkey, the new 2LP volume is called Paprikázz Fel! Best of the Hungarian rock scene 1965-1971. I haven’t been able to listen to the whole album but I hope to put a review on my site before the end of the year. Today however, I would like to share an absolute gem from the Steam Kodok: 26 A-Go-Go Ultra rarities From the Sixties-Singapore and South-East Asia Underground compilation from a couple of years ago. According to the liner notes, NAOMI & THE BOYS hit big with their "It’s All Over" which reached the charts and went to N°1 in Singapore in April 1965. Their second release "Happy Happy Birthday Baby" released in August 1965 also hit N°1 and by 1968 the band had moved to Decca where their first EP contained this Peter Thomas composition entitled "Bad Loser". I don’t know if we are talking about this Peter Thomas but what I do know is that the Christmas-like glockenspiel, the distorted guitar chording, the great lyrics and that wonderful innocent voice of Naomi make this version a real winner!
Bad Loser - NAOMI & THE BOYS
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