A reissue of their 1966 debut album, doubled in length for CD with the addition of some 1966-1967 singles and a solo 45 by lead vocalist
Peter Tetteroo. Most of the material's original (although much of it was supplied by non-member
Hans Van Eijck), but while the band plays competently and
Tetteroo's a talented blue-eyed soulster, the songs are largely unmemorable mid-'60s soul pastiches (with some vague flower pop influence on some of the later sides). There are a couple standout tracks -- the swampy "Play That Record" in particular is a buried treasure, and "Colours of the Rainbow" is the most dead-on emulation of
Stevie Winwood in his
Spencer Davis days that you'll ever come across. "Ma Belle Amie," released a few years after the era this compilation covers, ain't here; it can be found on Rhino's
Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 2.