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| The Springbok Hit Parade series was masterminded by Ken Talbot and launched in 1970 with the intent to give consumers cheap and easy access to the hits of the day as played on the "Springbok Radio Top Twenty", as broadcast on Friday nights and hosted by David Gresham. Released by MFP (Music For Pleasure), they were initially produced by Robert Schröder , later by David Gresham and eventually by Mike Pilot who took them into their final volumes in the eighties |
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The Springbok Hit Parade series was launched in 1970 with the intent to give South African consumers cheap and easy access to the hits of the day as played on Springbok Radio. The series did not feature original artists and the cover songs were recorded by various unnamed session musicians. The Springbok Hit Parade series was masterminded by Ken Talbot and launched in 1970 with the intent to give South African consumers cheap and easy access to the hits of the day as played on the "Springbok Radio Top Twenty", as broadcast on Friday nights and hosted by David Gresham. Released by MFP (Music For Pleasure), they were initially produced by Robert Schröder, later by David Gresham, and eventually by Mike Pilot who took them into their final volumes in the eighties.
The Springbok Hit Parade series did not feature original artists and the cover songs were recorded by various unnamed session musicians but these were gradually revealed to include some well-known artists such as Mutt Lange, Stevie Van Kerken, and Mike Pilot.
This mix is a digital re-creation of the first Springbok Hits LP from 1970. This series was started in South Africa by Ken Talbot who originated the idea. They were initially produced by Robert Schroder and later by David Gresham. These albums were intended to give people cheap and easy access to the hits of the day as played on the Springbok Radio Top Twenty broadcast on Friday nights and hosted by David Gresham. The Springbok Hits albums were recorded by various session musicians, including some very well-known artists such as Mutt Lange, Stevie Van Kerken and Mike Pilot, and released by MFP (Music For Pleasure). For this mix I have used the original artists. More information at: The Weekly South African Singles Chart History: MORE: |
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The First Springbok Hit Parade album
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Remember those albums you loved to hate? The Springbok Hits series was started in 1970 by Ken Talbot who originated the idea. They were initially produced by Robert Schroder and later by David Gresham. These albums were intended to give people cheap and easy access to the hits of the dayas played on the Springbok Radio Top Twenty broadcast on Friday nights and hosted by David Gresham. Original artists names in brackets. Tracks:
South African hits are highlighted. Release information: 1970, MFP Complete list of Springbok Hits albums Comments:
I was Chief recording Engineer at the EMI studios from about 1969 to 1971. I was also allowed to produce records myself and had my own record label. When Michael Eve came along to EMI to start MFP I saw the opportunity of putting forward my idea of producing the Springbok Hit Parade series. I didn't think the SABC would allow us to use the name, but they did, and free of charge. Springbok Hit Parade 1 has my write up on the back. I made a grammatical mistake, can you spot it? Not too good at grammar I'm afraid. It was Michael Eve's wife who pointed it out. We formed a team, Robert Schroder, who did the music and basically produced it, Mr Frazer from Ardmore and Beechwood, who managed the finances and publishing and Peter Vee who did a lot of the singing on the first album. The first record was a big success despite being not the best quality. But as one review put it ; "although the quality was not very good, it certainly got a party going." The basis for the idea was a follow up on Dan Hill's Sounds Electronic series. The nude girl we ended up with was not what I had in mind, but in the end it seems to have worked quite well. I had wanted someting more like Dan Hill's nude girls. When we later started the South African Hit Parade series on DJ records, we used my idea for a nude girl. We stayed with the series up to, I think something like number 33, when EMI, who were a bit upset with us for starting another series in competition, decided to do it themselves. It was then given to Mike Pilot to produce. We sold the rights to EMI for something like 60,000 Rands, if my memory serves me right. I used to work with Clive Calder and Mutt Lange and Stevie (van Kerken, later Mrs Lange) did most of the vocals on the series while Robert produced it. Robert Schroder is still very busy on the record scene in South Africa. He does a lot of TV commercials and has had a number of hit records. Stevie Lang (as she calls herself now) has been very successful as well as Mutt Lange and Clive Calder. She is the voice coach for Robbie Williams and I believe manager of Blue who have a number one single on the charts. Ken Talbot, September 2001 Review: Sony have released the Springbok Nude Girls' swan song album, 'The Fat Lady Sings', an 18-track compilation of the band's best, favourite, most adored, and unforgettable songs from the six hectic years of their glittering career. Sixteen of these songs have appeared before on the various albums and EPs, but two of these (the farewell single 'J59' and the pounding, sentimental 'Dimmer') are brand new Theo Crouse/Arno Carstens' compositions. These two previously-unreleased songs were added to this collection as a bonus, and also possibly as a signpost to where the band's guitarist and vocalist are heading, as they attempt to find a new musical path, still under the Sony banner.The 16 other tracks however, prove beyond all doubt that this band had it all. The look, the unique sound, the blistering energy, and the best collection of solid gold rock songs by any SA band since... well, since no-one. Like triumphant, returning heroes, the band and these songs deserve a ticker-tape parade down the main streets of Stellenbosch in an open-top Kombi, and it will be a long time until another SA band can achieve their dominance and match their consistent quality. The album's cover is classic and effective, with its colourful tribute to those Springbok Hits cover version LPs that were the source of the band's name. The song selection is spot on with no controversial omissions. All the hits, favourites, and better B-sides are included. It's a fitting finale to a great band that may not have achieved all they believed they could, but must surely be very content with where they landed up. Goddank vir die Nude Girls' se klank! THE SOUTH AFRICAN ROCK ENCYCLOPEDIAThe online South African Rock Encyclopedia covers the history of South African rock music from the 1950s up to the early 2000s. All this information is made freely available to the public. South Africa's Rock Lists
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