Group 1850: Purple Sky The Complete Works And More 2019 (8 CD) + Great Single tracks 1993

Groep 1850 (also known as Group 1850) was a Dutch psychedelic rock band that was founded in 1964 in The Hague. The band, despite never achieving success outside the Netherlands, are now considered one of the most innovative acid rock bands from the era. The history of GROUP 1850 (aka GROEP 1850) starts from year 1964 from the band called THE

KLITS. There were several changes in the line-up's during the the decade their career lasted, only Peter Sjardin remained as the permanent member of the band. Their first public performance with the name GROUP 1850 was in the Scheveiningen Casion in March 1966. The band, despite never achieving success outside the Netherlands, are now considered one of the most innovative acid rock bands from the era.
               

Their gigs gave them attention in the underground scene, and some single releases and radio airplay in Holland followed. In September 1967 they warmed up MOTHERS OF INVENTION at the Amsterdam

Concertgebouw, and their first longplayer "Agemo's Trip to Mother Earth" (1968) has been stated as the first Dutch concept LP. Their debut album, Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth, appeared in late 1968. In The Netherlands its sleeve had a 3-D image on the cover, and came with a pair of 3-D glasses. A UK release (also on Philips) did not help the band gain a footing outside the Netherlands, and Philips dropped them soon afterwards.
            

Their next album, Paradise Now, appeared on the Dutch Discofoon label in 1969 and was only

marginally less acid-influenced than its predecessor. Acid rock elements are clearly present in their first albums from the end of 1960's, and PINK FLOYD's "Saucerful of Secrets" album has surely been an innovator for them, like to so many other spaced out groups.
              

Their music isn't an exact copy of their innovator's sound though, as there is a wide spectrum of

different styles merged to the band's music in custom of psychedelia's artistic freedom. The overall feeling of the band's early music is nonrelaxed but not very aggressive, probably pleasing the fans of music describings a cosmic journey within one's mind.
          

The career of the band continued with both inactive and active periods and with continuous changes in

the personnel. Musically maybe the most important event was release of the album "Polyandri" in year 1974. Their mostly instrumental music grew to a larger scope containing strong musical elements.
             

In the same year the keymembers of the GROUP 1850 performed with the name ORANGE UPSTAIRS

(Oranje Boven). The released one album with this name and then changed back to GROUP 1850. The band broke up in 1975, and the members went to join other bands.
                   

STUDIO ALBUMS

Agemo's Trip to Mother Earth Philips PY 844083 (1968)
Paradise Now Discofoon Vroom & Dreesmann 7063 (1969)
Polyandri (1974)

LIVE ALBUMS

Live (1975)
Live On Tour (1976)

MEMBERS

Beer Klaasse, Daniel Van Bergen, Dave Duba, Hessel De Vries, Martin Van Duynhoven, Nippy Noya, Paul Van Wageningen, Peter Sjardin, Rob De Rijke, Ruud Van Buuren.
                       

GROUP 1850 - PURPLE SKY (THE COMPLETE WORKS AND MORE) 2019

              

Group 1850 – Purple Sky (The Complete Works And More)
Label: Pseudonym – CDP-1137
Format: CD, Compilation, Box Set, Remastered, Reissue, Stereo, Mono
Country: Netherlands
Released: Apr 19, 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental, Space Rock

                  

CD1.  AGEMO'S TRIP TO MOTHER EARTH 1968        

                   

  
01. Steel Sings    3:03
02. Little Fly    4:28
03. I Put My Hands On Your Shoulder    13:26
04. You Did It Too Hard    2:10
05. A Point In This Life    5:03
06. Refound     3:11
07. Reborn    3:22

Flac Size: 258 MB

CD2.  PARADISE NOW 1969        

                

01.  Paradise Now    5:28
02.  Friday I'm Free    2:53
03.  Hunger    4:56
04.  Circle    1:08
05.  Loneliness    2:16
06.  Martin & Peter    1:54
07.  ? !    7:08
08.  Purple Sky    10:56

Flac Size: 273 MB

CD3.  POLYANDRI    1974        

                               

01.  Jojo    1:34
02.  Between Eighteen And Fifty Part 1850    2:54
03.  Flower Garden    0:32
04.  Thousand Years Before    4:32
05.  Starfighter    2:22
06.  Silver Earring    4:10
07.  Patience    2:47
08.  U.S.S.R. Gossip    5:01
09.  Cages    5:19
10.  Avant Les Pericles    6:14
11. Pumping Up The Rubber Trees    3:13

Flac Size: 290 MB

CD4.  LIVE 1975            

                  

01. Paradise Now - Tivoli, Utrecht    2:01
02. Years In Every Day - Tivoli, Utrecht    5:21
03. Between 18 And 50 Part VII - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen    15:08
04. Purple Sky - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen    4:58
05. Noya's Congas - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen    5:08
06. Verandering (Change) - Slijkeinde, Den Haag    15:47

BONUS TRACKS        

    
07. Paradise Now - 'T Voorhuys, Emmeloord     5:03
08. Friday I'm Free - 'T Voorhuys, Emmeloord    3:10

Flac Size: 394 MB

CD5.  LIVE ON TOUR 1976        

              

  
01.  Aperitive    7:26
02.  Hors D'Oeuvre    7:12
03.  Main Dish    8:11
04.  Side Dish    24:18
05.  Dessert    6:03

BONUS TRACKS            

06.  Friday I’m Free Jam    2:36
07.  Purple Sky Jam    2:32
08.  ?! Jam    4:34

Flac Size: 447 MB

CD6.  GROUP 1850'S PETER SJARDIN - CHANGES 1982        

               

 
01. Peter Sjardin – Changes    9:05
02. Peter Sjardin – Weather Report    10:33
03. Peter Sjardin – Night Of The Frogs    3:31
04. Peter Sjardin – Africa Is Calling    2:18
05. Peter Sjardin – Harbour Feeling    9:26
06. Peter Sjardin - Slow Motion    18:36

Flac Size: 325 MB

CD7.  MORE PURPLE SKY 1        

                       

  
01. Misty Night - Mono     3:28
02. Look Around - Mono    2:34
03. I Want More (Finger Tips) - Mono     2:03
04. I Know (La Pensée) - Mono    3:11
05. Mother No-Head - Mono    3:25
06. Ever Ever Green - Mono    3:17
07. Zero - Mono    3:29
08. Frozen Mind - Mono    3:39
09. We Love Life (Like We Love You) - Mono     4:28
10. Little Fly - Mono     4:17
11. Don’t Let It Be (We Have To Do It Now) - Mono     3:13
12. Sun Is Coming (So We’re Calling You) - Mono    3:00
13. Fire - Stereo    2:30
14. Have You Ever Heard - Stereo    3:34
15. Mother No-Head - French Version - Mono    3:29
16. Dream Of The Future - Stereo     2:33
17. 1.000 Years Before - Stereo    2:35

Flac Size: 287 MB

CD8.  MORE PURPLE SKY 2        

                   

  
01.  I Want More (Finger Tips) - Stereo     2:03
02.  I Know (La Pensée) - Stereo     3:12
03.  Mother No-Head - Stereo     3:25
04.  Mother No-Head - French Version - Stereo    3:29
05.  Ever Ever Green - Stereo     3:16
06.  Zero - Stereo    3:29
07.  Frozen Mind - Stereo     3:40
08.  We Love Life (Like We Love You) - Stereo     4:29
09.  Friday I’m Free - Mono    2:53
10.  Purple Sky (Part 1) - Mono    4:11
11.  Don’t Let It Be - Demo - Mono     3:08
12.  Sun Is Coming - Demo - Mono    3:06
13.  1.000 Years Before - Demo - Stereo    2:39
14.  Dream Of The Future - Demo - Stereo     2:51
15.  Falling Mountains - Demo - Stereo    3:34
16.  Liar - Demo - Stereo     2:31
17.  Mother No-Head (Instrumental) - Stereo    3:36

Flac Size: 373 MB

CD9.  THE GREAT SINGLE TRACKS 1993

                 

Group 1850 – The Great Single Tracks
Label: Twilight Tone – TT 022
Format: CD, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release
Country: Germany
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde

TRACKS

                      

01. Zero    3:28
02. Frozen Mind    3:43
03. Don't Let It Be    3:13
04. Sun Is Coming    2:56
05. We Love Life (Like We Love You)    4:29
06. Little Fly    4:26
07. I Know    3:13
08. I Want More    2:06
09. Mother No-Head    3:27
10. Ever, Ever Green    3:18
11. Have You Ever Heard    3:27
12. Fire    2:32
13. Look Around    2:40

Flac Size: 263 MB