CLUB ENSEMBLE, Tip-Top-Slop, 1963

Posted: July 16, 2009 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: Instrumental Records, 60s, Hungary | Tags: Hungary, The Slop, Qualiton Records, The Yenka | Leave a comment »

I don´t know anything about this Hungarian ensemble, not even if they really were from Hungary. But actually there´s not much to know.

Tip-Top-Slop is a pretty standard semi-Rock´n´Roll instrumental played by a studio group. But both these songs are not bad. Not great but not bad. People obsess over much worse music nowadays. And at least you have never heard these tunes before in your life…

CLUB ENSEMBLE, Tip-Top-Slop, 1963

CLUB ENSEMBLE, At the Jenka Show, 1963

BERGENDY EGYÜTTES, Tango Bolero, 1964

Posted: May 7, 2009 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 60s, Hungary, Instrumental Records | Tags: Big Beat, Hungary, Surf-Beat Behind The Iron Curtain | Leave a comment »

From the look of the sleeve this doesn´t look like something you need to pick up if you are into rock´n´roll and I wouldn´t have, if I didn´t know that Bergendy were a rock group from Hungary. The first three songs, sung by Sarolta Salatnay, are average pop (I posted another record by Sarolta here)but Tango Bolero is a nice rock´n´roll instrumental with a great guitar break. Just don`t let the strings put you off…

BERGENDY EGYÜTTES, Tango Bolero, 1964

SAROLTA ZALATNAY, L.O.V.E., 1968

Posted: September 25, 2008 | Author: mischalke04 | Filed under: 60s, Hungary | Tags: Jackie Edwards, Qualiton, Sarolta Zalatnay | 4 Comments »

Sarolta Zalatnay is one of the most famous Hungarian Pop stars. In the 60s she worked with Hungarian beat bands Metro, Omega and Bergendy. These two songs are Jackie Edwards cover versions. Jackie Edwards wrote “Keep on running” and “Somebody help me”. Great soul songs. Sung in English.

I found this nice video of Sarolta performing ” Nem varok holnapig” with Omega in the 1967 Hungarian Dance Festival. It`s a slightly faster version than on the record that I have. Naturally they won first place!