True Love That's A Wonder - Música

Sandy Coast Was A Beat/rock/pop Band From Voorburg The Netherlands Fronted By Hans Vermeulen. They Were Active Between 1961 And 1974. There Was A Succesful Reunion In 1980-1981 And A Less Succesful One In 1988. Hans Vermeulen Formed The Sandy Coast Skiffle Group In Voorburg In 1961 Aged 14. With The Name Abbreviated To Sandy Coast The Group Got A Recording Contract With Negram In 1965. Their Début Single 1965's 'Subject Of My Thoughts' Failed To Chart But Is Now Regarded As An Early 'Nederbeat' Gem. Début Album And Their Name Is... Sandy Coast 1967 Featured A Melodic Brand Of Sixties Beat 1968's From The Workshop Was A Bluesy Psychedelic Album Whereas Shipwreck 1969 Was An Ambitious Concept Album About A Shipwreck In 1739. The Biggest Sandy Coast Chart Hits Of The 1960s Were 'I See Your Face Again' 1968 And 'Capital Punishment' 1969 Both Of Which Hit #12 In The Dutch Top 40. Sandy Coast's Greatest Chart Success Came In The 1970s When The Group Had Developed A More Radio-Friendly Sound Akin To The The 'west Coast Sound' Of California. 1971's 'True Love That's A Wonder' Became Their Biggest Dutch Hit #3 And The Self-Titled Sandy Coast Album A Big Seller. The Successor Stone Mill 1973 Was A Disappointment In Every Way Both Artistically And Commercially. Sandy Coast Folded In 1974. Line-Up Hans Vermeulen Vocals Guitar Keyboards His Brother Jan Vermeulen Bass And Guitar Jos De Jager Bass 1964-67 Henk Smitskamp Bass 1970 Till 1971 Onno Bevoort Drums In 1970 Temporarily Replaced By Will Morkus Ron Westerbeek Vocals Guitar Keyboards Charles Kersbergen Guitar Until 1965 And Marianne Nobles Vocals Ex-Solo 1972 . After Sandy Coast's Demise Hans Vermeulen Enjoyed Solo Success Wrote A #1 Single 'The Alternative Way' Recorded As A Duet Of Vermeulen And Anita Meyer Became A Succesful Producer And Released Albums With Rainbow Train And The Train. Sandy Coast Reformed In 1980 For A Performance As The Hague's 'Beatnach' 'Beat Night' But Also Recorded A New Album Terreno 1981 Which Yielded One Of The Band's Most Enduring Hits 'The Eyes Of Jenny' Which Hit #11 In The Netherlands But Also Did Well In Other Countries. The Second Sandy Coast Reunion 1988 Was Much Less Succesful. They Released Rendez-Vous A Rather Forgettable Album Of Re-Recorded Hits Which Would Turn Out To Be Sandy Coast's Final Outing. 'Mister Sandy Coast' Hans Vermeulen Struggled With Addiction Divorce And Tax Debts In The Early Nineties But Managed To Pay Off His Debts And Build A New Life From 1994 Onwards On The Island Of Koh Samui In Thailand Where He Lived Happily Until His Unexpected Death In November 2017 Aged 70. During His 'Thai Years' He Had A Big Hit In Thailand With A Re-Recorded Version Of 'The Eyes Of Jenny'. He Regularly Travelled Back To The Netherlands To Perform Sandy Coast Material In Concert On Special Occasions. read less