Artist: (The) Maxwells (Denmark) - Jørgen Werner (Bass) - Børge Robert Mortensen (Drums, Percussion) - Bent Hesselmann (Flute, Saxophone (Alto and Soprano) - Lasse Lunderskov (Leader, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Sitar) - Niels Harrit (Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Flute) - Torben Enghoff (Saxophone (Tenor), Flute) - Kjeld Ipsen (Trombone, Trombone (Basstrombone)) - Lars Bisgaard (Vocals, Percussion) Album: Maxwell Street (1969) (Track 6-9 are bonus Tracks) Song: Memories of Lorca (bonus track) They started out in 1963 as The Dragons with covers of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles... They earned a reputation and played in a lot of places locally. Around 1965 they changed their style and name. The Maxwells were born. In late 1966 some members appeared in The beggars opera and Superman, stage plays in Denmark. In 1967 , they acclaimed the first psychedelic show in Denmark called WE, a collage of scenes and songs. At the time with a very sensational light show, all handmade with gramophone motors, old glass ans slide projectors. They collaborated with contemporary composer Per Norgaard, who wrote some songs for the group. In October 1967 Maxwells supported Frank Zappa's "Mothers of Invention". For these concerts the band had composed a "collage style" set. The set the band put together for these concerts started with a recital of a Dada poem in a sort of acapella unisono singing, slowly developing into a wild climax 40 minutes later. The unique psychedelic lighting, which developed together with the music from a red triangle kept still during the recital to a crescendo of rotating lights turning the crowd into a frenzy! It was an instant success and the audience as well as the critics favoured Maxwells as the best band of the concert, which was a bit unfair to The Mothers, who had played the concert using Maxwells instruments as their equipment was sent to Lapland by mistake. In December 1967 Niels Harrit (tenor saxophone/ flute/ Wurlitzer piano) joined the band. The band could now change its set-up during performances. In 1967, they had their first TV appearance. This was a real success, followed by a radio broadcasting and interviews in the magazines. Late 1967, they recorded their first single flower powder/what did she do? (sonet 7250). Succesful touring and theatre appearences followed. In the beginning of 1969 the German critic, Joachim Ernst Behrendt, heard the band play. He signed them to make the above LP. The session took 4 days and was recorded in Villingen, Germany. (source: www.longhairmusic.de)