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THE RHYTHM CHECKERS"1966 / 67 Wild Raw Eurobeat"
(Groovie Records GROO/METEO 0010 LP)
Brand new 10-track vinyl LP—only 500 copies pressed!
The Rhythm Checkers were an exceptional beat group playing a raw mixture of rhythm and blues and rock and roll with a wild garage attitude—maybe we can call them the European Sonics! Formed by musicians native from France, Germany and Holland with Roland “Bouboule” Bauer (vocal), Robby Sterheim (lead guitar) Eddy Van Nelfen (rhythm guitar), Kurth Horbach (bass) later replaced by Dany Gentner and Norbert Holweck (drums), they set the stage on fire during their shows in France between the years 1966 and 1967.
It is in Strasbourg where The Rhythm Checkers release their first EP with their powerful composition "Cause I Need You", which is a real classic piece of European garage-rock. Their second EP is a unique document of their stage savageness, captured live when they opened for Chuck Berry at Olympia, Paris in February 1967—ASTOUNDING versions of "Long Tall Sally" (Little Richard) and "I Can't Dance With You" (Small Faces)!! 
The eight mythical tracks of their two rare EPs are present on this LP, and as a bonus, both sides of their single recorded in 1972 during the reformation of the group under the name of Checkers in the prog pop style of the time.
**PLEASE NOTE: sleeve has a small top seam burst.**
Tracks:—A1Cause I Need YouA2Theme Of The Rhythm CheckersA3Said Oh YeahA4On Your Way Down The DrainA5C'est Un ReveB1I Can't Dance With YouB2Kansas CityB3Long Tall SallyB4Land Of 1000 DancesB5Ouanita