Some real Kayak history now: High Tide Formation. This band was formed in Hilversum, Holland, in 1968. Members were Chiel van Praag (piano), Ron van der Werf (drums), Pim Koopman (guitar) and Ton Scherpenzeel (bassguitar). In march 1970, they released a single. The instrumental "Fluffy" was written by Chiel van Praag. "White Walls" was a Scherpenzeel-penned track, with drummer Van der Werf on vocals. Chiel van Praag plays the piano, but Ton Scherpenzeel does the solo. The single made it to the Dutch "tipparade", a list of singles that were 'bubbling under' the real top-40.
It was also released as a promo ('Not For Sale')
And to my surprise, this single was also released in Germany!
High Tide Formation also played live. Here are some pictures from a concert at a school party in 1969, where HTF played together with Pepper 'n' Soul.
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Pim Koopman was, ook toe al, de drummer. Ton Scherpenzeel (later Kayak's toetsenist) speelde basgitaar. Oprichter Chiel van Praag (toen ook voorzitter van het schoolparlement) was de pianist. Het was mijn schoolband en ik heb nog foto's van hun optreden met Pepper and Soul als hoofd-act.
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Anoniem, at 10:19 p.m.
Bedankt voor je reactie! Enig idee of je mij kopieën van die foto's kunt bezorgen???
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Doefie, at 8:11 p.m.
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