KLITS. There were several changes in the line-up's during the the decade their career lasted, only Peter Sjardin remained as the permanent member of the band. Their first public performance with the name GROUP 1850 was in the Scheveiningen Casion in March 1966. The band, despite never achieving success outside the Netherlands, are now considered one of the most innovative acid rock bands from the era.
Their gigs gave them attention in the underground scene, and some single releases and radio airplay in Holland followed. In September 1967 they warmed up MOTHERS OF INVENTION at the Amsterdam
Concertgebouw, and their first longplayer "Agemo's Trip to Mother Earth" (1968) has been stated as the first Dutch concept LP. Their debut album, Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth, appeared in late 1968. In The Netherlands its sleeve had a 3-D image on the cover, and came with a pair of 3-D glasses. A UK release (also on Philips) did not help the band gain a footing outside the Netherlands, and Philips dropped them soon afterwards.
Their next album, Paradise Now, appeared on the Dutch Discofoon label in 1969 and was only
marginally less acid-influenced than its predecessor. Acid rock elements are clearly present in their first albums from the end of 1960's, and PINK FLOYD's "Saucerful of Secrets" album has surely been an innovator for them, like to so many other spaced out groups.
Their music isn't an exact copy of their innovator's sound though, as there is a wide spectrum of
different styles merged to the band's music in custom of psychedelia's artistic freedom. The overall feeling of the band's early music is nonrelaxed but not very aggressive, probably pleasing the fans of music describings a cosmic journey within one's mind.
The career of the band continued with both inactive and active periods and with continuous changes in
the personnel. Musically maybe the most important event was release of the album "Polyandri" in year 1974. Their mostly instrumental music grew to a larger scope containing strong musical elements.
In the same year the keymembers of the GROUP 1850 performed with the name ORANGE UPSTAIRS
(Oranje Boven). The released one album with this name and then changed back to GROUP 1850. The band broke up in 1975, and the members went to join other bands.
STUDIO ALBUMS
Agemo's Trip to Mother Earth Philips PY 844083 (1968)
Paradise Now Discofoon Vroom & Dreesmann 7063 (1969)
Polyandri (1974)
LIVE ALBUMS
Live (1975)
Live On Tour (1976)
MEMBERS
Beer Klaasse, Daniel Van Bergen, Dave Duba, Hessel De Vries, Martin Van Duynhoven, Nippy Noya, Paul Van Wageningen, Peter Sjardin, Rob De Rijke, Ruud Van Buuren.
GROUP 1850 - PURPLE SKY (THE COMPLETE WORKS AND MORE) 2019
Group 1850 – Purple Sky (The Complete Works And More)
Label: Pseudonym – CDP-1137
Format: CD, Compilation, Box Set, Remastered, Reissue, Stereo, Mono
Country: Netherlands
Released: Apr 19, 2019
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock, Experimental, Space Rock
CD1. AGEMO'S TRIP TO MOTHER EARTH 1968
01. Steel Sings 3:03
02. Little Fly 4:28
03. I Put My Hands On Your Shoulder 13:26
04. You Did It Too Hard 2:10
05. A Point In This Life 5:03
06. Refound 3:11
07. Reborn 3:22
Flac Size: 258 MB
CD2. PARADISE NOW 1969
01. Paradise Now 5:28
02. Friday I'm Free 2:53
03. Hunger 4:56
04. Circle 1:08
05. Loneliness 2:16
06. Martin & Peter 1:54
07. ? ! 7:08
08. Purple Sky 10:56
Flac Size: 273 MB
CD3. POLYANDRI 1974
01. Jojo 1:34
02. Between Eighteen And Fifty Part 1850 2:54
03. Flower Garden 0:32
04. Thousand Years Before 4:32
05. Starfighter 2:22
06. Silver Earring 4:10
07. Patience 2:47
08. U.S.S.R. Gossip 5:01
09. Cages 5:19
10. Avant Les Pericles 6:14
11. Pumping Up The Rubber Trees 3:13
Flac Size: 290 MB
CD4. LIVE 1975
01. Paradise Now - Tivoli, Utrecht 2:01
02. Years In Every Day - Tivoli, Utrecht 5:21
03. Between 18 And 50 Part VII - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen 15:08
04. Purple Sky - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen 4:58
05. Noya's Congas - Tin Pan Alley, Emmen 5:08
06. Verandering (Change) - Slijkeinde, Den Haag 15:47
BONUS TRACKS
07. Paradise Now - 'T Voorhuys, Emmeloord 5:03
08. Friday I'm Free - 'T Voorhuys, Emmeloord 3:10
Flac Size: 394 MB
CD5. LIVE ON TOUR 1976
01. Aperitive 7:26
02. Hors D'Oeuvre 7:12
03. Main Dish 8:11
04. Side Dish 24:18
05. Dessert 6:03
BONUS TRACKS
06. Friday I’m Free Jam 2:36
07. Purple Sky Jam 2:32
08. ?! Jam 4:34
Flac Size: 447 MB
CD6. GROUP 1850'S PETER SJARDIN - CHANGES 1982
01. Peter Sjardin – Changes 9:05
02. Peter Sjardin – Weather Report 10:33
03. Peter Sjardin – Night Of The Frogs 3:31
04. Peter Sjardin – Africa Is Calling 2:18
05. Peter Sjardin – Harbour Feeling 9:26
06. Peter Sjardin - Slow Motion 18:36
Flac Size: 325 MB
CD7. MORE PURPLE SKY 1
01. Misty Night - Mono 3:28
02. Look Around - Mono 2:34
03. I Want More (Finger Tips) - Mono 2:03
04. I Know (La Pensée) - Mono 3:11
05. Mother No-Head - Mono 3:25
06. Ever Ever Green - Mono 3:17
07. Zero - Mono 3:29
08. Frozen Mind - Mono 3:39
09. We Love Life (Like We Love You) - Mono 4:28
10. Little Fly - Mono 4:17
11. Don’t Let It Be (We Have To Do It Now) - Mono 3:13
12. Sun Is Coming (So We’re Calling You) - Mono 3:00
13. Fire - Stereo 2:30
14. Have You Ever Heard - Stereo 3:34
15. Mother No-Head - French Version - Mono 3:29
16. Dream Of The Future - Stereo 2:33
17. 1.000 Years Before - Stereo 2:35
Flac Size: 287 MB
CD8. MORE PURPLE SKY 2
01. I Want More (Finger Tips) - Stereo 2:03
02. I Know (La Pensée) - Stereo 3:12
03. Mother No-Head - Stereo 3:25
04. Mother No-Head - French Version - Stereo 3:29
05. Ever Ever Green - Stereo 3:16
06. Zero - Stereo 3:29
07. Frozen Mind - Stereo 3:40
08. We Love Life (Like We Love You) - Stereo 4:29
09. Friday I’m Free - Mono 2:53
10. Purple Sky (Part 1) - Mono 4:11
11. Don’t Let It Be - Demo - Mono 3:08
12. Sun Is Coming - Demo - Mono 3:06
13. 1.000 Years Before - Demo - Stereo 2:39
14. Dream Of The Future - Demo - Stereo 2:51
15. Falling Mountains - Demo - Stereo 3:34
16. Liar - Demo - Stereo 2:31
17. Mother No-Head (Instrumental) - Stereo 3:36
Flac Size: 373 MB
CD9. THE GREAT SINGLE TRACKS 1993
Group 1850 – The Great Single Tracks
Label: Twilight Tone – TT 022
Format: CD, Album, Compilation, Unofficial Release
Country: Germany
Released: 1993
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Avantgarde
TRACKS
01. Zero 3:28
02. Frozen Mind 3:43
03. Don't Let It Be 3:13
04. Sun Is Coming 2:56
05. We Love Life (Like We Love You) 4:29
06. Little Fly 4:26
07. I Know 3:13
08. I Want More 2:06
09. Mother No-Head 3:27
10. Ever, Ever Green 3:18
11. Have You Ever Heard 3:27
12. Fire 2:32
13. Look Around 2:40