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Sandy Coast
12+ albums
psychedelicrockPsychedelic Rock70s60s
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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), On
