{"product_id":"single-collection-part-2","title":"Single Collection (Part 2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a Record Store Day 2019 item. It will be available to purchase from our stores from 8am 13th April. Remaining stock will be available to purchase from this page at 00.01 20th April.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLimited edition of 2.000 individually numbered copies on transparent blue vinyl. Shocking Blue’s singles collection (A’s and B’s) part 2 continues where part 1 left off. The album begins with the band’s last ever hit single \u003ci\u003eOh Lord\u003c\/i\u003e (released on March 26,1973). \u003ci\u003eOh Lord\u003c\/i\u003e made it to number 14 in the Dutch charts, and was taken from the album \u003ci\u003eHam\u003c\/i\u003e. Robbie van Leeuwen had written the songs for \u003ci\u003eHam\u003c\/i\u003e late in 1972, whilst confined to bed suffering from jaundice and enduring a creative block after years of writing, producing, performing and touring. Whilst van Leeuwen retained his involvement in recording, plus radio and TV appearances, this proved to be a short-lived arrangement. Ultimately, the singles “Let me carry your bag \/ I saw you in June”, ”Dream on Dreamer \/ Where the picknick was” and the remixed album \u003ci\u003eHam\u003c\/i\u003e (retitled in late 1973 as \u003ci\u003eDream on Dreamer\u003c\/i\u003e, which featured 4 new tracks) were his last recordings with Shocking Blue and he left the band early in 1974. This collection ends with songs from the albums \u003ci\u003eAt Home\u003c\/i\u003e from 1969, and \u003ci\u003eScorpio’s Dance\u003c\/i\u003e from 1970. The classic era for Shocking Blue, which produced the tracks that catapulted them to fame way beyond their native Holland. Fame that endures today, \u003ci\u003eLove Buzz\u003c\/i\u003e is now an acknowledged masterpiece, gaining cult status worldwide after Nirvana released it as a first single in 1988. \u003ci\u003eLove Buzz \u003c\/i\u003ehas been covered dozens of times all over the world, and with the smash hit\u003ci\u003e Venus\u003c\/i\u003e, Robbie van Leeuwen remains the only Dutch composer to make it to #1 in the USA. That combination of great song-writing, the unique vocal talents of Mariska Veres and a super tight band has ensured that the name of Shocking Blue will live on forever. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Limited Edition of 2.000 Individually Numbered Copies on Transparent Blue Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Music On Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50483941933387,"sku":"1058399","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c2b1a867-9f3b-4f51-bc4b-16b237c80824_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727576800","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/single-collection-part-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}