This 1989 compilation offers a retrospective of Shocking Blue's key recordings for the Red Bullet label, though it omits their later work. It serves as a primer on their most commercially successful period.
- The album was released in 1989, long after the band's initial period of fame and breakup.
- "Venus" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970, making Shocking Blue one of the few Dutch bands to achieve such success in the US.
- The compilation draws primarily from the band's recordings between 1968 and 1971.
Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band that achieved international fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with their unique blend of psychedelic rock and pop. They are best known for their 1969 global hit "Venus." The band's career was relatively short, marked by internal tensions and lineup changes following their peak success.
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