Een zomer aan het eind van de twintigste eeuw - Frank Boeijen Groep

The first single from this Dutch group's ninth album of the same name translates as 'A summer at the end of the twentieth century'. The band was rocking out in a way they hadn't done for a long time, as this single - and the album - was a less synth-laden affair than previous efforts. And that's exactly what I didn't like about it, by the way.

The second track is this CD-single's saving grace: a beautiful ballad with a reference to Beethoven's piano, by which singer and songwriter Frank Boeijen probably means one of the great composer's compositions for piano.

1. Een zomer aan het eind van de twintigste eeuw
2. De piano van Beethoven

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De wereld - Frank Boeijen Groep

The third single off the Frank Boeijen Groep's 1988 album 'Dans in slow-motion' was this song, 'De wereld' ('The world'), imaginatively presented with a sleeve featuring a photograph of the world.

The profits of this discs were all meant to go to the World Wildlife Fund, but since the single never became a hit, those numbers wouldn't have been very high. Not that this was a bad disc: it features an excellent B-side and a powerful, if slightly edited, live version of the band's older track 'Hier komt de storm'.

1. De wereld
2. Holland is vrij
3. Hier komt de storm (live)

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Heimwee - Frank Boeijen Groep

When the Frank Boeijen Groep embarked on their first tour in theatres all over the country in 1987, broadcaster Veronica recorded a show for broadcast on television. After this concert was broadcast on television in two parts in early 1988, two tracks ended up as bonus tracks on this CD single. It was a treat for fans, even if the first of the two live tracks was edited, unfortunately.

1. Heimwee
2. De wind nam hem mee (live)
3. Zwart wit (live)

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Hoe verschrikkelijk ik ben - Frank Boeijen Groep

CD singles of Dutch bands were a relatively new phenomenon in 1988, especially when the band was singing in Dutch only. Yet, the record company didn't shy away from a CD single release of the Frank Boeijen Groep's new single when it was released in the summer of 1988.

'Hoe verschrikkelijk ik ben' ('How terrible I am') was released as a three track disc, featuring the single edit and the album version of the title track plus B-side (and later album track) 'Piccadilly Circus'. Now that's an English song title, but a Dutch lyric nonetheless...

1. Hoe verschrikkelijk ik ben
2. Piccadilly Circus
3. Hoe verschrikkelijk ik ben (speciale versie)

Ariola 661.772
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