Little unknown girl duo from Frankfurt, Germany, circa 1965. I realised today while searching for some info on these two lovelies that their great tune “I Get the Message” was featured on Vol 1 of Girls in the Garage!

“Stop that Man”, the single that was intended as the A side, is a fun-yet-creepy plea to save The Interpreters from “that man”, ie the obvious STALKER who follows them around town and keeps making eyes at them. Not only that, but he’s as “mean as he can be”. Who knew sociopaths could be this much fun?

Not much is out there about who Sylvia and Beate were, or how this record ended up on American shores. If anyone has a clue, do tell!

The Interpreters – Stop that Man
The Interpreters – I Get the Message

Here’s “The In-Crowd” in French (“C’est le Go-Go”), sung by Québécoise Nicole Lord.
I’ve had this 45 for years, and still know nothing about her. No photos, nothing. A little hard on the ears at times when Nicole tries to sustain a note (ouch!), but still a very cool record.

Or maybe I’m always too harsh on these matters?

Bonne année!

Nicole Lord – C’est le Go-Go (“The In-Crowd”)

Wencke Myhre was a Norwegian singing and acting star. If you look up her name you’ll see she is still out there and has her own website.

She sang the song Ein Hoch der Liebe for Germany at Eurovision in 1968 and had a fulfilling career singing in Norwegian, Danish, German and Swedish. This album is from 1966 and was recorded with James Last’s orchestra; some of the songs on here are just spectacular, with full sound orchestra. Some people would call these Shlager but, damn you world, I call this purdy music.

Manana, Manana is catchy as all hell; Ola Ola, min eigne ugne is a beautiful traditional Scandinavian ballad and very Lee Hazlewood-ish; and finally, Vergessen und Vergeben is a fantastic, emotionally packed high drama ballad, just like I love’em.

Wencke Myhre – Manana, Manana
Wencke Myrhe – Ola Ola, min eigen unge
Wencke Myrhe – Vergessen und Vergeben

Here is Italian cutie Barbara Lory, who is someone I don’t have much info on. Here’s what the back of her record cover says about her:

Real Name: Barbara Vittoria Lory
Born in: PieveEmanuele, in the province of Milan
Date of birth: March 1, 1946
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Favorite sports: Swimming and riding*
Favorite colours: shocking pink, sicilian orange
Favorite singers: Barbara Streisand, Bessie Smith
Hobbies: Collecting picture postcards and beach pebbles from around the world

Here are my two favorite tracks from her LP “Holidays in Italy”!

Barbara Lory – In guesto mondo
Barbara Lory – Male di luna

* she didn’t specify what kind of riding. Ponies, surely.