The Rattles

The Rattles

The Rattles performing at the Holsten Brauereifest in Hamburg, Germany in 2015
Background information
Also known as The "In" Crowd
Origin Hamburg, Germany
Genres
Years active 1960 (1960)–present
Labels
Website rattles.de
Members
  • Herbert Hildebrandt
  • Dicky Tarrach
  • Eggert Johannsen
  • Manne Kraski
Past members See former members section

The Rattles are a German rock band, formed in Hamburg in 1960, most prominently known for their 1970 psychedelic hit single, "The Witch".[1]

Career

The Rattles performed in Hamburg, and played at the same venues as The Beatles on several occasions in 1962.[1] In 1964 the group recorded "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", which charted in the UK. In 1968 they recorded their first version of "The Witch", with vocals by Henner Hoier.[1] The band's records sold well in Germany during the 1960s.

Their second version of "The Witch" in 1970, this time with vocals by Edna Bejarano, became their only international hit.[1] "The Witch" appeared in the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, the top 20 in Austria, and reached the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., the first German record to reach that chart. It eventually sold over one million copies.[1] Rosetta Stone released a gothic rock cover of "The Witch" in the 90s.

Members

Current members
Former members

(This was the basic mid 1960s line-up.[2] By the time of "The Witch" they had all left and successively been replaced by other musicians, with Edna Bejarano now being the lead singer.)

Discography

Singles

Year Singles A GER UK[3] USA
1965 "La La La" - 19 - -
1965 "(Stoppin') In Las Vegas" - 20 - -
1966 "Come on and Sing" - 11 - -
1966 "Love of My Life" - 16 - -
1966 "It Is Love" - 26 - -
1967 "Cauliflower" - 25 - -
1968 "After Tea" - 26 - -
1969 "Geraldine" - - - -
1970 "The Witch" 20 4 8 79
1971 "You Can't Have Sunshine Every Day" - 45 - -
1971 "Devil's on the Loose" - 38 - -
1972 "Money Making Machine" - - - -
1988 "Hot Wheels" - 47 - -

Albums

Compilations

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 285. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  2. "Band line-up". Badcatrecords.com. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 451. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

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