Los Ampex was a band from Bogota,
Colombia.
They were only together two years, from 1965 – 67. They formed when The Goldfingers broke up. They
were one of the most popular bands of that era along with Los Yetis & The
Young Beats . Los Ampex were: Oscar Lasprilla – vocals & guitar; Jaime
Rodriguez – vocals & rhythm guitar, Yamel Uribe – vocals & bass; &
Oscar Ceballos – drums. The group dissolved when Ceballos & Rodriguez grew
disillusioned with the Bogata scene.
After the dissolution of Los Ampex, Oscar
Lasprilla & Yamel Uribe teamed up with drummer Roberto Fiorilli, an Italian
ex-pat living in Bogota,
& singer / rhythm guitarist Fernando Córdoba who had both been in The Young
Beats. They formed the band The Time Machine. The Time Machine was one of the forerunners in the Colombian
progressive rock scene. They held court during their short existence at the famed
disco La Bomba, where members of other bands would come to listen. They played covers of songs by Cream, The Yardbirds, Paul Butterfield,
& The Electric Flag.
Los Ampex released four albums in their two year run. This
is their second, & I believe, finest work.
Los Ampex - Colección Infierno a GoGo,
Studio 15 E-15-6, 1966.
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Lado A –
Dime
Bulle Bulle
El Melenudo
I Feel Fine
Atlantic (instrumental)
Niña Bu
Lado B –
Por Qué
Gloria
Perro Lanudo
Hippy Shake
Fiesta en Laguna
She’s a Woman
The Time Machine only recorded an one EP, Blow Up, in 1967 for Disco 15. The title was taken from the film of the same name by Michelangelo Antonioni. It featured covers of “The Train Keep Rolling” by The Yardbirds, “Just Like a Woman” by Bob Dylan, “Fire” from Jimi Hendrix, & “Our Love is Driftin' by Paul Butterfield Blues Band.
The Time Machine - Blow Up EP, Disco 15 LPT24-002, 1967.
Lado A –
Fire
Just like a Woman
Lado B –
Our Love is Driftin’
The Train Kept a Rolling
In 1966, a certain go-go fever took over Medellín, Colombia.
The name of the virus: Los Yetis. The city, one of the most conservative in Colombia,
started to feel the shakes in its foundations as thousands of teenagers danced
to the new sound, willing to distance themselves from the tango & bolero
favored by their parents. To achieve this, what better than the go-go spirit
embodied by a fury & abominable snowman?
Los Yetis represent a very special case within the 60s rock scene in Colombia:
teenage pop idols associated with Nadaism (a Colombian intellectual movement
from the late 50s instigated by author Gonzalo Arango
Arias). They are the only commercially successful band based outside the
capital city, Bogota.
They have managed to remain in the musical mind of the nation.
In February 66, they were invited by the record label Discos Fuentes, to appear on a compilation 14 Impactos! Juveniles (14 Youth Hits!) FLP 0322. They contributed their three songs: “Conocerte Mejor”; “Sabes Cuanto te Quiero”; & “En una Isla Maravillosa”. The album was so successful that Discos Fuentes proposes recording the bands first LP, simply called Los Yetis, released in June 1966. A strange thing about this album is that Los Yetis, being a vocal trio, the boys didn’t really have a band per se & needed a back-up band. Since they could only do the vocals, Disco Fuentes brought Los Ampex in from Bogota. They are responsible for playing the instruments here.
Lado A –
Llegaron los Peluqeros (Get the Hairdressers by Gonzalo Arango)
El Surf del
Perro
Mi Primer Juguete
Wooly Bully
Lado B –
Amor Sideral
La Bamba
Alcanzame si Puedes
Ametrallando
The trio realized that they needed
to fill out the band with bass & drums. They hooked up with Norman
Smith on bass & Hernan Pabón on drums. The only other change came about in
1968, a year before they broke up, when founding member Ivan López left &
was replaced by José Ignacio Durán as rhythm guitarist.
With the new full band line-up, they released a string of
albums: 1967s Colombia
a Go-go Disco Fuentes ECO 686 & Los Yetis Vol. 2 Disco Fuentes LP 300374;
1968s Olvidate Disco Fuentes LP 200416 & this EP in 1969. With their new
rhythm guitarist they released new versions of five of the songs from their
first released, playing the songs that were played originally by Los Ampex.
Los Yetis – Los Yetis EP, Serie Especial J 006-20.075, 1969.
Lado A –
Llegaron los Peluqueros
Alcanzame si Puedes
Lado B –
Amor Sideral
Ametrallando
Los Yetis
In 2009, Munster Records released a twenty-one song
collection of Los Yetis tunes on 2XLP & double CD. Munster Records is an
independent Spanish label created in the 1980s. In the last decade its main
focus has been reissues of punk, garage, rock, & other similar genres or
subgenres. This compilation is the wildest moments from one of the best sixties
garage-pop band from Colombia.
Twenty-one Nadaist (revolutionary pre-punk movement) tracks about war,
revolution, &, of course, girls. Both formats include previously unseen
band photos and extensive notes.
Los Yetis - ¡Nadaismo a Go-Go 2xLP, Munster Records MR 289,
2009.
Lado A –
El Tito / Mi Primer Juguete
Cantemos
Cantemos
Yo Grito
Revolucionando
Mr Shoemaker
Revolucionando
Mr Shoemaker
Lado B –
Delirio
Llegó El Desorden
Ya No Te Aguanto Más
Pedimos La Paz
Love
Llegó El Desorden
Ya No Te Aguanto Más
Pedimos La Paz
Love
Lado C –
Me Siento Loco
Mary Mary
Sabes Cuánto Te Quiero
No Me Digas Adiós
Te Espero En La Guerra
Mary Mary
Sabes Cuánto Te Quiero
No Me Digas Adiós
Te Espero En La Guerra
Lado D –
Llegaron Los Peluqueros
Flying High
Amor Sideral
La Tierra De Las Mil Danzas
Tres Grados Bajo Cero
Soy Un Hombre
Flying High
Amor Sideral
La Tierra De Las Mil Danzas
Tres Grados Bajo Cero
Soy Un Hombre
Enjoy,
NØ
Los Ampex - Colección Infierno a GoGo
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The Time Machine - Blow Up
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Los Yetis - Los Yetis Vol. 1
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Los Yetis - ¡Nadaismo a Go-Go
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