THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
2,007) Steampacket II/The Longboatmen — “Take Her Anytime”
Sweden’s Steampacket let off some “extra good” “heavily echoed Fuzz Mod Psych Beat” (teabiscuit, https://www.45cat.com/record/56115), an “early psych punker monster killer” (thomasbaumgartner3032, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU4bNdM0aEM), “the raunchiest that came out in Sweden in the 60’s”! (kristerlund8845, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urMemHbQiDk) Sweden exported it to the UK under the guise of the Longboatmen (so as not to be confused with Rod Stewart). What genius picked the name the Longboatmen? I’m sure that name freaked out the entire nation. Think of the poor souls on a pirate radio ship — the Viking are coming!*
“Oh holy crap never knew they were Swedish when I first heard this song I was thinking ‘Those guys must be from a small town in Connecticut’ lmao” (happydaystoytown, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kADXxI55urM) That is hilarious!
Gregory McIntosh tells us of Steampacket:
Formed in 1965 under the name Steampacket, Sweden’s Steampacket II combined the influence of soul music with their take on the British Invasion to change and update the Swedish rock & roll movement. This combination proved to be good for the quartet, making them stand out from their contemporaries, which enabled them to become one of the first Swedish rock bands to tour England. On this tour, the Swedes learned of the Rod Stewart/Brian Auger group also named Steampacket forcing them to change their name at home to Steampacket II, while in England they adopted the name The Longboatmen to avoid confusion. They released a handful of singles, the most popular of which is 1966’s “Take Her Anytime”, released under The Longboatmen, as well as versions of ” Happy Together” and Lovin’ Spoonful’s 1967 hit “Nashville Cats” sung in Swedish and others. Steampacket II disbanded in 1968 after growing tired of musician’s wages and called it quits with a memorable Who-style, smash-up-the-instruments ending to their final performance.
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/steampacket-mn0002157305#biography
* For those sticklers for historical accuracy, I know that the Swedish Vikings primarily sailed on the Baltic Sea.
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