Fantastics (EMI Music - 1976/EMGS 6007)
Side One
- Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang (Rick Giles)
- Jezamine (Frere Manston.Jack Gellar)
- Disco Lady (Don Davis.Harvey Scales.Lee Vance)
- Living In The Past (Ian Anderson)
- Low Rider (Sylvester Allen.Harold Brown.Morris Dickerson.Gerald Goldstein.Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan.Charles Miller.Lee Oskar.Howard Scott)
- Pieces Of April (Dave Loggins)
- Love Is Alive (Gary Wright)
- Angela (José Feliciano.Janna Mervin Feliciano)
- Kiss And Say Goodbye (Winfred "Blue" Lovett)
- Concrete And Clay (Tommy Moeller.Gregg Parker)
- Get Down Boogie (John Lange)
- Let Me Love You (John Springate)
樂隊成員 :
- Norman Cheung 張金明 - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals & Percussions
- Michael Sim - Lead Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Tony Cheung - Bass Guitar & Backing Vocals
- Eddie Tang 鄧志和 - Drums, Percussions, Congas, Bells & Backing Vocals
- Danny Cheung - Electric Piano, Acoustic Piano Organ & Clavinet
製作人員 :
- Produced by :The Fantastics
- Engineered by : Yen Shi Chun 甄思秦
- Additional Orchestration by : Vic Cristobal 葛士培/Ruben G. Sabinano
The Fantastics演繹及收錄在這張唱片內共十二首由外國歌星或樂隊原唱的歌曲,其風格類型是頗為多元化、及適應當年代本地樂壇潮流的。屬Pop/Progressive/Folk/Glam Rock類型的計有:美國樂隊Silver的"Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang",由威爾斯樂隊The Bystanders首唱、但被英倫組合The Casuals唱紅的"Jezamine",英倫重型搖滾樂隊Jethro Tull的"Living In The Past",美國樂隊Three Dog Night的"Pieces Of April",美國男歌手Gary Wright的原唱個人作品"Love Is Alive",於波多黎各出生的「盲仙」José Feliciano之原唱個人作品"Angela",英倫樂隊Unit 4 + 2的"Concrete And Clay",及The Glitter Band的"Let Me Love You";而屬Funk、Soul、Disco或R&B類型的則有:美國黑人男歌手Johnnie Taylor的"Disco Lady",美國黑人組合War的"Low Rider",The Manhattans的"Kiss And Say Goodbye",及英倫組合Supercharge的"Get Down Boogie"。
記憶中,《Fantastics》這張LP唱片推出後,The Fantastics版本的"Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang"、"Jezamine"、"Disco Lady"、"Pieces Of April"、"Kiss And Say Goodbye"這幾首歌曲,都是該段時期本地電台頻道上的一些熱播之選。
"Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang"
"Jezamine"
"Disco Lady"試聽版﹕
"Living In The Past"試聽版﹕
"Low Rider"試聽版﹕
"Pieces Of April"試聽版﹕
"Love Is Alive"
"Angela"試聽版﹕
"Kiss And Say Goodbye"試聽版﹕
"Concrete And Clay"試聽版﹕
"Get Down Boogie"試聽版﹕
"Let Me Love You"試聽版﹕
Full Album
此外,在EMI百代公司出版的三張精選LP合集內,也有收錄了共五首The Fantastics灌唱的歌曲,而其中的三首(*),是沒有出現於組合上述的LP專集中。
Hit Sounds Vol. 3 (EMI (Regal) Records - 1975/SREG-9624)
- Jive Talking* (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
"Jive Talking"試聽版﹕
Hit Sounds Vol. 6 (EMI Music - 1976/EMGS 6005)
- Let Your Love Flow* (Larry E. Williams)
- Disco Lady (Don Davis.Harvey Scales.Lee Vance)
"Let Your Love Flow"試聽版﹕
Hit Sounds Vol. 7 (EMI Music - 1977/EMGS 6011)
- Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang (Rick Giles)
- Play That Funky Music* (Rob Parissi)
"Play That Funky Music"試聽版﹕
組成於1970年的The Fantastics,其隊中知名度最高的成員,應是曾被譽為香港華人鼓王的鼓手Eddie Tang 鄧志和(和仔),他的父親是四、五十年代的資深音樂人鄧白浪,姑姐則是著名國粵語歌星的鄧白英。樂隊拆夥後,鄧志和轉身參與唱片錄音室伴奏、演唱會統籌與監製、及個人音樂教授的工作,並設有一家名為「鄧氏演藝音樂中心」的機構。
Eddie Tang 鄧志和簡述早期(1970年)的The Fantastics成立歷史背境 :
而隊中另一位成員主唱歌手Norman Cheung 張金明,在1975年EMI出版的一張名為《Hit Sounds Vol. 3》精選LP合集內,曾以其個人名義灌錄了兩首歌曲,其一是The Wynners (溫拿樂隊)首唱的"L.O.V.E. Love",另一首則是日本歌星澤田研二(Kenji Sawada)原唱的"The Fugitive Kind";可惜他於數年前因不幸突然中風,以致康復後行動不便。
Hit Sounds Vol. 3 (EMI (Regal) Records - 1975/SREG-9624)
"L.O.V.E. Love"
"The Fugitive Kind"
The Fantastics + Suzan Guterres (蘇珊) :
刊載於1976年10月26日及1977年4月5日香港「工商晚報」內頁的兩段「奇妙樂隊(The Fantastics) 」報導 :
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