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Sigue Sigue Spotnicks: Meet Sweden’s early 60s space-rock guitar gods
03.17.2016
03:06 pm
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The Spotnicks are an instrumental rock group from Sweden. Formed in 1961, they were well-known for their “space suit” costumes and their Ventures-esque electric guitar sound. The Spotnicks have released 42 albums and sold over 18 million records. They still tour.
 
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They would basically take a traditional folk song—think “My Bonie” or even “Havah Nagila”!—and then rock out on the electric guitar with space suits on.

I guess if your gimmick works, then stick with it! I mean, hey, look at Kraftwerk…
 

 
Below, The Spotnicks do their hit “Rocket Man,” based on a traditional Russian folk song, in 1962:
 

 
More of the space-rock sound of The Spotnicks—including their 1967 Frank Zappa cover!—after the jump…

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Posted by Richard Metzger
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03.17.2016
03:06 pm
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Sigue Sigue The Spotnicks: Sweden’s early 60s space-rock guitar gods
08.06.2012
05:02 pm
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The Spotnicks are an instrumental rock group from Sweden. Formed in 1961, they were well-known for their “space suit” costumes and their Ventures-esque electric guitar sound. The Spotnicks have released 42 albums and sold over 18 million records. They still tour.

I guess if your gimmick works, then stick with it!

Below, The Spotnicks do their hit “Rocket Man,” based on a traditional Russian folk song, in 1962:
 

 
More of the space-rock sound of The Spotnicks after the jump…

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Posted by Richard Metzger
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08.06.2012
05:02 pm
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The Spotnicks : ‘60s Space Rockers From The Planet Sweden
07.29.2010
07:24 pm
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‘60s Swedish instrumental group The Spotnicks had the coolest fashion sense of any band to come out of Scandinavia. And man did they love reverb.

Here’s two cool clips of the band. Any bets that Devo got some fashion tips from these cats?

 
more space age grooviness after the jump…

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Posted by Marc Campbell
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07.29.2010
07:24 pm
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