The Tidal Wave - Spider Spider: Best of The Tidal Wave (1969-71) (2007)

The Tidal Wave were one of South Africa's foremost exponents of psych influenced pop music in the late 60's and early 70's with hits like Spider Spider (1969) and Mango Mango (1970) and With Tears in My Eyes.Although they existed for a relatively short time, the band is regarded by many as the bridge between pop and the then developing 'underground' South African rock scene. This compilation gathers together for the first time all the hit singles, B-sides and rarities. Yes, they did play pop and had a few hits, which were featured on the top radio stations at the time, Springbok Radio and LM Radio. However Tidal Wave also played very interesting psychedelic pop rock enhanced by the fuzz guitar sounds of Mike Pilot. There is a wide variety of music styles covered on this Tidal Wave retrospective. Lovers of end-of-the-sixties psychedelic pop and rock will discover many hidden gems, including the progressive rock sounds of Get It Out Of Your System which would not have been out of place on an Abstract Truth album. This disc also includes the funky soul sounds of Town Girl, featuring Peter Vees lead vocal, which was previously unreleased. Tidal Wave is fondly remembered by many and now all their music the hits, misses and rarities can be found in one place