Supersister

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Supersister
General information
origin Netherlands
Genre (s) Fusion , Canterbury Sound , Progressive Rock
founding 1967/1968, 2000
resolution 1974 (as Sweet Okay Supersister)
Website http://supersister.nl/
Current occupation
Robert Jan Stips
Sacha van Geest †
Ron van Eck †
Marco Vrolijk
former members
Charlie Mariano
Flute, saxophone
Rob Kruisman
John Schuursma
saxophone
Elton Dean
Drums
Herman van Boeyen
singing
Rob Douw
Guitar, vocals
Gerhard Smid
Drums
Daniel Denis

Supersister was a Dutch fusion and progressive rock band that was formed in the late 1960s.

Band history

The band was founded around 1967/1968 by Robert Jan Stips, Sacha van Geest, Marco Vrolijk and Ron van Eck in The Hague under the name Sweet Okay Supersister and was initially active in the local hippie scene. In the spring of 1970 they released their first single She Was Naked as Supersister , which became a hit and brought the band a recording deal with Polydor .

Supersister's first album Present from Nancy was released that same year; In 1971 To the High $ t Bidder followed , which is considered the most successful album of the band. With live performances, another single hit and the third album Pudding and Yesterday , the band became successful in their home country in the early 1970s.

Then, however, disagreement arose over the musical direction, and Vrolijk and van Geest were replaced in 1973 by Charlie Mariano and Herman van Boeyen. The fourth, now jazzy album, Iskander , was not well received by the fans. Elton Dean eventually took over Mariano's post, but the band broke up in 1974. Shortly after Supersister's breakup, Stips released the less successful album Spiral Staircase with van Eck and van Geest under the name Sweet Okay Supersister .

It wasn't until 2000 that Supersisters got back together for the Progfest in Los Angeles . Further appearances followed as well as two albums with older and current live recordings. Van Geest's death in July 2001 meant the temporary end of Supersisters. A planned appearance at the US American NEARfest 2011 ( North East Art Rock Festival in Bethlehem ) had to be canceled due to van Eck's illness; he died in July of that year.

Discography

Albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
NL NL
1971 To the High $ t Bidder NL10 (2 weeks)
NL
2016 The Golden Years Of Dutch Pop Music NL71 (1 week)
NL
2018 Memories Are New - Complete Studio Album Collection NL62 (1 week)
NL
2019 Retsis Repus NL79 (1 week)
NL
as a Supersister project 2019

More albums

  • 1970: Present from Nancy
  • 1972: Pudding and Yesterday
  • 1973: Superstarshine Vol. 3 (compilation)
  • 1973: Iskander
  • 1973: Startrack Vol. 1 (compilation)
  • 1974: Spiral Staircase (as Sweet Okay Supersister)
  • 2000: Memories Are New (demo and live recordings)
  • 2000: Supersisterious (live album)
  • 2006: Live Paradiso 2000 (DVD, as Sweet Okay Supersister)
  • 2013: Long Live Supersister! (Live and studio recordings)
  • 2013: Dreaming Wheelwhile (compilation)

Singles

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
NL NL
1970 She Was Naked
NL11 (7 weeks)
NL
1972 Radio
Pudding and Yesterday
NL21 (5 weeks)
NL

Web links

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  1. a b Chart sources: NL albums
  2. Awards for Music Sales: NL