Earth And Fire

Earth And Fire

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Pop band from Voorschoten / Voorburg, Netherland.
This Dutch band featured female vocalist Jerney Kaagman, twin brothers Chris and Gerard Koerts (Chris handled the guitars and Gerard handled the keyboards), bassist Hans Ziech, and drummer Ton v.d. Kleij. Earth & Fire had quite a few hits, like "Seasons" (1969), "Ruby is the One" (1970), "Wild & Exciting" (1970), "Invitation" (1971, released only as a single at that time), "Memories" (1972), and many more. In fact, Song of the Marching Children had a Dutch hit aswell, "Storm & Thunder" (but was edited for single release). When this album came out, the band started to include the Mellotron and synthesizers to their keyboard setup (as well as the Hammond organ, which they used from the beginning), as well as including a side length epic.
Earth & Fire were able to make some great albums in the process. The early Atlantis (1973) and Song of the Marching Children (1971), are recommended. To the World of the Future (1975) finds the band exploring more synthesizers, and Disco tendencies were starting to surface. Other albums are Gate to Infinity (1977), Reality Fills Fantasy (1979), Andromeda Girl (1981), In State of Flux (1982), and their 1989 reunion album Phoenix.
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earthandfire.nl, Wikipedia, Wikipedia, imdb.com
Members:
Ab Tamboer, Age Kat, Bert Ruiter, Cees Kalis, Chris Koerts, Gerard Koerts, Hans Ziech, Jerney Kaagman, Jons Pistoor, Lysett, Mark Stoop, Ronnie Meyjes, Theo Hurts, Ton Scherpenzeel, Ton van der Kleij
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S 64 219 Earth And Fire — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Earth And Fire (Album) Polydor S 64 219 Germany 1970 Sell This Version
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CLP 700 101 Song Of The Marching Children — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Song Of The Marching Children (Album) Polydor CLP 700 101 Germany 1971 Sell This Version
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3205035 Atlantis — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Atlantis (Album) Polydor 3205035 Netherlands 1973 Sell This Version
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3161 121 To The World Of The Future — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* To The World Of The Future (Album) Polydor 3161 121 Germany 1975 Sell This Version
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2925 065 Gate To Infinity — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Gate To Infinity (Album) Polydor 2925 065 Netherlands 1977 Sell This Version
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STAR 5129 Reality Fills Fantasy — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Reality Fills Fantasy (Album) Vertigo STAR 5129 South Africa 1979 Sell This Version
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6399 271 Andromeda Girl — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Andromeda Girl (Album) Vertigo, Qcumber 6399 271 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
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88.050 In A State Of Flux — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* In A State Of Flux (Album) Dureco Benelux 88.050 Netherlands 1982 Sell This Version
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LP/860019, 860019 Phoenix — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Phoenix (Album) CNR Records, CNR Records, CNR, CNR LP/860019, 860019 Netherlands 1989 Sell This Version
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45-6744 Seasons — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Seasons (Single) Polydor 45-6744 US 1969 Sell This Version
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2050 044 Wild And Exciting — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Wild And Exciting (Single) Polydor 2050 044 Netherlands 1970 Sell This Version
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PEN 741 Ruby Is The One — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Ruby Is The One (Single) Polydor PEN 741 UK 1970 Sell This Version
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M 7072 Seasons / Osaka — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire / The Shoes Earth And Fire / The Shoes - Seasons / Osaka ‎(7", Promo) Joker (2), Joker Hi-Fi Records M 7072 Italy 1970 Sell This Version
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DP 1774 21st Century Show / Wild And Exciting — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire 21st Century Show / Wild And Exciting Polydor DP 1774 Japan 1971 Sell This Version
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DP 1798 Invitation — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* = アース & ファイアー* Earth & Fire* = アース & ファイアー* - Invitation (Single) Circle (2) DP 1798 Japan 1971 Sell This Version
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2050 133 Storm And Thunder — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Storm And Thunder (Single) Polydor 2050 133 Netherlands 1971 Sell This Version
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6075 122 Ruby Is The One / Wild And Exciting — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Ruby Is The One / Wild And Exciting ‎(7", Single) Philips 6075 122 France 1971 Sell This Version
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2001 356 Memories — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Memories (Single) Polydor 2001 356 UK 1972 Sell This Version
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PD 15073 Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight (Single) Polydor PD 15073 US 1973 Sell This Version
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2121 235 Love Of Life — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Love Of Life (Single) Polydor 2121 235 UK 1974 Sell This Version
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2050 359 Only Time Will Tell — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Only Time Will Tell (Single) Polydor 2050 359 Netherlands 1975 Sell This Version
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2040 147 Thanks For The Love — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* Thanks For The Love (Single) Polydor 2040 147 Germany 1975 Sell This Version
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2040 151 What Difference Does It Make — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire What Difference Does It Make (Single) Polydor 2040 151 Germany 1976 Sell This Version
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2050 498 7 8th Avenue — Earth And Fire Earth & Fire* 7 8th Avenue (Single) Polydor 2050 498 Belgium 1977 Sell This Version
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6147 025 Fire Of Love — Earth And Fire Earth And Fire Fire Of Love (Single) Vertigo 6147 025 Austria 1979 Sell This Version

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countrypaul

countrypaul

June 26, 2022
Like Jefferson Airplane became the awful Starship, Earth & Fire did become straight-out pop later, but they didn't change their name and were not awful, just different. "Weekend" is a remarkable song with some nice odd-length phrases. Lead singer/frontperson Jerney Kaagman was very pretty (she was in the first issue of Dutch Playboy) and could really sing - but not dance! There is a video of "Weekend" with her gyrating in front of the band, all of whom are wearing outfits that make ABBA seem conservative! I recommend the song, but the video will scare you away from the group! Listen, don't watch!
Yesberry

Yesberry

October 26, 2020
The first five albums are great symphonic rock wit a lot of mellotrons.Being progressive withiout being boring prog The word prog is wrongly chosen,many don't know that terrible term.
OF-THE-WORLD

OF-THE-WORLD

September 26, 2019
Occulted , derivitave , confused and rather boring Dutch pop group that no one remembers.
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Jarren

Jarren

February 23, 2019
edited over 4 years ago
Their first two albums are outstanding. I'm not even a fan of Prog but Earth & Fire managed to balance it with some seriously heavy riffs and pure pop song structures.

Yeah, that sounds weird on paper but it just works!

Early songs such as Seasons & Hazy Paradise still have a distinct Psych touch, which is wonderful.

But by '71 they were getting seriously heavy. The b-side "Lost Forever" is good enough to rival Zeppelin of the same era.

While their debut LP contained definite hints of Prog ("21st Century Show" being a prime example), it was only with "Song Of The Marching Children" that the band fully embraced it.

The a-side of the album contains four songs, quite varied in style. "Ebb Tide" is light but carries a menacing undercurrent. "Storm And Thunder", one of my personal favourites, is a full-on ride through hell to heaven and back again.

The b-side contains one song (the title piece). It was actually previously recorded as a short 4 minute piece (it featured as a b-side in fact). Here the song is fleshed out to a full 18 minutes. It's the perfect example of Earth & Fire. The musicianship is top drawer, Jerney's vocals are mind blowing, the song never gets boring. It's so varied, but never too "out there" (which is something I dislike in Prog, over-indulgence).

I kinda stumbled upon this band quite by chance. I just found one of their compilations in a record store and thought the band looked cool so I gave it a listen. I was hooked, and I'm more into Electronic music!

In fact, some of the songs do remind me of one of my favourite bands ever, Ladytron (for example, the single "Memories"). No, it's not just the female vocals. Much more than that. I feel a very strong musical correlation.

Anyway, I have yet to really investigate the rest of Earth & Fire's discography. I'm a little wary with what I've heard so far (from the late 70's) to be honest. But I'll definitely be checking out Atlantis, their 3rd LP.
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psychdreams

psychdreams

November 29, 2017
The band should have stopped after releasing the first album and maybe the single Memories.
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etienne.stekelenburg

etienne.stekelenburg

February 26, 2015
edited over 8 years ago
This must be a mistake. I have never read that the band was named 'Earth & Wind' of 'Earth'
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