Kill Saint Vitus (1982) - The first Saint Vitus album was released via their own label on C60 Cassette in 1982. The characteristic Rock-Ska sound can't be found any better, anywere. The Band was founded November 15, 1982 by Bassist Peter De Bye and Guitarist Harry Grunbauer. With Erik-Jan de Wilde on Drums and Vocalist Stella Oelbers the first Line-up was completed. Take That Bridge (1982) - The second album in the original line-up was also released on their own label Bounty Records and came after an excellent debut. Nonetheless a worthy straight ahead rock/ska follow-up album only Saint Vitus could produce. 1983 was a confusing year for Saint Vitus, Erik Jan left and further recording was done with Rob Puik and sometimes André de Jager on drums and percussion. Bounty Records released a C90 cassette from a single Concert with Stella and Erik-Jan still in the Band. Meanwhile, Hans van de Groenekan became a permanent member on Keyboards. However Rob and André were still under contract with a band called Stress, so for live-gigs, Frits Schotsman was hired as a drummer. New material was written and early 1984, auditions for a new singer and drummer were held. In came Corinne Bos and Auke the Booij. A demo was recorded, Saint Vitus II was presented to the Press and there was an American contact. Saint Vitus - Make Your Move (1984) - The second Line-up of Saint Vitus produced a funkier sound with a symphonic edge. Please Stop and Make Your Move did very well. From this formation only one album came to see the light of the day in 1984. Bad promotion and mismanagement caused Saint Vitus II never really achieving further succes. Plans to conquer America of course never materialized and Saint Vitus II didn't see the year out. They found themselves without a singer for a second time. Still they didn't give up. With Lucy Berendse and René Butôt, some rehearsals were done, but they never did play live. This very obscure line-up is sometimes revered to as Saint Vitus 3.
Compose and perform our own songs
reach an audience
Funk things up
Mama
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