{"id":56872,"date":"2025-12-03T16:58:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/?post_type=product&#038;p=56872"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:05:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:05:17","slug":"col-truck","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/product\/col-truck\/","title":{"rendered":"Col. Truck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Re: 21-11-2025 (C 1976)<\/p>\n<p>The October Cherries (Jay Shotam, Peter D\u00edaz, Richard Khan and Benny Siow plus the \u201cfifth\u201d member Balram \u201cBal\u201d Shotam), became hometown heroes in late-60s Singapore and Malaysia, crafting a shimmering brand of Beatlesque psychedelic pop that rivaled their UK contemporaries.<\/p>\n<p>After government censorship and piracy stifled their career at home, the band relocated to Belgium, releasing the Pepperish gem \u201cDreamseller\u201d in 1972. When guitarist Peter Diaz departed to join famous Belgian band The Pebbles, Jay and Bal responded with a bold studio experiment: Truck\u2019s 1974 album \u201cSurprise! Surprise!\u201d\u2014a reimagined, synth-enhanced reincarnation of their earlier work, bursting with fuzz guitars, Moog flourishes, and melodic charm. What began as \u201crevenge\u201d became their most adventurous and collectible release.<\/p>\n<p>Soon after, the Balram brothers relocated to London and issued Col. Truck\u2019s \u201cOne Fine Day\u201d (mixed at Abbey Road and mastered at Pye Studios), another gem blending the melodic warmth of \u201cDreamseller\u201d with a leaner production. These projects together form one of the most fascinating hidden chapters in Asian psychedelic pop history.<\/p>\n<p>Long overlooked outside Southeast Asia, the October Cherries and their Truck offshoots are finally being rediscovered \u2014 a kaleidoscopic bridge between Beatles-inspired pop and early 70s studio experimentation.<\/p>\n<p>Tracklist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">01. One Fine Day<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">02. All the Geese and Ganders (I Love Suzie)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">03. Woe is Me<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">04. Hello People<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">05. You Re All I Need<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">06. All Things Work For Good<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">07. This is a Love Song<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">08. Lay Down Your Love<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">09. Dreamseller<\/li>\n<li class=\"ng-star-inserted\">10. Ramblin Brook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Location: Psych\/Garage\/Sixties<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One Fine Day<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":56873,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1284],"product_tag":[2184],"class_list":{"0":"post-56872","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-psych-garage-sixties","7":"product_tag-guerssen","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/56872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=56872"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=56872"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vinylgrove.nl\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=56872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}