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MAVI ISIKLAR - The Great Air Plane Strike Of 1967
ALBUM Kız Sen Geldin Çerkeşten / I Know What I Want / Yar Saçların Lüle Lüle / The Great Air Plane Strike Of 1967 (7", 45 RPM, EP)(1967)
Mavi Işıklar is a Turkish beat/cover band and was founded in 1964 and disbanded in 1970. The name of the band could be translated into English as "Blue Lights". Mavi Işıklar is considered as "Turkish Beatles" because of their appearances.The band was formed in İstanbul Erkek Lisesi (İstanbul Boys' High School) as Istanbul Boys' High School Vocal Band.
The line-up from 1962 to 1966 was:
Nejat Toksoy - vocals
Zamir Manisa - drums
Çetin Yavuzdoğan - bass guitar
Metin Yavuzdoğan - piano, keyboards
Cihat Günay - guitar
The band was officialy founded in 1964 and attended the Altın Mikrofon Song Contest. They won the second prize and their Helvacı/Kanamam single was released by Hürriyet. Right after that release, they recorded Johnny Be Goode/Justine single for Odeon company. The band later attended 1966 Altın Mikrofon Song Contest, again winning the second prize, they released their Çayır Çimen Geze Geze/Pınarbaşı single through Hürriyet. Although their music was hard, they were soon appreciated by conservative music critics, just because of their visual appearances which involves neat suit uniforms.
The band made some folk arrangements for a while and later on they started Turkish adaptations and covers with original lyrics. So they were far from making their own compositions yet they could be able to raise the bar with their musical abilities. The highjest level of popularity was achieved in 1968. With the adaptation version of Lebanon Group The Cedars' For Your Information, they gained a wide appreciation. The lyrics were written by Atilla Akman.
This public interest lead them to record their first self-titled LP in 1968. This LP contained tracks with Turkish lyrics as well as English cover songs.
MAVI ISIKLAR - The Great Air Plane Strike Of 1967
ALBUM Kız Sen Geldin Çerkeşten / I Know What I Want / Yar Saçların Lüle Lüle / The Great Air Plane Strike Of 1967 (7", 45 RPM, EP)(1967)
Mavi Işıklar is a Turkish beat/cover band and was founded in 1964 and disbanded in 1970. The name of the band could be translated into English as "Blue Lights". Mavi Işıklar is considered as "Turkish Beatles" because of their appearances.The band was formed in İstanbul Erkek Lisesi (İstanbul Boys' High School) as Istanbul Boys' High School Vocal Band.
The line-up from 1962 to 1966 was:
Nejat Toksoy - vocals
Zamir Manisa - drums
Çetin Yavuzdoğan - bass guitar
Metin Yavuzdoğan - piano, keyboards
Cihat Günay - guitar
The band was officialy founded in 1964 and attended the Altın Mikrofon Song Contest. They won the second prize and their Helvacı/Kanamam single was released by Hürriyet. Right after that release, they recorded Johnny Be Goode/Justine single for Odeon company. The band later attended 1966 Altın Mikrofon Song Contest, again winning the second prize, they released their Çayır Çimen Geze Geze/Pınarbaşı single through Hürriyet. Although their music was hard, they were soon appreciated by conservative music critics, just because of their visual appearances which involves neat suit uniforms.
The band made some folk arrangements for a while and later on they started Turkish adaptations and covers with original lyrics. So they were far from making their own compositions yet they could be able to raise the bar with their musical abilities. The highjest level of popularity was achieved in 1968. With the adaptation version of Lebanon Group The Cedars' For Your Information, they gained a wide appreciation. The lyrics were written by Atilla Akman.
This public interest lead them to record their first self-titled LP in 1968. This LP contained tracks with Turkish lyrics as well as English cover songs.
