Koes Plus / Dheg Dheg & Volume 2

Sublime Frequencies

Often referred to as "the Beatles of Indonesia," KOES PLUS are the most beloved pop group in the history of Indonesian music, yet they've been basically unknown to the rest of the world. Born in 1969 from the previously established roots of KOES BERSAUDARA, the group blazed a trail across the Indonesian popular music landscape of the 1970s, with a scope that reached from the archipelago out to Singapore and Malaysia. The band began as a psychedelic-era beat group and eventually streamlined their sound into a successful formula of hit-making success. Recording relentlessly during the 1970s (40 full-length albums plus countless compilations), the band delivered a solid and familiar pop style and simultaneously branched out with an astonishing onslaught of LPs catering to specific genres which set a precedent for other popular groups to follow in the ensuing years. Reissued here for the first time, this CD contains the first two incredibly rare Koes Plus albums in their entirety: Dheg Dheg Plas (commonly referred to as Volume 1) from 1969 and Volume 2 from 1970. Tri-fold digipack CD with a 20-page booklet featuring rare & unseen photos provided by Koes Plus for this specific reissue project and extensive liner notes of the band's amazing history by ALAN BISHOP.

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