The Spotnicks - The Rocket Man (1962)

By at 4:45 pm Friday, Aug 1



In his post about rocket inspired pop culture, Martin Klasch posted this nutty video of a Swedish band called The Spotnicks playing a surfy instrumental number, "The Rocket Man" from 1962. Kraftwerk probably studied their fancy moves.
Here's one of their mind-bending album covers.
The Spotnicks - The Rocket Man (1962) (via Martin Klasch)

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