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Los Hang Tens

Los Hang Tens

I’ll not pretend otherwise – this was a glorious accidental discovery while surfing the ‘net looking for interesting garage bands from South America … and no, I don’t have anything better to do with my time.

I initially stumbled across the B-side to the band’s only known recording, ‘These Boots Were Made For Walking.’ Immediately, my attention was piqued – Nancy Sinatra’s original version of Lee Hazelwood‘s composition remains one of favourite singles. It still tickles me when that bass line jumps in. So, these Hang Ten lads had better be good and not have messed it up.

No fears – they absolutely nailed it. With a distinctive, sparingly used Beatles / Stones guitar sound and simply omitting the four single ‘dum. dum, dum, dum,’ double bass notes before the drum joins in, they give the song a wonderful ‘garage’ feel, yet without compromising the song’s identity.

Compare and contrast ….

It seems this side of the single is what makes the 7″ so well sought after, although I have to say, the A-side, a cover of The Kinks‘ ‘Till The End Of The Day,’ is none too shabby either. (See below.)

There’s not too much information available on the band – well not in English anyway. The following has been gleaned from Vernon Joynson’s excellent ‘A Potpourri of Melodies and Mahem’ tome:

Los Hang Tens

The band members were principally made up of friends at the Santa Maria High School in San Isidro, Lima, Peru. Their ages ranged from fourteen to seventeen when they formed the band in 1964, and like so many aspiring young bands on their continent at that time, incorporated many songs by The Kinks, Rolling Stones and Beatles in their live sets.

Over the four years of their existence, there were three different versions of the band which seemed to grow from the original line-up of five members, through six in the second version and seven in the final line-up before splitting in 1968

Their one single, with that almost quirky sounding B-side, was produced in a limited quantity, meaning originals are well sought after in both the band’s native Peru and beyond.

LOS HANG TENS
(Original Line-up)

*** Felipe Larrabure Aramburu – Lead Vocals
*** Manuel Sanguinetti – Vocals
Jose Rizi-Patron – Guitar
*** Ramon De Orbegoso Elejalde – Bass
Diego Garcia-Sayan Larrabure – Drums

*** These three members were constant through the band’s morphing into later versions.

TITLE FORMATYEARLABEL NOTES
Till The End Of The Day7″ Single1966Odeon del Peru


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7 comments

  2. Theirs was the most “aristocratic” garage ensemble that has ever played rock as a means to make people happy. I was one of them. Read the article about them as published in the English version of Wikipedia. The kind of allure that surrounded these kids is extraordinary. They themselves, their parents, uncles and forebearers, they all not just changed music history, but actual history. as well. Here is the link. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Hang_Ten%27s

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    • Hi Guillermo

      Thanks firstly for reading my wee blog, and secondly, for taking time out to write, send the photo link and the Wiki link. I find it amazing this has found it’s way to you. 🙂

      Yeah – having read the Wiki entry, I totally get your ‘aristocratic’ reference. What an interesting history – and group of players.

      🙂

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  4. Los Hang Ten’s started being 6, plus a tamburine man, Arturo Rogrigo. When the ambourine man and both the lead and 1st rhythm guitar left the band, the brothers Freddy and Jose Rizo Patron ( one to pursue university studies, the other to create a super band), as well as the second of the lead singers, who also joined the super band, the three remaining members of Los Hang Ten’s, the drummer, the fisrt of two lkead singers and the former 1st rhythm guitar player, proceeded to replace them with three new additions. namely a bassman, Jaime Sabal, a second rhthm guitarristm, Juan de Aliaga, and a second lead singer and that is me, Guillermo Perez Arguello., Finally, the boy who had played the second rythm guitar, Ramon de Orbegoso, switched to lead guitar, to replace Jose., So, although the band had 7 at first, it wa then lowered to six.

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    • Cheers Guillermo

      I’ve been so involved with other projects this year, I’ve not had time to spend on LOUD HORIZON. However, that will change in the next month or so, and I’ll be featuring more ’60s & ’70s garage / psych bands from around the world.

      Thanks again for your contribution to this piece on LOS HANG TENS.

      🙂

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