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Title: Shocking Blue – Shocking Blue
Year/Genre/City: 1970, Psychedelic Rock / Pop, The Hague, NL
Matrix #: CS 1000
Condition: VG++

Cultural Facts:

1. Media Narrative: “Venus” becoming a U.S. #1 hit made them one of the rare Dutch groups to fully break America in that era.

2. Scene Ecology: “Love Buzz” later got a second life when Nirvana covered it as their debut single—garage-era psych reframed by ’80s underground.

3. Band Drama: Mariska Veres became the public anchor as a frontwoman, even as the band’s internal lineup and direction kept shifting.