After Tea-After Tea (1970)

Formed in the second half of the 1960s, After Tea was a Dutch band initially called Tee Set. They achieved some success with singles such as "Early In The Morning", "Believe What I Say", and "Don't You Leave", as well as the albums "Emotion" and "Join the Tea Set", all released between 1966 and 1968. The original Tee Set lineup consisted of bassist Polle Eduard, keyboardist Hans Van Eyck, drummer Carry Janssen, and guitarist Ray Fenwick. During their early years, the band experienced a constant turnover of members, including Pierre Van Der Linde, who would later become the drummer for the legendary band Focus. However, in 1969 the band definitively established itself as After Tea with a new lineup, including guitarist Ferry Lever, drummer Ilja Gort, and keyboardist Ulli Grün, while Polle Eduard remained the sole survivor of the defunct Tee Set. With this revamped lineup, they released their self-titled debut album, "After Tea" (1970), where they moved away from the psychedelic sounds of their initial approach and delved into the realm of blues rock, as demonstrated by the superb tracks "Joint House Blues", "Let's Come All Together", "You've Got to Move Me", and the tour de force "Trial/Punishment/The End". On the other hand, and bearing witness to their recent psychedelic past, "Someday" and "I'm Here" appear, pieces that enrich the musical palette of this forgotten band and one of the dark gems of European blues rock.