Danish rock band formed in the summer of 1962 by Svend Bonavent Larsen (dm), Tommy Petersen (org., piano) (both formerly played in Tommy's Band), Timm Bo Madsen (lead-g) and Jørgen Frederiksen (rythm-g). In May of 1963 Johnny Dyhrberg (el-b) replaced Tommy Petersen, and John Andersen (lead-vo) (ex. The Sundowns) joined the band.
On January 28, 1964 the band won the Copenhagen championship in Rock at Nora Bio, which lead to a record deal with Metronome Records and producer Jørgen Ingmann. The instrumental debut album was called Vilja, Oh Vilja by Franz Léhar. Vocally the band broke through with their own Belinda that stayed on the charts for 13 months and was released in many European countries as well as the USA and Japan. During a trip to Bremen in April 1965, Johnny Dyhrberg left the band and was replaced by Kai Rose Petersen (el-b) and by the end of 1965 Bjørn Holte Jensen(rhythm-g) (ex The Ex-Checkers) replaced Jørgen Frederiksen. As the best selling album Oh, Oh What A Kiss, a rework of Johan Strauss' Über den Wellen, was a chart success in both 1966 and 1967.
In September 1967 the band decided to change their style to a more psychedelic flower power inspired pop sound, a change, however, Timm Bo Madsen and Kai Rose Petersen did not agree with and they consequently left the band.
They debuted with their new style at the Procul Harum concert in Tivoli. The new band recorded 2 singles for CBS Records with the following members: John Andersen, Svend Bonavent, Bjørn Holte, John Trefeldt (ex The Treffters), Fin Michael Musanti (rhythm-g, org) (ex The Playmakers) and Bent Hansen (el-b) (ex The Meteors).
The Rocking Ghosts were extremely popular in 1964-1967 and played, among other venues, at Giraffen, Enghaveparken, Hit House and Dansetten in Copenhagen, but their largest audience was primarily outside Copenhagen. The band also toured extensively in Germany, Austria, Italy, Sweden and Finland.
Disc 1:
01. Vilja Oh Vilja (singleversion)
02. Lady Of Spain
03. Scotland The Brave
04. Under The Bridges Of Paris
05. I Want To Hold Your Hand
06. In The Mood
07. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
08. Jambalaya
09. Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On
10. Darling
11. Vilja Oh Vilja (albumversion)
12. Shakin' All Over
13. Sleep Walk
14. Skinny Minny
15. Tribute To Buddy Holly
16. Pretend
17. Slow Down
18. Belinda (singleversion)
19. Ghost Walk (singleversion)
20. Kom En Tiger I Tanken
21. Tiger Rag
22. Don't Ha Ha (Don’t You Just Know It)
23. Annie Is Back
24. 7-9-13
25. Ol' Man Mose
26. Ghost Walk (albumversion)
27. Who Put The Bomp
28. Ferry Cross The Mersey
29. Besame Mucho
30. Ya, Ya Twist
31. Nivram
32. Belinda (albumversion)
Disc 2:
01. Ticket To Ride
02. Don't Be Afraid Of Love
03. Marianne
04. Djengis Khan
05. Take A Heart
06. Heart By Heart
07. Working After School
08. Für Elise
09. Evergreen Tree
10. Main Theme
11. I'm Afraid To Go Home
12. What Am I Living For
13. Take Special Care
14. Maria Elena
15. Waiting For A Train
16. Jazz Tears
17. One More Time
18. Oh Oh What A Kiss
19. I Only Want To Be With You
20. I Love You, I Love You
21. Now Is The Hour
22. There's A Difference
23. Flower Man
24. Gonna Cry
25. Rock Around The Clock
26. My Heart Still Shines
Bonus-tracks: Ikke tidligere udsendt.:
27. Put Your Little Hand Together -
- -. The New Ghosts
28. Childhood Friend -
- -. The New Ghosts
29. King-Kong
30. I Got You (I Feel Good)
