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Los Mockers were a popular 1960s rock band in
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that was part of the Uruguayan Invasion. They were heavily influenced by
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and covered many of their songs (in English). The band was formed in 1963 in
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but moved to
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in 1966 after winning a contract with
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Argentina. The original lineup disbanded in 1967. They briefly re-united in 2006.


History

The band formed in 1963. They were originally called The Notorious before being renamed The Mockers. In 1966, they won a recording contract with EMI of Argentina, so they recorded their first single in April, and in September, recorded "I want to go" and "Baby Mine", which were not included in the LP that would be published later. A month later they released their next single, entitled "Empty Harem" / "Let me try again." Their third single, "Captain Grey" / "Confusion" was released in mid- 1967, to boost sales of the album. Although keyboardist Stephen Hirshfield, had already left the training, he traveled from Montevideo to participate in the recording. The original lineup would disbanded in 1967.Unterberger, Richie. "Los Mockers: Artist Biography." ''Allmusic'' http://www.allmusic.com/artist/los-mockers-mn0001745731/biography They returned to Buenos Aires, for a series of programs on Channel 9. The record company proposed to re-record them on the condition that change their original name, but the group refused as there was no contract signed. With little work and economic issues, plus internal conflicts among its members, vocalist Polo Pereira left and was quickly replaced by pianist and singer Carlos Franzeti. On September 23 of 2006, forty years on from first recording, Mockers met in Valencia (Spain), with all their original members, except Freigeda Beto, who died in a traffic accident early in 1972 in Montevideo. Over the years there were several edited collections of their whole discography; among them are "The Original Recordings 1965-1967" and "Complete Recordings".


Band members

*Polo Pereira (guitar, vocals) *Jorge Fernández (guitar, backing vocals) *Esteban Hirschfield (organ, backing vocals, harmonica) *Julio Montero (bass, vocals) *Beto Freigeda (drums)


Discography


Singles

*Quiero irme/Nena mía (1966) *Empty Harem/Let me try again (1966) *Captain Grey/Confusion (1967)


Albums

*''Los Mockers'' (1966) *''Los Mockers II'' (1968)


See also

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Los Shakers Los Shakers were a popular rock band in the 1960s and was a part of the Uruguayan Invasion in Latin America. They were heavily influenced by the look and sound of The Beatles. In the late 1960s they would broaden and expand their musical direct ...


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