Gruppo Sportivo

Gruppo Sportivo are a Dutch new wave/pop band from The Hague, formed in 1976, who enjoyed a measure of international success in the late 1970s and 1980s. They had hit songs with "Hey Girl", "Beep Beep Love", "Tokyo (I'm On My Way)", "Disco Really Made It" and "Rock 'n' Roll". The band formed in the 1970s, and rode to national popularity playing new wave music. The creative force was Hans Vandenburg (guitar and vocals), with Max Mollinger (drums), Peter Calicher (keyboards), Eric Wehrmeyer (bass), and the "Gruppettes" Josée van Iersel and Meike Touw (vocals). The band played pop songs whose lyrics contained humor, situational comedy, and inside musical jokes.
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==Links to Peel==
The band performed at the Reading Festival in 1978, where Peel was present. He would play some of their tracks on his shows and had them do a session for his programme in 1978 when the band were touring the UK.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1978-06-05. First Broadcast: 13 June 1978. Repeated: 17 July 1978, 06 September 1978 (Paul Gambaccini)
*Beep Beep Love / Rock'N'roll / Girls Never Know / I Shot My Manager
==Other Shows Played==
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*07 April 1978: I Shot My Manager (7" - Rock 'N Roll) Epic
*08 November 1978: P.S. 78 (LP – Back To 78) Epic
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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