RCA Victor FAS 926 (original), Finland, October
1964
Words & Music by: Side A – Frank Metis, Randy Starr; Side B – Roy Orbison, William Dees, Solja Tuuli
Musicians: Eero Raittinen (lead vocals, drums), Jussi Raittinen (harmony
vocals, rhythm guitar), Kaj Westerlund (lead guitar), Harry Sjöberg (bass on
side A), Lasse Kvist (bass on side B), Rauno Lehtinen (organ on side A, piano
on side B), Ilkka Luukkonen (tambourine on side B), Bo Nyman and others
(handclaps on side B)
Recording sessions: Produced by Johan “Mosse” Vikstedt and engineered by Ronnie Kranck at Electrovox Studio in Helsinki, Finland; Side A – in July 1964; Side B
– in October 1964
Highest chart positions: Side A – none; Side B – Finland #10
(in January 1965, when Orbison’s original was #9)
Eero, Jussi & the Boys was formed in April 1964 and just three months later they were offered to tour East Germany (DDR) for a month. The tour was originally booked for a popular Swedish rock 'n' roll band, Jan Rohde & The Adventures. However, they backed out because they did not find the trip financially rewarding. Just before leaving for Germany, the band laid down the A-side of the record.
The tour was a massive
success and the group returned to tour DDR in 1965.
In early 1965, the Finnish national broadcaster, Yle, captured a music video
for “Kaunis Nainen” to be broadcast on the youth music show “Yeah yeah” on 14.
February 1965. Because portable video technology was primitive, the entire clip
was filmed playback-style outdoors at the Helsinki harbour. Eero, Jussi, and
the band dressed up as rugged dockworkers, giving the performance a gritty,
working-class visual identity. The pretty woman in the video was a rising local
pop star, Marion Rung.
List price: A price guide for Finnish records and CDs lists this
for 10 euros. Discogs.com median price is 5 €. I didn’t find any sold copies in
eBay.
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