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Biography
Five
musicians formed a band in Dordrecht in1968, called The Floating
Fudge Featuring The Cosmic Dealer. The members were: Angelo
Santoro (bass guitar), Ad Vos (drums), Frans Poots
(vocals, flute, sax), Bas van der Pol (vocals, guitar, ex-Hawks)
and Jan Reynders (vocals, guitar, ex-Hawks).
In 1970 they changed their name to Cosmic Dealer. In 1971 they released to singles, The scene/Child of the golden sun and Head in the clouds/Find your way on Negram. Both singles weren't a big success.
The
two singles were followed by the release of Cosmic Dealer's debut
album, Crystallization. The music is a mixture of
psychedelic and progressive music, completed with some hardrock. The
album was produced by Eddy Ouwens. The band toured regularly and
did a performance in a TV show, but the album didn't sell well. The same
year Bas van der Pol left the band (who sadly passed away) and
was replaced by Leen Leendertse, with him they recorded a few
demo tracks. A little while later Angelo Santoro left the band.
Cosmic Dealer struggles along, but a year later it is decided to
stop.
In
1973 the band was reformed. This time Frans Poots was replaced by
Ed Boender. Leen Leendertse was also no longer a member of
the band, but Angelo Santoro had returned. There was also a new
vocalist, Kees de Blois. With these members the group started to
work on new material and recorded a few demos. But it lasted not for
long, because in the spring of 1973 the band had already split up again,
and this time for ever.
In February and march 2010 Cosmic Dealer play a few reunion concerts in the original line up. Unfortunately the deceased Bas van der Pol is not there, he is replaced by Kees de Blois.