{"id":7390,"date":"2025-12-05T14:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T14:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7390"},"modified":"2025-12-05T17:08:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T17:08:32","slug":"issue-170-supersister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=7390","title":{"rendered":"Issue #170 &#8211; Supersister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Formed in The Hague in 1968, SUPERSISTER would achieve that rare thing \u2013 a hit single \u2013 two years later with \u2018She Was Naked\u2019, an improbable fuzzy prog hybrid inspired by The Lovin\u2019Spoonful and a Latin prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>In this exclusive extract from his exhaustive chronicle of the band, FRED BAGGEN takes us deep inside the writing, recording and impact of the song<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7391\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1024x845.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1024x845.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-300x247.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-768x633.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170.jpeg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The record label owner who has taken Supersister under his wing drives to a mansion-like edifice in The Hague, the well-known GTB sound studio. Hugo: \u201cI said I wanted to have the Supersister seven-inch recorded and produced at GTB, and that it had to be done on a modest budget so it would be financially safe for me \u2013 I had to finance the single out of my own pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She Was Naked 50 (B&amp;W Film Video Edit)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PQr01pFhY5M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The studio is where Radio Veronica in its early days recorded the tapes that were broadcast on board the Veronica ship, and where so many Dutch artists recorded their music. Erik Bakker is one of the few studio technicians who speaks the language of pop musicians, understands their ambition and wishes and makes sure they leave his studio thoroughly satisfied. Hugo and Erik come to an arrangement, and Hugo tells \u201chis\u201d boys the good news: two days have been allocated for the recording of their first single.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hugo takes his task very seriously. He demands that the group enter the studio well prepared. There\u2019ll be no time to experiment on the spot, he warns, so the material needs to be thoroughly rehearsed in advance. He also wants to ensure that the English pronunciation is correct.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7392\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1-744x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1-744x1024.jpeg 744w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1-218x300.jpeg 218w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1-768x1058.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1-1115x1536.jpeg 1115w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/SD170-1.jpeg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Native speakers in other studios take great pains over this, so Hugo wants the diction in this recording to be at a professional level as well. Q65\u2019s\u2018The Life I Live\u2019 might be a textbook example of \u201cDunglish\u201d pronunciation, and many British listeners are charmed by this to a certain extent, butHugo is striving for perfection. \u201c[Flautist] Sacha van Geest was born in London, he had an English mother and spoke English without an accent.He and his mother went through the lyrics of the single to make sure everything was written and sung correctly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.qobuz.com\/album\/mzgai49swyzjc?zone=GB-en\" width=\"378\" height=\"390\">Your browser does not support iframes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>To read the whole story order issue #170 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/shindig_170\/\">here<\/a>. Subscribe to the mag <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverbackpublishing.rocks\/product\/unlock-the-world-of-shindig-subscribe-today-and-access-every-issue-ever-published\/\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7390&#038;t=Issue%20%23170%20%E2%80%93%20Supersister&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7390&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2025%2F12%2FScreenshot-2025-12-05-at-14.55.18.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Issue%20%23170%20%E2%80%93%20Supersister\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7390&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Issue%20%23170%20%E2%80%93%20Supersister&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F7390\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formed in The Hague in 1968, SUPERSISTER would achieve that rare thing \u2013 a hit single \u2013 two years later with \u2018She Was Naked\u2019, an improbable fuzzy prog hybrid inspired by The Lovin\u2019Spoonful and a Latin prayer. 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