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There was disagreement between the band and their label: Peter Te Bos, in an interview with the leading Dutch music magazine, Muziekkrant OOR, complained that they received no support from their label and that their records were not promoted at all. They even released a Christmas single, "Blue Bells." In 1987 the Claw Boys Claw played at the Roskilde Festival and released their third full-length album, Crack My Nut, their last on Polydor. That year the band played at Pinkpop, the most important open air festival in the Netherlands, and under the pseudonym "The Hipcats" opened up for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, playing mainly cover songs. The singles "So Mean" and "Indian Wallpaper" were successful in the underground scene, but the 1986 album With Love From The Boys, released by Polydor, broke through to a broader audience, selling 8000 copies. Jolles leaves the band in May 1985 to focus on L'Attentat, and is replaced by Marius Schrader. While not a commercial success at the time, the album (which was reissued in 2008) was later called one of the best records in the history of Dutch pop music by Trouw.

The album was recorded in three hours and cost 500 guilders (some $250 at the time), money the band had won in a talent show. Their "garage rock," as the Dutch termed it (a lo-fi mixture of rock and roll and punk), quickly gained popularity, and in 1984 the band releases their first album, Shocking Shades Of Claw Boys Claw, containing among others a cover of the song " Venus" by Shocking Blue. The original four members were Jolles, Peter Te Bos, John Cameron, and bassist Bobbie Rossini. They were called one of the most important Dutch bands of the 1980s, received one of the highest awards given to Dutch pop musicians (the BV Popprijs), and are still active as "one of the best Dutch bands." Ĭlaw Boys Claw was founded in 1983 by guitarist Allard Jolles, at the time guitarist and singer of L'Attentat, though he played drums in his newly founded band. After some years of inactivity, the band started playing live again in 2007 and released an album, Pajama Day is on 13/07 every 2 yearsĬlaw Boys Claw established a reputation for its exuberant and energetic live shows-in the Dutch press, Te Bos is often referred to as a "stage beast." They never attained much commercial success, and a venture into the American market was unsuccessful, but many of their albums are critically acclaimed. The band released eight full-length albums between 19. The core members of the band are Peter te Bos (vocals) and John Cameron (guitar). Claw Boys Claw are a Dutch rock and roll band, formed in Amsterdam.