First I fell in love with a sister of a teammate from my table tennis club. To me, the “10 Mistakes” album should have been called ‘12 Mistakes’. Although, of course, that wasn’t quite for me. Bands played at the top of their game and it was the place to get a girlfriend. Provincial cultural centers, such as ‘De Effenaar’ in Eindhoven, were almost a second home to me. Every weekend I went to see one of the popular Dutch bands of the time: Sweet d’Buster, Herman Brood, Gruppo Sportivo. In my new Toyota, it’s not so far away.” How many times have I sung this during concerts in the seventies. As well as with lyrics and during live performances. Wonderful, this peculiar humor from The Hague, Holland, by Gruppo Sportivo. Just when I had another favorite girl in class sitting on my buddy seat. For example, the ‘Puch’, a moped one bought to impress, but it regularly sputtered and ultimately stopped by the side of the road. There are nine recognizable pictures on the inner sleeve of this LP. Since then I’ve been calling this movie ‘Debilitis’. “You pervert, taking me to a movie like that,” was her comment afterwards. I invited a good-looking classmate, assuming it was a nice prelude to a long-term relationship. Quite popular in the film circuit at the time. Something similar happened to me when I went to see David Hamilton’s soft porn flick Bilitis in 1977.
But you haven’t got a clue you are watching the movie.Ībsolutely brilliant. She’s checking out another boy, sitting behind her. You are completely absorbed in the film, but she doesn’t seem to share your enthusiasm. Finally you have managed to secure a girlfriend and you decide to go and see an exciting movie with her. Therefore this cover is one of the most brilliant album covers in Dutch pop history, in my humble opinion. The first photo on the front cover is absolutely amazing. Ten images are depicted on ‘do’s’ but especially ‘don’ts’ on impressing girls.
Only the cover of Gruppo Sportivo’s “10 Mistakes” could have helped, but I only discovered this recently. If you admitted a blooper to your friends, you were laughed at instead of giving you the golden tip. In the 1970s there were no internet and podcasts that could give you tips.
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