SQUARE SET: THE FIRST 2 ALBUMS

Original released on LP Continental ZB 8167

(South Africa, 1967)

The Square Set was a wonderful No 1 hit parade South African band, exported to many countries. The group started one Autumn day in 1966. Neville Whitmill, Derek Marks and Kieth Moffat met Nol Klinkhamer with the idea of making music professionaly. Composition, arrangements and rehearsals went on for 6 months before the band presented itself to the public. "Silence is Golden", their  own composition, went on the No1 within 3 months of release. "Thats What I Want" made it to no1 in South America (both Brazil and Argentina) and Portugal in 1971/1972 respectively. The band went on to create 4 full albums with great successes in South Africa, South America, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Belgium Congo and many more countries. Later, some other artists joined the band: Don Robertson (drums), Malcolm Postlethwaite (replaced Robertson in September 1967), Mercia Love (vocals since November 1967), Mike Faure (sax since 1968), and in 1972, Johnny Boshoff (bass) and Tony Moore (drums). The band broke-up that year, but now, three decades after, they're still on the road (with only Derek Marks from the original line-up). See their page in Facebook.

Original released on LP Gallotone GALP

(South Africa, 1968)

 The next images are from an article written by journalist Pamela Turnbull and released in magazine Personality (Teenage Suplement), in 1967, November 23.