The Rattles

The Rattles were a rock band from Germany.

The Rattles began their career in the same Hamburg scene where many Liverpool-based UK rock groups got their start. They enjoyed sustained success in their own country through the 1960s, but had only one international hit, "The Witch" (1970), which went Top Ten on the UK Singles Chart in addition to hitting the Top Twenty in Austria and the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S..

Members

*Achim Reichel - vocals, guitar
*Herbert Hildebrandt - bass
*Hans Joachim Kreuzfeld - guitar
*Reinhard "Dickie" Tarrach - drums

Discography

Singles

Albums

* "Twist im Star-Club" (1963)
* "Twist im Star-Club Hamburg" (1964)
* "Live im Star-Club Hamburg" (1964)
* "The Searchers meet the Rattles" (1964)
* "Star Club Show 1" (1966)
* "Liverpool Beat" (1966)
* "Hurra, die Rattles kommen" (Soundtrack to the film of the same name) (1966)
* "The Witch" (1971)
* "Hot Wheels" (1988)
* "Painted Warrior" (1990)
* "New Wonderland" (1993)
* "Live" (1997)
* "Say Yeah!" (2007)

Compilations

* "Die deutschen Singles A&B" (1963-1965), Vol. 1 (????)
* "Die deutschen Singles A&B" (1965-1969), Vol. 2 (????)
* "Come On And Sing - Best" (2004)
* "Goldene für die Rattles" (1970)
* "Greatest Hits" (1997)

References

*Richie Unterberger, [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hpfixq95ld6e~T1 The Rattles] at Allmusic