Rock'n' Roll beat group with dance like sound.
The name refers to the Turkish Petrol Company.
The name of the group means "Turkish Petrols Anonimous Partnership Orchestra"
The best tracks are the Altin Mikrofon singles.
What I like best in various TPAO track are the old jazzy sax arrangements.
1966:
Semih Özen, percussion
Ahmet Sayman,
Cetin Oral, bass guitar
Semih Evin, lead guitar
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More information 1966 in Turkish here
1967 :
Semi Özmert, drums
Ünal Üstol, rhythm guitar
Cetin Oral, bass guitar
Ünal Yigitbas, tenor sax
Atila Akman, rhythm guitar
More information 1967 in Turkish here
T.P.A.O Batman is the same group :
1968 :
Ilhan Telli : lead vocals
Semih Özmert : drums
Ünal Üstol : rhythm guitar
Cetin Oral : bass guitar
Ünal Yigitbas : tenor sax
Atila Akman : rhythm guitar
for better view at Turkish information click here
P.S. Batman is a province in Turkey where they actually have an oil company.
Some later singles of the T.P.Batman Orkestrasi :
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Page updated 2003-02-21
