

The success of Rhino’s 1998 Nuggets boxset justified a follow-up. The sequel covers the rest of the world since the first volume only chronicled the USA.
Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 emerged in 2001. It features music from countries such as Iceland, Uruguay, and Japan. I’m profiling and rating each of the 109 tracks, working backwards.
Track 89 – Break it All by Los Shakers
From: Uruguay
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Credits
4/8. BREAK IT ALL (U.S. Single Version) – Los Shakers (Uruguay)
(Hugo Fattoruso/Osvaldo Fattoruso)
PERSONNEL/HUGO FATTORUSO: vocals, guitar * OSVALDO FATTORUSO: vocals, guitar * ROBERTO “PELIN” CAPOBIANCO: bass, vocals * CARLOS “CAIO” VILA: drums, vocals
Produced by YANOS KOLMOS for FERMATA PRODUCTIONS
Recorded in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Audio Fidelity single #119 (1966) [U.S.]
Los Shakers
The Beatles inspired many bands to pick up guitars. Uruguay’s Los Shakers did a better job than most – I’ll let Mike Stax explain:
With The Beatles’ unexpected rise to global domination in 1964, the public’s appetite for Beatles-style music was at a fever pitch, and musicians were quick to step in to fill the demand. Such was the case in South America with Los Shakers. Formed in 1963 in Montevideo, the group originally specialized in jazz, with a residency at the Hot Club, a popular tourist spot in the city. Hearing the call, in 1964 they donned collarless Beatle suits, grew mop-top haircuts, and–looking not unlike four Ringo Starrs–began to peddle the new Mersey Sound–Montevideo-style.
This was a potentially embarrassing recipe, to be sure–other bands around the world certainly made fools of themselves trying–but The Shakers proved to be an entirely more convincing proposition. Not only did they have the musical smarts to pull off the sound, but in the Fattoruso brothers they also possessed a strong songwriting team who could dash off Beatle-flavored original material with disarming ease.
Mike Stax, Nuggets II liner notes
Break It All
Break It All was Los Shakers’ only US album. It’s essentially a rerecorded version of their debut album, along with a Spanish-language version of The Beatles’ ‘Ticket to Ride’. Osvaldo Fattoruso sang lead on most of the reworkings, as his brother Hugo was suffering from a hoarse voice.
Hugo, Osvaldo, Pelin and Caio are the Realest Fake Beatles to ever record — and, like their role models (but unlike practically every other Moptops manqué), they were as uncannily accomplished at bringing forth the psychedelic Pepperisms as the Merseybeat.
Gaylord Fields
Los Shakers never toured the US, and Break It All wasn’t initially successful, although it later became a collector’s item.
But it’s a very strong Beatles pastiche, energetic and tuneful. The pinched, accented vocals are charming.
The Aftermath
Hugo Fattoruso has enjoyed a lengthy career, working with other Latin music legends like Chico Buarque and Milton Nascimento.
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Great-sounding song. You won’t be surprised I had never heard of Los Shakers. Also a fun band name!
I hadn’t heard of them, but I’m kind of interested in hearing more now.
But of course I like this! It’s abrupt and full of energy. Unlike others who copied…they were more aggressive than some I’ve heard…I really like this.
Yeah, I was really impressed by this one – good Beatles-inspired song, while bringing their own identity too.