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Eiliff
For the first time on vinyl Eiliffs eponymous album is a true classic for all lovers of early German rock music. Eiliff were formed in Cologne in the late sixties. Their powerful tour-de-force of complex progressive rock/ jazz-rock fusion can draw comparisons to King Crimson, Soft Machine, Van Der Graaf Generator, or, with regard to German Bands, Nine Days Wonder, Alcatraz oder later groups such as Thirsty Moon. Eiliff had a unique style based on their considerable individual talents. Their fir…
Utopia 1972
Recorded at the same time (July 1972) at the same studio (Bavaria Studios, Munich) as Amon Düül II`s well known and of their best efforts 'Wolf City', Utopia was a common project by Amon Düül II producer and musician Olaf Kübler (saxophone, moog) and Düül bass player Lothar Meid. Using the synergy of the parallel sessions with the Wolf City recordings, Olaf Kübler appreciated Düüls singer Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz as singer of 2 of the album tracks and Düül heads Weinzierl and Karrer on guitar …
Exmagma 3
Recorded in 1975 at Conny's studio with famous Conny Planck at the controls this is Exmagma`s masterpiece for the 1st time on vinyl. Surprise, surprise, there are some vocals on it and some tracks rock as hell. Musically not so far away from the Et Cetera recordings but with more aggressive moments. Edgy riffs, colourful sounds and extensive soli determine the picture. Influenced by early Soft Machine, John McLaughlin, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Frank Zappa, this double album is a monolith, you have t…
Knirsch
The first ever vinyl reissue of Wolfgang Dauner's Et Cetera's legendary production with Colosseum drummer Jon Hiseman and jazz rock guitar player Larry Coryell. This is one of the best German jazz rock albums of all time! This edition comes with remastered sound, reproduced artwork, and a 4-sided LP-cover-sized insert offering a lot of information plus rare photos.Knirsch is pianist/keyboardist Wolfgang Dauner’s 1972 follow-up to the eclectic free-jazz/rock improv collective Et Cetera, which was…
Vampire State Building
Last copies, sold out at source. Official reissue of this German rock classic album from 1971 by Hamburg quintet Alcatraz, coming with an additional track, recorded in 1972 at the Windrose Dumont studio in Hamburg. Alcatraz largely instrumental music was related to Miles Davis "In A Silent Way", early King Crimson and Soft Machine. Most successful was the 12 minutes "Simply Headphone Mind". The 13 minutes title track was a long improvisation with lots of fuzz guitar. According to Dag Erik Asbjor…
The Oimels
Originally released in 1969 on the famous German MPS label The Oimels presented Wolfgang Dauner & co. in a very different setting, namely as a psychedelic pop band. Full of surprises, this collection even included a version of The Beatles' 'A Day In The Life' alongside twisted pop, beat and ethnic music. Over-the-top fuzz guitars, one primal punky stomper and sitar-drenched lounge freakouts are the order of the day. Truly superior stuff, especially the great guitar work from Siggi Schwab, who ap…