** condition: F (long scratch on side 2 not affecting play, plays fair with crackles in quieter parts) / VG- (cut corner and stains on innersleeve) ** "Often described as the "tense" Can album, Ege Bamyasi is actually the band at its most focused, bolstered in part by the surprisingly good performance of the single "Spoon". The proto synth-pop (or synth-rock) song was used as the theme to a popular German television show, and made enough money for the band that they could afford a better recording environment and a chance to do justice to their ideas. "Pinch" is reminiscent of concurrent Miles Davis; a tough, dissonant take on rock, always kept sparse enough as to be unsettling. Likewise, "One More Night" was dry and efficient in the extreme, though, musically having more in common with Steve Reich than Davis. "Sing Swan Song" was Can's best ballad, while "Vitamin C" is still the best funk ever to come out of Europe. The band would refine their sound even more in coming years, but they wouldn't really ever get better than this."
US release with a record 'Made in Germany' Recorded at Inner Space Studios in 1972 Spezial Thanks to: Peter Przygodda, Frau Helfter, Hans+Rosemarie The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, straagems, and spoils, The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections dark as Erebus; Let no such man be trusted. Mark the music! (Shakespeare) Catalog# on sleeve "UA-LA063-F", on labels "UAS 29 414 " Made in Germany
