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GOD 006LP
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"The Saarland band Gäa played German-language progressive rock. Their band name derives from the ancient Greek gods, where Gaia (Latin notation: Gäa) is the goddess of the earth and fertility. The group's only LP, Auf der Bahn zum Uranus, was a short run released on the Kerston label in 1974 and is today sold at about 600 euros. It is a mature and well-balanced album, the artistic value of which long remained undiscovered. The tasteful cover was designed by Eduard Bell, the brother of Gäa bassist Peter Bell. There were several re-issues of the album -- LPs as well as CDs -- but unfortunately not all of them legitimate. The LP on Garden of Delights is provided with a four-page colored insert in LP size offering a detailed band history in German and English, complete discography, label repros, many photographs, and a Kerston story."
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GOD 010LP
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"After the break-up of the first Gila line-up and Conny Veit's move from Stuttgart to Munich, the latter founded a new band, retaining the old name. Instead of their former lengthy improvisations, their tracks were now tightly arranged. Their only album, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which was inspired by Dee Brown's book of the same title and deals with the expulsion and extermination of native North Americans, features three American Indian lyrics (translated into English) and received good reviews without exception. The LP was released in 1973 on WEA/Warner Bros., while in 1995 a really bad bootleg CD was released by Germanofon, and in 2012 a bootleg LP on blue vinyl. On all these records the tracks are mistakenly in the wrong order. This has been corrected now. The vinyl re-issue is limited and numbered and comes with a four-page insert in LP size."
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GOD 007LP
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"Langsyne from Barmen (Bergisches Land region) played a subtle kind of psych-folk with a wide range of partly unusual, exotic, and medieval instruments: sitar, psaltery, koto, glockenspiel, flute, etc. Especially remarkable is the instinctive assurance with which the three musicians, who understood each other without words, played their music together. Their only LP was released as a very small edition of only 200 copies in 1976. It is today the second most expensive Deutschrock LP (after the first edition of Can's Monster Movie), sold amongst collectors at more than 1000 euros. The reissues on Lost Pipedreams and Rebirth are not available any more. Therefore this new edition on Garden of Delights is now available, with one bonus track. The four-page insert in LP size provides a detailed band history in German and English, the English song lyrics with German translation, discography, label repros, etc."
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GOD 008LP
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"One of the very best records on Garden of Delights, if not the best one in general. Purely psychedelic music. There are no weak parts on the album at all. Only impressive songs played by talented musicians, recorded professionally, and taken from the master tapes. Everything fits together quite perfectly. Fans of early Pink Floyd will thoroughly enjoy the LP. Its style is reminiscent of the late 1960s. All songs, except for the rather catchy 'Lory,' are very mysterious and reveal their real beauty only after being listened to several times. It's a shame that Lightshine from Emmerich have not released any further material. The one at hand is an aural pleasure from the first to the very last tone. The original LP was released on the Trefiton label in 1976. The new edition contains a four-page insert with a detailed band history in German and English, song lyrics, discography, photographs, and much valuable information on the Trefiton label."
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GOD 012LP
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"Missus Beastly from Herford were among the most famous German psychedelic and jazz-rock bands, with the most confusing history of all of them. Their first LP released on CPM in 1970 - without any title, just like the second LP in 1974 - had a beautiful red cover artwork and is traded today at around 1000 euros. A certain Henry C. From(m), pretending to be the band's manager, flutist, and drummer, arranged for a re-issue, which was released under the title of Nara asst incense (OPP 5-32) with the same tracks in a different order and with a totally new cover artwork. When no legal action was taken against him, this man had the cheek to embark on further fraudulent ventures by recording another two LPs and releasing them under the stolen name of Missus Beastly. On top of that, a bootleg CD of Nara asst incense was released by Germanofon. The vinyl edition on Garden of Delights comes in the original red gatefold cover and with four-page insert in LP size."
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GOD 013LP
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"Siddhartha were formed in 1973 in Korntal near Stuttgart. They were named named after a novel by Hermann Hesse. They performed an intelligent mixture of progressive and art rock influenced by psychedelia and folk. Although their 1975 album is called Weltschmerz, all songs have English lyrics apart from 'Weit weg.' It was released in a limited edition of 400 copies and is one of the most sought after collectors' items. However, copies have always been hard to find. A 30 minute demo tape of Siddhartha which was recorded after the release of their album has disappeared. This vinyl re-issue on Garden of Delights comes with the original cover artwork and has a four-page insert in LP size."
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GOD 009LP
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"Underground at its very best, recorded in the summer of 1970, and released in 1971 as a small edition (Help ZSLH 55023), so that the original LP is today traded at approximately 1,000 euros. The tapes were recorded very accurately in the well-known Munich Union-Studios by five top musicians and have been preserved undamaged to this day. Why the title Sub in Concert for a studio LP? The reason is quite simple: applause was added to the first track in order to create a live atmosphere. Highlight of the record is probably the rather intoxicating 'Match I.' The other songs, however, are convincing as well, e. g. the long 'Sub Theme I (Sub in Concert),' and the tranquil 'Sub Theme II (Money Maker).' It's one of the best LPs of this series. The new vinyl edition is limited to 1,000 copies, has been numbered individually, and contains two bonus tracks as well as a four-page color insert in LP size."
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GOD 011LP
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"A rather organ-oriented record -- the keyboardist being a real achiever. The work is characterized by its long instrumental passages. There is unfortunately a certain audible tape noise -- the studio then left a lot to be desired. The band was founded in Speyer on the Upper Rhine in 1969 and released only this single LP. In 1972 all of 200 copies were produced, half of which were destroyed during a fire in the music store Markus. The original in mint condition is today thus traded at about 2,000 euros. Therefore, the record is -- together with the Langsyne LP and the first edition of Can's Monster Movie -- one of the three most expensive collectors' items in the field of Deutschrock. The new edition has been limited to 1,000 LPs. It is numbered individually, has been released in the original gatefold cover, and contains a four-page insert in LP size."
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GOD 144CD
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"The Embryo concert in the Wartburg Auditorium in Wiesbaden on 12/17/1972. Mostly instrumental jazz-rock with ethnic elements. Satisfying stereo sound quality."
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GOD 145CD
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"Folk with psych touch, flute, and male/female English lyrics. This was their very rare first one before they became famous with Saat (on the Pilz label). From the master tapes."
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GOD 135CD
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"Probably the best gig of their Italian tour, played on 5/26/1972. Progressive rock with jazz touch, flute and saxophone. Mostly so far unknown titles. Very good sound quality."
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GOD 005LP
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"Sündenfall II from the Kevelaer area at the Lower Rhine played a mixture of folk and jazz, influenced by Jethro Tull. While their predecessors, Sündenfall, exclusively dedicated themselves to jazz, the group included folk after a change in line-up and band name (following the example of Amon Duul II). In 1972, Hubert Schmitz invited the band into his Trepitia film and sound studio in Alpen-Druept for free recordings, as he wanted to test the newly installed equipment after a recent move into the new location. Thus the recordings were made for the album Sündenfall II (Trefiton HS 1017), which was released in a small edition of 200 copies at the end of 1972. Today it is sold at a price of about 500 to 1000 Euros in mint condition. The LP re-issue is a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies and comes with a four-page color insert in LP size, including a detailed band history in German and in English language, many band photographs, and information about the Trefiton label etc."
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GOD 004LP
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"Tetragon, successor of Trikolon, were founded in Osnabrueck (Lower Saxony) in the spring of 1971. They released their first and only LP, Nature, in that very year. It came out as CD on Musea in 1995. At the end of 1971, Tetragon recorded in a Hamburg studio five long tracks in their well-proven style for their second LP, the release of which, however, failed. Fortunately, the master tape has survived until the present day, so that now, 39 years past schedule, the work was released on LP. Three of the five songs have been written by the band itself, one by Eddie Harris ('Listen here') and one by John McLaughlin ('Dragon song'). The two latter ones had already been interpreted by Brian Auger. Especially remarkable are Hendrik Schaper's exceptional play on keyboards and Juergen Jaehner's hot guitar play. The other two, however, are their equals in skill and talent. The LP edition is a limited edition of 1000 numbered copies and comes with a four-page colour insert in LP size, including a detailed band history in German and in English language, band photographs, discography with cover and label repros etc."
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GOD 152CD
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"Like Xhol Caravan: the well-known blend of jazz and psychedelia. Their gig at the third Essen Pop & Blues Festival in the Gruga hall (10/24/1970). Good soundboard recording."
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GOD 001LP
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"Symphonic rock at its best. With lots of Mellotron, keyboards, and a good female singer. From the master tapes. A bestseller. With large-format 4-page insert. Limited 1000 hand-numbered LPs."
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GOD 002LP
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"A psychedelic jewel from Duisburg. The first legitimate LP reissue. Comes in deluxe gatefold cover. With (large-format) four-page insert. Strictly limited to 1000 hand-numbered LPs."
"Their music combined various folk and Eastern influences, slightly hinting at the Third Ear Band and Popol Vuh, but closest to Clark-Hutchinson on their album A=MH2. Kalacakra's blend of mantras, blues, folk and stoned psychedelia gained Crawling To Lhasa a well deserved curiosity value, yet they were an altogether more eclectic and strange band than any of their possible mentors." --The Crack In The Cosmic Egg
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GOD 003LP
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"Psychedelia and blues-rock from Switzerland. With colour four-page large-format insert. Gatefold cover with great artwork by H. R. Giger. Strictly limited to 1000 hand-numbered LPs."
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GOD 129CD
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"A concert from November 4th, 1972, in really good stereo sound quality. With Ax Genrich, Bruno Schaab and Mani Neumeier. Three very long tracks."
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GOD 128CD
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First reissue of the sole album by this German band from 1975. "Ex-Virus. But now they played smooth and softened jazz-rock with funk elements and English lyrics. Two live bonus tracks from the rare Vlotho festival LPs 1976 and 1977."
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GOD 131CD
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Live recordings from 1980-81. "Nice folk. Their third and last one, released then only as a cassette (Transmitter Cassetten 31) in an edition of only 79 copies. With a long look back at band member Michel Meyer."
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GOD 125CD
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"Arktis from Bonn recorded lots of songs and instrumentals in their home studio. A selection was released as the LP Arktis Tapes in 1975. With master guitar and female vocals." Previously issued on LP by Amber Soundroom.
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GOD 124CD
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"From Gevelsberg. Their album, recorded in a Wedesbüttel studio, wasn't released on LP before 1995. Here is the CD version, including their 7" tracks, and a live bonus from 1971."
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GOD 127CD
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Reissue of their 2nd and last album from 1979. "Nice folk like Trees or Fairport Convention, with male/female vocals, some instrumentals and partly medieval instruments. Four live bonus tracks from 1979 in top sound quality." From Crack In The Cosmic Egg: "...with considerably longer tracks and much more instrumental interplay, broken even more ground with a uniquely styled music that even went beyond the pioneering music of Between or The Third Ear Band, mysteriously ethnic and medieval, not really rock but with a lively rock energy, and an abundance of solos, surprising for what was still a totally acoustic ensemble. Emma Myldenberger were indeed pioneers that were pushing beyond the frontiers of established progressive, folk and world musics."
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GOD 122CD
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Instrumental jazz (-rock), very free. With guitarist Eddy Marron (ex Vita Nova, ex Dzyan). Three (very long) tracks, not on any LP. From the master tapes of Radio Bremen.
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GOD 123CD
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First CD issue of this album from 1975 (previously reissued on LP by RD). With one 12-minute bonus track. Previously described as "Sub-Sabbath 70s slobbery by some guys who somehow figured out how to use electricity," -- this one still holds a torch for retro-gressive dunt. "Raw and hard-edged blues-rock from the German-speaking part of Switzerland. The original LP is a very rare collector's item. The band was living in England at that time."
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