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A singer and multi-instrumentalist from Cologne who released several albums which were
strongly influenced by the ethnic music of Turkey. His first two albums are now eagerly hunted
by collectors, as they featured a unique style of "Turk-Rock" with stunning baglama solos (this is
a kind of three-stringed Turkish guitar)! They were recorded with the help of Holger Czukay and
Jaki Liebezeit (possibly adding bass and drums on certain tracks?) at Can's Inner Space studio, so
take note all you Can collectors!
ALTONA
Personnel:
• KLAUS GERLACH g
• BERND MICHAEL ROSENBERGER kb, perc
• MICHAEL VON RONN sax
• KARL-HEINZ BLUMENBERG v, sax, flt, perc
• WOLFGANG WULFF sax, perc
• FRITZ KAHL b, g, perc
• HANS-HEINZ GOSSLER d
ALBUM:
same (RCA PPL 11049) 1974
This sextet began their recording career as Thrice Mice. As such, they made one album for
Phillips in 1971 and were also included on the Festival samplers Love & Peace (1970) and Pop
& Blues Festival '70. Some years later they renamed themselves Altona, now expanded to a
septet. Altona was the name of a suburb of Hamburg (perhaps this was the place where they
came from?). A typical Altona song lasted for 5-7 minutes, had lots of sax and guitars and was
largely based on blues and jazz rock. The first album had a funny cover of ugly tourists wearing
Hawaiian-shirts wandering around in Hamburg. Their albums were produced by one Klaus
Bohlmann. Altona were among the better jazz-rockers of the mid-seventies, although they never
really excelled. Check them out if progressive jazz-rock appeal to you. Their albums can still be
acquired cheaply.
AMON DUUL
Personnel:
• RAINER BAUER g ,vocals A
• ULLRICH LEOPOLD b A
• PETER LEOPOLD d A
• HELGA FILANDA v, congas, anvil A
• WOLFGANG KRISCHKE piano, perc A
• ELLA BAUER v, perc A
• ANGELIKA FILANDA v, perc A
• USCHI OBERMAIER perc A
ALBUMS:
"Psychedelic Underground" (Metronome MLP 15332) 1969
"Collapsing" (Metronome SMLP 012) 1970
"Paradieswarts Duul" (Ohr OMM 56 008) 1971
"Disaster" (2LP) (BASF 29 29079-8) 1973
"Experimente" (2LP) (Time Wind DB 501 42) 1979