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• MARTIN ROSCOE d
• (KARL-HEINZ WEILER d) B
• SIDHATTA GAUTAMA d C,D
ALBUMS:
(A)same () 1971
(B)"We Never Lost Control" () 1973
(C)"Only The Dancers" () 1974
(D)"Sonnet To Billy Frost" () 1976
Walter Seyffer founded the group Nine Days' Wonder as early as 1966. They recorded their first
album in the Dierks Studio, January 1971 with the Hauke & Dierks team. This was a fine
example of more bizarre German progressive rock, clearly inspired by King Crimson, Frank
Zappa, Soft Machine, Traffic, Family and Deep Purple. They presented long, complex suites of
heavy progressive riffing, jazz fusion, large amounts of free improvisation, neck-breaking shifts
of tempo and general insanity on tracks like "Morning Spirit" and "Stomach's Choise". A fine
achievement, if a little difficult to get into. The original German issue of the album came in a
green foam-rubber cover designed by Seyffer!!! It surely qualifies for the top ten list of the
craziest sleeve designs ever made! John Earle's talented sax and flute work was particularly
notable. When the original Nine Days' Wonder disbanded in 1972, he went to England and joined
Gnidrolog (you can hear him on the classic album Lady Lake). Martin Roscoe drummed for a
while in 2066 & Then. Seyffer joined Michael Bundt's band Medusa. In December 1972 this
band suddenly turned out to be the new Nine Days' Wonder. In July 1973 they recorded We
Never Lost Control, which, understandably, was totally different to the 1971 album: a 'straighter'
progressive rock album comparable to other Hauke productions like Epsilon, Nektar or Message.
In 1974, Nine Days' Wonder went through further changes, ended up as a quartet at last.
They recorded Only The Dancers in September 1974 in England with the guests Dave Jackson
(sax, flute, from Van den Graaf Generator) and Steve Robinson (keyboards, ex-2066 & Then).
This was much more a straight rock song oriented album, with tuneful and sophisticated
compositions. The last incarnation of this unstable group formed in the Summer of 1975. Their
album Sonnet To Billy Frost (1976) was dismissed in the music press at the time of release, but
has proved able to stand the test of time. A kind of rock opera. It sounded strangely British
(short, melodic up-beat rock songs with some linked musical themes and clever lyrics). After
Nine Days' Wonder disbanded, Unger and Seyffer made three further albums together as
Wintergarden.
18 (ACHTZEHN) KARAT GOLD
Personnel:
• KLAUS EBERT g, v
• JORG EVERS g, v
• LOTHAR MEID b, v
• KEITH FORSEY d
ALBUM:
"All Bumm" (United Artists UAS 29559) 1973
NB: Originals had a special golden United Artists label. A 1981 re-release exists on Telefunken 6.54853, lacking the golden cover and
label.
Achtzehn Karat Gold were a short-lived off-shoot of Amon Duul II of limited musical Interest.