"Action from Zweibrücken were playing organ-dominated progressive hard rock in the tradition of Deep Purple or the early Uriah Heep. The ideas and their execution are good; the way the singer tries to copy Ian Gillan, however, seems at times a bit...

The only lp release from a progressive folk/folk-rock band from Rheinbach, founded in 1971, but whose lp was recorded and released in 1981! Michael Wolff (vocals, acoustic guitar and keyboards), Roland Enders (vocals, electric and acoustic guitar...

"Elaborate art rock from Hagen circa 1978. Similar to early Genesis or early Wallenstein. Three long tracks, well played and neatly recorded. Recommended. With 28 page color booklet"...

"The French trio Amphyrite was from Villefranche-sur-Saône, a town close to Lyon. They played an entirely instrumental progressive rock with electric guitar, bass, and drums, which reminds a bit of the early Guru Guru. Their sound, not calm and...

First-ever legitimate reissue!

“The Dortmund group's first album, recorded in 1972 at the Windrose studios in Hamburg after their name change from Faces to Chris Braun Band. Comparable in style to Frumpy, not only because of the female singer. Blues influences are audible.
If you didn't know any better, you might think of an English or US group. A touch of Janis Joplin can also be heard, if you want. All the songs were written by singer Chris Braun.”

“Fairly period-typical German...

Thomas Haberland-vocals
Claus Peter-bass
Niko Dragun-keyboards
Reinhard Hennecke-guitar
Erlend Luck-gutar
Heiko Klingenberg-drums

“Dhope from Paderborn played progressive rock in the style of the seventies and were thus almost a bit out of time when punk and new wave had spread. Their only release, the LP "Musical exhibitions" from 1978, brings almost exclusively their own songs, is nearly impossible to find, is traded today at about 500€ to 700€ in mint condition and wa

Peter Giger (dr, perc, mridanga), Marc Hellman (dr), Alex Bally (dr), Joel Vandroogenbroeck (org, p, fl, sit), Gerd Dudek (sax, fl), Isla Eckinger (b), Carole Muriel (voc), Polo Hofer (voc).

"Founder and leader of Drum Circus from Switzerland has been the master drummer Peter Giger. “A giant on drums”, as the newspaper “Rhein-Main-Zeitung” called him.
He was joined, among others, by two additional drummers, as well as by Joel Vandroogenbroeck and Carole Muriel, both from Brainticket....

Dave Arbus (violin, flute, saxophone), Jim Roche (guitar), David Jack (vocals, bass), Jeff Allen (drums).

"East of Eden from Bristol in England played elaborate progressive rock with saxophone, violin, and flute. Their only hit, "Jig-a-jig", is..

The first, very rare album by this well known Austrian sextet (vocals, piano/organ, guitar, flute/sax, bass & drums) was almost totally unknown until this reissue; most people think that their 1976 release "One Nighter" is their first. But this 1971 mega-rarity actually is.
It is "an independent mixture of psychedelic, progressive rock, classical music, electronics, jazz & blues with highly artistic demands."
This definitive reissue includes a history of the band and rare photos. At times...

Very excellent, early instrumental jazz rock band, somewhat influenced by the Mothers Of Invention, Soft Machine & their own "krautrockness". Featuring guitar, keyboards (Rainer Brninghaus!), sax, bass & drums, they released just 2 albums in their life...

Rainer Brüninghaus (keyboards)
Houschäng Nejadépour (guitar, sitar)
Herbert Kalveram (saxes)
Bill Brown (bass)
Detlev Landmann (drums)

Very excellent, early instrumental jazz rock band, somewhat influenced by the Mothers Of Invention, Soft Machine & their own "krautrockness". Featuring guitar, keyboards (Rainer Bruninghaus!), sax, bass & drums, they released just 2 albums in their lifetime. This superb quality, previously unreleased 1972 radio broadcast features tunes from thei

Originally released in 1971 in a self released edition of only 300 by the band, this has been an unknown rarity until this reissue. A keyboards/bass/drums trio, they combined the keyboard-driven sound of bands like The Nice with an obvious German slant...

A great archival release from Garden of Delights, this captures the band live at a High School gymnasium on September 23rd, 1971 as recorded by Radio Bremen, not long after the release of their 2nd album, Embryo's Rache. This catches them sort of in be...

"Professionally recorded in February 1976, it was released on LP in 1977 (April 0003), but has not previously appeared as CD. The gig had taken place in a town near Munich. The album features the jazz-rock typical of Embryo, influenced by ethnic music...

Christian Burchard (voc, vib), Roman Bunka (voc, g), Butze Fischer (dr), Michael Wehmeyer (key), Uve Müllrich (b). Nearly all never-before released live recordings!

"From 1975 until 1978, Embryo played at the Vlotho ”Umsonst und draußen” festival every year. Their concert from July 1977 on the sports ground, figuring as festival site, in front of about 26,000 people was recorded professionally by Ulrich Wilkening, operating the soundboard.
The recording has been preserved till this day....

"Initially formed by a number of street musicians in Hirschberg, 1977, with the desire to create something more than just folk music, Emma Myldenberger quickly established a rich folk-rock style, totally acoustic, featuring female vocals and a penchant...

Initially formed by a number of street musicians in Hirschberg, 1977, with the desire to create something more than just folk music, Emma Myldenberger quickly established a rich folk-rock style, totally acoustic, featuring female vocals and a penchant...

Classic one-shot band's album from 1974.

"Genesis fans will absolutely love the album Earthly Paradise by a very rare German band, Epidaurus, who put out just one album, in the late seventies. It doesn't necessarily sound like Genesis per se...

Limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies and includes a 20-page booklet. Gatefold cover as was the original. First time vinyl reissue, made from the master tapes.

“Sophisticated Rock with polyphonic vocals, multi-layered structure and frequent rhythm and tempo changes, like Gentle Giant. All self-written songs.
The LP by the Wiesbaden band was recorded in Fred Kersten's studio in April 1976 and was released on the Kerston label in 1977, in an edition of 1000 copies.

Rolf Lonz-vocals, guitar, flute
Michael Kurz-keyboards, vocals
Wolfgang Wünsche-bass, vocals
Reiner Neeb-drums, vocals

“Epidermis were founded in Idstein, Hesse, in 1971, but they soon moved to the regional capital, Wiesbaden. They played some complex sophisticated rock music, with frequent changes of rhythm and pace, and polyphonic vocal harmonies. They were often compared to Gentle Giant, Yes, and the Canterbury scene.
Their first LP, recorded in Fred Kersten’s studi

Another extraordinarily good archival find in fine sound. E.S. were a progressive hard rock Krautrock outfit, featuring an excellent heavy guitarist who reminds me of a cross of early Martin Barre/Mick Abrahams with a bit of Jimi Hendrix tossed in! The quartet also included a reed player who mostly played flute as well as bass & drums. Long, heavy instrumental jams that might be comparable to the heaviest instrumental bits of early Tull, due to the guitar style & flute. They had a contract to record for...

Eulenspygel came from the Swabian area which is situated in the southwest of Germany. This is a recording from 1973. A short retrospective by band member Detlev Nottrodt: 'Sometimes only the acoustic guitars were playing, meaning Mulo and me, and it so...

"The first LP of Faithful Breath, ”Fading Beauty” from 1974, has meanwhile become a classic of symphonic rock and can definitely be recommended. In 1977/1978 they recorded their second album ”Back on my hill” - again including the mellotron - which was released only in 1980, on the Sky label. The long track on the flip side has been played in keeping with the first LP’s style. The first side consists of four shorter tracks already with some hard rock sounds - some few years later Faithful Breath should...

"Faithful Breath are well-known as an '80s hard-rock band, but in their early years they played symphonic rock (like Epidaurus, also from Bochum); with mellotron and 12-string guitar. Their debut, Fading Beauty from 1974, had two long tracks of...

After leaving Fairport, Sandy Denny joined up with Trevor Lucas, Jerry Donahue, Pat Donaldson and Gerry Conway and recorded just one album, the beautiful, self-titled debut. It's considered one of the greatest releases of British folk-rock, but the band fell apart pretty quickly. Now comes this amazing discovery which has never even been hinted at!

"On Friday, October 23, 1970, they had a gig at the third Essen Pop & Blues festival in the Gruga Hall. The concert was then recorded semi-...