Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit was a German drummer, best known for his work with the Krautrock band Can. He was born in Ostrau, Saxony, Germany on May 26, 1938. He began playing drums at the age of 14, and soon became one of the most sought-after drummers in Germany. In 1968, he joined Can, and remained with the band until their breakup in 1979. He later worked with various other bands and artists, including Jah Wobble, Holger Czukay, and Michael Rother. Liebezeit died on January 22, 2017 at the age of 78
Jaki Liebezeit was a German drummer, best known for his work with the Krautrock band Can. He was born in Ostrau, Saxony, Germany on May 26, 1938. He began playing drums at the age of 14, and soon became one of the most sought-after drummers in Germany. In 1968, he joined Can, and remained with the band until their breakup in 1979. He later worked with various other bands and artists, including Jah Wobble, Holger Czukay, and Michael Rother. Liebezeit died on January 22, 2017 at the age of 78
Members: Can
Flow Motion
Original late 70's German 'Fame' re-issue on Harvest/EMI of the 7th Can album.
Landed
Original 1975 German edition on Hör Zu / EMI of the 6th Can album. Simply essential.
Unlimited Edition
Original 1976 UK first pressing on Caroline of the expanded 2LP re-issue of the Limited Edition compilation of various unreleased tracks from 1968 to 1974 by Can. Simply essential.
Limited Edition
Original 1974 compilation of various unreleased tracks from 1968 to 1974 by Can released on United Artists in a limited edition.
Soon over Babaluma
Original 1974 Italian edition on United Artists with original innersleeve of the 5th Can album. Simply essential.
Future Days
Rare original 1973 Italian edition on United Artists with embossed sleeve and original innersleeve of the 4th Can album. Simply essential.
Ege Bamyasi
Original 1972 US edition on United Artists (sonopress pressing) with original innersleeve of the 3rd Can album, at bargain price because of the condition.
Tago Mago
Very rare original 1971 edition on Liberty with gatefold sleeve of the 2nd Can album. Simply essential.
Soundtracks
Rare original 1970 edition on Liberty of Can's collection of early soundtracks.
Live in Keele 1977
The long-awaited release of a fan favourite, Live in Keele 1977, is the latest in Can’s series of live albums, released on Mute and Future Days. Live in Keele 1977 is the newest release in a series of live albums that have been unearthed from the Spoon Records vaults and from fan recordings, then painstakingly assembled by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer and engineer René Tinner. This album is a dynamic document of late-period CAN. Recorded in March 1977, the core line up of Irmin Sch…
Live in Aston 1977
"Live in Aston 1977" is a completely new lens through which we can see a unique band with a seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance. It comes at a difficult time for Can; their recently released eighth studio album, 'Saw Delight', was was poorly received and although posterity has been kinder, the reviews at the time of release have been savage. One might expect the live performances of this period to reflect some of the criticism levelled at the album, that they were slowing down, p…
Live In Paris
* 2CD. Includes audio download code.* Mute and Spoon Records present the next instalment of the curated Can live concert series, Live in Paris 1973—the first in the series to feature Damo Suzuki's vocals. The series was overseen by founding member Irmin Schmidt and producer/engineer René Tinner, who delicately worked on restoring the archival recordings to the best quality for current modern technology. This record captures the band’s 1973 performance in Paris and features Irmin Schmidt on keyb…
Timekeepers II
a-Musik, the Cologne-based bastion of sonic exploration, unveils a new chapter in their quest for boundary-pushing sounds. Timekeepers II, a split LP featuring recordings of two duos by Marcus Schmickler with Jaki Liebezeit and Hayden Chisholm. Side A bears the imprint of Liebezeit's rhythmic flow fusing with Schmickler's digital Shepard Tone interpretation. A studio recording taken before a performance at Moers Festival in 2014. On side B, Schmickler's electronics converge with Chisholm's bagpi…
Live Rockpalast 1970
Can, live from Soest, Rockpalast, Germany in November 1970. This remarkable set is the earliest full concert recording of the mighty Can. Performed in November 1970 for broadcast on the WDR TV show Karussell für die Jugend (‘Youth Carousel) in Soest, 80 miles north of their base in Cologne, it features vocalist Damo Suzuki (who’d replaced Malcolm Mooney in May), alongside Michael Karoli (guitar), Irmin Schmidt (keyboards), Holger Czukay (bass) and Jaki Liebezeit (drums), and is presented here wi…
Bewegliche Ziele
* Limited edition including a colored 7 inch vinyl (transparent magenta) and 3 inch Mini CD. * It's 1981. Everything seems possible in the realms of music. The barriers between genres are being willfully torn down, punk is discovering the synthesizer, the drum machine is replacing the drummer and no idea is too absurd to pursue. The winds of change are blowing from New York to London, Berlin and Tokyo and there's a palpable, uninhibited spirit of optimism in the air turning music industry on it'…
Live In Cuxhaven 1976
Limited edition first pressing on Curacao blue vinyl. Includes booklet and sleeve notes. This carefully restored live album comprises the 1976 show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, bringing Can’s performance to life. The album consists of four instrumental pieces – Eins, Zwei, Drei and Vier. These compositions reveal an improvisatory approach of Can. Each instrument contributes to the shamanistic nature of the music
The series was overseen by founding member Irmin Schm…
Monster Movie
* Limited Edition Mother Sky Blue Vinyl* With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart and The Velvet Underground ringing in their ears, Holger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt left behind their careers in academia to form the influential group in the late 60s. Together with Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit and American singer Malcolm Mooney, they recorded their debut album Monster Movie in a castle near Cologne in 1968.
"Are we there yet? After 25 years of critical reappraisal and at least 15 years…
Live In Brighton 1975
*Packaged in a 6-panel digisleeve with 16-page booklet.* "Live In Brighton 1975" is the second album of a curated series of Can live concerts. Available in full for the first time on triple vinyl, double CD and digitally. Originally recorded on tape, this carefully restored live album comprises the entirety of the show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, bringing CAN’s performance to life.
Live Stuttgart 1975
** Issued in a 6-panel Digisleeve with a 16-pages booklet ** Mute and Spoon Records are delighted to announce the release of Can Live in Stuttgart 1975. Originally recorded on tape, these carefully restored live albums will comprise the entirety of each show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, with Can's performances taking on a life of their own. Can Live in Stuttgart 1975 will be available on limited edition triple orange vinyl and will include a booklet with extensive …
The Singles
* 2021 small repress * This unique document is the first time Can's singles have been presented together and shows the breadth of their influential career, from well loved tracks like Halleluwah, Vitamin C and I Want More to more obscure singles such as Silent Night and Turtles Have Short Legs. "Turtles Have Short Legs," was the band's third single released in 1971 and never appeared on a studio album. This was recorded around the time of the Tago Mago sessions with the line up of Holger Czukay,…