Alcatraz
Vampire State Building
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Reissue of this German rock classic album from 1971 by Hamburg quintet Alcatraz, coming with an additional track, recorded in 1972 at the Windrose Dumont studio in Hamburg. Alcatraz largely instrumental music was related to Miles Davis "In A Silent Way", early King Crimson and Soft Machine. Most successful was the 12 minutes "Simply Headphone Mind". The 13 minutes title track was a long improvisation with lots of fuzz guitar. According to Dag Erik Asbjornsen "Vampire State Building" is currently one of the most intensive German albums in the jazz-rock genre, making full use of the dynamic sound range (and with that special krautrock feel). The Freeman brothers (The crack in the cosmic egg) write that the music features fuzzed guitars and effects overdose in a heavy bluesy over-the-top Krautrock akin to Frumpy and Nosferatu.
Format
Originally released in 1972 on Philips. Recorded October 9, 10 & 11, 1971 in Wümme, Germany. Jewel case / Newspaper style 12 page booklet.
Release notes
[url=http://www.discogs.com/release/883802]Originally released[/url] in 1972 on Philips. Recorded October 9, 10 & 11, 1971 in Wümme, Germany. Jewel case / Newspaper style 12 page booklet
| 1 | Simple Headphone Mind | 9:56 | |
| 2 | Your Chance Of A Lifetime | 5:05 | |
| 3 | Where The Wild Things Are | 3:03 | |
| 4 | Vampire State Building | 13:10 | |
| 5 | Piss Off | 3:16 | |
| Bonus Track: | |||
| 6 | Change Will Come | 6:10 | |
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- Artwork [Additional]
- Ronald Wilson
- Bass
- Jan Rieck
- Drums, Bongos
- Kurt Graupner
- Engineer
- Klaus Nagurski
- Flute, Tenor Saxophone
- Klaus Holst
- Lead Guitar
- Manfred Steinheuer
- Liner Notes
- Reimer Hoffmann
- Lyrics By
- Rüdiger Berghahn
- Piano [Pianett], Lead Vocals
- Jimi Boyks
- Producer
- Skywalk Records GmbH
- Remastered By
- Alcatraz
- Written-By
