NECRONOMICON-TIPS ZUM SELBSTMORD-'72 heavy krautrock-LP

NECRONOMICON

TIPS ZUM SELBSTMORD

NEW LP

REISSUE

'72 GER heavy krautrock

LIMITED TO 1000 HAND-NUMBERED COPIES

50th Anniversary official reissue of this Holy Grail Kraut album from 1972.

Real underground heavy-prog / psychedelic hard-rock with raw, in-your-face production, German lyrics, insane acid-fuzz guitar, garage organ and dark, proto-doom atmosphere…the real deal!

Named after the famous Lovecraft book, Necronomicon formed in the German town of Aachen in 1970, first influenced by bands like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Hendrix…In 1972 they entered a small studio in the Dutch border and recorded in just five days a concept album named Tips zum Selbstmord. The title roughly translates as “Tips on how to commit suicide” but the message the band wanted to give had nothing to do with taking your own life but instead with how mankind was facing self destruction, destroying its own planet by pollution, wars, exploitation and overpopulation.

500 copies of the album were privately pressed by the band, housed in a lavish, cross shaped multi fold-out cover. It was a graphical translation of what they wanted to express musically.

Original copies are impossible to find, making it one of the most desirable and sought after Kraut / German albums ever. Here’s a long overdue new vinyl reissue.

*Limited to 1000 hand-numbered / signed copies
*Faithful reproduction of the original multi-fold-out cross shaped cover
*Sourced from the original master tapes
*Insert with detailed liner notes and photos
*Includes digital download card.
“…one of the best and most unique German records of the early seventies.”
– Cosmic Dreams At Play

…”Necronomicon has created a dark and powerful vision that blends psychedelic and progressive music with a proto-punk garage band sensibility”
– Rolf Semprebon (AllMusic)

RIYL: BLACK SABBATH, AMON DUUL, GILA, PATERNOSTER, HAWKWIND, GÄA, GERMAN OAK, PINK FLOYD, HENDRIX…

Tracklist:
Side A: A1. Prolog – A2. Requiem der Natur – A3. Tips Zum Selbstmord
Side B: B1. Die Stadt – B2. In Memoriam – B3. Requiem vom Ende
NECRONOMICON-TIPS ZUM SELBSTMORD

Necronomicon (3) ‎– Tips Zum Selbstmord
Label:
Guerssen ‎– GUESS211
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo
Country:
Spain
Released:
18 Nov 2022
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock
Tips Zum Selbstmord (Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo) for sale

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Tracklist
Position     Title/Credits     Duration
A1     Prolog

    Written-By – Sturm*

    7:30
A2     Requiem Der Natur

    Written-By – Breuer*

    10:50
A3     Tips Zum Selbstmord

    Written-By – Breuer*, Sturm*

    4:45
B1     Die Stadt

    Written-By – Hocks*, Breuer*, Sturm*

    7:18
B2     In Memoriam

    Written-By – Breuer*

    6:56
B3     Requiem Vom Ende

    Written-By – Breuer*

    7:47
Companies, etc.

    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Necronomicon (3)
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Guerssen
    Copyright (c) – Guerssen
    Licensed From – Necronomicon (3)

Notes
50th anniversary official reissue of the album from 1972.
Limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies.
Faithful reproduction of the original multi-fold-out cross shaped cover.
Sourced from the original master tapes.
Insert with detailed liner notes and photos.
Includes download code.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode (On sticker): 4 040824 091767
    Rights Society: SGAE

Here is one of the most famous releases in German rock from 1972.
A concept of heavy rock, Pink Floyd psychedelia, progressive elements, the minimalism of Can and the 1968 generation's rebellious spirit.

With a title that means "How to Commit Suicide," Necronomicon's one album, from 1972, featured bleak progressive garage rock with long instrumental passages. With wailing acid guitar solos, dark organ swirls, and angst-ridden singing in German, Necronomicon has created a dark and powerful vision that blends psychedelic and progressive music with a proto-punk garage band sensibility. They throw in some operatic vocals on several of the tracks; these are most effective in a couple places on "Requiem der Natur" to make the music sound almost like the Slovenian band Laibach. The same piece also offers an industrial droning beginning, some great walking bass soloing, bass and keyboard dueling, and a couple of melancholic folksy interludes. The title track combines proto-punk rhythmic energy with angry guitars and new wave-ish organ tones. The sound quality of this album is a bit rough, but that adds to the charm of the raw energy and despair of this underground Krautrock classic.

- Walter Sturm / Guitar, Vocals
- Norbert Breuer / Guitar, Vocals
- Harald Bernhard / Drums
- Bernhard Hocks / Bass, Vocals
- Fistus Dickmann / Organ, Synth, Vocals