Sixty Nine-Circle Of The Crayfish-'72 German Prog Rock,Hard Rock-NEW LP

Sixty Nine ‎– Circle Of The Crayfish
Label:
Long Hair ‎– LHC198, Long Hair ‎– LHC00198

On their sole studio album "Circle Of The Crayfish" Sixty Nine played a mixture of symphonic, organ-driven Progressiv- and Krautrock dominated by Armin Stöwes keyboards, supported by Roland Schupps powerful and technical drumming. First title "Ballast" is a dynamic instrumental rocker with incredible heavy organ playing and steady drumming. "Kolibri" is more in E.L.P. and Brian Auger vein with alternating jazzy and classical-inspired themes.

Good organ und piano through out along with impressive drumming. "Becoming Older" is the first track with vocals. Actually the vocals are supported by melodic organ-driven rock, soon to be replaced by hard jamming parts, very closed to Frumpy but also reminding Atomic Rooster or Beggars Opera. "Journey" is very similar, a cross between The Nice, Deep Purple and Frumpy.

The 15 minutes "Paradise Lost" opens with a long intro, featuring synths and gongs to be followed by another very long fast organ/ synths/ drums jamming with repetitive rhythms to the end. The closing "Crayfish" is dominated by the pounding organ and rocks really hard. “Circle of the Crayfish is a great album with interesting Hammond B-3-driven seventies prog rock. This release is a must have for organ fanatics along with other bands like Odin, 20 Sixty Six and Then, Amos Key and others, as well as for lovers of keyboard-and-drums-oriented duos like Hardin & York, Hansson & Karlsson or Twogether. Album comes with bandstory. Recordings are remastered. Don`t miss it!

4035177001983

Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Country:
France
Released:
2018
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Krautrock, Hard Rock, Prog Rock
Tracklist
A1     Ballast     5:12
A2     Kolibri     6:16
A3     Becoming Older     5:20
A4     Journey     5:09
B1     Paradise Lost     15:23
B2     Crayfish     6:05
Companies, etc.

    Copyright (c) – Long Hair
    Copyright (c) – Malesch Records
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Long Hair
    Phonographic Copyright (p) – Malesch Records
    Recorded At – Rhein-Main Tonstudio
    Published By – Music Factory (9)

Credits

    Artwork [Additional] – shapefruit AG
    Composed By, Arranged By – Armin Stoewe*
    Drums, Percussion, Gong – Roland Schupp
    Engineer – Friedrich Paulsen
    Liner Notes – Manfred Steinheuer
    Organ, Piano, Synthesizer, Guitar, Vocals – Armin Stoewe*
    Photography By [Backside] – Barbara Klemm
    Photography By [Frontside & Poster] – Peter Andersen (3)
    Producer – Peter Strecker, Wolfgang Sandner
    Remastered By – Jörg Scheuermann

Notes
Recorded at Rhein-Main-Tonstudio, Frankfurt/Main.
Two-sided liner notes included with German/English translation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers

    Barcode: 4 035177 001983