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CAN

Eclectic band at the forefront of the Krautrock movement, combining avant-garde tendencies with rock trappings and funk-inflected rhythms. Always at least three steps ahead of contemporary popular music, Can were the leading avant-garde rock group of the '70s. From their very beginning, their music didn't conform to any commonly held notions about rock & roll -- not even those of the countercultures. Inspired more by 20th century classical music than Chuck Berry, their closest contemporaries were Frank Zappa or possibly the Velvet Underground. Yet their music was more serious and inaccessible than either of those artists. Instead ofrecording tight pop songs or satire, Can experimented with noise, synthesizers, nontraditional music, cut-and-paste techniques, and, most importantly, electronic music; each album marked a significant step forward from the previous album, investigating new territories that other rock bands weren't interested in exploring.

<reissue, originally published in 1971>

2LP     SPOON/BASE RECORDS      SPOON 006/7  STEREO

MADE IN ITALY    EARLY-80s REPRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

NOTES: This is the first Italian regular reissue on Spoon/Base with black print on white labels 

and "SPOON-Records" plus "D-5000 Köln 30" as text (issued early-80s). No barcode.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

Label Code: LC7395

LABEL: SPOON - WHITE LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SPOON 006/7     

Catalog on labels: Spoon 006/7

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SPOON 006/7-1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SPOON 006/7-2

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SPOON 006/7-3

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SPOON 006/7-4

On labels: rim text reads "Alle urheber.........sendung!"

S.I.A.E.

all songs by Schmidt........published by Edition Can/E.R.P. Musikverlag

made in Italy

Rights Society: S.I.A.E. (printed on all sides and stamped on Side A & C)

On inside left panel: Tracklist & Credits

On back cover: Can-Management & Spoon-Records..........all rights reserved

Base Record Via Collamarini...........Italy

tracklisting

Side A: PAPERHOUSE - MUSHROOM - OH YEAH

Side B: HALLELUWAH

Side C: AUMGN

Side D: PEKING O. - BRING ME COFFEE OR TEA

grading

RECORDS EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

With the band in full artistic flower and Damo Suzuki's sometimes moody, sometimes frenetic speak/sing/shrieking in full effect, Can released not merely one of the best Krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period. Tago Mago is that rarity of the early '70s, a double album without a wasted note, ranging from sweetly gentle float to full-on monster grooves. "Paperhouse" starts things brilliantly, beginning with a low-key chime and beat, before amping up into a rumbling roll in the midsection, then calming down again before one last blast. Both "Mushroom" and "Oh Yeah," the latter with Schmidt filling out the quicker pace with nicely spooky keyboards, continue the fine vibe. After that, though, come the huge highlights -- three long examples of Can at its absolute best. "Halleluwah" -- featuring the Liebezeit/Czukay rhythm section pounding out a monster trance/funk beat; Karoli's and Schmidt's always impressive fills and leads; and Suzuki's slow-building ranting above everything -- is 19 minutes of pure genius. The near-rhythmless flow of "Aumgn" is equally mind-blowing, with swaths of sound from all the members floating from speaker to speaker in an ever-evolving wash, leading up to a final jam. "Peking O" continues that same sort of feeling, but with a touch more focus, throwing in everything from Chinese-inspired melodies and jazzy piano breaks to cheap organ rhythm boxes and near babbling from Suzuki along the way. "Bring Me Coffee or Tea" wraps things up as a fine, fun little coda to a landmark record...(AllMusic)