Can 'Can' Laser LASL 2 A1/B1 UK 1st press vinyl 1978
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Can 'Can' Laser LASL 2 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, released in 1978
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my stereo - no skip or stick. The sleeve has some faint ring-wear front and back, but is otherwise in good condition - no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix/Run Out Side 1 : S-9 LASL 2 A1 TONE Matrix/Run Out Side 2 : S-14 LASL 2B1 EG
Can were a German experimental rock band formed in Cologne circa 1968, initially as Inner Space and becoming "The Can" when fronted by American vocalist Malcolm Mooney. Can are well-known as one of the key pioneers of Krautrock, particularly during the era when fronted by Japanese singer Kenji "Damo" Suzuki who "turned their sound towards a crazy mixture of improvisation, noise, mantra and funk rhythms". They were constantly at the forefront of the Krautrock scene during their 10+ year history, composed music for films by directors including Roland Klick and Wim Wenders, and had an international hit with their pop satire single "I Want More" (1976).
'Can', also known as 'Inner Space', is the tenth studio album by German krautrock band Can, released by Harvest Records in Germany and Laser Records in the UK. It was Can's last studio release before the reunion album 'Rite Time' in 1989, and it was released after the band's break-up.
Holger Czukay, former Can's bassist, had a limited involvement with this album focused on tape editing.
AllMusic's Michael G. Nastos, felt less enthusiastic about "Sodom" and "Can Can", calling the former "plodding" and the latter "campy". (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide, however, found "Can Can" to be a "hilarious cover" of Jacques Offenbach's "Infernal Galop". Irmin Schmidt, Can's synth player, added that "Offenbach would have liked it. He had a feel for the vulgar."
Rob Young, Can's biographer, concluded that the album "sounds far more unclenched than the previous album, and to a certain extent it picks up where Landed left off". Nastos, as well as the Rolling Stone guide, praised the record for exceeding their expectation and firmly concluding the initial incarnation of Can.
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