Made In Germany - Made In Germany (1971/2002) [FLAC] torrent

Band: Made in Germany
Album: Made in Germany
Year: 1971/2002
Origin: Germany
Genre: Krautrock, Prog Pop Rock

Tracklist:

01. Made In Germany (Hans-Dieter Graber/Stephan Pade) - 2:47
02. The Arrow And The Song (Rita Peuker, Graber/Wolfgang Schulz) - 6:54
03. Find Your Way (Schulz/S.Pade) - 3:21
04. Pain Of War (Graber/S.Pade) - 3:11
05. Leisure (Schulz/Joachim Pade) - 5:42
06. Don't Forget The Time (Peuker, Schulz, J.Pade/S.Pade) - 3:06
07. Away (Graber/S.Pade) - 4:53
08. Man In History - 9:33
09. Custom Of Live (Schulz/S.Pade) - 3:22
Bonuses (singles):
10. That's What I Want To Do (J.Pade/S.Pade) - 3:15
11. Birthday (Schulz, Graber/Graber, S.Pade) - 2:06
12. Magic Land (Schulz, Graber, J.Pade/S.Pade) - 2:52
13. In The Hell (Graber, J.Pade/S.Pade, Graber) - 2:21
14. Here I Am (J.Pade/S.Pade) - 2:58
15. Assembly Line (J.Pade, Graber/S.Pade) - 4:30
16. Isn't It Time (J.Pade/S.Pade) - 4:09

Personnel:
- Rita Peuker - lead female vocals, percussion
- Joachim Pade - sax, flute, vocals, percussion
- Stephan Pade - bass, vocals, percussion
- Wolfgang Schulz - guitar, vocals, percussion
- Hans-Dieter Graber - organ, piano
- Dieter Alsleben - drums, percussion

Recommended reissue: 2002 Long Hair. I've never owned the original LP. A year later, Metronome launched the Brain label, and that's most certainly where Made in Germany would have been placed had they still been around. The CD is a typically great Long Hair reissue, with unique liner notes, photos and many bonus tracks. The bonus tracks do show the band going into an entirely pop direction and are of iffy quality.

Made in Germany are yet another example of the many great female vocal lead proto progressive albums coming from Europe during the 1971 era. Sometimes panned as a "pop" album that hasn't "aged well", there are truly only scant examples of that to be found here (opening tracks on each side are pure plays for pop stardom). Anyone familiar with the continental European scene of this time, will instantly recognize the Berlin based Made in Germany as a prototypical adventurous band for their time. Listen for organ, flute, acid guitar and the husky female vocals that are all associated with the genre. Joy Unlimited would have to be considered Made in Germany's closest comparison.