Faust [Cardboard Sleeve (mini LP)] [SHM-CD] [Limited Release]

fantastic classic krautrock album from 1971, this was fausts first album and is way way out there in terms experementing and in general being a very spacey record, the vocals are not very audible and there is a lot of fuzz from the keyboards and fuzz guitar as well, this record is all over the place for most of the 34 minutes of music you get here. my first introduction to this band was from the second album so when i saw the pre order for this one i jumped on it, i see they kept the jacket replicated to the original german lp from 1971 and also this comes with a lyric sheet in japanese text and the fantastic shm remastering, this is considered a classic album by many on the karutrock threads all over the net the past 10 years or so, i can clearly finally hear why since i finally got the debut faust record and im very happy to have this in this format, it sounds awsome, if you like real spaced out rock from the german scene back in the day then you cannot go wrong with this cd, really good stuff here, you may want to pop a few downers before you spin this............................

Faust - Faust (German Polydor 1971) Faust (German for "fist") is the 1971 debut album of German experimental krautrock group Faust. Although it was never a big seller, Faust has garnered much critical acclaim from rock critics.In 1971, Polydor entered a deal with Uwe Nettelbeck to assemble a musical ensemble that could compete with the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Small Faces. Before the release of their debut, Faust would send tapes to Polydor containing anything from studio experiments to recordings of someone washing dishes. The original LP record was on clear vinyl in a clear cover with an X-ray of a human fist silkscreened on the outer sleeve. It also included a transparent plastic sheet with the lyrics and credits printed in red. Italian music writer Piero Scaruffi gave it a nine and a half out of ten, the highest rating given to any album on his website. He also ranks it as the third greatest rock album of all times, just after Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom and before Velvet Underground & Nico, and the second best progressive rock album. Personnel: * Werner "Zappi" Diermaier drums * Hans Joachim Irmler organ * Arnulf Meifert drums * Jean-Herve Peron bass guitar * Rudolf Sosna guitar, keyboards * Gunter Wusthoff synthesiser, saxophone Original Tracklist: 01."Why Don't You Eat Carrots?" Faust 9:31 02."Meadow Meal" Faust, Rudolf Sosna 8:02 03."Miss Fortune" Faust 16:35