Weed (Germany) - Weed...!, 1971 [2008, Revisited SPV]

Artist: Weed
Album: Weed...!
Year: 1971
Label: Revisited Rec. (SPV), 2008
Style: Progressive rock
Genre: Krautrock, Heavy Prog
Format: FLAC (separate) +CUE+LOG+Scans
Size: 253 Mb
Source: my CD collection

The Crack In The Cosmic Egg

Formed by Virus members: Reinhold Spiegelfeld, Bernd Hohmann and Werner Monka, Weed were quite a shock really, and remarkably different especially considering that their LP was recorded only two months after Virus' REVELATION.

Weed weren't psychedelic or cosmic, no they were very British sounding hard-rock, boogie edged and gutsy, straddling the ground between Status Quo and Guru Guru, and with no distinctive style. Aside from the amusing cover, Weed should be ranked alongside the likes of Sperrmull, Reaction, or Tiger B. Smith, as the very British sounding side of Krautrock. They only existed for a year.

Notes: Bernd Hohmann later went solo under the guise of "Molle" (the credit of Werner Monka as "Molle" on the Virus REVELATION cover is incorrect). Both Bernd and Werner were later members of Kotten Blues Band. Other Weed members: Reinhold Spiegelfeld and Reiner Schnelle also played in Amon Duul II on their British tour in 1972.


Line-up/Musicians:
Ken Hensley — vocals, guitar, keyboards
Reinhold Spiegelfeld — bass
Bernd Hohmann — flute
Werner Monka — guitar
Rainer Schnelle — keyboards
Peet Becke — drums

Tracklistings:
1. Sweet Morning Light (5:51)
2. Lonely Ship (3:16)
3. My Dream (6:36)
4. Slowin' Down (4:35)
5. Before I Die (3:47)
6. Weed (7:14)

Release information:
LP Philips 6305 096 (1971, DE)
CD Second Battle SB 018 (1991, DE)
CD Revisited SPV 50882 CD (2008, DE)
CD MAR 081388 (2008, JP)
LP Windrose 121 800 (2008, AUT)


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Thanks To news in my collection:-) Ken Hensley I Love You

I love him too. Hensley - it is nostalgia on youth.

I have an older issue. I'll try this remaster.
Thanks!