Can Reissues 14 Catalog Albums On Vinyl

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14 CATALOG ALBUMS RE-ISSUED ON INDIVIDUAL VINYL FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE LISTEN TO ‘SERPENTINE’ FROM OUT OF REACH  AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME MONSTER MOVIE, TAGO MAGO, SOUNDTRACKS, EGE BAMYASI  TO BE AVAILABLE SEPT 2nd, 2014

“…they were perfect...they were eternal, and we can share it” – Alan Warner "Can are the most revolutionary band ever…” - New Order’s Stephen Morris

Seminal experimental rock group Can will re-issue fourteen catalog albums on vinyl, which have been unavailable on the format for over a decade. The first four to be released - Monster Movie, Tago Mago, Soundtracks, and Ege Bamyasi – are regarded as some of the most groundbreaking works in rock history and are due out September 2nd, 2014, on Mute. Can will also release The Lost Tapes as five individual vinyl albums, previously released only as a box set. Can, founded in 1968 by Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Michael Karoli and Jaki Liebezeit, formed a group that utilized and transformed all boundaries of ethnic, electronic experimental and modern classical music.  Regarded as one of the most influential avant-garde rock groups in history, Can were at the forefront of the German krautrock movement of the late 1960’s and early 70’s along with such bands as Neu! and Kraftwerk. Combing elements of psychedelia with classic pop and progressive compositional methods, Can’s music directly inspired major artists of the period such as David Bowie and Iggy Pop, before going on to shape everything from indie rock to electronica. Can’s powerful influence has never diminished, and their mark is apparent in the bands who freely acknowledge their significance - from Portishead, James Murphy, New Order, Factory Floor, Public Image Ltd, Mogwai, Kanye West and Radiohead. Earlier this year, Faber & Faber announced they will release a Can biography / symposium, curated by Irmin Schmidt. The biography will be written by Rob Young, and the symposium section will use Can as a starting point for a collection of stories, statements and interviews. For more information, click here.  The 33 1/3 series of books have just announced that Alan Warner, a long time fan of the band and the author of the sleeve notes for the acclaimed Can Vinyl Box release, will release a book about Tago Mago in November. For more information, click here. Upcoming release schedule for the entire vinyl reissue series:  October 7th: Future Days, Soon Over Babaluma, Landed, Flow Motion, Saw Delight (inc CD) October 21st:  Can, Delay, Out Of Reach (inc first time on CD), Rite Time, Unlimited Edition November 4th: The Lost Tapes, volumes 1-5   More details on the September 2nd re-issues below.

Monster Movie The debut album from 1969 with Malcolm Mooney on vocals. The use of improvisation, experimentation, editing and layering of sounds set a standard forCan’s subsequent albums in the early 1970s. Includes ‘Mary, Mary So Contrary’ which Radiohead’s Johnny Greenwood picked out for the soundtrack to the film ‘Norwegian Wood’. TRACKLISTING: Father Cannot Yell / Mary, Mary So Contrary / Outside My Door / You Doo Right

Soundtracks A compilation album, first released in 1970, consisting of tracks written for film. Significant in it’s marking of the departure of Malcolm Mooney and arrival of Damo Suzuki, both vocalist feature on the album and is the only time to do so until the release of The Lost Tapes in 2013. TRACKLISTING: Deadlock / Tango Whiskeyman / Deadlock / Don’t Turn The Light On, Leave Me Alone / Soul Desert / Mother Sky / She Bring The Rain

Tago Mago Can’s third studio album from 1971, the first full album with Damo Suzuki and the album that is often sited as ‘the’ Can album to own, although, everyone has a different favorite Can album. The original double vinyl release is echo’d on the new remastered version. TRACKLISTING: Paperhouse / Mushroom / Oh Yeah / Halleluhwah / Aumgn / Peking O / Bring Me Coffee Or Tea

Ege Bamyasi Can’s fourth studio album from 1972 features ‘Sing Swan Song’ which Kanye West sampled on his track, ‘Drunk and Hot Girls’. Beck also covered ”I’m So Green" on his album Graduation. In 2012 Pavement’s Stephen Malkmus performed the album in it’s entirety in Cologne in the presence of some of the founding Can members. Another Can album that is hard, nigh impossible to find fault with and includes the influential ‘Spoon’ which the band named their record label after. TRACKLISTING: Pinch / Swing Swan Song / One More Night Vitamin C / Soup / I’m So Green / Spoon

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