Alcatraz Vampire State Building 1971,Germany,Krautrock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock

Alcatraz - Vampire State Building 1971,Germany,Krautrock, Prog Rock, Psychedelic Rock starsVampire State Building is easily the most famous album by this German band. They have released several albums after this one but those are pretty forgotten compared to this one. Alcatraz plays a highly jazzy form of krautrock on this debut LP of theirs. The record also includes some elements from psychedelia and prog rock. I enjoy the B-side more than the A-side. That 13 minutes long title track is a real jazz-rock monster. “Piss Off“ is also a very solid end for this obscure record. The first side is clearly weaker and quite mediocre if I’m honest. CooperBolan Jan 18 2016 Track listing A1 Simple Headphone Mind 10:00 A2 Your Chance of a Lifetime 5:06 A3 Where the Wild Things Are 3:03 B1 Vampire State Building 13:10 B2 Piss Off 3:18 Credits Bass Guitar [Bassguitar] – Ronald Wilson (3) Design – Witt (2) Drums, Bongos – Jan Rieck Electric Piano [Pianett], Lead Vocals – Rudiger Berghahn Engineer – Kurt Graupner Flute, Tenor Saxophone [Tenorsax] – Klaus Nagurski Lead Guitar [Leadguitar] – Klaus Holst Lyrics By – Reimer Hoffmann Management – Octopus Productions Producer – Jimi Boyks Written-By [All Titles Written By] – Alcatraz (4)