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Double-LP set featuring the best tracks from the 1972 to 1975 period including the group's signature track "Gammy Ray". Birth Control is among the longest running German bands and were formed way back in 1968 in Berlin. The group had several line-up changes over the years and fused krautrock with progressive rock and the blues rock genre, with percussive keyboards and synthesizer effects a unique sound was created. Birth Control members/musicians in the 1972 to 1975 line-up were: Bernd Noske (drums, percussion, lead vocals), Bruno Frenzel (guitar, lead vocals), Dirk Steffens (guitar), Bernd Koschmidder (bass), Peter Föller (bass, vibraphone, vocals), Wolfgang Neuser (keyboards, synthesizer), and Zeus B. Held (keyboards, electric piano, mellotron, backing vocals). Zeus B. Held became later a worldwide renowned producer for John Foxx, Men Without Hats, Love & Rockets, Nina Hagen, Gina X, Spear Of Destiny, and many more. He was also a high-profile remixer for the extended 12" releases for artists like Gary Numan, Alphaville, Dead Or Alive, Killing Joke, The Mission, The Fall, Simple Minds, and more. 180 gram vinyl.
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