The Wümme Years 1970-1973

by Faust

The Wümme Years 1970-1973 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 7 November 2000
  • Label: ReR Megacorp
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 3:57:09
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Peter Blegvad, Chris Cutler, Kurt Graupner, Hans Joachim Irmler, Florentine Papst, Bob Drake, Matt Murman, Jean-Hervé Péron

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Five-disc box set of the band's Wümme studio years, gathering the first four albums with the 'Faust Party' tapes and unreleased material. Released by ReR Megacorp, it documents their 1970 to 1973 communal period in full.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, experimental, archival, improvisation, avant-garde

Tracklist

  1. Why Don't You Eat Carrots? (9:31)
  2. Meadow Meal (8:02)
  3. Miss Fortune (16:35)
  4. It's A Rainy Day, Sunshine Girl (7:21)
  5. On The Way To Abamäe (2:42)
  6. No Harm (10:09)
  7. So Far (6:12)
  8. Mamie Is Blue (5:55)
  9. I've Got My Car And My TV (3:42)
  10. Picnic On A Frozen River (0:36)
  11. Me Lack Space… (0:40)
  12. …In The Spirit (2:59)
  13. Exercise - With Several Hands On A Piano (0:52)
  14. Exercise - With Voices, Drum And Sax (0:21)
  15. Flashback Caruso (4:01)
  16. Exercise - With Voices (1:48)
  17. J'ai Mal Aux Dents (7:14)
  18. Untitled (1:03)
  19. Untitled - Arnulf And Zappi On Drums (1:42)
  20. Dr. Schwitters - Intro (0:25)
  21. Exercise (Continues Track 1) (1:11)
  22. Untitled (1:18)
  23. Untitled (0:50)
  24. Dr. Schwitters (Snippet) (0:49)
  25. Untitled - Arnulf On Drums (1:03)
  26. Untitled - Arnulf On Drums (0:47)
  27. Untitled - All On Saxes (1:33)
  28. Untitled (2:18)
  29. Untitled - Rudolf (0:34)
  30. Untitled - Rudolf (0:51)
  31. Untitled - Rudolf (1:15)
  32. Untitled (2:28)
  33. Untitled (0:20)
  34. Untitled (1:13)
  35. Untitled (0:59)
  36. Stretch Out Time (1:35)
  37. Der Baum (3:49)
  38. Chère Chambre (3:07)
  39. Munic/Yesterday (11:55)
  40. Don't Take Roots (4:51)
  41. Das Meer (2:45)
  42. Knochentanz (11:46)
  43. Baby (4:19)
  44. J'ai Mal Aux Dents (7:04)
  45. Party 8 (1:21)
  46. Psalter (4:05)
  47. 25 Yellow Doors (4:29)
  48. Chromatic (9:45)
  49. Party 6 (0:42)
  50. Giggy Smile (3:23)
  51. Lieber Herr Deutschland (4:47)
  52. a) The Lurcher (7:56)
  53. b) Kraut Rock (11:42)
  54. c) Do So (2:33)
  55. Party 9 (6:06)
  56. (360) (3:38)
  57. Party 10 (1:12)
  58. Party 1 (3:39)
  59. We Are The Hallo Men (4:30)
  60. So Far (Alternative) (3:38)
  61. Meer (Alternative) (3:13)

Credits

  • Faust - primary artist, lyrics by, voice, saxophone, backing vocals
  • Andy Hertel - artwork [x-ray fist cd 1]
  • Edda Köchl - painting [paintings with cd 2]
  • Arnulf Meifert - performer [appearing], voice, drums
  • Gunther Wüsthoff - performer [appearing]
  • Rudolf Sosna - performer [appearing], lyrics by, voice, voice, lyrics by
  • Werner Diermaier - performer [appearing], lyrics by, voice
  • Zappi - conductor [voices], drums
  • Maggie Thomas - artwork [original silkscreened lp cover cd 3], photography by [photo of buildings cd 4]
  • Peter Blegvad - liner notes
  • Sherridan Coakley - photography by [booklet pictures]
  • John Gill - photography by [zappi photo cd 3]

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