Brain Records
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Brain was a Hamburg
-based record label
prominent in the 1970s releasing several important Krautrock
records by bands such as Neu!
, Cluster
and Guru Guru
. Many of its more prominent records are currently being reissued on CD by Repertoire Records
.
In the middle of 1971, Rolf Ulrich Kaiser's management style at Ohr caused two of his A&R men, Bruno Wendel and Günter Körber, to leave Ohr and set up their own record company, which they called Brain. Wendel & Korber brought Guru Guru with them from Ohr, and immediately signed Cluster, who had recorded one LP for Philips; they soon recorded and released Cluster II.
Brain was rapidly a success throughout West Germany and much of western Europe, although had little presence in the US. Signings throughout the seventies and into the eighties included Neu!, Cluster, Harmonia
, Klaus Schulze
, Edgar Froese
, Guru Guru, Grobschnitt
, Novalis
, Jane
, Birth Control
, Embryo
, Popol Vuh
, Curly Curve, Scorpions
, Electric Sun
, Accept
and many more.
A later reissue series called Rock On Brain saw many early Brain recordings reissued, although mostly with entirely different sleeves and even album titles. Brain also reissued a number of recordings licensed to their parent company Metronome, such as Amon Düül's
first album Psychedelic Underground. Many came out on the M2001 label which is closely linked to Brain.
It is also interesting to note that Brain licensed and issued a number of British releases for the West German market, in this case mainly featuring the original sleeves. These included Greenslade
, Caravan
, If
, Spirogyra
, Atomic Rooster
, Alexis Korner
, Gryphon
and Steamhammer
. There were of course exceptions - the Brain issue of Atomic Rooster's Nice n Greasy features an entirely different sleeve to the UK issue, and If's Double Diamond didn't receive a UK release at all.
Some Brain releases later proved highly influential. Brain 1004 was Neu!'s eponymous debut Neu!
; Brain 1062 was Neu! 75
, which undoubtedly contributed to the sound of punk rock
.
Korber left in 1976 to start Sky Records
, which released lots of Cluster-related music plus Michael Rother
's early solo work, and bands like Streetmark. When he left the labels of Brain LPs changed from green to orange.
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
-based record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
prominent in the 1970s releasing several important Krautrock
Krautrock
Krautrock is a generic name for the experimental music scenes that appeared in Germany in the late 1960s and gained popularity throughout the 1970s, especially in Britain. The term is a result of the English-speaking world's reception of the music at the time and not a reference to any one...
records by bands such as Neu!
Neu!
Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
, Cluster
Cluster (band)
Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...
and Guru Guru
Guru Guru
Guru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier , Uli Trepte and Eddy Naegeli later replaced by American Jim Kennedy...
. Many of its more prominent records are currently being reissued on CD by Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records is a German record label from Hamburg, Germany, specialising in reissues of classic pop and rock albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s. The chairman is Thomas Neelsen....
.
In the middle of 1971, Rolf Ulrich Kaiser's management style at Ohr caused two of his A&R men, Bruno Wendel and Günter Körber, to leave Ohr and set up their own record company, which they called Brain. Wendel & Korber brought Guru Guru with them from Ohr, and immediately signed Cluster, who had recorded one LP for Philips; they soon recorded and released Cluster II.
Brain was rapidly a success throughout West Germany and much of western Europe, although had little presence in the US. Signings throughout the seventies and into the eighties included Neu!, Cluster, Harmonia
Harmonia (band)
Harmonia is a Krautrock supergroup from Germany. They formed as a collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Möbius of Cluster and later included the British musician Brian Eno.-Musical style:...
, Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze
Klaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
, Edgar Froese
Edgar Froese
Edgar Wilmar Froese is a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group, Tangerine Dream. Although his solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", his solo albums from 2003 onward bear the artist name "Edgar W. Froese".Froese...
, Guru Guru, Grobschnitt
Grobschnitt
Grobschnitt was a West German rock band which existed between 1970 and 1989. Their style evolved as time passed, beginning with psychedelic rock in the early 1970s before transitioning into symphonic progressive rock, NDW and finally pop rock in the mid-1980s...
, Novalis
Novalis (band)
Novalis was a 1970s Krautrock group formed in Germany. Their best-known albums include Sommerabend and Wer Schmetterlinge lachen hört.-Band history:...
, Jane
Jane (band)
Jane is a German Progressive Rock Krautrock band that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.-Band history:Their debut album 'Together' is considered by fans to be one of the most iconic German Progressive Rock albums of all time...
, Birth Control
Birth Control (band)
Birth Control is a German rock band known for their progressive hard rock sound and provocative album covers.Birth Control formed in the middle of 1968 in Berlin from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents...
, Embryo
Embryo (band)
Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10...
, Popol Vuh
Popol Vuh (German band)
Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...
, Curly Curve, Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
, Electric Sun
Electric Sun
Electric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
, Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
and many more.
A later reissue series called Rock On Brain saw many early Brain recordings reissued, although mostly with entirely different sleeves and even album titles. Brain also reissued a number of recordings licensed to their parent company Metronome, such as Amon Düül's
Amon Düül
-External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
first album Psychedelic Underground. Many came out on the M2001 label which is closely linked to Brain.
It is also interesting to note that Brain licensed and issued a number of British releases for the West German market, in this case mainly featuring the original sleeves. These included Greenslade
Greenslade
Greenslade is an English progressive rock band. It was originally formed in the autumn of 1972 with the following line-up:* Dave Greenslade - keyboards...
, Caravan
Caravan (band)
Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
, If
If (band)
If was a progressive rock band formed in Britain in 1969.Referred to by Billboard as "unquestionably the best of the so-called jazz-rock bands", in the period spanning 1970-1975, they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe, the US and Canada.-History:They toured...
, Spirogyra
Spirogyra (band)
This article refers to the British folk band. For the American jazz fusion band, see Spyro Gyra.Spirogyra are a British folk/prog band that recorded three albums between 1971 and 1973, with further original albums in 2009 and 2011.-History:...
, Atomic Rooster
Atomic Rooster
Atomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...
, Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner
Alexis Korner was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues"...
, Gryphon
Gryphon (band)
Gryphon were a British progressive rock band of the 1970s, best known for their unusual Medieval sound and instrumentation.-Career:Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal College of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that...
and Steamhammer
Steamhammer (band)
Steamhammer was a blues-rock band from Worthing, England. The band was founded in 1968 by Martin Quittenton and Kieran White...
. There were of course exceptions - the Brain issue of Atomic Rooster's Nice n Greasy features an entirely different sleeve to the UK issue, and If's Double Diamond didn't receive a UK release at all.
Some Brain releases later proved highly influential. Brain 1004 was Neu!'s eponymous debut Neu!
Neu! (album)
Neu! is the debut album by Krautrock band Neu!.It was recorded in December 1971 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, mixed at Star-Musik Studio, Hamburg, Germany, and released in 1972 by Brain Records. It was reissued by Astralwerks on May 29, 2001. This was Rother & Dinger's first...
; Brain 1062 was Neu! 75
Neu! '75
- Personnel :Band members* Michael Rother – guitar, keyboards, vocals* Klaus Dinger – guitar , drums , vocals * Thomas Dinger – drums* Hans Lampe – drumsAdditional personnel...
, which undoubtedly contributed to the sound of punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
.
Korber left in 1976 to start Sky Records
Sky Records
Sky Records was a Hamburg, Germany based independent record label specializing in Krautrock/Kosmische Musik and electronic music. Some of their releases could be classified as progressive rock or art rock, experimental music, industrial, ambient, or New Age...
, which released lots of Cluster-related music plus Michael Rother
Michael Rother
Michael Rother is a German experimental Krautrock musician and composer.- Early life and education :Born in 1950, Rother went to school in Munich, Wilmslow , Karachi, and Düsseldorf. He also lived in Pakistan in the early 1960s where he was exposed to Pakistani music that would influence his own...
's early solo work, and bands like Streetmark. When he left the labels of Brain LPs changed from green to orange.
Discography
- 1001 – ScorpionsScorpions (band)Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
– Lonesome CrowLonesome Crow-Personnel:Credits for Lonesome Crow adapted from Allmusic.Scorpions*Klaus Meine - vocals*Michael Schenker - lead guitar, backing vocals*Rudolf Schenker - rhythm guitar, backing vocals*Lothar Heimberg - bass guitar, backing vocals... - 1002 – JaneJane (band)Jane is a German Progressive Rock Krautrock band that was formed in October 1970 in Hanover, Germany.-Band history:Their debut album 'Together' is considered by fans to be one of the most iconic German Progressive Rock albums of all time...
– Together - 1003 – Gomorrha – I turned to See Whose Voice It Was
- 1004 – Neu!Neu!Neu! was a German band formed by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother after their split from Kraftwerk in the early 1970s...
– Neu!Neu! (album)Neu! is the debut album by Krautrock band Neu!.It was recorded in December 1971 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, mixed at Star-Musik Studio, Hamburg, Germany, and released in 1972 by Brain Records. It was reissued by Astralwerks on May 29, 2001. This was Rother & Dinger's first... - 1005 – SpirogyraSpirogyra (band)This article refers to the British folk band. For the American jazz fusion band, see Spyro Gyra.Spirogyra are a British folk/prog band that recorded three albums between 1971 and 1973, with further original albums in 2009 and 2011.-History:...
– St. Radigunds – licensed release (UK: B & C, 1042) - 1006 – ClusterCluster (band)Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and ambient music. They have recorded albums in a wide variety of styles ranging from experimental music to progressive rock, all of which had an avant-garde edge. Cluster has been...
– Cluster II - 1007 – Guru GuruGuru GuruGuru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier , Uli Trepte and Eddy Naegeli later replaced by American Jim Kennedy...
– Känguru - 1008 – GrobschnittGrobschnittGrobschnitt was a West German rock band which existed between 1970 and 1989. Their style evolved as time passed, beginning with psychedelic rock in the early 1970s before transitioning into symphonic progressive rock, NDW and finally pop rock in the mid-1980s...
– Grobschnitt - 1009 – SteamhammerSteamhammer (band)Steamhammer was a blues-rock band from Worthing, England. The band was founded in 1968 by Martin Quittenton and Kieran White...
– Speech – licensed release (non German band) - 1010 – CaravanCaravan (band)Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan. Caravan rose to success over a period of several years from 1968 onwards into the 1970s as part of the Canterbury scene, blending...
– Waterloo LilyWaterloo LilyThe following bonus tracks were included on the 2001 remastered edition of the CD.- Personnel :*Pye Hastings - guitars & vocals*Steve Miller - electric piano, organ*Richard Sinclair - bass & vocals*Richard Coughlan - drumsOther Players:...
– licensed release (UK: Deram, SDL 8) - 1011 – Atomic RoosterAtomic RoosterAtomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...
– Made in England – licensed release (UK: Dawn, DNLS 3038) - 1012 – Spirogyra – Old Boot Wine – licensed release (UK: Pegasus, 13)
- 1013 – Light – Story of Moses
- 1014 – Gash – A Young Man's Gash
- 1015 – Os Mundi – 43 Minuten
- 1016 – Wolfgang Dauner Group – Rischka's Soul
- 1017 – Creative Rock – Gorilla
- 1018 – Electric Sandwich – Electric Sandwich
- 1019 – KhanKhan (band)Khan were an English progressive rock band of the Canterbury Scene during 1971-1972.Formed by Steve Hillage from Uriel, the initial line-up was Steve Hillage , Nick Greenwood , Dick Heninghem and Pip Pyle...
– Space Shanty – licensed release (UK: Deram, SLDR 11) - 1020 – Sameti – Sameti
- 1021 – Thirsty MoonThirsty MoonThirsty Moon is a German Krautrock band. The band was founded in the early seventies in Bremen and plays progressive rock with strong jazz influences. Band members were the brothers Jürgen and Norbert Drogies, Michael Kobs, Harald Konietzko, Erwin Noack, Willi Pape and Siegfried Pisalla, although...
– Thirsty Moon - 1022 – Alexis KornerAlexis KornerAlexis Korner was a blues musician and radio broadcaster, who has sometimes been referred to as "a Founding Father of British Blues"...
– Korner & Snape – licensed release (US: WB, BS 2647) - 1023 – EmbryoEmbryo (band)Embryo is a musical collective from Munich which has been active since 1969, although its story started in the mid-1950s in Hof where Christian Burchard and Dieter Serfas met for the first time at the age of 10...
– Steig Aus - 1024 – SpirogyraSpirogyraSpirogyra is a genus of filamentous green algae of the order Zygnematales, named for the helical or spiral arrangement of the chloroplasts that is diagnostic of the genus. It is commonly found in freshwater areas, and there are more than 400 species of Spirogyra in the world. Spirogyra measures...
– Bells, Boots and Shambles – licensed release (UK: Polydor, 2310 246) - 1025 – Guru GuruGuru GuruGuru Guru is a German Krautrock band formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier , Uli Trepte and Eddy Naegeli later replaced by American Jim Kennedy...
– Guru Guru - 1026 – Spermüll – Spermüll
- 1027 – GreensladeGreensladeGreenslade is an English progressive rock band. It was originally formed in the autumn of 1972 with the following line-up:* Dave Greenslade - keyboards...
– Greenslade – licensed release (UK: WB, K 46207) - 1028 – Neu! – Neu! 2Neu! 2Neu! 2 is an album by Krautrock band Neu!.- Overview :It was recorded in January 1973 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, mixed in February 1973 at Windrose-Dumont-Time Studios, Hamburg, Germany, and released in 1973 by Brain Records. It was officially reissued by Astralwerks on May...
- 1029 – NovalisNovalisNovalis was the pseudonym of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg , an author and philosopher of early German Romanticism.-Biography:...
– Banished Bridge - 1030 – CornucopiaCornucopiaThe cornucopia or horn of plenty is a symbol of abundance and nourishment, commonly a large horn-shaped container overflowing with produce, flowers, nuts, other edibles, or wealth in some form...
– Full Horn - 1031 – Lava – Tears are going home
- 1032 – Jane – Here we are
- 1033 – Atomic RoosterAtomic RoosterAtomic Rooster were an English progressive rock band, composed of former members of the The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. Throughout their history, keyboardist Vincent Crane was the only constant member, and wrote the majority of their material. Their history is defined by two periods, in the early...
– Nice 'n' GreasyNice 'n' GreasyNice 'n' Greasy is the fifth studio album by British rock band Atomic Rooster.In the US, the record was issued on Elektra in a different sleeve to most territories and retitled Atomic Rooster IV, as their first album, Atomic Roooster, failed to secure a US release. The US album also had a somewhat...
– licensed release (non German band) - 1034 – Kollektiv – Kollektiv
- 1035 – ifIf (band)If was a progressive rock band formed in Britain in 1969.Referred to by Billboard as "unquestionably the best of the so-called jazz-rock bands", in the period spanning 1970-1975, they produced 8 studio-recorded albums and did some 17 tours of Europe, the US and Canada.-History:They toured...
– Double Diamond – licensed release (Canada: GRT, 9230-1032) - 1036 – Embryo – Rocksession
- 1037 – Emergency – Get Out of the Country
- 1038 – Caravan – For Girls Who Grow Plump in the NightFor Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night-Side two:The following bonus tracks were included on the 2001 remastered edition of the CD.- Musicians :*Pye Hastings – singer, vocals, guitar*Geoff Richardson – viola...
– licensed release (UK: Deram, SKLR 12) - 1039 – Alexis Korner & Snape – Live on Tour in Germany (2LP) – licensed release (non German band)?
- 1040 – Curly Curve – Curly Curve
- 1041 – Thirsty Moon – You'll never Come Back
- 1042 – Greenslade – Bedside Manners are Extra – licensed release (UK: WB, K46259)
- 1043 – Steamhammer – This is... (2LP)
- 1044 – HarmoniaHarmonia-Art:* Harmonia , an outdoor sculpture by Achim Kühn in Turku, Finland-Antiquity:* Harmonia , the Greek goddess of harmony and concord* Harmonia -Art:* Harmonia (sculpture), an outdoor sculpture by Achim Kühn in Turku, Finland-Antiquity:* Harmonia (mythology), the Greek goddess of harmony and...
– Musik von Harmonia - 1045 – Yatha Sidra – A Meditation Mass
- 1046 – Various – Krautrock (3LP)
- 1047 – Zabba Lindner & Carsten BohnCarsten BohnCarsten Bohn is a musician from Hamburg, Germany with a long career on the German music scene. He is known for his earlier works as drummer, founder and composer with the kraut rock band Frumpy, and also under his pseudonym of 'Bert Brac'.He has recorded with Peter Baumann and played as Drummer...
– Vollbedienung Of Percussion - 1048 – Jane – Jane III
- 1049 – Satin Whale – Desert Places
- 1050 – Grobschnitt – Ballermann (2LP)
- 1051 – Klaus SchulzeKlaus SchulzeKlaus Schulze is a German electronic music composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried. He was briefly a member of the electronic bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums released across five decades.-1970s:In...
– Black Dance - 1052 – Emergency – No Compromise
- 1053 – Edgar FroeseEdgar FroeseEdgar Wilmar Froese is a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for founding the electronic music group, Tangerine Dream. Although his solo and group recordings prior to 2003 name him as "Edgar Froese", his solo albums from 2003 onward bear the artist name "Edgar W. Froese".Froese...
– Aqua - 1054 – Caravan – Caravan and the New Symphonia – licensed release (UK: Deram, SKLR 1110)
- 1055 – If – Not just another Bunch of Pretty Faces – licensed release (UK: Gull, 1004)
- 1056 – Release Music Orchestra – Life
- 1057 – Guru Guru – Der Electrolurch (2LP) – Reissue of Känguru (1007) and Guru Guru (1025)
- 1058 – Tasavallan PresidenttiTasavallan PresidenttiTasavallan Presidentti is a Finnish progressive rock band. It was founded in 1969 by guitarist Jukka Tolonen and drummer Vesa Aaltonen. Other founder members were Måns Groundstroem and Frank Robson , previously of Blues Section...
– Milky Way Moses – licensed release (Finland/UK: Sonet, SNTF 658) - 1059 – Jukka TolonenJukka TolonenJukka Tolonen is a Finnish jazz guitarist. Tolonen became famous as guitarist for the band Tasavallan Presidentti...
– Tolonen! – licensed release (Finland: Love, LRLP 47) - 1060 – Hardcake Special – Hardcake Special
- 1061 – Creative Rock – Lady Pig
- 1062 – Neu! – Neu 75
- 1063 – Tasavallan Presidentti – Lambert Land – licensed release (Finland/UK: Sonet, SNTF 636)
- 1064 – If – Tea Break Over Back – licensed release (UK: Gull, 1007)
- 1065 – Cluster – Zuckerzeit
- 1066 – Jane – Lady Jane
- 1067 – Klaus Schulze – Picture Music
- 1068 – Achim ReichelAchim ReichelAchim Reichel is a musician, producer and songwriter from Hamburg, Germany. He is known for his 1991 single "Aloha Heja He", and serving as the frontman for the 1960s beat group The Rattles, who, among other achievements, were selected to open for The Beatles on the Fabs' last-ever tour of Europe...
– Erholung - 1069 – Eroc – Eroc
- 1070 – Novalis – Novalis
- 1071 – GryphonGryphon (band)Gryphon were a British progressive rock band of the 1970s, best known for their unusual Medieval sound and instrumentation.-Career:Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal College of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that...
– Red Queen to Gryphon Three – licensed release (UK: Transatlantic, TRA 287) - 1072 – Release Music Orchestra – Garuda
- 1073 – Harmonia – De Luxe
- 1074 – Edgar Froese – Epsilon in Malasian Pale
- 1075 – Klaus Schulze – Time Wind
- 1076 – Grobschnitt – Jumbo (version en Ingles)
- 1077 – Klaus Schulze – Irrlicht
- 1078 – Klaus Schulze – Cyborg (2LP) – reissue (Kosmische Musik, KM2/58.005)
- 1079 – Thirsty Moon – Blitz
- 1080 – Günter Schickert – Samtvogel – reissue (Sch 33003)
- 1081 – Grobschnitt – Jumbo (version en Aleman)
- 1082 – Tangerine DreamTangerine DreamTangerine Dream is a German electronic music group founded in 1967 by Edgar Froese. The band has undergone many personnel changes over the years, with Froese being the only continuous member...
– Alpha Centauri/Atem (2LP) – reissue (Ohr, OMM12 & OMM31) - 1083 – Release Music Orchestra – Get the Ball
- 1084 – Jane – Fire, Water, Earth & Air
- 1085 – Locomotiv GTLocomotiv GTLocomotiv GT is a Hungarian rock band formed in 1971. It has been one of the most influential rock bands in Hungarian rock music. GT in the name of the band refers to Gran Turismo, the long journey that the band was looking forward to when it was formed...
– Mindig Magasabra – licensed release (non German band) - 1086 – Tangerine Dream – Zeit (2LP) – reissue (Ohr, OMM21)
- 1087 – Novalis – Sommerabend
- 1088 – Klaus Schulze – Moondawn
- 1089 – Guru Guru – Tango Fango
- 1091 – Various – Brain history of German Rock (2LP)
60.000 – series
- 60.007 – Eroc – Zwei
- 60.008 – Edgar Froese – Macula Transfer
- 60.009 – Thirsty Moon – A Real Good Time
- 60.010 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Symphonic Pictures
- 60.019 – Birth ControlBirth Control (band)Birth Control is a German rock band known for their progressive hard rock sound and provocative album covers.Birth Control formed in the middle of 1968 in Berlin from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents...
– Backdoor Possibilities - 60.031 – Ruphus – Let Your Light Shine
- 60.000 – serie (en Brain naranja)
- 60.039 – Guru Guru – Globetrotter
- 60.040 – Klaus Schulze – Mirage
- 60.041 – Grobschnitt – Rockpommel's Land
- 60.042 – Gate – Live
- 60.047 – Klaus Schulze – Body Love
- 60.053 – To Be – To Be
- 60.055 – Jane – Between Heaven and Hell
- 60.065 – Novalis – Konzerte
- 60.066 – Birth Control – Increase
- 60.068 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Sunburst
- 60.078 – MessageMessage (band)Message was a hard rock band that was formed in New Jersey around 1980. The original members of the band were Dean Fasano , Richie Sambora , Simon Gannett , Bruce Foster , Alec John Such , and Andy Rubbo...
– Using the Head - 60.079 – Popol VuhPopol Vuh (German band)Popol Vuh was a German electronic avantgarde band, in the mainstream-media so called Krautrock, founded by pianist and keyboardist Florian Fricke in 1969 together with Holger Trülzsch and Frank Fiedler...
– Herz aus Glas - 60.093 – Gate – Red Light Sister
- 60.094 – Novalis – Brandung
- 60.097 – Klaus Schulze – Body Love Vol.2
- 60.104 – Blonker – Die Zeit Steht Still
- 60.105 – Führs & Fröhling – Ammerland
- 60.115 – Release Music Orchestra – Beyond the Limit
- 60.117 – Liliental – Liliental
- 60.120 – Zeus B. HeldZeus B. HeldZeus B. Held is a German music producer and musician, known for his work in the 1970s, 80s and 90s. He was involved with several artists of the Krautrock, Disco and New Wave era, such as Birth Control, Rockets, Gina X Performance, Dead Or Alive, John Foxx, Fashion and Men Without Hats on their...
– Zeus' Amusement - 60.124 – Jane – Age of Madness
- 60.139 – Grobschnitt – Solar Music Live
- 60.149 – Birth Control – Titanic
- 60.164 – Novalis – Vielleicht Bist Du Ein Clown?
- 60.165 – Message – Astral Journeys
- 60.167 – Popol Vuh – Brüder des Schattens - Söhne des LichtsBrüder des Schattens - Söhne des Lichtsis the tenth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1978 on Brain Records. In 2006 SPV re-released the album with one bonus track that was originally released on the remix compilation Sing, for Song Drives Away the Wolves in 1993...
- 60.173 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Ticket to Everywhere
- 60.185 – Epitaph – Return to Reality
- 60.186 – Anyone's DaughterAnyone's DaughterAnyone's Daughter is a German progressive rock band founded in 1972 in Stuttgart by Uwe Karpa und Matthias Ulmer. The band started out playing covers of Deep Purple and others, and named themselves after the Deep Purple song released in 1971....
– Adonis - 60.187 – Guru Guru Sunband – Hey Du!
- 60.188 – Accept – Accept
- 60.194 – Release Music Orchestra – News
- 60.196 – Electric SunElectric SunElectric Sun was a music group formed by Uli Jon Roth after his departure from the Scorpions in 1978. They recorded three albums between 1979 and 1985....
– Earthquake - 60.197 – Eroc – Eroc3
- 60.218 – Jane – Sign No. 9
- 60.219 – Novalis – Wer Schmetterlinge Lachen Hort (compilation)
- 60.223 – Führs & Fröhling – Strings
- 60.224 – Grobschnitt – Merry Go Round
- 60.225 – Klaus Schulze – Dune
- 60.240 – Birth Control – Live '79
- 60.242 – Popol Vuh – Die Nacht der SeeleDie Nacht der SeeleDie Nacht der Seele is the twelfth album by Popol Vuh. It was originally released in 1979 on Brain Records. In 2005 SPV re-released the album with four bonus tracks...
- 60.291 – Grobschnitt – Volle Molle
- 60.000 – serie (en Brain negro)
- 60.353 – Klaus Schulze – Dig It
- 60.354 – Jane – Jane
- 60.365 – Grobschnitt – Ilegal
- 60.397 – Scorpions – Lonesome Crow (reissue)
- 60.510 – Grobschnitt – Razzia
- 60.519 – Jane – Germania
80.000 – series
- 80.001 – Jane – Live at home
- 80.013 – Various (Jane, Novalis, etc.) – Brain Festival Essen
- 80.014 – Neu! – 2 Originals – Reissue Neu! (1004) and Neu!2 (1028)
- 80.017 – Various (Novalis, SFF, etc.) – Brain Festival Essen 2
- 80.018 – Guru Guru – Live
- 80.023 – Klaus Schulze – X
- 80.048 – Klaus Schulze – Live
200.100 – series
- 200.145 – Guru Guru – This Is Guru Guru
- 200.146 – Amon DüülAmon Düül-External links:* - Extensive bio @ Perfect Sound Forever* mainly focussed on their collaboration with Robert Calvert of Hawkwind...
– This Is Amon Duul - 200.148 – Julie DriscollJulie DriscollJulie Tippetts is an English singer and actress, known for her 1960s versions of Bob Dylan's "This Wheel's on Fire", and Donovan's "Season of the Witch", both with Brian Auger & The Trinity...
– This Is Julie Driscoll - 200.149 – Brian AugerBrian AugerBrian Auger is a jazz and rock keyboardist, who has specialized in playing the Hammond organ.A jazz pianist, bandleader, session musician and Hammond B3 player, Auger has played or toured with artists such as Rod Stewart, Tony Williams, Jimi Hendrix, Sonny Boy Williamson, Led Zeppelin, Eric Burdon...
– This Is Brian Auger - 200.150 – Wolfgang DaunerWolfgang DaunerWolfgang Dauner is a German jazz fusion pianist, composer and keyboardist born in Stuttgart, Germany, probably best known for his work in the United Jazz and Rock Ensemble and with musicians such as Hans Koller, Albert Mangelsdorff, Volker Kriegel or Ack van Rooyen...
– This Is Wolfgang Dauner - 200.151 – Atomic Rooster – This Is Atomic Rooster
- 200.164 – Caravan – This Is Caravan
External links
- www.discogs.com/label/Brain
- http://www.furious.com/perfect/brainrecords.html