Lift is a rock band formed in Dresden

Dresden

Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....

. The group was founded in 1973 and is still active today.

History

The group was founded in 1973 following the dissolution of the group Dresden Sextett. Their first concert was given on January 28, 1973. The group underwent a series of lineup changes in its early years; of the group's early members, only Werther Lohse, who joined the group in 1974, is still a member. Their first album was released in 1977; shortly after this, members Henry Pacholski and Gerhard Zachar were killed in a traffic accident while touring in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. Two further LPs were issued in 1979 and 1981, after which time the group fell from fame. Their 1987 album is now something of a rarity.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin...

 they toured the newly reunited Germany, playing often with the groups electra

Electra (band)

Electra was an electronic musical band founded by Paul Oakenfold in close collaboration with his friend his friend Steve Osborne. Electra was made up of Paul Oakenfold, Nick Divaris, John "Johnny" Rocca and Micky in the late 1980s and early 1990s...

 and Stern-Combo Meißen

Stern-Combo Meißen

Stern-Combo Meißen is a German rock band founded in 1964 in Meißen, East Germany. - External links :* * *...

. They continued to tour and record into the 2000s.

Members

Founding members

• Gerhard Zachar - bass (died 1978)
• Konrad Burkert - drums
• Jürgen Heinrich - guitar
• Till Patzer - alto saxophone, transverse flute
• Manfred Nytsch - trombone
• Wolfgang Scheffler - keyboards
• Karl-Matthias Pflugbeil - trumpet
• Bernd Schlund - vocals
• Christiane Ufholz - vocals

Current members

• Werther Lohse - vocals, percussion (since 1974)
• Bodo Kommnick - guitar, vocals
• Yvonne Fechner - violin, vocals
• Peter Michailow - drums
• Jens Brüssow - bass

Former members

• Stephan Trepte - vocals (1973–75)
• Franz Bartzsch - keyboards, vocals (1973–74)
• Michael Heubach - keyboards (1974–1985)
• Henry Pacholski - vocals (1975–78; died 1978)
• Hans Wintoch - violin, keyboards, vocals (1984)

LPs

• 1976: Lift (Amiga)
• 1979: Meeresfahrt (Amiga)
• 1981: Spiegelbild (Amiga)
• 1987: Nach Hause (Amiga)

CDs

• 1992: Rock aus Deutschland Ost 6 - Wasser und Wein
• 1994: Spiegelbild / Nach Hause
• 1995: Best of Lift
• 1995: Meine Schulden
• 1996: Die schönsten Balladen
• 1998/2003: LIFT classics
• 1999: Nach Süden
• 1999: Sachsendreier live (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
• 2000: Lift
• 2000: Meeresfahrt
• 2000: Lift Unplugged
• 2003: Classics & unplugged
• 2005: Tagesreise – Best (1976–2003)
• 2007: Sachsendreier live – die Zweite (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
• 2008: Hits & Raritäten (Buschfunk)

DVD

• 2005: Sachsendreier Live (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)