Big step up from the digital version i ripped from my 1998 cd version of tago mago. It is very hard to come up with any artist to come up with 3 albums as solid as cans trio. Seen by many as their masterpiece, tago mago is an album truly ahead of its time in both instrumentation, studio work and atmosphere. Shop vinyl and cds and complete your can collection. Packaged in its original 1971 uk artwork and containing 50 minutes of previously unreleased live material, the rerelease. Their style and approach to music has influenced everyone from primal scream, stereolab, the mars volta to clinic and queens of the stone age.
Colored vinyl lp album pack ege bamyasi, tago mago. Tago mago, future days, and ege bamyasi would be required listening in my second half 20th century music course, if i had one. Tago mago is the third album by the german krautrock band, can. British band the fall recorded a song indebted to the tago mago track oh yeah entitled i am damo suzuki. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. I picked up tago mago in a record store one day that particular one because i loved the cover. Tago mago the first album with damo suzuki on vocals, features the can line. There were some but not all can vinyl reissues a few years ago. Can tago mago that one actually on ebay looks great, but the bids are not closed. You can add or edit information about tago mago 40th anniversary edition at. Novelist alan warner details the concrete music we hear on the album, how it was composed, executed and recordedincluding the history of the album in terms of its release. Can hit a creative peak with the around the time of tago mago and this live recording of an instudio jam at their inner space studio in cologne is more proof.
Tago mago is the second album by the german krautrock band can, originally released as a double lp in 1971. I own the last spoon remastered edition that sounds horrible to me. It was originally released on united artists records. This newly remastered edition of tago mago is an ideal opportunity to give it anothera first real appraisal as holger czukays recording, so shadowy and muffled before, now comes across impressively clearly thanks to andreas torklers tinkering. Its also a flagwaver for the importance of vinyl as this was originally released as a musical medium. Can albums ranked from worst to best 6 album sunday medium. I saw mushroom head, well, i saw mushroom head, well, i saw mushroom head, i was born and i was dead, i was born and i was dead, well, i saw. The band is obviously one of the most influential bands of all time. Tago mago, one of my favorite double albums of all times, is very hard to find on lp in an affordable edition. When i saw mushroom head when i saw mushroom head when i saw mushroom head i was born and i was dead i was born and i was dead when i saw. Tago mago is a music studio album recording by can krautrockprogressive rock.
We throw the gauntlet down and defy anyone to come up with a side of music that matches the holy trinity of paper house, mushroom and oh yeah as krautrock perfection. It was the bands second studio album and the first to feature damo suzuki after the 1970 departure of previous vocalist malcolm mooney. Part of the pleasure of listening to tago mago before was the way it sounded as though it was. Originally part 11 of my behomoth krautrock series. Can tago mago full album experimental rock 1971 my. These guys were so fn ahead of what came after its incredible.
The first three tracks go for a rather straightforward rock structure. Interesting that they chose the later era stuff, probably because it was recorded more professionally. Tago mago is the second album by the german krautrock band can, originally released as a. Tago mago is a music studio album recording by can krautrockprogressive rock released in 1971 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Find out more about our use of this data, and also our policy on profanity find out more about. I listened to it, and had to pick the pieces of my jaw off the floor 80 minutes later. You can really hear damo suzuki working the vocals in this recording and the rest of the band keeps the drum heavy, stream of conscious grooves flowing. I felt shattered, as if i had been reading passages from a book for years without knowing the title or the plot. Claim this listing to get access to a free management and analytics. Finally, a brilliant exploration of the german rock band cans 1971 album tago mago. However, works of this kind of rare originality and importance transcend the. Can tago mago 1971 drifting just 900 meters off the northwest coast of ibiza is the unassuming island of tagomago, a privately owned reclusive retreat rich in both an abundance of flora and fauna. For example i really wanted to buy future days but they didnt offer that one. All songs written and composed by holger czukay, michael karoli, jaki liebezeit, irmin schmidt and damo suzuki.
Following the release of the can vinyl box the limited edition box set that consisted of 17 lps housed in a linen wrapped box, mute are now proud to release the can studio albums individually on vinyl. Unfollow can tago mago to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Can 2011 tago mago 1971 2 cd in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of can s conventionshifting double album tago mago, spoon records have given the record a new lease of life. Members receive a 10% discount and free shipping worldwide, periodic special promotions and. With the band in full artistic flower and damo suzukis sometimes moody, sometimes frenetic speaksingshrieking in full effect, can released not merely one of the best krautrock albums of all time, but one of the best albums ever, period. Can are of the most criminally overlooked bands of the last 40 years. It was the first studio album to feature damo suzuki.
Cans 1971 album tago mago, freshly reissued in a 40th anniversary edition, is a colossus, the product of a band that was thinking huge, pushing itself. Recorded in a rented castle near cologne, the album features longform experimental tracks blending funk rhythms, avantgarde noise, jazz improvisation. But tago mago perhaps by virtue of it originally being a double album certainly weighs in heavily. Tago mago is the centerpiece of cans career, a double cd that still boggles the mind today as it did over thirty years ago. At a time of stock market and currency devaluation, tago mago is pure gold. I would have bought more but these and one or two more were the only can reissues available at that time. Tago mago, an album by can on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Listen to any song, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Please hit me up if your selling a copy of this reply notify me helpful.
Its been a vehicle for concepts that have inspired counter culture strongly in the last 100 years. Our portfolio of projects showcases a canon for perfection in terms of quality, artistic touch and prestige. Reply notify me helpful merlu67 december 21, 2019 report. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. In conversation with terrascope, holger czukay bass player and. The new edition of this genredefying album comes packaged in the original uk artwork for the first time since 1971, and includes a bonus cd featuring 50 minutes of unreleased live material from 1972, remastered in 2011. Download tago mago 2011 remastered by can at juno download. Tago mago by can released in 1971 via united artists. Tago mago, the first album with damo suzuki on vocals, features the. Tago mago is that rarity of the early 70s, a double album without a wasted note, ranging from sweetly gentle float to fullon monster grooves. Records will offer a best of michael karoli edit for free download on. Tago mago is a studio album by can released in 1971. A landmark release in the history of rock n roll mojo honours list winner of classic album award stunning john lydon sounds only like itself, like noone before or after julian cope mind expanding q.
Side 1s trilogy of paperhouse, mushroom and oh yeah are often quoted as the most definitive can, and i wont argue with that. Released in batches, the first albums in the series to be released are monster movie, soundtracks, tago mago and ege bamyasi. Live recording from the tago mago sessions, circa 1971. Find great deals on ebay for tago mago can and can ege bamyasi.
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