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Guru Guru & Uli Trepte (ATM Records)

Mike Reed | USA | 09/25/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've seen this same disc listed in several catalogs as 'Live&Unreleased',so don't get thrown off by thinking they're two different CD's because they're the SAME.Recorded in 1972 at an unknown location,just two tracks."Der LSD-March" is originally over eight minutes long and here it's expanded to twenty-four minutes in this live version.Don't you love when bands do that?I know I do."Bo Diddley" has nearly doubled it's length here to eighteen minutes.No complaints whatsoever.It's got that feel-like-you-were-there vibe.A truly great archive krautrock gig caught on tape.Then there's four solo cuts by Uli Trepte,who was Guru Guru's bassist from 1970-73.All four tracks were produced by the renown Connie Plank(R.I.P.)Trepte has a six piece band and the best tune would probably be "Sitting In The Sun" that features some semi-stunning vocals by Rosy Rosy.Roman Bunka(former Embryo member)supplies some nice guitar work here.Overall,a great CD to have."