Unlimited Edition (album)
Encyclopedia
Unlimited Edition is a compilation album
by the band Can
. Released in 1976 as a double album
, it was an expanded version of the 1974 LP
Limited Edition on United Artists Records
which, as the name suggests, was a limited release of 15,000 copies (tracks 14-19 were added). The album collects unreleased music from throughout the band's history from 1968 until 1976, and both the band's major singers (Damo Suzuki
and Malcolm Mooney
) are featured.
involving a family whose grandmother dies while they are on holiday together, and whose corpse – left wrapped up on the roof of the family car – is later stolen along with the car.
All songs written by Can (Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt), except:
^ Can and Mooney
+ Can and Suzuki
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
by the band Can
Can (band)
Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...
. Released in 1976 as a double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
, it was an expanded version of the 1974 LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
Limited Edition on United Artists Records
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
which, as the name suggests, was a limited release of 15,000 copies (tracks 14-19 were added). The album collects unreleased music from throughout the band's history from 1968 until 1976, and both the band's major singers (Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki
, universally known as Damo Suzuki , is a singer best known for his membership in the German krautrock group Can.-Biography:As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking....
and Malcolm Mooney
Malcolm Mooney
Malcolm Mooney is an American singer, poet, and artist, probably best known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band Can.-Biography:Mooney began singing in high school, and was a member of an a cappella vocal group known as the Six Fifths...
) are featured.
Track notes
The abbreviation "E.F.S.", appearing in several of the track titles, refers to Ethnological Forgery Series, a series of songs in which Can self-consciously imitated various "world music" genres. "Mother Upduff" is a retelling of an urban legendUrban legend
An urban legend, urban myth, urban tale, or contemporary legend, is a form of modern folklore consisting of stories that may or may not have been believed by their tellers to be true...
involving a family whose grandmother dies while they are on holiday together, and whose corpse – left wrapped up on the roof of the family car – is later stolen along with the car.
Track listing
- "Gomorrha" (Dec. 73) – 5:41
- "Doko E" (Aug. 73) – 2:26 +
- "LH 702 (Nairobi/München)" (Mar. 72) – 2:11
- "I'm Too Leise" (Mar. 72) – 5:10 +
- "Musette" (Jan. 70) – 2:08
- "Blue Bag (Inside Paper)" (Oct. 70) – 1:16 +
- "E.F.S. No. 27" (Dec. 70) – 1:47 +
- "TV Spot" (Apr. 71) – 3:02 +
- "E.F.S. No. 7" (Sep. 68) – 1:05
- "The Empress and the Ukraine King" (Jan. 69) – 4:40 ^
- "E.F.S. No. 10" (Jan. 69) – 2:01
- "Mother Upduff" (May 69) – 4:28 ^
- "E.F.S. No. 36" (May 74) – 1:55
- "Cutaway" (Mar. 69) – 18:49
- "Connection" (Mar. 69) – 2:20 ^
- "Fall of Another Year" (Aug. 69) – 3:20 ^
- "E.F.S. No. 8" (Nov. 68) – 1:37
- "Transcendental Express" (Jul. 75) – 4:37
- "Ibis" (Sep. 74) – 9:19
All songs written by Can (Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt), except:
^ Can and Mooney
+ Can and Suzuki
Personnel
- Holger CzukayHolger CzukayHolger Czukay is a German musician, probably best known as a co-founder of the krautrock group Can. Described by critic Jason Ankeny as "successfully bridg[ing] the gap between pop and the avant-garde," Czukay is also notable for creating early important examples of ambient music, for exploring...
– bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Michael KaroliMichael KaroliMichael Karoli was a German guitarist, violinist and composer. He was a founding member of the influential krautrock band Can....
– guitar, shehnaiShehnaiThe shehnai, shahnai, shenai or mangal vadya, is an aerophonic instrument, a double reed conical oboe, common in North India, West India and Pakistan, made out of wood, with a metal flare bell at the end...
on No. 3 - Jaki LiebezeitJaki LiebezeitJaki Liebezeit is a drummer probably best known as a founding member of Can who has been called "one of the few drummers to convincingly meld the funky and the cerebral"....
– drums, percussion, winds on tracks 4, 9, 11, 16 and 36 - Irmin SchmidtIrmin SchmidtIrmin Schmidt is a German keyboard player and composer, probably best known as a founding member of the band Can.-Biography:...
– keyboards, synthesizer, schizophone on track 10 - Damo SuzukiDamo Suzuki, universally known as Damo Suzuki , is a singer best known for his membership in the German krautrock group Can.-Biography:As a teenager, Suzuki spent the late 1960s wandering around Europe, often busking....
– vocals on tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 - Malcolm MooneyMalcolm MooneyMalcolm Mooney is an American singer, poet, and artist, probably best known as the original vocalist for German krautrock band Can.-Biography:Mooney began singing in high school, and was a member of an a cappella vocal group known as the Six Fifths...
– vocals on tracks 10, 12, 15, 16
Production credits
- Composed, written and produced by CanCan (band)Can was an experimental rock band formed in Cologne, West Germany in 1968. Later labeled as one of the first "krautrock" groups, they transcended mainstream influences and incorporated strong minimalist and world music elements into their often psychedelic music.Can constructed their music largely...
- Recording by Holger Czukay and Rene Tinner at CAN Studio, WeilerswistWeilerswistWeilerswist is a municipality in the district of Euskirchen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the Eifel hills, approximately 10 kilometers north of Euskirchen, and 20 kilometers south-west of Cologne....
, GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... - Frontcover – Trevor Key
External Links
- 'Unlimited Edition' at the official Can/Spoon Records site. Accessed 30 April 2008.
- 'Unlimited Edition' at the ProgArchives.com. Accessed 30 April 2008.