Pandora's Box: Catalog of Second Battle.
Here you find all in stock records of second Battle in alphabetical order. For more information click on the link to the title.
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SB 042 CD Andromeda Same |
This group called "Andromeda" started up during the early period of Krautrock. Its musical output was dominated by a heavy organ sound and came across much more professional than many other contemporary German groups, perhaps comparable to NOSFERATU (they were on the same label "Vogue") but not as jazzy. Also similar to Eloy (ca. 1973) or Waterloo. Certainly a reissue we would like to recommend to you, and a shame that they only recorded one album. |
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SB 064 CD Carol Of Harvest Same |
It does not matter whether you see this kraut rock legend (for who's original releases you will sometimes have to pay around 500 Dollars) as a band version of EMTIDI around the "Saat" period, as a close relative to the english band MELLOW CANDLE which had similar folky songs and an equally enchanting female singer, or if you consider them a kraut rock version of JULIAN JAY SAVARIN - this re-release is more than justified by its own merits: a unique atmosphere, great songwriting and three previously unrealeased extra tracks, including a cover version of JANE's "River". A CD you will find you'll be putting on over and over again |
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SB 023 CD Chicken Bones Hardrock in Concert |
Still one of the most collectable privately produced underground releases made in Germany. Long progressive tracks with great guitar based jam-sessions. Lots of bonus tracks. Now available as digipak CD. |
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SB 063 CD Dom On the Edge Of Time |
German trip album from 1970 by a bunch of freaks who had obviously been experimenting with powerful hallucinogenic drugs. This psychedelic journey carries you on waves of flute, acoustic instruments and pulsating organ/bass/percussion in a laid back voyage into space. The twisted choral church-styled organ, Pink Floyd like textures and surreal poetry at the end of the album is truly mind melting. A strange, spacious and innovative album fusing rock, folk, ethnic and the avant garde musics most uniquely, Edge of Time is perhaps one of those great albums that is extremely difficult to describe. It ranges from atmospheric Yahta Sidhra realms via electro-acoustic collages onto the chaotic psychedelic underground of Amon Düül. |
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SB 037 CD Dschinn Same |
From DISCHAS to DSCHINN. This reissue presents the whole musically history of DSCHINN, beginning as a psychedelic-band. Within two years they changed their musically concept and recorded this great heavy rock-album. Digipak CD - including 12 bonus-tracks. Now also available on vinyl, 180gr pressing, and with original sleeve design |
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SB 048 CD Ego On The Rocks Acid In Wounderland |
Highly recommended!!! After leaving ELOY in 1979, J.Rosenthal and D. Schmidtchen created as EGO ON THE ROCKS a brillant progressive concept album in heavy symphonic style. The listener will be surprised by lots of trippy arrangements and sound effects. Gimmix-digipak edition with 30 min. bonus tracks and extensive booklet.
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SB 021 CD Gila Same |
Fantastic spacy German progressive rock in the vain of early Pink Floyd. Expanded guitar and organ work, melancholic voices. New digipak CD including mini-poster |
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SB 022 CD Gomorrha Trauma |
Great psychedelic underground legend from Cologne founded in the late sixities. Produced by Deutschrock mastermind Conny Plank, this English version of their first album offered some impressive progressive tracks, even some of them are in the vein of the Beatles. This new longplay digipak edition also includes GOMORRAH´s more beat inspired German version from 1969. |
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SB 033 CD Hairy Chapter Eyes/ Can't get through |
HAIRY CHAPTER was a highly talented heavy underground-quartet of the early krautrock-years. For many years its records - especially the far more progressive second album - have been much in demand. This first official reissue contains HAIRY CHAPTER's two albums on one CD - in a better sound quality than ever before |
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SB 033 LP Hairy Chapter Can't Get Through |
HAIRY CHAPTER was a highly talented heavy underground-quartet of the early Krautrock-years. For many years its records - especially the far more progressive second album - have been much in demand. And after the CD edition, "Can't Get Through" is finally also available on vinyl (180gr pressing, limited edition of 750 copies). |
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SB 067 LP Hairy Chapter Eyes New! |
Hairy Chapter's debut album featured an ambitious German version of British Blues Rock. Thre are rough vocals, blues interludes and hard rocking garage sounds. This 180 g vinyl re-issue contains an insert with liner-notes written by group manager Norbert Mandt and very rare pictures of the band.. It is strictly limited to 1000 copies. By the way: The recordings are the same as "Electric Sound For Dancing. |
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SB 039 CD Haze Color-Dia |
HAZE played excellent progressive rock with lots of impressive instrumental passages, but their lead-singer's voice sometimes sounded somewhat strange. Nevertheless it should be recommended for all fans of early 70s metal. Digipak CD-reissue with the original color-dia-gimmix-sleeve |
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SB 062 CD I Drive Same |
Finally 'I DRIVE' is available on CD again - this time, however, in the original design as a 2CD-premium-digipak - complete with an extensive booklet, detailed band bio, many unreleased photos.....and for the first time on CD: The first 'I DRIVE'-single published in 1969, and many rare recordings in addition. And of course all songs come in technically revised and done up quality. Musically, the whole thing can be classified as a mixture of early 70s hard rock and English organ rock. |
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SB 032 CD Ikarus Same |
IKARUS gaben progressiv konzipierten Artrock zum Besten, angereichert mit wohlportionierten Jazzeinlagen, die stets angenehm ins Ohr gehen und niemals ausarten. Als CD im Digipak inklusive Posterbeilage erhältlich, sowie als limitierte 750iger Vinylauflauflage. Digipak |
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SB 069 CD Irish Coffee 2005 Live Rockpalast |
Once regarded as "one of the best hard rock groups to ever come out of Belgium", unfortunately Irish coffesplit-up in 1975. 30 years later, in 2005 to our surprise there was a comeback at a Rockpalast gig in December 2005. From the old personell there are still 2 musicians on stage : William Souffreau, the main songwriter and singer and Luc de Clus, the genious Solo-Guitarrist. This music is timeless and the three other younger musicians don’t let you think that this is an Oldie event; we listen to modern rock that has it’s roots deep in the seventies – from the altogether 14 tracks 8 tracks have been released in the seventies on singles and on the one and only LP. Our CD contains the entire performance of about 64 minutes. Last but not least: The recordings have been especially remastered once again for a perfect CD and vinyl and have now a much better „Power-sound“ and will bring to smile all rockfans that like early seventies rock to listen to in top quality. |
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SB 069LP Irish Coffee 2005 Live Rockpalast |
Our double LP contains the entire performance of about 64 minutes. Last but not least: The recordings have been especially remastered once again for a perfect vinyl sound and have now a much better „Power-sound“ and will bring to smile all rockfans that like early seventies rock to listen to in top quality. If you specialize in collecting vinyl, you might watch out for colored vinyl , which is strictly limited to only 100 copies. |
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SB 056-59 CD Kin Ping Meh Fairy Tales & Cryptic Chapters |
The beginnings of the Mannheim based Krautrock-legend Kin Ping Meh: This edition presents 4 1/2 hours of only unreleased stuff, which should be interesting not only for KPM-fans. Among the recordings, there are many "new" old songs, cover versions, sessions, great live performances and alternative versions of KPM's better known repertoire. Moreover, the new CD-artwork concept was made to represent the scene of the frontcover picture of KPM's former original debut album a little bit more. These erotic illustrations, which were taken from historic patterns, relate much closer to the well known Chinese novel "Kin Ping Meh" written by the famous Chinese poet Wang Schi Tschong (1526- 1593). He tells the story of Xi Men Ching, a rich and horny business man, who controled 6 beautiful concubines in his household. The title KIN PING MEH (JIN PING MEI) itself explains this in the same way: "Plum blossoms in a golden vase" meant beautiful women in a welloff house. Our new CD-design shows only in detail, what that meant in daily life. We really did not do this in order to achieve more commercial potiential. Please note: The entire box-set contains a free bonus CD, which is not for sale otherwise. We plan a strictly limited 8-LP vinyl version of 750 copies, which is packed in a special box-set as well |
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SB 052 CD Krodkodil Same |
During the early 70's this Swiss KROKODILwas one of the most exciting imports in the German rock scene. Its debut album which was released in 1969, contained blues-inspired rock with many progressive touches. No wonder that KROKODIL was often seen as a Swiss version of the GROUNDHOGS. This album is mega-rare now and hasn't been re-released before. This digipak-CD designed by ex-member Düde Dürst features three bonus-tracks as well. Vinyl-freaks should note that a 180-g-vinyl-LP version is available now. It is an exact personally designed by Mr. Düde Dürst |
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SB 052 CD Krodkodil Swamp |
Compared to the band's debut album, "Swamp" presents a less blues orientated sound. This time the Swiss KROKODILes put much more emphasis on virtuosity. Thus Hardy Hepp's violin and far-eastern sitar sounds gained more importance. The timeless melodic writing also brought a different kind of appeal. A great artistic development for the band without ever drifting into the mellow waters of pop clichés! All recordings are digitally re-mastered, and in addition there a two unreleased tracks and a rare soundtrack title as a bonus. Digipak |
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SB 054 CD Krokodil An Invisible World Revealed |
KROKODIL goes progressive rock: This album isn't called a 70ies milestone for nothing! You can hardly describe in detail what the band, working closely with sound wizard Dieter Dierks, accomplished here. To put it short: "Invisible World" simply contains each and every trademark of the genre - great song writing, absolutely far out arrangements, highly imaginative solos and psychedelic mellotron and sitar sounds. Digitally re-mastered and with two long sessions as bonus tracks - all in high quality sound. Digipak |
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SB 034 2CD Jeff Liberman Then and now 1979-85 |
JEFF LIBERMAN is both a fantastic multi-style-guitar player and a great songwriter, strongly influenced by JIMI HENDRIX and E. CLAPTON. If you don't want to pay 150 US-Dollasr for originals or buy bootlegs in terrible sound quality, don't hesitate to check out this CD- re-issue, which includes the entire work of JEFF and many previously unreleased songs |
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SB 019 CD Light Of Darkness Same |
Legendary heavy bluesrock-influenced progmonster. It deserves a listen by all people who like VIRUS, SPERRMÜLL or BLACKWATER PARK. New digitally remastered version which sounds much clearer and is wrapped in a digipak-cover. |
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SB 035 CD My Solid Ground Same |
Legendary progrock masterpiece, sometimes aggressive, sometimes melancholic. Superb guitars, distorted voices and great organ works that recall PINK FLOYD or GROUP 1850. This longplay CD also contains many bonus tracks, among them a former 25-minute-version of "Flash". Limited vinyl edition of 750 numbered copies, 180 gr pressing. |
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SB 041 CD Night Sun Mournin' |
German heavy rock strongly influenced by DEEP PURPLE: terrific instrumental battles and screaming voices. This digipak reissue is not a "fucking bootleg", but guarantees the quality, that you should expectk |
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SB 054 CD Prof. Wolfff Same |
Excellent German folky progressive rock with German lyrics, comparable to IHRE KINDER to a certain extent, but with appealing classical-inspired instrumental parts. Digipak reissue contains previous unreleased bonus material. |
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SB 027 CD Recidive In Concert |
Heavy, bluesrock-influenced underground trio from Poland. Great live gigs. A recommendation for all who like GROUNDHOGS, ANSLEY DUNBAR and similar stuff |
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SB 040CD Second Life Same |
I would describe this one and only album by SECOND LIFE (same line-up as TIGER B. SMITH) as a "no compromise" hard rock masterpiece, especially because of its self-titled opener, a varied opus of twenty minutes consisting of floating acoustic parts, powerful moments and expanded instrumental solos. Digipak reissue in perfect sound quality. |
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SB 068 LP Reflections On The Future |
Alltime classic made by one of the best German heavy-progressive groups. Superb guitars, swirling hammond organs, trippy sound effects. This 2-LP-set combines all remastered original recordings of "Reflections Of Future" for the first time, excellent live tracks of 2066's performance at the legendary Ladenburg festival in 2002 as well as old rehearsals from 1971.If you specialize in collecting vinyl, you might watch out for colored vinyl, which was strictly limited to only 100 copies |
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SB 029 CD Zarathustra Same |
Organ and guitar based energetic German hard rock in the vein of URIAH HEEP and DEEP PURPLE. Appealing expanded instrumentals, excellent singer, dark and driving organ and guitar licks that you won't get out of your head |
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