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Kraan mega rare '74 LP Let It Out on Spiegelei EX+ JAZZ PROG KRAUT KILLER

Sold Date: March 22, 2015
Start Date: May 31, 2012
Final Price: £33.99 (GBP)
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Hi Vinyl freaks. In the next few weeks I'll put on auction more than 600 great and collectible records. Most records are true collector's items. Have a look, it is worthwhile! Most of my vinyl comes from my own collection and/or quality collections. Most records are in great, collectible condition. If not, I'll clearly describe the possible flaws or scuffs. Appr. 90% of my records are EX to Mint-. I am continuously selling Essential German Kraut, Dutch psych and garage, UK and US progressive and folk, early electronic and (hard) psychedelic records from the period 1967 to 1975. Moreover, many other essential wave, punk and (minimal) synth records will be on auction. Please take some time and read my instructions carefully. If questions... please feel free to ask. A fantastic vinyl collection is going to be for sale in outstanding condition. Don't miss out this opportunity!!

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Band/Record: Kraan - Let It Out

Label/Matrix: GER 1974 Spiegelei 26 542 -1U with A1 // B1

Condition Record/Sleeve: EX+/EX+ (record immaculate, (a few very light hairlines only) DREAM audio. Cover clean and unwritten, like new, with corners only tiny "eaten")

Extra Info: Fantastic Album !! Original German 1st press on Spiegelei ... Wow .. EX+ dream audio ... VERY RARE

~~  Let It Out is a pleasant easy flowing Kraut album with cool funk grooves and modern synths that sound almost new wave. The vocals add a pleasant kraut-rock vibe to it. The album is never overwhelming but it's a very consistent listen that was years ahead of its time.

Bandits in the Woods is an upbeat art-funk track that sits somewhere between Bowie and Roxy Music but that somehow sounds more 'punk' then those artists. Maybe Talking Heads is an even better reference. Luftpost and Prima Klima are more fusion oriented, the beat remains swinging and funky though. Great tunes. Degado sounds like one of Santana's more pop moments.

Songs like Prima Klima show how Kraan has shifted from Kraut to fusion. The title track isn't the best tune for me, it's probably a bit too poppy for my taste. Die Machine offers a welcome variation with highly psychedelic electronic experimentation. Heimweh takes a turn to innocent soft-porn grooves and also Picnic International remains fairly feathery.

If you like this album but miss some bite, I can sure recommend the earlier Kraan albums or the debut of Altona (the Kraut band) which brings a similar type of swinging jazz-kraut-rock, but with more edge and energy. Let It Out is a simply a pleasant and swinging listen throughout.... A strong album !!

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