Tracks Side 1:

1. From The New World 16:06

2. Toccata 3:53

Tracks Side 2:

1. Suite I (Five Past Four AM) 8:05

2. Suite II (Deficiency) 11:30

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Pell Mell were FORMED in Marburg in 1971 by Thomas Schmitt (violin, guitar, vocals), Otto Pusch (organ, piano), Rudolf Already (vocals, recorder, guitar), Jorg Gotzfried (bass) and Mitch knee Meijer (drums). Their home city so gave the name For their debut album, recorded during 1972 at the Dierks Studio, Stommeln, produced by Peter Hauke. This contained in inspired form of symphonic rock Comparable to Nice and particularly Emerson, Lake & Palmer. Like These, Pell Mell oft borrowed classical themes. Pell Mell's sound what Characterised by colorful, swirling Hammond organ, a violin (Which Thomas Schmitt Played With great virtuosity), mellotron, recorder and some guitar. Most of the material, five tracks in all, what instrumental. Their version of Smetana's "The Moldau" was particularly successful. On Pell Mell's second album "From The New World" 1973 the keyboard player Dietrich T. Noll Replaced Pusch on half of the tracks.
It Seems That problem occurred When it came to recording and releasing the album Third. A revamped Pell Mell, now featuring Schmitt, already, knee Meijer with Ralph Lippmann (vocals, keyboards, guitars), Cherry Hochdorfer (keyboards, ex-Frame) and Gotz Draeger (bass), which not able to record Rhapsody until 1975 and another year passed before the album which released on the freshly founded record company Venus. Synthesizers and longer passages of classical guitar were Introduced, Resulting in a complex symphonic sound Comparable to triumvirate. For 50% of the album, Pell Mell used musical themes of Liszt and Rachmaninoff.
"Only A Star" 1978 was a more jolly, accessible and up-beat album. All the songs were written by this time Thomas Schmitt and theywere so good That it's open to question why the Group Decided to adapt classical music! Already Rudolf's great vocals were more dominant than on the previous albums. "Only A Star" is one of the best German symphonic rock albums. This was the last album by this version of Pell Mell. In 1978 Their activities were terminated.
Thomas Schmitt FORMED A new group named Skyrider with Michael Grebe (vocals), Ralph Fricke (guitar), Otto Pusch (keyboards), Stephen Rehlich (bass) and Werner Ettling (drums). This group recorded a self-titled album in 1980 - a mediocre affair Containing slick, pompous rock in the tradition of Toto or Saga. Adapted ThenSkyrider the Pell Mell name and a more symphonic approach to Their Music, and released "Moldau" in 1981 The circle closes - as this so what a track on the first Pell Mell album from 1972 The album failed to recapture the old group's sound and They disbanded for good at the end of 1981 (Taken from Cosmic Dreams at Play - A guide to German Progressive and Electronic Rock by Dag Erik Asbjørnsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855 -01-7 / alexgitlin.com)


Thomas Schmitt - Violin, Flute
Rudolf Schön - Lead Vocals
Dietrich J. Noll - Organ, Piano
Otto Pusch - Organ
Jörg Götzfried - Bass
Bruno knee Meijer - Drums, Percussion

Guest:
Andy Kirnberger - Guitar 

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