ATLANTIS 1972 S/T LP ORIG 1ST VERTIGO SWIRL UK 6360 609 EX- R1 RARITY INGA RUMPF
ATLANTIS 1972 LP S/T "ATLANTIS" - ORIGINAL MADE IN UK PRESSING ON VERTIGO WITH SWIRL LABELS 6360 609 - RECORD AND COVER IN EXCELLENT MINUS CONDITION (RATING VISUAL) - PERFECT COLLECTIBLE ITEM - RARITY SCALE IS R1 BUT IN FACT THIS PARTICULAR RELEASE IS VERY HARD TO FIND - (SEE PICTURES) ATTENTION SWIRL COLLECTORS: NO EVERYONE KNOWS THAT - The cover was for this album was imported from Germany and is therefore identical with the one from the German issue. It was, however, supplemented with a swirl inner sleeve. It retains its German catalogue number. IT IS NOT MISMATCH THAT COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURING INDICATED ON THE RECORD AS UK BUT ON THE COVER AS GERMANY WITH "D" NEXT TO CATALOG NUMBER IN THE CORNER
SOME INFORMATION FROM THE INTERNET ON THIS RELEASE:
Line-up: Curt Cress, dr/ Frank Diez, gtr/ Jean-Jacques Kravetz, keyb/ Reebop Kwakuh Baah, perc/ Jean-Alain Roussel, keyb/ Inga Rumpf, voc/ Karl-Heinz Schott, bsgtr.
Production: John Burns & Atlantis.
Cover-design by unknown.
Photography by unknown.
Liner notes: none.
Cover manufactured by unknown.
Recorded at Island Studios.
Track listing A-side: Get Up (Inga Rumpf) 5'20''/ Big Brother (Inga Rumpf) 5'03''/ Rock 'N' Roll Preacher (Frank Diez) 3'39''/ Maybe It's Useless (Inga Rumpf + Jean-Jacques Kravetz) 3'39''. Track listing B-side: Let's Get On The Road Again (Inga Rumpf) 3'33''/ Living At The End Of Time (Frank Diez) 9'05''/ Words Of Love (Inga Rumpf + Frank Diez) 4'52''.
Matrix number A-side:
10 AA 6360609 1Y 320
Matrix number B-side:
10 AA 6360609 2Y 320
Rarity scale: R1
More or less a continuation of Frumpy, but with a much tighter drummer and a guitarist that tends more towards hard-rock. Logically, this is a heavier outfit, although the charateristic voice of Rumpf reigns supreme. The first two tracks show the band at its best: robust rock with excellent guitar parts. The rest of this side sounds more like an average band with outstanding vocals. Side B continues in just this vein, but the over 9 minutes long Living at the end of time is much better again with superb guitar playing and even a modest amount of experimentation with bells and echo. The tender closing track is saved by the vocals; the melody lacks excitement. Not ''the best German band'', as some promotional notes claim, but surely worthwhile and maybe the best vocal achievement of Inga Rumpf.
Designing a cover cannot get much more trite than on this one. From dark to light pink, wow! There isn't even a gatefold or an extra in the packaging. Easily the worst cover design to emerge from Vertigo. The backside has the same tasteless design, but augmented with a tiny photograph of the band, which is in this case a deliverance.
The lettering is just as horrible. Some kind of ''neon'' is suggested (but ''sausage'' comes to mind too). Brrr...
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