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KROKODIL

KROKODIL

'69 SWISS KRAUTROCK

NEW LP
REISSUE
KROKODIL - KROKODIL (LP) (SECOND BATTLE)

REPRESSED! During the early 70's this Swiss KROKODIL was 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 regarded as a Swiss version of the GROUNDHOGS. This album is mega-rare now and hasn't been re-released on vinyl before. Finally here's now an exact Vinyl release of this fantastic LP in a limted edition of 1.000 copies.

Coming with the original glossy foldopencover and pressed on 180 gm virgin vinyl .

KROKODIL



Personnel:
Hardy Hepp (violin, piano, vocals)
Düde Dürst (drums, percussion, vocals)
Walty Anselmo (sitar, lead guitar, vocals)
Terry Stevens (bass, guitar, vocals)
Mojo Weideli (harmonica, flute, percussion)

Krokodil (German for "Crocodile") were constantly promoted by the labels they signed to as a Krautrock band, yet though they had the spirit of Krautrock in their veins, the truth was that they were Swiss!
Naturally, Liberty tried to present them as the Krautrock answer to The Groundhogs. Well, Krokodil did have blues origins, they really knew how to rock-it and had a flair for the experimental, so they did have the same sort of attitude as The Groundhogs. But, all that aside, Krokodil were innovators in their own right, not at all copyist, except for maybe their John Mayall type roots. Like most Swiss bands, Krokodil were an unlikely combo, mostly of German-Swiss extraction, with one Englishman: Terry Stevens. Early on, the quoted "Swiss Bob Dylan" Hardy Hepp seemed to be in control, his softer folk and blues mix, and Mojo Weideli's harmonica, gave them a more down-to-earth sound