Ohr (record label)

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Ohr
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Parent companyMetronome Musik GmbH
Founded1970
Founder Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
Defunct1973
StatusInactive
Distributor(s) PolyGram Records
GenrePsychedelic, progressive, folk, electronic
Country of origin Germany

Ohr ("Ear") was an influential German electronic/experimental record label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1970. [1] [2]

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Ohr released the debut albums of Tangerine Dream [2] and Klaus Schulze.

History

The first five Ohr releases featured sleeves by Reinhard Hippen, all with dismembered baby doll parts as a central aspect of the imagery. These were Tangerine Dream's Electronic Meditation , Bernt Witthüser's Lieder von Vampiren..., Embryo's Opal, Floh de Cologne's Fließbandbabys Beat-Show, and Limbus 4's Mandalas.

Other releases included Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel, [2] Cosmic Jokers, Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Sergius Golowin, Amon Düül, Birth Control, Witthüser & Westrupp, and numerous others. The Ohr office in New York City was run by Neil Kempfer-Stocker.

Kaiser also set up the label Pilz for more folkish/ethnic releases – such as Popol Vuh, Wallenstein and Hoelderlin. Further to this, he also set up the Cosmic Couriers label for more space-rock type releases – Cosmic Jokers, Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel Gottsching, et al.

Brain Records was set up when two disgruntled A&R men left Ohr to start their own label, taking Guru Guru with them.

Discography

Albums

Catalog No.ArtistTitleYear
OMM 56000 Floh de Cologne Fließbandbabys Beat ShowMarch 1970
OMM 56001Limbus 4MandalasMarch 1970
OMM 56002 Bernd Witthüser Lieder von Vampiren...March 1970
OMM 56003 Embryo OpalApril 1970
OMM 56004 Tangerine Dream Electronic Meditation June 1970
OMM 56005 Guru Guru UFOJune 1970
OMM 2/56006VariousOhrenschmausSeptember 1970
OMM 56007Annexus QuamOsmoseSeptember 1970
OMM 56008 Amon Düül Paradieswärts DüülJanuary 1971
OMM 56009Roger BunnPeace of Mind1971
OMM 56010 Floh de Cologne Rockoper Profitgeier (live)January 1971
OMM 56011Paul und Limpe Fuchs/AnimaStürmischer HimmelJanuary 1971
OMM 56012 Tangerine Dream Alpha CentauriJanuary 1971
OMM 56013 Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra TempelMarch 1971
OMM 56014 Xhol Hau-RUKMarch 1971
OMM 56015 Birth Control OperationMarch 1971
OMM 56016 Witthüser & Westrupp Trips und TräumeMarch 1971
OMM 556017 Guru Guru HintenJuly 1971
OMM 2/56018VariousMittens Ins Ohr (sampler)
OMM 556019 Mythos MythosJanuary 1972
OMM 556020 Ash Ra Tempel SchwingungenMarch 1972
OMM 2/56021 Tangerine Dream ZeitMay 1972
OMM 556022 Klaus Schulze IrrlichtMay 1972
OMM 556023WalpurgisQueen Of SabaJune 1972
OMM 556024 Xhol Motherfuckers GmbH & Co. KG 1972
OMM 556025 Birth Control Believe In The Pill1972
OMM 2/56027VariousKosmische MusikJuly 1972
OMM 556028Annexus QuamBeziehungenJuly 1972
OMM 2/56029 Floh de Cologne Lucky Strike LiveNovember 1972
OMM 556030Arno ClaussAn Tante Gertie in Zons am Rhein1972
OMM 556031 Tangerine Dream AtemJanuary 1973
OMM 556032 Ash Ra Tempel Join InnJanuary 1973
OMM 556033 Floh de Cologne Geyer-Symphonie1973

Singles

Catalog No.ArtistTitleYear
OS 57.000 Amon Düül Eternal Flow / Paramechanical World1970
OS 57.001 Floh de Cologne St. Pauli, Du mein Loch zur Welt / Bruno-Lied1970
OS 57.002 Witthüser & Westrupp Einst kommt die Nacht / Wer schwimmt dort (Flipper)1970
OS 57.003 Birth Control Hope / Rollin’1970
OS 57.004 Witthüser & Westrupp Nimm einen Joint / Lasst uns auf die Reise gehen1971
OS 57.005 Birth Control The Work Is Done / Flesh And Blood1971
OS 57.006 Tangerine Dream Ultima Thule1971
OS 57.007 Birth Control What’s Your Name / Believe In The Pill1972
OS 57.008GolgathaDies Irae / Children’s Game1972
OS 57.009 Floh de Cologne Emil in Erkenschwick / Zahlen mußt Du1972
OS 57.011Arno ClaussKarlchen oder So kann das nicht weitergeh’n /
Manchen Leuten möchte ich gerne in die Fresse schlagen
OS 57.012 Floh de Cologne Der Löwenthaler / Bayerisches Heimatlied (with Dieter Süverkrüp)1973

See also

References

  1. ↑ Julian Cope 'Krautrocksampler' (Head Heritage 1995)
  2. 1 2 3 Young, Rob; Schmidt, Irmin (2018). All Gates Open: The Story of Can (e-book ed.). London: Faber and Faber. p. 215. ISBN   978-0-571-31151-4.
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