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Can

In Concert At The BBC 1973

LP - £21.99 | Pre Order
Recorded specially for BBC radio In Concert during Can’s 1973 UK tour, this excellent-sounding recording finds the five piece band at the height of their live...
Can

Live In Aston 1977

limited lp with 4pp booklet - £24.99 | Buy
Each of these live concert restorations further proves CAN’s legendary powers of improvisation, ingenuity, & nigh-on telepathy; a unique experience no...
Can

LIVE IN PARIS 1973

2cd with 12pp booklet - £11.99
A blistering live performance that encapsulates quite what it was that made CAN such a formidable force - the 13 minute extended wig out of 'Vitamin C' ...
Can

Live In Cuxhaven

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Can

Live In Cuxhaven 1976

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Can

LIVE IN BRIGHTON 1975

Gold 3LP - £32.99 | Buy
cd in gatefold sleeve with liner notes by kris needs & rob young - £11.99 | Buy
Originally recorded on tape, this carefully restored live album comprises the entirety of the show in the format of a story with a beginning, middle and end, br...
Live In Keele 1977
  1. Keele 77 Eins
  2. Keele 77 Zwei
  3. Keele 77 Drei
  4. Keele 77 Vier
  5. Keele 77 Fünf

Can

Live In Keele 1977

Mute
  • limited 2LP with etched D-side + 4pp booklet

    Released: 22nd Nov 2024

    £25.99
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This album is a dynamic document of late-period CAN.

Recorded in March 1977, the core line up of Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay is augmented by the addition of Rosko Gee (Traffic) on bass. Gee’s recent addition to the line-up meant that Holger Czukay was freed up from bass duties to perform “waveform radio and spec. sounds”, manifesting here as otherworldly sounds, samples and what one reviewer of a later show described as “moontalk to a white continental telephone.”

1977 was a difficult period for CAN; their recently released eighth studio album, 'Saw Delight', had been badly received and although posterity has been kinder to the album, the reviews on release were savage. Journalist, broadcaster and author Jennifer Lucy Allan’s meticulous research of the time, place and context of the performance on the accompanying sleeve notes led her to declare of the album: “On paper, unremarkable. In practice, a precious hunk of sonic material.” Before going on to remind us that “The heads know – forums and published books alike agree – that ‘76-’77 is the best of the Can live years (Keele included). A couple of the tracks from this show have been included on fan-made “best of” live bootlegs over the years. And wow, are they right”.