Faust’s debut album re-released
Thursday, September 20th, 2007
Faust is well known as one of the earliest and best Krautrock bands, starting in 1971 in the small village of Wümme, Germany. In that same year, they released their debut, also called Faust, on a clear 12-inch vinyl record. While this first album never really sold in big numbers, it did receive lots of acclaim and established a solid fanbase that would stay with the band for decades. Now, after 36 long years, the first Faust album will be available once again, starting today. Not only will you be able to get it on the modern format of a CD, but Faust will also be re-released as an exact reproduction of the original clear vinyl. The vinyl version will have the original clear cover with screenprinted x-ray image and the clear plastic inserts with red lyrics, as well.
I would say this is something any German music buff needs to have in their collection, but I also know that Faust can be a bit of an aquired taste to say the least. Personally, I love all the old, historically important German music like this. In fact, I’m listening to a live Faust performance right now. But I would say this is something you need to hear first before hopping over to some website to buy it.
