Can - Live In Aston 1977

 

Can — Can Live in Aston 1977

Ongoing series featuring Can album releases focused on live performances

Includes sleeve notes by original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock

Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band's live performances, is out now on vinyl. 

Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band with seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance. This record captures the band's 1977 performance in Aston and features Irmin Schmidt (keyboard & synths), Jaki Liebezeit (drums), Michael Karoli (guitars), Holger Czukay (wave receiver & spec.sounds), and Rosko Gee (bass).

Within the Can Live series, this is the first to feature bassist Gee (Traffic) who had recently joined Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay (who, relieved of bass duties is credited with "waveform radio and spec. sounds" on the album), and would perform with them until the band's split in 1979.

Recordings from the series have been uncovered and pieced together from recordings within the Spoon Records vaults and those sent in by helpful fans, and brought into the 21st century by founding member Schmidt and producer / engineer René Tinner who have compiled and edited all the albums in this series, restoring the archival recordings to the best quality for current modern technology.

Can's powerful influence has never diminished, and their indelible mark is apparent in the bands who freely acknowledge their importance — from Portishead, James Murphy, Sonic Youth, New Order, Factory Floor, Public Image Ltd, Mogwai, Madlib and Radiohead — as well as across other disciplines such as visual art and literature.

Side A

1. Aston 77 Eins

2. Aston 77 Zwei

Side B

1. Aston 77 Drei

2. Aston 77 Vier

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