Off Topic: julian cope/kraut rock

[Michael P Mccollum]

On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Andrew Gilham wrote:

> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.951129105721.3420A-100000 at mallard.duc.auburn.edu>
> This Krautrocksampler sounded interesting, so I popped into Virgin this
> lunchtime and bought a copy - seven pounds ninety-nine for a slim(ish)
> paperback, but (a) I don't suppose it's exactly mass-market and (b) you
> get lots of cool colour reproductions of album covers.
>
> The book itself consists of a brief histroy of Krautrock, followed by
> Cope's (very sound, as far as my knowledge goes) list of 50 top Krautrock
> albums, with a review of each.
>
> I've not read the whole thing by any means, but it's written with obvious
> intelligence and an infectious enthusiasm for the topic, and I'd say it's
> a good reference and an excellent introduction.
>
> - Andy
>
> ObArtExhibit: Damien Hirst - "Mother and Child Divided"
>
care to list the top 20 or so for us to peruse
i'm interested to see if brainticket and gila are up there
cause they are two of my favorites. i doubt i'll have access to this book
over here.
-mike psyche